Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-02-22
THE HILL FOLLOWERS.
They Respond to the
Convention CaII.
ANTS ARE OUT IN FORCE.
Opening Of the Convention Closely Fol
lowed by a Recess.

ALBANY, Feb 22-The representatives
Of the Cleveland Democracy secured
quarters at the Kenmore Saturday, and
have beeu busy there ever since. f. Ellery
Anderson, ex-Secretary of the Navy Whit.
ney, ex-Sccretary OF the Treasury Charlc5
&. Fairchilds. ex.Mayor Grace of New
York and several other prominent New
Workers are looking over the ground and
perfecting their plan of action. Mr.. Ander.
son said nc could not tell what would be
done; everything depended upon the treat
ment the anti Hill men received in the
convention.
The convention was called TO order at
noon today by Hon. Edward Murphy, Jr,
chairman OF the state committee, who
nominated Secretary Of State Rice as the
temporary chairman. After the election
Of the temporary chairman, from whom
. brief address was received. and
the election of secretaries, who were
Clerks Defreest and Dunning Of the
assembly and senate respectively, the
roll was called. Committees. CON-
vrising one member from each con.
gressional district, were then ap.
pointed on permanent organization, ere.
dentisls and resolutions. To enable these
committees 10 perform their labors the
convention then took 4 recess until this
evening.
During the Recess
the varioua assembly district delegates
will meet by congressional districts, and
when tba convention meets will report to
that body their respective choice Of Two
delegates and alternates TO the national
convention for each congressional dis
trict. The entire convention will then
name four delegates at-larse 10 the Da.
tional convention.
Upon reassembling the convention will
ratify the recess work aud proceed to elect
delegates-at.large Following that. reso-
lutions endorsing the administration OF
David b. Hill will be adopted. and com.
mit;ee sent TO bring Mr. Hill before the
convention. Tire ex-governor is likely TO
make brief address, and then the conven-
tion will aijourn. The state committee
will be empowered by resolutions TO name
3 candidate for Judge Of tho court of APP
appeals, 50 as to do away with any fall
convention In the state.
The Opposition
will hold n meeting at Union hall late this
afternoon and they expect to have dele
CATION OF about 500 present. Ex-Mayor
Grace - the most enthusiastic of the op-
position men here. lie said TO the United
Press representative: I'VE are not bluff
ing. Our numbers may not be large, and
we may look weak beside the convention
delegates, but we are strong in the state.
Our protest meeting will be in the nature
of:a consultation. You need not bc sur
prised il we appoint state committee and
call primaries throughout the state for the
purpose Of electing delegates to a new
state convention that will fairly represent
the people Of this state and not a one-man
power. Our ground for protesting will be
that such a machine way Of running poll
tics il decidedly un-American."
Each OF the thirty-four congressional
districts in the state is entitled to two
delegates, and, with the four at large, this
makes seventy-two delegates TO be elected
by the convention.
a resolution adopting the unit rule will
he passed, so that a majority Of those
favoring any one person will absolutely
control the vote Of the national delegates