Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-22

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states and territories concurrent expression
of opinion ihas the interests of the democratic
party would be promoted and it. members
would be encouraged by the avoidance OF con-
troversy concerning the representation of the
state of New York in the national democratic
convention:
Resolved. That in the furthernnce of the
great objects above cited. and in Difference 70
the expressed opinion and vi h OF orr brethren
from other states and territories. the delegates
elected at the democratic state convention. held
IN the city OF syracuse on MAY 81. 1892. do
hereby decide and determine 10 press no further
their claims for membership in the national
convention.
Resolved. That committee. TO be appointed
by and to include the chairman. be, and hereby
are. instructed to present these re olutions 10
the committee Of credentials of the national
/ convention"
1t was announced that the resolutions had
been adopted AZ the request of signers of a let
ter who represen ed thirty five states and a1-
/ pealed for harmony and the with lrawa! Of the
contest as likely create bitIerne - and disser-
sion, which would initiate against success in
| November.
1t is understood that this letter YVES prepared
ard sent to The Syracuse delegation al their Nc
quest. as they desired rot TO push the conte. t
under the clrcum~ tcEces. The signers are not
| given, and at the meeting last night one Of the
opposition intiInated very clearly his disbelief
that thrty-fiye states in the democratic conyen-
| ton had made the request,
! 1t was known when the committee on crcden-
| tials called 10 order that Mr. Coudert would
AK to withdraw The contest. and Dir Bourke
Cochran was on hand TO watch the interests OF
the regular democratic party of New YORK and
see that no point of vantage was gained for Use
In the convention or in New York state in the
contest FOR supremacy in the state organiza-
4 nh lfhh a. hoo FAfrlaA ra ,.,gF
The first thing done was the submission bv
Chairman Lamb of the request of Mr.. Coudert
that he be allowed to make statement with
drawing the credentials of the Syracuse dele
gates hled this afternoon, and which constituted
the making OF a contest.
Immediately motion was made to Law the
request on the table. but it was declared that
he should be heard. Mr.. Cochran was on his
feet and al once raised n question IA to the re-
quest being properly in order. He maintained
! that there was nothing before the committee.
he had never heard of n contest having its in
| ciplency in the contest committee No
credentials were submitted By he contestants
to the convention. and If they had been il was
doubtful il he (Cockran) wodid be q member
here. He did not recognize the right Of any
member of the committee 20 make a contest,
referring TO Bragg fling the Syracuse
credentials. contest must be made in the
convention. Had such paper been presented
! there he would have opposed its ref
erence. He would have wanted il heard by the
! full convention. He did not propose that one
should be started primarily in the committee.
| He had never heard of a contest being raised in
| this way and asked that the matter be ruled out
/ of order.
The motion to lay on the table was lost by a
rising vote, and then st. Clair of West Virginia
stirred up lively racket in denunciatlou of the
! Syracuse delegates. When n contest had been
| lodged by an authority that had no existence at
parliamentary law or common sense in reality il
| did not exist and request to withdraw it
could be heard. Ii Mr. Coudert Was 20 be rec
| ognized as the Syracuse representative he gave
notice that the other side was going to be heard
| or a long while would be consumed in this dis
cussion. He then struck n hornets nest by
| saving: Il know there are democrats in the
following of Cleveland. Haven't you bolted
enough TO afford 10 be democrat for once?"
He denounced the Syracuse convention as
| ''bolters' and said they would be called down.
Gen. Bragg warmly asked what the gentle
man meant by saying democrats for once"
He had been a lifelong democrat.
| st. Clair-''I do not mean You. sir but there
are mngwumps in your section"
| Bragg-.Do you mean to imply that the
| Cleveland men are not democrats and that the
| democratic party has got SO large that il shall
be fenced in and everybody insuited who pro-
poses TO come in and vote with the democratic
party.
st. Clair-"Not at all, sir, nv venerable
friend. bu. the democrats party. you are old
enough to know. should give no oonsidora-
| ticn in a democratic caucus TO a bolter."
Gen. Bragg said that the democratic party
had been strengthened not by driving people
out, but by asking people to come in, treating
| them courteously.
I've want votes we don't want to drive them
| away. We want 20 reconcile all differences and
use our scalping knives on our enemies and not
| on our friends"
| B. OBrien of Minnesota said reason had
| been furnished now if one wanted. When
men who claimed to be democrats and friends
| Of Cleveland had to sit patiently aud listen TO
| speeches such as had been made he thought any
man coming with clean hands and a clean
| record should be heard
The democrats knew nothing and cared less
| about the fight in New York. except that they
were told it was going to be settled, but a man
like Coudert should be heard and allowed TO
withdraw the contest and remove the con-
\ tention.
Donnelly of Colorado thought it apparent TO
| every man that if the Syracuse delegates were
democrats they should not be present. but he
was willing to hold out his hsnd and invite
them into the faith. 1t was because they were
not democrats that they had sought 10 cast a
slur on the regular New York Democracy But
If they were Inanful enough 10 acknow,edee
their sins be would not cast ANYTHING in .he
way OF their repentance and they should lie al
lowed TO confess, and if they showed a desire
sincerely to do better he favored granting them
absolution.
Gregg replied to the slnrs ON the smue-
wump." "Mugwump," rs be understood il.
vas man who wss not bound by party, but
votes - he thinks right. but ended by tleclar-
mg that The syracuss delegates ware not mug