The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-02-23
new YORK FOR HILL
Delegates So Instructed by tho
! Albany Convention.
SOLID DELEGATION TO CHICAGO
Not Que Cleveland Mn Selected to Go to
the National Convention,

the National Convention,
Senator HID Brought to the Hall and
Delivered speech, which Was Greeted
by Vigorous Applause-The DIRECTORS
to the Early Convention Appear Before
the state Committee, Enter Their
Protest Which Was Referred, Hold a
Meeting, and Decide to Hold "A Conveu-
tion at Syracuse on May 81.
ALBANY, n. Y, Feb. 23.-After Gen.
Daniel E. Sickles had taken his seat as
Chairman of the Democratic State con
vention yesterday afternoon, he spoke as
follows:
I thank you for the honor you confer in
choosing me to preside over your deliberations.
The Democracy of New York and of the
Nation approach the Presidential campuiVo of
1892 with q deep sense of the responsibility
imposed upon us 10y the signal victories of 80
and 81. We cannot fail TO see the manifest
purpose Of the people of this country TO dismiss
the Republican party from any further con-
troll of the Federal Government. The policy
of our adversaries having found its disastrous
elimination in the Mckinley tariff and in the
Force lill and i'm the unmCasured eXtayagance
OF the last Republican Congress, they will ap-
peal in vain for the support of an indignant
constituency.
In our state the legislative department of
the government has been restored to the con-
troll of the Democratic party after a long
struggle, uneNampigd in our historical his
tory.
Under the intrepid and mastery leadership
of Gov. Hill, constantly supported 10y a ma
jurlty of the people, and sustained in the last
conflict 10y our highest judicial tribunal, the
voice of the majority is once more potential in
the capitol of our State
The State of New York has often had the
good fortune to be houored by the choice of
one of its citizens as the champion of the Ma
tiOna Democracy. If we shall again be invited
by OurCOmrudcs in other States te put forward
candidate for the chief magistucy of the
Nation, we are prepared to ask ther sutIrage5
for statesman whose record already places
him in the group made illurtriOus by the names
of Van BWen, Wright, Marcy, Seymour and
TildCn. We shall present the name of gallant
leader whose banner is inscribed with many
victories and under whom the Democracy Of
New York never has been and never will be
defeated; leader who was elected TO the Sen
ate of the United States without the expendi-
ture of a dollar a leader we love because the
enemies of the Democratic party hate and
fear him. leader i'm whom the veteran sol
ders of New York have found a steadfast
friend; q leader whose success is always the
triumph of his party: "a leader whose election
TO the Presidency of the United States would
give to the whole people an administration
guided and directed in all of its measures by
the principles, the policy and the traditions of
Jefferson and Jackson.
The list of delegates and electors was
then submitted. The 17S men selected
include the Governor, Secretary of State,
State Treasurer, and Comptroller.
Delegates t-Large-ROswell p Flower,
Edward Murphy, jr., Daniel e. Sickles,
Henry w. Slocum.
AIteruates-Manton Marble John Bi ge-
low, Sydney Webster, and Alfred c.
Chaplin.
The delegates selected were instructed
for David b. Hill for President under the
unit rule.
A committee was then appointed to
bring Senator Hill to the convention hall,
When he appeared he was greeted by
uproarious applause, which continued
for several minutes. He delivered a
speech from manuscript which was fire.
quently interrupted by cheers from the
assembly.
Not one of the delegates chosen is
Cleveland man.
When the State Committee met before
the convention was called to order
the cards OF w. r. Grace, E. Ellery
Anderson, X. g. Monroe and James
Byrne were handed in. The delegation
was received and the protest heretofore
published was given to the Committee
and read by the clerk
After the reading Mr.. Cochran asked
Mr. Anderson if it was not true that the
protest was prepared before the Conven-
tion had been called or the date set, and
If it was not true that they met at Mr.
Anderson's Office for that purpose.
Mr.. Anderson replied, ''Ihe committee
met on the Saturday night prior to the
29th of January when the State com
mittee met to decide the convention
date. There was a rumor that the con
vention was TO be held early"
Thomas Il. Grady said, 81 believe that
1t is true that this committee met before
any date was announced and they de-
cided to protest against the convention
either as too early or too late. Then l
also believe that it is true that this com
mittee simply were opposed to candi
dates and not alone to the date of the
convention. There is no good faith in
this movement, it being simply antag-
onistic and nothing else"
Mr.. Cochran moved that the question
be referred to the committee, together
with the papers. Adopted.
Mr.. Anderson then said
owe are very much obliged gentlemen
for the hearing accorded us, and bid you
good morning
Directly after the adjournment ex-
Mayor Grace was heard to say:
II have not mentioned Mr.. Hill in my
interviews on protest because / have
nothing to say against him. 1t is not
the man, but the early convention that
l deprecate
The obiectors afterward held a conyen-
tion, and after passing resolutions de-
nounciug the early convention, voted to
hold State convention at Syracuse on
May 81
Francis Joseph Talks of Peace.