The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-23
A HILL DELEGATION
The Albany Democratic COnven-
ton Chooses One.
THE 'KICKRRS'' PROTEST TABLED
They Pat Forth an Address-Enthusiasm for
the SenatOr-A sound Currency and
Tariff Reform Demanded.

the SenatOr-A sound Currency and
Tariff Reform Demanded.
ALBANY, Feb. 22.-Sunshine and boom
ing of cannon opened the convention day,
and such crowds as filed the streets never
before were seen in this city. At 10
o'clock the great mob serged about the
state committee Headquarters where the
Grace Anderson committee was
TO MAKE ITS FORMAL KICK.
Mr.. Anderson, on entering the room, was
recognized by Chairman Murphy and ex-
planned the nature OF their appointment
and the reason for their visit Copies of
the action of the Cooper Union meeting, he
said, had been sent to each member of the
state committee before. They were here
to ask for an answer Chairman Murphy
said he had not placed the matter before
the state committee. Mr.. Grady said
he thought the committee had no
answer to make as a committee. His
individual answer had been sent by mail.
A copy of the communication was
then read, whereupon Cochran asked
if the Cooper Union meeting was held pur-
suant to the call issued by the committee
assembled at the office of Fairchild.
Anderson said the meeting was held in an
swer to q call numerousy signed and that
he didn't think there was such meeting
at Fairchild's Office.
Cochran moved that the protest and res
olution be received ana laid on the table.
Grady said his opinion was the original
purpose of the professors, at their first
meeting, was to protest against calling the
convention too late and then the plan was
! changed because it was called too early to
suit them. Now Anderson comes here for
the purpose of having them consider this
as serious proposition.
William r. Grace said he had never
heard of a meeting being held protesting
against an early or late convention. He
took part in this committee with the
understanding it should not be protest
against the candidacy of any person, but
against calling the convention at this time.
Cocdran's motion to table the resolution
was
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
and the "kickingn committee withdrew.
I'VE were treated as we expected said
they, land we will hold a meeting this
afternoon that will astonish these people,"
From the scene of the kick the crowd
poured to the Convention hall, which was
abundantly decorated with red, white and
blue bunting.
Chairman Murphy called the convention
to order, and Judge Beebe was escorted
to the chair as temporary presiding officer.
His speech was warmly received, put the
greatest applause was accorded his refer
ence TO Hill, under whose leadership the
Democracy of the state never lost battle.
Secretary Defreest called the roll of the
convention, and the names of prominent
Democrats We're greeted with wild APP
plause. Contesting delegations were pres
ent from the Fourth Albany district,
Second Chautauqua and First Oswego.
Resolutions were adopted making provision
for the appoin tmenu of various committees,
and recess was then taken until $3.50.
When the convention was called to order
the report of the committee on contested
seats favored the seating of sitting dele
gates in the Albany and Chatauqua cases.
The Oswego contest was withdrawn and
the report adopted.
GENERAL DANIEL E. sIcKLEs
was made permanent chirman and spoke
at some length. In the course of his speech
he said: IF we shall again be invited by
our comrads in other states to put forward
candidate for the chief magestracy OF
the nation, we are prepared to ask their
suffrages for a statesman whose record
already places him in the group made
iilustrious by the names of Van Buren,
Wright, Marcy, Seymour and Tilden; q
gallant leader whose banner is inscribed
with many VICTORIES; leader who was
elected to the Senate of the United States
without the expenditure of a dollar; 6
leader in whom veteran soldiers always
: found steadfast friend; leader whose
: election to the presidency would give the
whole people an administration guided ane
directed in all its measures by the princi
pie, policy and traditions of jefferson aut
Jackson"
The report of the committee on resolu
' tions was then read, IS follows:
THE PLATFORM
! "The Democratic party of New York re
Y news its pledge of fidelity to tariff re-
4 form and to Democratic faith and tradition
as affirmed in the national platforms from
! 1876 to 1888 as well as in the state plat
. forms, concurrent with the opening o
4 Governor Iildeu's and the close of Gov
f ernor Hills long, thrice approved and alik
[ illustrious service in the chief magis
q tracy
The state platform OF 1874, is epitomize
/ and the document continues: 1--WE nov
v as then steadfastly adhere to the principle
: of sound finance. We are against the coin
! age Of any silver dollar which is not of tn
intrinsic value of every other dollar of tn
d United States. We therefore denounc
: the Sherman silver law under which GU
SllNcE OObpQb up dO uOI10 duu
d false pretence but actual hindrance of re
= turn to free bi-metallic coinage, as tendin
only to produce change from one kind G
recommendation to another. We therefor
unite with the friends of honest none
y everywhere in stigmatiZing the Sherma
" progressing silver basis law as no solutio
70 of the gold and silver question and as f
:. appendage to
# THE SUBSIDY AND BOUNTY swINDLE
70 the McKiDly worse-thah-war tariff, Blain
n reciprocity humbug, the squandered sur
(, plus, advancing deficit, defective census
e and falsified representation and reyoIu
n tionary proceedings of the biIlion-dolla
is Congress-iustly condemned by the pei
o. pies great uprising-a verdict which, r,
n newed this year, will empower DEM
IS cratic statesmen to guide the people
councils and execute the peoples will"
il The platform recalls with proud memor
lie the inf1exibly sound finance of Governo
ot Tilden, "who led the Democratic party
s. pushing on the compulsory Republican a.
t, vance of current coinage redemption
Is also refers with grateful pride to the il
ID flexibly sound finance of Governor Hi
l. who by efficient economy has accomplishe
lie q practical extinction of the state DEBT; b,
is faithfully urged the nations
RELEASE FROM UNJUST TAXATION;
and likewise, with a statesman's enere
m and true foresight of the seventy cent dc
m lar pushing for birth in the body of IL
= Sherman silver law, has taken up the pc
= pies cause, assaied the Republican degr
~ dation of silver money and led the advan
10 ;e of the Democratic party of New York
: that solid ground of high justice upt
"a which they stand to-day without discord
g. division, demanding with him that evel
~ dollar coined in these United States shs
AZ be the equal of every other dollar so coin,
and demanding redress of their prese