The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-02-24

euDmltteQ statement In the nature OF
report as chairman of that committee.
He said:
To the committe of fifty, report that in pur.
suance of the instructions given to us by the
mass meeting held In Cooper union the 11th
OF the month, the members of the state COM
mittee individually and the state committee as
whole had been requested to dissolve the
convention called by them for this day and
that they have declined to comply with that
request. In that event you were instructed
to take such measures as you might deem well,
10 secure proper representation OF the
democracy of this state at the democratic con-
ventiOn to be held in the city OF Chicago on
June 81 next You will now enter upon rhe
work OF considering and adopting such meas
ures. Your executive committee has thought
it proper to invite friends and members
5 tbs the .i.,s 0tSs1 ,bdD pary from parts
meet you here today to aid and join with you
in the great and patriotic work that you are
about to undertake. They are here in sufh-
cience to represent the hundreds of thousands
of democrats in the state whose hearts are with
YOU They will aid you with their wise coun-
sci; they will inspire you with their high cour-
age and their grim determination, born OF
remembered outrages upon the democrats OF
your state. whereby a fair and free representa-
ton of their wishes both as to principals and
candidates have been denied to them. Your
work of today will, believe, be such that you
will meet again before June with countless
thousands Of our fellow democrats oil in
spred with high purposes and high hopes for
our beloved 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
will come to wish us godspeed. May blessing
rest upon your work. May the result be
democracy of principle owned By no man, a
party OF honor. truth ard freedom.
The Hon. Charles ]. Canada and Wal
lace MacFarlane were chosen secretaries.
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Secretary MacFarlane, thirty-six counties
being represented.
Ellery Anderson was called upon and
made a stirring speech which was fire.
quently interrupted by applause. Follow
ing his speech an addres to the democrats
OF the state was read, as follows:
To the democratic electors of the state of New
York:
The present democratic state committee was
appointed by the state convention Of 1891. Its
controlling membership secured at that
convention by the admission of numerous ir-
regular o0ntesting delegations and by the ex-
elusion OF delegates regularly elected by the
majority OF the democratic voters. The state
committee has complete control over the ma
chinery by which delegates may obtain seats
in the convention. 1t exercises absolute juris-
dictiOn in making up the preliminary roll
which determines the membership of the COM
mittee on contested seats. The experience Of
1891 has taught you that no matter how COM
plete and emphatic the vote may be in the
caucuses or in the assembly district conven-
tions, if the result IS not satisfactory the dele
gates chosen by the democratic electors will be
set aside in favor of a delegation having no
shadow of right except subserviencY TO the
state committee.
The issues involved in the pending campaign
are of the utmost gravity. These issues are
tariff reform, by which is meant radical re-
vision OF the tariff, in accordance with the
principles of the platforms of 1876 and 1888
and honest money, by which is meant the
preservation at all times of an equality OF the
intrinsic values OF our gold and silver cur
rencies. All the democratic electors OF the
state are entitled to be fairly represented in a
convention called TO declare the sentiment of
the state on those issues and its preference as
to the standard bearer best qualified to secure
their vindication at the polls. The uniform
democratic usuage for the past twenty years by
which the quadrennial conventions select
presidential delegates have been held not
earlier than the middle of the month of April.
has become so established as TO have the force
OF party law. 1t is the duty of party officials
to follow the usages of the party and to call
conventions in the accustomed manner.
The action of the state committee IN suddenly
calling g convention in midwinter in the inter
est of a particular candidate denies to the
electors the full and the fair representation 10
which they ore entitled. For the first time in
the history of the party we find the state COM
mittee enlisted in the cause OF a favored can
didate who shrinks from submitting his case
to the test OF a free and full vote of democ-
racy. IL has used its powers for the avowed
purpose OF serving his personal ambition in
stead of a4ording TO all the democratic electors
an equal and fair opportunity to express their
preferences both as 10 the issues and candi-
dates. 1t has become the instrument of fac
tion instead of being the representative of the
whole party. The welfare of the party, both
In this state and in the nation demands that all
the democratic electors be equally heard and
represented. 1t is the right OF the voters
when this privilege is not afforded them. TO act
for themselves.
Pursuant, therefore, to the demands of many
thousand democratic voters in the city of New
York, who gave formal expression to their
wishes at public meeting held at Cooper
union, Feb. II. and Of a similar expression
from many thousand democrats in Kings
county and of similar demands made by demo-
Gratis in the counties of Albany. Cataraugus.
Chautauqua, Dutchess, Erie. Genesee, Greene.
HeTkimer. Livingston. Madison, Monroe, Mont
gomery. Niagara, Oneida. Onondaga. Ontario,
Orange. Orleans Oswego. .Otsego, Queens.
Roekland. Schenectady. SchOharie, Westchester,
Wyoming:
Resolved, That the democratic electors of each
assembly district in the state hereby requested
10 choose three delegates and three aternaies at
sembly district conventions which shall be consti
uted by primaries, held in no earlier than the
first day of May and not on less than five days pub
lie notice of the time and place of holding the same,
10 form state cow sntion 70 be held May 81 at
Syracuse for the purpose CT choosing seventy-twO
delegates and seventytwO aternaes to represent the
democratic party OF this state TO the national
vention 10 be held at Chicago June 81.
Resolved That the chairman OF tn meeting ap-
point n mittee Of fourteen members of which the
chairman shall be one. which shall have power TO
fill vacancies aud add to its number to
constitute and be known as a provisional state COM
mttee, consisting Of one member for each congress
siona district according 20 the present appointment
OF the state, to take action may be needful to
carry the purposes OF these resolutions into full
effect.