The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1892-02-13
A VIGOROUS PROTEST.

New York Democrats Object to Holding
an Early Convention.
NEW YoRK, Feb. 13. The mass meet
ing of Democrats, called to protest
against the early state convention drew
together crowd that filed the Cooper
Union to overfowing. Before = o'clock
there was not an inch of space left on
the platform or in the hall. It was an
an enthusiastic crowd. too, and every
point made by speaker against the
state committees action was greeted
with hand-clapping and shouts of ap-
plause. Promptly at 8 o'clock Oswald
Ottendorfer pounded with the gavel on
the speakers desk and called the meet
ing to order. In q short speech he
stated the object for which the meeting
was called and nominated Mr.. Frederick
Coudert as president for the evening.
In speaking of the object of the meet
ing Mr.. Coudert said 1t was not TO de-
nounce or crafty any human being but
something more important. 1t was the
assertion of the right of which men in
authority were seeking TO deprive us.
Il was the right to express our opinion
and manifest our will upon every SUBJ
ject of public and political concern. In
closing his speech Mr.. Coudert said:
''There is one thing which we need not
be politicians to understand and that is
that no great party can afford to place
its members in such strait that loyalty
to party and self respect cannot exist.
Stephen A. Walker was next intro
duced and presented to the meeting
The Following Resolutions:
Resolved. That this assembly of Demo-
Gratis of the city of New York now makes
its respectful protest and appeal against
the uncalled for and i'll advised action of
the state committee in designating SO
early date as Monday, the God of Feb
ruary, for the meeting of the state con
vention which is to elect delegates to the
national convention appointed to be held
at Chicago on June II, 1884,
Resolved, That the state committee
holds its functions and political powers in
trust for the welfare of the party. It's
action in calling the state convention for
the ed of February and thereby forcing
the holding of the primaries on brief no.
tice, Is contrary to party usage and irreg-
ular. It denies to the Democratic electors
of this state full, fair and effective exer-
else of their right to be represented in
caucuses, primaries and district and state
conventions. This action is grave viola
tion of the political duties of the commit
tee which cannot but expose the party to
needless danger In the election next No
vember
Resolved. that q copy of these resolu-
tions over the hand of the president of this
meeting. be sent to the several members
of the state committee and that a COM
mittee of fifty be appointed by the chair
man OF this meeting to communicate with
the members Of the Democratic state com
mittee and respectfully to protest against
their action in designating the date al
ready fixed for the state convention, and
that they be urged to reconsider such ac-
tion and revoke their call, and, if that is
not done, the committee hereby created
exercise such further powers, and take
such other action as may secure q proper
representation of the party and as may
seem proper, in accordance with the spirit
of these resolutions,
The reading of the resolutions was
punctuated with applause and at the
conclusion of the reading they were
adopted with resounding aye which
was followed with q few scattering
''noes." The secretary then read tele-
gram from the Cleveland club of Mont.
gomery, Ala., and one from the state
committee of Virginia, endorsing the
meeting. The speaking was then re
sumed, and after speeches by ex-Sec.
rotary Ftirchild, William A. Beach, OF
Syracuse. E. =. Anderson and A. f.
Jsnks, the meeting, after giving three
cheers for Cleveland, adjourned.