Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-23
where the situation was canvassed for

where the situation was canvassed for
definite bearings and definite action.
The members of the committee were
E. Ellery Anderson, VIM. r. Grace, Col.
M. Monroe, Edward B. Whitney and
Wallace Mcfarland.
In the recess interim of the regular
convention the anti-winter convention
men gathered at Union hall. Charles
S. Fairchild, as chairman Of the COM
mittee of fifty, called the meeting to
order and submitted a statement in the
nature of report as chairman OF the
committee. He said:
"To the committee of fifty l report
that in pursuance of the instructions
given to us by mass meeting held in
Cooper union, the 18th of this month,
the members of the state committee in
dividually, and the state committee as
whole, have been requested to dis
solve the convention called by them for
this day, and that they are not inclined
to comply with our requests. In that
event you instructed us to take such
measures as we might deem well to
secure the proper representation OF the
Democracy OF this state at the Demo
cratic national convention held in Chi
cago, the 2lst of June next. You will
now enter upon the work of considering
this, adopting such measures. Your
work of today will, itself, be such, be-
lieve, that you will meet again before
June with countless thousands of your
fellow Democrats, all inspired with a
high purpose and high hopes for our be-
loved party, and then when we meet
again our trouble will be to find hall
so large that it can hold the hosts OF
Democrats who come to wish us God
speed. May blessings rest upon your
work. May the result be Democracy
of principle, owned by no man or party,
for honor, truth and freedom"
Fairchild then presented the name of
F. D. Locke, of Buffalo, as chairman.
He said: "There are times in the his
tory of parties, as in the history OF
states, when it becomes necessary for
good citizens to assert and maintain
their rights. Such an occasion now
confronts the Democratic party OF the
state of New York. Its organization,
which was created and intended as a
means through which the will OF the
majority could be made manifest and
given due effect, has been seized by un-
scrupulous presentatives-mere fac
tions-and used as an instrument not to
subserve, but to frustrate, the will of
the majority. 1t arrogantly defes the
law of the land. 1t arrogantly defies
those rules of procedure which from
long and uniform usage, have received
the sanction of the party as law. 1t
represents not the party, but few who
have received, or hope to receive, polit-
ical benefit from one ambitious politi-
clan. 1t is self-perpetuating for it be-
gets its own kin. 1t relies upon the pa
tience of the people, upon the short
statutes of limitation for political Of
lenses, and upon its outcry against any
thing in the way of attack, as menace
to party success"
E. Ellery Anderson made stirring
speech. after which an address to the
Democrats Of the state was adopted.
1t recites the incidents leading up to
| the protest; dwells on the gravity OF the
Issues of the pending campaign, and
says the state committee has become an
! instrument of faction, instead of being a
| representative of the whole party. 1t is
enlisted in the cause of a favored candi-
date, who-shrinks from submitting his
case to the test of free and full vote
of the Democracy. 1t has used it's
powers for the avowed purpose of serv-
ing his personal ambition, instead OF
affording all Democratic electors an
equal and fair opportunity to express
the preferences both as to issues and
candidates, The welfare of the party,
both in the state and nation, demands
that all Democratic electors be
equally heard and represented, therefore
the Democratic electors of each as
sembly district in the state are re-
quested to choose three delegates and
three alternates to form state conven-
tion to be held the 31st of May at SYRIA
cuse for the purpose of choosing dele
gates and alternates to represent the
Democratic party of the state at the
national convention.
The chairman of the meeting is au-
thorized to appoint committee of four
teen members, which shall have power
to add to its number and constitute
provisional state committee to take the
necessary acts to carry these resolutions
into full effect.
The din of cheers followed the read
ing of the address, and after several
speeches it was unanimously adopted.
Among the speakers was q young
farmer from Otsego, Mr.. Clarke, who
bluntly demanded that the name OF
Cleveland should be placed squarely at
the front of the movement represented
by the anti-convention. The meeting
then adjourned.