The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-23
THE ANTI-HILL MOVEMENT.
State Convention of Democrats Called
for Nav 81

ALBANY, n. Y, Feb 22-The committee of
the anti-Hill movement this morning met In
private quarters, where the situation was can
yassed for definite hearings and definite action
The members OF the committees are T. Ellery
Anderson. William r. Grace, Colonel Robert NJ
Monroe, Edward B. Whitney and Wallace Mae
Farland.
In the recess interim of the state convention,
the auti-winter convention meu gathered at
Union hall. Charles 5. Fairchild, as chairman
of the committee of fifty, called the meeting to
order and submitted a statement in the nature
OF report as chairman OF the committee. lie
said:
To the Committee of Fifty: I report that, in
pursuance TO instructions given to US by a mass
meeting held in Cooper Union, on the lIth of
this month, the members OF the state committee
individually and the state committee as a
whole, has been requested TO dissolve the cen :
vention called by them for this day, and that
they have declined 10 comply with this re-
quest In that event you were instructed to
take such measures as you might deem well to
secure proper representation Of the Democracy
convention to be held in Chicago on
the 2lst of June next You will
now enter upon the work of considering
the adoption of such measures. Your work Of
today Will. | believe, be such that you will meet
again before June with countless thousands of
your fellow Democrats, all ins spired with high
purposes and high hopes for our beloved party
And then, when we meet again, our trouble will
be to find nall so large that it can hold the
hosts OF Democrats who will come TO wish us
Godspced. May Gods blessing rest upon yor ,
WORK. May the result be a Democracy Of nrin.
ciple. owned by no man, party OF honor, truth
and freedom.
Fairchild then presented the name of F. d.
Locke, OF Buffalo, as chairman. Locke said:
There are times in the history OF the parties
as IN the history of states, when il becomes
necessary Tor good citizens 10 assert aud main
tain their rights. such an occasion now con
fronts the Democratic party in the state Of N.,,,
York. Its organization, which was created and
intended As q means through which the will ~
the majority could be made manifest aud given
due effect, has been seized by unscrllur a., =
representatives. of mere factions and used as an
instrument, not to subserve, bu, to Illustrate the
VIII Of the majority. II arrogantly dehes the
law OF the land. It arrogautlv iefies tbose r,,Is
OF procedure which from long and unifor,'
usage have received the sanction of party law
II represents not the party, bat those who bays
ggeee'Ved cr hope 70 receive political benefit
from one ambitious politician. IL Is self perret.
lating, foI II begets its own kind. Ii reiies
lpon the patience Of the people, upon the short
statutes Of limitations for puhiie of3csw o. :,
upon its Outcry against anything in the woy 80
an attack as menace to party success
r. Eiiery Anderson made stirring speecb
after which an address to the Democrats OF ,ba
state was adopted. Il rccites the incidents Iesd-
ing up TO tue protest dwels on the gravity OF the
issues OF the pending Campaign, and saw. a.
state committee has become the instr,roo,,, - =.
faction instead of being the Representative ~
the whole party. II is enlisted in the oansa % =
favored candidate, who shrinks from subrnitti,s,
his case to the test Of free and fTi1
vote OF the Democracy. IL has rset
its power for the ayowed purpose Of serviny -
personal ambition, instead Of sTordtr5 80,
Democratic electors an equal and fair o7,,0,
tunity TO express preferences, both as To 49,.
aud candidates The welfare Of the nar,v 80
in the state and nation, demands thar s,l ~
cratic electors be equally heard aud renra.a,.,
therefore the Democratic electors Of each :. .
sembiy district IN the state are reoue1ta,,
choose three delegates and three altsr,a,a. =. -
form state convention, 70 be held Ma ., ~ ~
Syracuse, for the purpose Of choosing dc,.,..aN a.
sud elternates 20 represent the DoT,ods..5S
party OF the state az the national -.
The chairman OF the meeting was autho,i-1 / ~ =
appoint comnittee OF fourteen roor,t - "
waich viii have power to add to itS ~ -
and constitute & provisional state cornn,i,,o' =
take necessary action 10 carry these resolnto y y
into full effect
A din OF cheers followed the readir, -, -,
address, and site- several speeches il Wa
imousiy adopted Among the speakers ,raa
young farmer from Otsego. a Mr. Clarto % -,
pluntly demanded that the uame az Cla,,.isIo no
should be placed squarely at the iront -, ~,
movement represented by the "autl, cor,,a. ..'
ti0n. The meeting then adjourned.