Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-04-06
Adopted by the Anti-Hill Meeting
at Buffalo, N. Y.
EX-SECY OF THE TREASURY,
Chas. S. Fairchild States the Position Of the Pro-
visiOnal State Committee and is Followers.
They Do Not Propose TO Bolt the NOmi-
inee, But Want 70 Be Represented.

Hon. Frank NJ. Thornton To Music
Hall, where were gathered 1000 people
to hear their protests against the
SNAP State Convention, and their rea-
sons for revolt against the alleged boss
ism which dictated and dominated il.
The aSSemblage included mady ladies,
some Republicans and few Hill Demo-
cratS.
John Citbacker, president OF the Erie
County Democratic Club. the new or
ganization formed by the Cleve and men,
called the meeting TO order, and nomi-
mated Charles Z. Bishop, mayor, to pre-
side.
Ex-Secretary of the Treasury Charles
S. Fairchild was the first speaker. In
part he said:
We propose to prove our case by going to
the people; by going to our constituency
and asking them TO give US cur credentials
with which to go to Chicago to represent
them. We propose to present our case 10
the national convention in the way in which
il invites us TO do: 10 make our arguments:
to address ourselves TO the reason and
Judgment of those who sit in judment upon
ourcase and then we propose TO abide the
result loval!v and faithfully and all we
ask of our opponents is that they recognize
our right to present our contestant and
that they be prepared as we are to abide
by the decision of the last tribunal OF the
party.
We are, however told that our contesting
delegation will render impossible the nom
ination OF favorite. candidate, because II
will show such division in the party as
will make il dangerous to nominate any
BODY from our State. Why so! Who pro-
poses to bolt the nomination. Who pro-
poses not to abide by the action of the Ma
tional Convention. Surely the greater
factions Of the party in our large cities do
not make any such threat Tney declare
that they Will support one candidate as
Loyalty as another.
Had we done nothing, would the candi-
dacy Of Mr.. Cleveland have been prompted
thereby. for it is of him that men spoke
when they say that We injure his
chances by our action. Ought we to have
left il 10 the world that the Democracy Of
New York knew no such man as Mr..
Cleveland, that they had never heard OF
such an administration as that which con-
Quoted the government from 1855 to 1852!
Should not the fact be brought reg
ularly before the naticn that the
masses of the Democrats of the
administration that they co know OF the
existence of such man. Do you suppose
that il would have then appeared that MIR:
Cleveland would carry the Sta5e once II
New York should send no delegation there
which knew of his existence"
Ex-Mayor Gray and Hon. Frank NJ.
Thorn also spoke. Resolutions were
adopted as follows:
We, Democrats Of the County of Erie, in
mass meeting assembled. re affirm our 10y
atty to Cemocratic principles and TO the
Democratic party. Representing the
great Democratic majority which has been
disfranchised through the unscrupulous
acts Of few unprincipled politicians, we
meet here to give public expression 10 or
determination that the will OF the majority
in the party shall henceforth be regarded.
OF the twenty-niRe thousand men who
voted the Democratic ticket in Erie Cour-
tv. last November. less than one thousand
were represented by the delegates
to the Albany Snap Convention. Less than
one thousand. all told, attended the one
hundred and forty-two primaries which
alected the Erie delegates 10 that conven-
tion, and less than two hundred attended,
excluding those holding Office or promise
OF Office under the State administration,
and excluding relatives of men holding
such an Office or such promise. We pub
liclv refused 10 attend. because we had
within four months twice attended Ike
primaries only 10 find that our delegates
elected by more than ten 10 oae were cast
aside by a self-constituted and reckless
party manager. Reports from all parts OF
the State prove that the same vicious prac-
tices which obtained here obtained in
slo, in no
As a result a packed mid-winter cOnven-
ton was held which represented not the
party, but a mere faction in the party,
temporarily in control of its machinery.
These proceedings entailed upon us dis
aster after disaster in county after county,
CITY after city and town after town during
the recent spriug elections. The inevitable
resuIt will be that unless "A remedy be
found. and found speedily. a great body OF
Democrats throughout the State will be
driven from the party, or az the bes-, mace
lukewarm. instead OF enthusiastic support
ers OF It's candidates.
We believe that II the chief participant
in and promoter Of these methods which we
condemn, were to-day before the people OF
this State for their suffrages, be would De
buried under an adverse majority OF two
hundred thousand. At the same time, we
believe that any other man, not suspected
of being under his control, and fairly NOM
mated upon a Democratic platform, can
carry the State by more than twenty-five
thousand.
We believe that the proper way to cor
rect party abuses is by action within the
party; aud as one step TO that end, the
Democratic electors OF the State have been
asked TO assemble in primaries fairly
called and fairly managed, ana select dele
gates to far convention. with full cOnri-
dence that the National Convention will
take such action as wisdom apd sound
policy shall dictate.
In view Of these premises, it is
Resolved, That as Democrats having a
profound interest in the maintenance and
success Of the principles OF cur party, we
feel compelled by q sense OF duty TO con-
denim in emphatic terms the political meth
oths which have resulted in foistiDg upon
the Democratic party Of this State So
called delegation 10 the National Conven-
ton, which. instead of fairly representing
n fact actually misrepressnts the great
body Of the party in the State.
Rssoircd. That we ratify the call for the
convention 10 oe held at Syracuse on the
3lst dav OF Nav. and we authorize the del
erates there chosen TO represent US at the
National Convention
ReSolucd, That we disclalm and repudiate
in connection with the movement in favor
OF the Syracuse convention any intention
or desire TO disrupt or in any wise inlure
the Democratic party: but, on the contrary,
we insist that our participation in such
movement is based upon the most earnest
desire TO preserve its integrity aud ensure
its success in the coming national contest,
and upon the iustiiable and warranted be
lief that such will be the result
Re~ogred, That whatever NAV have been
the estimation in which Senator Hill has
been held in the past BY the Democrats OF
this State, il is now evident that the course