The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-23
KICKERS ORGANIZE A BOLT.
THEIR PROTEST UNANIMOUSLY TABLED
By THE STATE COMMITTEE

They Adjourn TO the Old Armory, ana Thence
Issue m Address 10 the Democracy OF th'
stnte and n CAN for Another state Con
ventlon In Syracuse on May si-A Fro
| vislonal state Committee Named.
AIBASr. Feb. 22.-shortly after the Cooper
| Union meeting. on Feb IL. Mr.. Ellery i. An
dcrson sent copies OF the resolution thcr
adopted in opposition to holding the State
Convention TODAY. to every member OF the
State Committee. In order Tint no mistake
might occur. he sont these notices by register.
cd letters All the committeeman received
them. They had them In their pockets when
| the committee assembled In Stanwix Hall al
$3.50 this morning. md Mr.. Grace. Mr.
| Anderson. and Mr.. fairchild had been
| courteously informed that tho commit.
tee would be pleased to receive them
in person Mr.. Fairchild did not choose
to accept the invitation. Tho kickers were
therefore. represented by Mr. Grace. Mr.
Anderson. Col Robert Grier Munroe. and
James Byrne. The last two are young men,
and they were painfully diffidcnt and embar.
rassed whom they arrived from the Kenmore
and pushed their way through the crowds that
blocked tho corridors leading TO the parlors
| where tho state Committee was in session.
Of the Convention held in Harmanus Blocker
| Hall later in the day.
As soon ns Chairman Murphy learned that
| the committee OF kickers awaited q hearing.
| no sent word informing them that they were
| welcome. The door was thrown open. and
| Mr.. Anderson. with head erect. led the way.
Behind was Mr. Grace. who was jolly and
seemed to think tho whole affair wns n joke.
and trailing on behind were Col. Monroe and
Mr.. Byrne. quite worked up over their situa-
ton. They were before the state Committee
just ten minutes. When they came out Mr..
Grace said: :" didn't make any speech Mr..
Anderson laid the resolution adopted ut the
Cooper Union meeting. protesting against tho
State Convention being held on Feb. 90 before
the committee and asked IL there was any
! answer.
Bourke Cochran asked Mr.. Anderson IL 1t
was not true that the protest WINS prepared be-
fore the State Convention had been called or
tho date set. and IL 1t was not true that they
had met at Mr.. Fairchild's office for that rur-
pose. In other words" added Mr.. Cochran,
still addressing Mr.. Anderson. Il would like
to nsk il that is the meeting that was held pur-
suant to the cal! issued BY the committee as
sembled at the Office OF Mr.. Fairchild2"
Tho committee" (meaninR the anti-Hill
combine, replied Mr.. Anderson. met on the
u
when tho State Committee met to decide tho
Convention date. There was rumor that the
Convention was to DO held early
"Then." Justice Grady snid. Il believe 1t
is true that this committee met before any
date was announced. and that they decided to
protest against the Convention either as too
early or too late Then also believe that it is
true that tho committee simply was opposed
to candidates. and not alone to the date OF the
Convention. There Is no good faith in this
movement. 1t is simply antagonistic. and
nothing else. My opinion is that the original
purpose OF the gentlemen. who are not here rs
contestants. at their first meeting was to pro-
test against the calling Of the Convention too
late. and that the plan was changed because
the Convention was called too curly to suit
thcm. think this can be substantiated if it is
denied. Now Mr.. Anderson comes hero for the
purpose Of having us consider this as serious
"n4 Hrsa VIII out Ho nd DOES
could no considered"
Mr.. Andersen pininly saw that the Stnte
understood tho situation and he was mum.
Mr.. Cochran then moved that the Cooper
boes coas be- e me-
seeing how Anderson had been noorcd. said
II want to say that | am not hore as pro-
Joined this movement after it had been going
on for some time. and joined 1t as earnestly
early Convention. I make this as a personal
statement and not as member Of this com, com.
mttcs bsless TINT h H. 0nly TEht
lrotestcr without reason. as described by my
friend Cochran"
man Murphy put the question und it was
unanimously adopted.
US. and bid you good morning.
proxies: senator McGarty, for, Hugh Ms:
fierrick Of the Albany district. and NJ. G. DiI.
lon for D; G. Hickey Of the Fourteenth.
gs sG5h read d Gh"T s Of r5sn
Counties, The first contest was in the fourtf,
Albany 'Cohoes, district. where the names OF
that the names Of the delegates headed by
p bs ss hoa ss dad fes IS
ars f. N%s 't hs 81 oh bS
Vi, noes. mayor Manning ''
!, The next. contest was in Chantanpua county.
from TINT district. The other contest noted
and "f dss n"H so On
the roll were allowed 10 rennin. tho cont estants
heinz rnisd %ut the fScSnI
G. j. Brdsal!. and In the Fret Oswego district
those Of g. \. Bplger; John Decker. and Y. J.
being regular delegates.
Daniel e. Griffin, Chairman OF the State
Committee. moved TINT the following officers
81 the Conventlon be named: Temporary
pan. GEN: Dan'I +. SIckles: seGrsinric;S. Ghas
ming; James {. tally. William j. Ellis and
The ClevelNnd Eckers held their '.Conyen.
ton" in, tho, afternoon in tho Old
Armory; II looks lIke a fortress and was
u great building for Albany thirty yenrS ago
Ills on Easle street, midway between the Ex-
yention was called to meet Mt 2 o'clock. but ut
that hour tho only statesman on hand was
ofSew York county. Mr., Falrchili. and his
friends were slow in getting together Mr..
Grace did not come al all. and hu had said Just
after he left the state Committee In the
morning:
Il have not mentioned Mr.. Hill in my inter-
views or protest. because have nothing to
early Convention. that dcnrccinte."
Neither did Cord Meyer. Jr, OF Long Island
nut in an aDpeRrnDce At noon he n formal