Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-25

than the middle of the month of April
become so established as to have the force
of party laws. 1t is the duty of party Off
Gals to follow the usages of the party
ard call conventions in the accustomed
manner. The action of the state committee
in suddenly calling 4 convention in mid
winter in the interest of 4 particular can
didate denies to the electors a full and
fair representation. For the first time in
the history of the party we find the state
committee enlisted in the cause of a favor
tie candidate who shrinks from submitting
party. 1t has used its powers for
the avowed purpose of serving his
personal ambition instead of affording to
all Democratic electors fair opportunity
to press their preferences both
as to issues and candidates,
1t has become the instrument OF
a faction instead of being the representa-
tive of the whole party. The welfare Of
the party both of this state and in the
nation demands that all Democratic
electors be equally heard and represented
1t is the right of the voters when this
privilege is not afforded them to act for
themselves. Pursuant, therefore, 10 the de-
mands of many thousands of Democratic
voters in the city of New York who gave
lie meeting held in Cooper Union
February II and on similar express
sion from many thousand Dem
ocrats of Kings county and similar
demands by Democrats in the counties Of
Albany, Chatauqua, Duchess, Erie. Green,
Herkimer, Livingston, Madison. Monroe
Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga,
Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego,
Queens, Rockland, Schenectady, Schoharie,
Westchester and Wyoming.
Resolved, That the Democratic electors
of each assembly district of this state are
hereby requested to choose three delegates
and three alternates at assembly district
conventions, which shall be constituted
by primaries held in no case earlier than
the first day of May, or on not less than fvs
days public notice of time and
place of holding the same TO
form a state convention to be held
on the 3lst day of May at Syracuse for the
purpose of choosing seventy-two delegates
and seventy-two alternates to represent the
Democratic party of this state at the
national convention to be held at Chicago en-
the 21st of June.
Resolved, that the state chairman of this
meeting appoint a committee of fourteen
members, of which the chair
man shall be one which shall
have power to fill vacancies, to add 10
its own number so as to constitute and b6
known as a provisional committee, con-
sisting of one member from each con-
gressional district, according to the
present appOrtiOnment, to take such action
as may be needful to carry the purposes Of
these resolutions into full effect.
A din of cheers and breeze of waving hats
followed the reading of the address and
was maintained several minutes, dying out
and renewing and rising out until it died Of
sheer exhaustion.
George C. Smith, farmer from Chan,
tauqua. next addressed the meeting in
favor of the purposes and proposed action.
He was followed by a strong, rugged
faced farmer from Erie county, Frank NJ.
Thorne. HIS speech was the oratorical
one of the meeting Mr.. Thorne
in the course of his speech said:
Its trite proverb that the blood of the
martyr is the seed Of the church. 1t IS
equally true the warm blood of outraged
Democracy is the seed of revolution.
1 congratulate you upon the fact
of the important and effective step thai
has been taken in the revolution which aims
to restore and re-establlsh the rights of tbs
Democratic masses"
William y. Beach. who spoke recently at
Cooper Union meeting, next addressed the
meeting. He dealt with the early conven-
ton, and some features OF the primaries
were described as remarkable for obscurlty
of places where they We're held and the
Httleuess of the members attending. Beach
designated the state convention to-day as
the outworking Of "a cold and helFtlesS
plan to advance the political fortunes Of
one man."
Clarke of Otsego, young farmer, bluntly
demanded that the name OF Cleveland be
placed squarely at the front of the move
ment represented by the anti-early conven-
ton.
Hon. W. a Poucher followed.
The chairman then named the provis-
ional committee, which shall be the nucleus
of the new state committee. Il
is made up as follows: Edward
Sheppard and George Peabody OF
Kings county; Charles 5. Fairchild and
f. Ellerry Anderson, William Curtis and
Robert Monroe of New York, NJ n. Kane
of Orange county, NJ E. Northrup of Madi.
son, William A Poucher Of
Oswego. Charles Roe of Monroe,
Fletcher c. Peck of Livingston,
o. W. r. Cutler Niagara, Hudson Ainsley
of Cattaragus, Franklin d. Locke of EriA
The convention then adjourned.
The provisional committee, which
will add number until
full state committee is formed viii meet as
10 a. m. next Saturday at the Office of Z.
Ellery Anderson in New York for the pur,
pose oferganiZing, William E. Curtis will
meanwflaesaetas secretary for the purpose
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