Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-05
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS
la Session al New York Receive Ex-President
Cleveland With Enthusiasm.

ton of Democratic Gibbs was held IN the
Academy of Music to-day.
Ex-presiient Cleveland AMI ex-Lieut.
GOV Black OF Pennsylvania came on tie
platform together amid laundering ap-
planse. Two minute later Mr.. Black
called TIE body to order and made u speech.
When Black hai finished he introduced
Cleveland
At the mention of the ex-President's
name, the convention went wild with eb-
thusia.m and ciicered hard for some time
When quiet vas restored, Mr.. Cleveland
said
A. an unyielling and consistent believer
III Democratic principles, trust need not
hesitate to pledge to the representatives. OF
this organization of Democrats the good
will and fraterna sympathy of this Demo
cratic city. Your meeting is the council "f
war which proceeds decisive battle:
This is no holiday assembly but an
impressive convention la further
the designs an! purposes, for
the aecompli, hmeut of which you and those
YOU represent are banded together. These
designs and purposes emb0ls and pursue
patriotism and the loftiest aspirations of
American citizenship. Those who sab
scribe to the creed OF this association and
make any claim to sincerity can hardly ex-
cuse themselves for lack of effort, at time
/ when the necessities of the government,
economically administered have but little
| relation to the taxation of the people, and
when extravaganza in public service has
become a contagious plague, for union of
purpose are absolutely essential. In this
view, your assembling together is most i'm
portant, in so far rs it promotes
the harmony and union by confer
ence and consideration of meth
DDS and so far as it inspires that
zeal and enthusiasm which will make more
| effective your work at home. To those
who hope for better things, this convention
of Democratic clubs has brought promise of
reform Reorganization, good intentions
and idle patriotic aspirations cannot sue
cessfully contend for mastery with the COM
pact forces of private interests and greed,
nor is the organization alway the most use
| full which has the widest extremes. Real
benefit of political-organiza'IIn is found IN
its nearness TO the people m in the direct
ness of its action.
! Hon. Patrick A. Collins of Massachusetts
was chosen temporary chairman and made
a brief address in taking the chair. Ten
porarv secretaries were also chosen.
| A delegate from North Carolina offered
the following resolution
| Resolved, That the chairman be re-
duested to transmit to the President of the
| nited States the respectful sympathy of
| the members of this association of Demo
cratic clubs. in his days of anxiety, AMI to
express their earnest hope that Mrs. ilar'i-
son NAV, in Gods own good time. he re-
stored to health.
The resolution was adopted with chorus
of ayes.
At the afternoon session the report of
the committee on credentials was an
nounced There was no contests. The
time at the disposal of the convention, it is
said, did not allow it to complete even a list
of the clubs represented, much less a list
of the delegates. There had been AGO
! Democratic clubs on the roll of the asso-
citation, and today that number had in
creased to more than 500.
The report of the committee on organ'za-
ton in favor of making the temporary off
GERS of the convention the permanent offi-
GERS, was adopted.
| There was read communication from
Margaret Hoey secretar, of the Women's
Influence Democrat Club, announcing that
over 100 Woman's Influence clubs through
out the country had been organized. This
was received with cheers.
| Resolutions were adopted reafiirming the
platform of the principles adopted by the
late Democratic national convention; en-
dorsing the nomination of Cleveland and
Stevenson; urging the institution of Demo
cratic clubs in every voting district
of the Union; warning American people
of ''the danger which meuaces their COM
mon liberties in the manifest purpose of
the managers of the monopoly party to de-
bauch the suffrage and to purchase another
lease of the Presidency and another ma
jority in Congress, and ultimately to take
permanent possession of the Federal gov
eminent, through the provisions of an un-
constitutional and partisan force bill, de-
signed by corrupt and INSCRIPTIONS con
spirators and endorsed by Benjamin IlarrI-
| son and a so-cailed Republican convention
of office holders and monopolists,' and de-
nouncing as un-American and uncOnstitu-
tional the pillage of the people for the beE-
/ eft of few by unjust tax laws; the
squandering of the peoples money in prof
( lipate expenditures, in subsidies and in jobs,
and demand a return to lower and more
equal taxation, more frugal expenditures
and a purer government, which can be ac-
complished only by the election of Clcye-
1 land and Stevenson.
! The following officers were elected for
the ensuing four yocars Chauncey +.
| Black, Pennsylvania president; Lawrence
/ Gardiner, Washington, d. G.. secretary :;
| Roswell Z. Flower New York, treasurer.
A vice president from each state and terri
tory was al 10 chosen, including the follow
INA, Connecticut Daniel y Morpan :