Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-23
THEN. Y.DEM0CRACY
nsIerates Instructed 10 Vote as q
Unit for Hill.
THE PARTY PLATFORM.
That Of 1874 Reiterated and
Reaffirned.
HILL MAKES A SPEECH.
His Utterances on Tariff Reform,
Silver Coinage, etc.
THE COOPER UNION KICK
Received by The Committee and Laid
CD The Table.
THE KICKERS ACT.
THE KICKERS ACT
my CAN a oonven''o" to Meet ""y 'i''
AZ syracuse-convention Scenes
nni Incidents.
m, ,olegrapn % the Dispatch.l

fR, telegraph TO the DisDatch-l
.,o,yv. n. Y, February PA great
- eurced about the State committee
1..looafters. where at 10 o'clock the
go. anderson committee was 10 make
'..s.,r,al kick" Mr.. William X. Grace
,ro,c,d his face promptly on time with a
,o3r.ruard consisting OF +. Eliery Ander-
~, James Byrne, and Colonel Monroe.
v, Anderson. on entering the room with
t,.coileacues. was recognized by Chair
nan Murphy. and said;
.Gsntlemen.-I desire to cay that we
..,,a- before YOU rs committee APP
'.,o,ed by a committee of fifty Democrats.
s,rointed IN pursuance of "A meeting at
C.oper mon held February 1lth, under
49,. instructions Of that meeting and the
...,rp,ions there passed. Copies of the
...,,r ,ben taken have been sent TO the
'''r,bers Of the State committee and we
.,.end here this morning simply TO ask the
lrosti0n whether any answer mas oeen
node 20 the Committee OF Fifty TO the
r.mmuncation which has been sent TO the
STAT. committee. This Is all we desire 10
'tsairman Murphy ] have certainly not
,I.-o8 the matter before the State com
m,,fee | received such communication
o.ror refer TO. Mr. Anderson. You say
,,s sent the communication to each mein-
her 0i the committeef
Mr. Anderson: los, sir; 10 eacn men,
ler n the State committee.
III Grady: liz seems to me that the COM
,,',fee have no answer TO make as com
mit,ee. / sent my individual answer by
mall mi ... 80.
homo i'm session We could not send 1T TO
them for answer. .
mistaken and that the State committee
M. received no communication officially
from Mr. Anderson.
Atfhis point copy of the communication
bsCon m tee of ty adopted at Cooper
Tmon was lound ana read by secretary DE
lrecst. -,
Mr.. COCHRAN: would like to ask Mr..
Anderson If that - the meeting that was
held pursuant to the call issued by COM
mttee assembled at the Office of Mr.. Fair
child?
Mr.. Anderson II was a meeting held at
Co0per Union IN answer 10 @ call numer-
ously signed.
Nj. Cochran: We're You present at MIR.
Fsirchid's Office az the meeting which
va, held out Of which this Cooper Union
meeting grew!
Mr. Anderson: don't think there was
such a meeting at Mr.. Fairchild's office.
Mr.. Cochran: Was there no meeting be-
fore tins convention was called by the
State committee to protest against the
calling of all early convention!
Mr. Anderson Not that am aware OF.
M. Cochran; Then, Mr.. Chairman, l
suppose the State committee can take
action on the statements Of Mr. Anderson.
! Imoye that the protest and resolution be
received and lard on the table.
ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF THE BoLTERs.
Mr.. Grady: NV opinion is that the origi-
nal purpose OF the gentlemen who are now
here as contestants at their first meeting
WAS 20 protest against the calling the con-
v,nti0n too late. and that that plan was
changed because the convention was
called too early To suit them. think this
can he substantiated II II is denied. Now.
Nr. Anderson comes here COR the purpose
of having US consider this a serious pro-
position, and If denied Will go ont aud
organize another committee of fifty. He
does not make any proposition whatever
which could be considered.
Mr. Anderson: There is no use in our
wasting any further time. presume the
committee has some business on hand. and
We certainly have some.
William H. Grace: | want TO say, Mr..
Chairman that SO far as any meeting being
held protesting against an early or late
convention. never heard of 1t and'never
took part in il. | started taking part III
tins committee with the understanding
that 10 should not be protest against the
candidacy Of any person, but should be n
protest against the calling of convention
o. 'hls time.
Mr. Cochran: When was this meeting
ltlT
Mr. Anderson: The Saturday previous
20 Tie meeting Of the State committee
held 20 name the day for holding the
convention.
Mr Cochran: Do you know of any meet
ing that was called to prepare a circular to
iAe voters Of the State?
Mr. Anderson: Yes, sir i issued 1t as
Chairman of the Tariff Reform Committee.
Nr. Anderson further said that meetings
h.I been held during the last three or four
months IN regard 10 issues and candi-
dacits
Mr. Cockran's motion to table the pro-
tesi and resolution was then put and car
ned unanimously. The committee, head
cd by Mr. Anderson, withdrew.
We were treated as We expected they
said, " anl We will hold meeting that will
astOuish these people this afternoon.
CONVENTION MAY 3lsT.
When the Anderson Grace committee re-
turned 90 headquarters aud reported they
iould assembled with their colleagues on
tAe committee Of fifty the representatives
o' ihIiv-sX counties, they issued cal
ior convention TO meet in Syracuse. May
olsi. the delegates 20 pe chosen IN the man.
hrf usual 10 Democratic conventions III
ta.s State.
From the scene OF the kick" the crowd
poured toward the convention hall.
IHE CONVENTION.
The convention was called to order by
Nhauman Edward Murphy. OF the state
committee, at noon. The crush Was tre-
mendoas. Many delegates were shut out
through the anxiety of Albany people to
sct ia.
without formality the Chairman intro
VAced as temporary chairman Judge
George NJ. bebee. Judge Bsbee's refer
sncc 10 ID. Il. Hill as leader under whom
ds,.., d1s,moeTaey has never known disaster or OF
ueieat was the sentence OF the address
That warmed the blood Of the delegates,
tad shout that broke into q series OF rat
Ting yells burst forth from several thou
sand thfOats. The Hill Club of Elmra
waved us banner. and the nags Of other
VigAmzatlons sawed the air as their bear
tis shouted and waved simultaneously.
following tho speech of Mr. Bebee. Clerk
Dctreest called the roll Of delegates.
sHixhAS iPPLAuDED EDEsTHusIAsTlcALLy.
o. when the name Of Lieutenant-G Governor
sheehan was called there was surprising
demonstration of applause, almost equal.
hu2 that accorded the mention Of Hiil'f
name by Mr.. Bebee.
committees on credentials, permanent
Isaniza.ion, platform. and delegs tes were
lAtn selected.
PLAN or ELEcrIos.
ale following resolution was adopted,
hesosred. That the delegates from the
.Ohgresslonai districts select one deio2ate
nou each congressional district to con.
tltute committee on delegates and
,leetors. ard the committee so constituted
hereby directed to report 70 this con
sehtion Tor is approval the names Of foul
pelegates and four alternate who shall
tns delegates and alternat = ifom the
'~s u Large TO the Democrats oonyon'