The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-30
NEW YoRK's DEMOCRATS.
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b1lS Friends.
NEW YORK, Jan. 29-An important
meeting which may affect the selection of
the democratic candidates for President and
Vice President was held at the Murray Hill
hotel tonight. The following gentlemen
we're present: G. C. Baldwin. E. Ellery
Anderson, Everett p. Wheeler. ex-Mayor
William R. Grace, Isidor Strauss, Francis
M. Scott, W. Il. O'Dwyer, Edward
b. Whitney. Col. Robert &. Monroe
OF Gov. Flowers military staff, Charles s.
Fairchild, ex-Secretary of the Treasury:
Henry r. Beekman. Stephen A. Walker
and Others who balieve that the calling of
the democratic state convention for Feb. %
Ia a move on the part of the machine
Politicians to snap Senator Hill as the
choice of New York. E. Ellery
Anderson was chairman OF the meet
Ing, which was held behind closed doors
Ex-Mayor Grace made the most important
suggestion Of the evening. That was that
the ant-machlne (anti-Tammany Hall and
anti-HilD democrats should hold a con-
vention of their own and elect
delegates to the national con-
vention to express the will of the people,
Peter b. Olney wanted the names of both
ex-President Cleveland and Senator Hill
put in the call. This, be said, would add to
ex-President Cleveland's strength.
Francis III. Scott and others urged
that no names be mentioned, but that a
committee of three be appointed to draft a
call for the meeting
THE GALL.
Messrs. Scott, Monroe and Wheeler were
appointed and drafted the following, which
was adopted
WHEREAS. The democratic state convention
for the election of delegates to the democratic
national convention has bapn called IN IN
Feb. % next, on only four weeks notice,
although the national convention is not to meet
until June 81; and
WHEREAS, The outcome of the convention
selected in midwinter upon SO short a call can
not be fairly and truly representative of the
democratic sentiment of the state and would in
eVitaoly debar the masses of the democratic
voters OF the state from the voice to which they
are justly entitled in the selection of the dem
ocratIc candidates for President and Vice
President and the framing Of the party's plat
form; and,
WHEREAS, The action of the state committee
ls not only undemocratic. but unprecedented
in the history Of the party Of this state, the
undersigned invite their fellow democrats who
sympathize with their views to meet at
in this city on the--day Of February at s
O'Clock to consider and decide upon the nee
essary measures 30 secure the best interests of
the Democratic party.
This call was signed by the gentlemen at
the meeting. A committee was also ap-
pointed from the number to arrange for
the meeting. Everett p. Wheeler said that
en- insolent and arrogant few had attempt ed
to dictate to the democrats of
New York in advance whom should
be selected for the presidential
nomination. Sixteen years ago leading
democrats had commenced movement
which had been kept before the country
and finally found success in 1890. 1t was
decidedly unfair that democrats who had
taken no part in the fighting for that
principle should come forward to dictate to
the party.