The morning news., 1892-02-23

sided only when Col. John R. Fellows arose
in his place near the front Of the
Iammany delegation and moved
that committee 90 delegated
TO wait upon Senator Hill and request him
to appear before and address the conven-
tion. Col. Fellows, Mayor Manning Of Al
bany and Mr.. Adams Of Kings, were dele
gated to act under this motion, which was
carried with a renewal Of the cheering.
While this committee was on its errand,
Secretary of State Rice handed up the re-
port OF the committee to which was en-
trusted the preparation of the list of ma
tioual delegates and alternates at large and
by districts
The national delegates and alternates
chosen were: At large, Roswell p Flower,
Edward Murphy, Jr.. Gen. Daniel E. Sickles
aud Gen. Henry W. Slocum. The alter
mates were Mantou Marble. John Bigelow
Sidney Webster and Alfred G. Chaplin.
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
Next was presented and read the list Of
state presidential electors at large and by
districts, as follows:
Presidential Electors at Large-William
Steinway and Erastus Corning; First dis
trict, Frederick Bachman; Second, John Y.
McKane; Third, John II. Graham; Fourth
E. H. Litchfeld; Fifth. John Webster
Sixth, Edward Kearney; Seventh, Evan
Thomas; Eighth. John A. Mccall; Ninth,
Joseph ]. O. DOnohue; Tenth, John d.
Crimmins; Eleventh. Nelson Smith;
Twelfth, Jacob Rupert; Thirteenth, Isaac
Mormser; Fourteenth. Martin J. Keogh;
Fifteenth, Thomas Finegan; Sixteenth,
Phillip G. Reilly; Seventeenth, Da-
vid Kennedy; Eighteenth, Rufus r.
Davis; Nineteenth, Edward A. Mahar;
Twentieth, Edward Wemple; Twenty-first,
Patrick McRoy; Twenty-second, Wilbur +.
Porter; Twenty-thiro, Alexander T. Good
win; Twenty-fourtb. Horatio B. Wetherstein; I;
Twenty-ffth, William Gaynor; Twenty
sixth, George It. O'Neili; Twenty v-seventh.
e. Mcintyre; Twenty-eighth. B. L. Smart
wood; Twenty ninth, Charles E. Walker;
Thirtieth, Donald McNaughtoR; Thirty
first, DIR. J. E. Crisf1eld Thirty-second,
Charles A. Sweet; Thirty-third, William G.
Greene; Thirty-fourth, Peter H. Royt.
HILLS TRIUMPHAL ENTRY.
Scarcely had the last name been ut-
tered when the csmmIttee of invitation
appeared at the rear of the hall escorting
Senator Hill. The band struck up a stirring
air and the vast throng rose to their feet,
cbeered, waved handkerchiefs and shouted.
Hill, upon the arm Of Col. Fellows, W alked
down the aisle to the measure
of the band music Coming
finally upon the stage Senator Hill
shook hands with Gen. Sickles, removed his
overcoat, took from one Of its pockets his
speech in printed copy and waited for the
applause to subside. When silence had
come on the throng, Gen. Sickles, leaning
upon his crutch. waved his right hand
toward Senator Hill, saying: II present
to you, gentlemen Of the convention, the
Young Hickory Of democracy, our next
presidential candidate. David B. Hill"
Then came more cheers and added din, and
Senator Hill stood waiting, his face very
pale and one hand tightly gripped in nerv-
Gus tension.
THE SENATOR'S SPEECH.
At length the shouts subsidized and Senator
Hill spoke thus:
FELLOW DEMooRATsz Your COMMITTEES, sum-
moning me to this presence, have apprised me
OF that unanimous vote which will make
known your approval OF me to the authorized
representatives Of the democracy of the United
States and be recorded in the annals of our
national convention. With what terms shall I
acknowledge this official act, my fellow demo
Gratis, which instead of pointing to some new
untried career might amply re-
war ward and ~. crown the labors Of
whose Lead, kindly light" has touched the
hearts Of all christendom. let my gratitude
humbly borrow this worthier response than
myself could ever frame to the great democra-
cy wnom you represent. My respect for them
obhges me to submit myself TO their praise as
to grave and emphatic Judgment upon
me, which it would be rude to qIes
ton, unthankful not to be proud Of
and impossible ever to forget. The reawake-
nings OF the democracy all over our land
Is most auspiciouI sign OF the times When
the people of France rose against oppression
hundred years ago IL meant revolution,
change of rulers and a social earthquake. When
the democracy of America rise, it means an up
heaval at e-oallot box, change of their serv-
ants and political reform. This is true demo-
craCY. This is the government of nv and for
the people.
When you see the farmers arousing and allied
when you SOS all the federations of labor stir
ring; when you see in every state the great
Democratic party up and afoot, it means that
the reign of the plutocrats is nearly over, and
the bright day of democracy is approaching the
dawn. The use OF political parties is to pro-
mote expression of the peoples mandates, The
function of statesmen is to frame and execute
the same by just anG equal laws The
democratic party has this proud record.
1t Is swift in its responses to the peo-
pies leeds. 1t makes choice of safe
and wise statesmen to place statutory land
marks of the peoples progress and release their
energies to an ever larger liberty. Democracy
is progress. Liberty is its vital air Constitti-
tions and laws are the voluntary, self-imposed
safeguards of democracy. If any words of
mine could reach every fireside in our land, this
is what would ask my fellow countrymen at
this time to consider All our
troubles, all our dangers at this
very hour after so many years OF
that rule and flow from unconstitutional lcgis-
lation by the very men who sit in shivering fits
over what the democracy will do with the
power. On the other hand the Democratic
party, which trusts the people and would see all
legislation based upon the peoples will, is pre-
cisely that party whose creed has ever
been strict Interpretation OF the constItu-
tion and confinement OF govern
ment to a few specific granted Fowers.
l commend those contrasted facts to my fell
low countrymen for neighborly debate and
fireside meditation till the snow melts The
Republican party neither trusts the people nor
obeys them, IL now requires another upheaval
at the ballot-box like that of 1890 TO be con-
vinced that the wicked work of the billion dol
will obeyed. Fellow democrats, rejoice to see
now by those infallible signs, by the
ground swell, by the reawakening of the
democratic hosts; by the arousal of high and
n oble young ambitious through our land, that
we are advancing to cordial union and another
overwhelming triumph. We are advancing to
final renewal Of the nations verdict in the mad,
insensate reign Of the autocrats and plutocrats
in the billondollar congress- whereby their
verdict now scoffed at and stayed shall have
efficient execution in the election of both
branches of the federal congress and a federal
executive obedient to the sovereign peoples
will.
Continuing, Mr.. Hill said:
Yonr message to the great and general as
sembly OF democrats, rejoice to know, touches
nothing of interest to New York but what is
whole Of these United States. Yoa stand for
the whole democratic faith and tradition,
which in the blon-dolar congress
underwent most powerful, deliberate and
revolutionary subverson by the money power
ever known in our history. The Mckinley laws
F..l,.