The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-18
FACTS ron THE DELEGATES.
TIE Muewunp Opposition 60 Hin and Hts
Triunphnrt succe-s In spite OF II.

CHICAGO juno 1.-THE New York dele
cations strongest document Is addressed
ITO the delegates to the Democrat o
National Convention. June 81. 1892 and
10 all Democrats who have at heart tho
welfare and success o. tho Democratic party
II careful perusal OF the following is enrn.
,-Nv requested" Tonight Chicago is white
w.,h copios OF this document. 1t Is tho
most complete thing OF the kind ever seen at
i National Convention. 1t demolishos tho
Mugwumps and their chief organ latter the
Errniuo POST. tho Ne,o FORK Times. whose
editorial policy is directed by OK Mayor Grace.
It glvcs tho facts OF tho opposition OF Grnce
and his friends with tho force OF a rife shot.
1t proves every line by facts and figures. and
begins thus:
Tho nature OF tho opposition 10 David B.
Hill In tho State OF New York. since 1885. Is
we'll shown in tho following brief statement OF
facts accompanying certain extracts from tho
columns OF tho Mem York Times. After tho
nomination OF tho Republican State ticket in
1886 the Times. in commenting upon 1t. said
editorially:
The nomination Of a net., tRepubl,can) comprising
80 many elements OF strength. will test severely She
political sngaciy of tie Democrats now assembled At
SaratoRa. Should they commit the bunder Of
nominating for Governor spokesman like Cos. nh.
the ssue of reform would he squnrey presented to the
people OF New YORK.
",rhe Democratic Convention nominated Mr.
Hill. On the day after the Convention. Sept.
rs. 1875 tho headline of the dispatches In tho
Times was as follows: Tho poor old Democrn-
cy. Having nothing else in Particular on hand.
they propose to go sliding down liill. and they
will arrive ut the bottom with n thump' The
body OF the despatch WINS full Of abuse OF Mr.
Hill. In the same issue 1t published an edito-
rial commencing with these words:
Il. ss sr Of rs.ns f IN. LED
!. S s s l a' Of .' choking
1.-The rest Of tho editorial consisted Of abuse OF
In nows despatch Of Sopt. ~. 1880 it snid:
w sns M D" ts,: an" Of IN The a. q: S%
York can he successfully appealed TO for their votes
H"%s H " ,Sly VII TIE D'
During the cnmpaiEn it published daily
f nr a"sa Of M H n the
day before election. it said editorialy:
a. ~ sa psssna at wnS. tho p'm0
"1hc election occurred on Nov. 3. 1895. and
Mr.. II i'll was elected by plurality of 1l.l3+
oyer the lierubIican nominee. who was a nor-
was followed 10y tn. Times. On Sent. II. 1888.
Governor. 1t snid editorially:
be TAMIL # s s. % q. m
oe1a,s s any ose ''' LEM
'On Sept. H. 1883. in its news report OF the
Convention which had met and renominated
Mr.. Hill. it said:
"rrrman.nt Chairman D. cndy Herrick who.e speech
md e 4. Ron, W NJ, s,s"
the existence OF David b Hill
"On Sept Is 1t said editorially:
at Haa cs
defeat.
During the campaign Of 1883 it continued
derosation OF mr.. Hill and on Oct is gave an
account Of the work OF organization. which
called upon the voters to defeat him. but the
election raturns showed the plurality to be
following:
nh
.s or iii 81 Coy a "oa
SsS
ssd FS,om =
s IL! @ n III;
sS fe4 Hi m 'Gnss
Among tho men ro Who viii no, support M sneh
FIJI: as %; ]; i.
!hs Mercantile hxchanxs; ,sx.MAyor Franklin Edison
man oposed Gov iii and viii do ali he eau
snTy knse,.na Chairman Of the Grain Com
y""s to IF the sss wsa s to
On, I'm the Times of Sept. s. 1888. appeared the
] Sy :f s.a s,t nsh
to n IN the d,y & s club esarsns the
snd Calvin p Tompenis was elected Secretary. Tho
sss :nemi..on By n,nman Of he iolo~ins pre-.
Governor thu;
M ns!S%s
% ,ss upon "a s'%s
Mite GI ,h,rs !" n. h r.sn and
rn., IL n,sS m for
yite good citizens to cooperate with usn voting against
The vote on tho resolutions was put on till
tho following Saturday night. and the dohate
went on MS reported in tho Tunes MS follows:
III. a n ana Gs'rs% M thought
soy @ sa."shs Hi t wa. "San.
Everett r. Whee."r called another to the ci.ar wn.ie
a;sn
s .ur 70 ss s sunion Ma M r
Its issue OF Sept 81 contains report OF the
meeting held. when the above resolutions were
6QOprHu, ana, among rthrr thinES. says:
"Anson Phelps Stokes a't-i as Chairman OF the meet
inG and called II To nr.'r nj h!tu The rst business
WAS the ren1g of letter opinions of members Unabie
to attend the mesnG Forty Of these COMMUNICATIONS
were read. and nil bur four ot til EN- denounce! Mr. I
Among the writers Of these letters such men a.
J. II. McGre. georgia sturgis c.r j. Lawrra Dun
ham br irei Meyer Kunhardt Aux stus IIrulry.
natthtw Halo. Louis windmnirr. .N,Gov. L. u Cham.
b.rlan. Everett. r. Wheeler. l.. Chadre. Jr. and o. A.
Miller.
"On Sept. 3 1t had the following:
The oppositioG To the denomination Of Gov. I'm.
which Is felt among thousands OF respectable Demo-
sIats al over ~. state ha. yhtnliihel ms far ~ this
Non and rroe. to be held IN The large hall - tao
Cooper Union next Friday evening. Daring last Friday
and SATURDAY petitions for such m.rtnx were crcu.
lated among the downtown business men.
Among the stgners are Charles VI, rry. PRESIDENT Of
she Bank OF New York: william NJ Mctabe Michael j.
Nnrrhy.W H. Warren John De Wit Warner. Everett +.
Wheeler. Walter \. Logan william j. Gibson. Wheeler
p. Peckham, George IL Byrd twen Mcintyre kdw. u,
Van lnKen. Calvin Tompkns &. j Leigh. II. r. Sphuli.
ing. Henry George. william lIaxtun, President Of the
Washington Life Insurance mpany: Matthew ilarr,
Everett q. Glacken. Henry T. Kirkland H. Max Held,
George l. stehbns ". W HUM. T. T. kne-land. u Nc.
Donald Dexter. Thomas H. MCINTYRE. franklin Quimhy
Charles l. Wnot. Frank Williams Louis i. Post and
William 7. Croa.dale
In its issue Of Sept 4. 1888. in its report Of
tho meeting at Cooper Union. held In response