The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1892-06-01
The "Anti-Snap" Convention of New
York Democrats I'm Session at
II Syracuse.
They Effect Temporary Organization
and Take Recess. ID. Herman
Temporary Chairman.
Before Recess It Is Voted to Send q
C0ntesting Delegation to
Chicago.

SYRACUSE, June The convention
Of protesting Democrats was called to or
der at f2.09 p. M, and John d. Herman
was made temporary chairman. Mr..
Herman, in accepting the honor, said:
"Thfs convsntion IL halt ON the mar. h.
to the national Democratic convention at
Chicago Of an army OF 20o, 900 New York
Democrats and of as many more enlisted
sympathizers. They 20 to wage war
against their Acknowledgement In that
convention by leaders who have made I'M
wise and crafty use of party machinery
for personal ends, and who have overrid-
den time e-honored customs and usages OF
the Democratic party. We claim under
these rules our right to insist ut Chicago
that the call for and manipulation of the
February convention was an abuse OF
trust and violation Of Democratic rights
in this state; that It's proceedings then
misrepresented large element Of dis
franchised Democrats aad now mis-
represent an overwhelming sentiment
which since then has grown to vast
proportions throughout the state. The
February convention was q mistake
from every standpoint; in some respects IL
was crime, indictable at Chicago. No
one before ever attempted to put the party
in \ hole by such device as February
convention.
Mr.. Herman then reviewed the triumphs
OF Democracy in New York, and con-
tinued:
The disaster of 1888 came because the
people did not ut once see as they have
since been learning more and more clearly
10 see, the right and wrong of this COM
plicated tariff question, and because Of the
corrupt use of money poured out by the
carnival Of monopolists, trusts and manu-
facturers, who were subsequently re-
warded by the Mckinley tariff, which, as
was inevitable, has already proved to be q
disappointment even to them.
The elections of 1890 were the first fruits
of the tariff message of 1857. Since then,
and especially siuce the February conven-
tion, there has grown mp in hamlets, towns,
counties and states, n universal demand
--whic his now as broad rs this Union
that he who trusted the people and made
the issue for the coming campaign shall
be chosen to lead the people "out Of the
land of Egypt and out of the house of
bondage into which they have been led
by Republican misrule.
III we are to fight our guns for all they
command the battery Who should stand
at the helm when the old ship sails into
safe and pleasant waters in November
next with victory's flag flying at her mast
head but he, who stood upon the PROV
that night Of danger when the winds and
waves Of tempestuous days sought her de-
struction? Let US. then, push on our con-
test, prepare to abide by the result and
confident that 1t was of the Democracy in
this campaign that the poet sang when he
said:
These angry. struggling tides that seem
In wayward, endless course to tend,
Are but eddies of that mighty stream
That rolls to its appointed end
Yes, to it's end-the platform, the nomi-
nee at CHICAGO and victory.
Mr.. Herman finished speaking at 1
o'clock: On motion, III. ID. Baldwin
was elected reading secretary, and
James f. Condor, recording secretary
of the convention. The roll of the con-
vention was then called. A number of
substitutions were announced.
The usual committees on permanent
organization, credentials and resolutions
were appointed.
A delegate moved to. appoint COM
mittee to name delegates at large to
Chicago. Another delegate said the con-
vention should first determine whether
it would send delegates or not. The mo-
ton to appoint q committee to name del
egates at large was carried, and the
convention took recess.
Delegates Chosen.
After reassembling the convention
chose Frederick r. Coudert of New
York, A. e. Orr, David G. Robinson and
Mayor Bishop Of Buffalo, delegates at
large to Chicago.