New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-09

MR. DEAN SEES DANGER IN THE PROVISIONS f'"
MINORITY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES H"TcI-
KISS ATTACKS THE POLICE SECTION
SETH low APPROVES OF THE
GENERAL SCHEME.
PROM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE rnip'SE
Albany Aug. s-The CITY Amendment was at
tackled By a Republican and by Democrat ~ '',
Constitutional Convention to-day. ana was p'"iH"
by Seth Low In letter 10 the convention MI
Dean Of Caautauqua county. was the Republican,
and Mr. IIotchkss. Of New-lork. the pe'"p''""
Mr.. IIotchkiss plainly spoke for the D"fnocr'"c
minority IN the Convention. aad their UNANIMOUS
opposition 20 The amendment In Us present shape -
apparently inevitable.
MIR DEANS OBJECTIONS
Mr. Dean assaliad the proposition to have COM
mon councils In cities elected by minority or pro-
por:lonal representation. lie said. In part:
IN the hrs, SECTION We are Tod hAt 'ng ii9n
a "a Tcu '1 "S' #r orsan H 9 new city III:
stat abou one" IN Ave years. and ilrtre ~
TIA ;aa; every c,y shoi. have Common or'rr'
which ma. coHss, % one OF ,. you;1 be- N the
n .ure If physlca. we'll As erary lution''y
con,!rf IN ~ pr5vson that .heae boe' hal, b"
"-l .c,eI wlth or wi;h ut cumulative Ngt"h; "a Phl
or,aate or nnor' gpFci.";4s Az. !' Idea II e., curne
III H., Of popular sovernmen' by m1or,iy Or To
l,rfiIui. rflrtN NATION ie '' Hl''t 49,
trl. .h,or, ~ democratic government IL noi n me
:. PRESERVATION = cy-rf crank ~. .Vtry I'm
mi .hc nc,.are. Witch shall cjnserve the grcaiesi
COOL far The rrel,e-' number Let rs LOOK r ior
s'a.a.on 81 j.. ,Nec' ppon muncpa. g1vrrnnen,;
A..uro that IN given community thr ,oia,,'o"
,iy." ", vii supl,'sc for III sake Of this arg1-
mont that "a" Rr'ubNc1nS arr !" ~ rs,,n
-fxt. of ne election districts AMI iha' -" Icup
.rI.'c plriy 3. IN the minority Of forty Of hem
This wpul rnl"r ne American ~, rr, T", c,,
sIsf4 fffN .ll
m ,'cl proportional representation tops M nov
c,o- ami In tho forty Democratic districts IN" Ke-
,. ..l.s Az. P1pu ISIS and Slc.ti.~ Labor pope
'.ich succeed in choosing "a number pr1i"r' 2nate
IT, ~" n"' r '' h5r poe in he Repub.
nran districts ~ -" nm" 'i.hs ." = nhiic,rs
80 -, 49,, iprr,cr,t. ,., Populis,s and five So
ciaii.,-Lth,r mon This has nom.raly LETT the
N"puhicln~ ~ co:,Wanl 81 IN. w'!'tu:. % ','
vo'"r' ~ me p''N '., = !,,. 49,, mas, ry
rr,'-'. +, D.r,cr.ti. or Popu'i7;lc districts th"y
H''''' ' = a.. ,....,. ,'i.,. ~ ,se NJ. ior.fv
1tc .,i ,, ,h- owr nc'ln1.
Ill.,. Mo- ro,. -, ~. r.s.-alnts which come ~
t'H'. WIZ. hv,i"" "' - ~. ,n, ,..,r,,ai - ,hs
HtJ
,,,t.-ts an. MINORITY REPRESENTATION
been .ho experience Il ali r,prps NATIVE gov
,r,.,..,. ,,,t H.. minority par,c. would comh!n"
rriin.' IN" majority. on! IN" Ininc"m'n' N IN,
c,.. a.. hay. sipo,~,l wDuiI BE- yrr" strong ~
.s ,.,..,.. ,,s.,..-,,. i've or slx would have
'h' '" MY .,.'.. =, p.,,,,lc,n l,s,rl,,.
All an elHri portion u tae PogH - would wv Per
c1'.o, 'n 'ih"nni Ally ne same '.n'lu'h; ann :,
~ ~ uch %" "ni'r" .i't .i"f" ~ .''' ,.'''
double .no.r'.t' - plrus'nsAlp ana 30 lrr.si',
h.afy % o1us'f1"n'f i'r com"n NJ "sAhNH ''i' -
publican majority. VIVA" me party n'ihlha h IN,
minority wnuI BOO uEahi" io cnrninl u" lH'l
s.-rreih from tho fac th1' N" members cor2'~-
lnc ~. h,lanc. ~ power w,'iid owe their section
70 min2rur- hnI nmle' '' f,p,r Interests gn, dc
''ie fath"r ma" ron any , o' M rom
-D.e,.',t.- fus1as an abandonment ~ responsible
rcpfs srnfaiir. government los paruc, ana mtlosii.
tie. end suH'''ni.%n ~ ny , ~
cb0s .n hy chance lrr'-V 'n.h'" EFeFHh.h'' III
1't,lr.n,r t. ch4nt and cnt's is hnnfcnl ana !
,r opposed tu ANS sy-triu - government Tor ci"s
.- o.. tlt iu.flrn' division ~ th' state. whlcH
t. ,,, -nu y. 'he official responsible par ~ the
.,,,.ni,.-v ~ GOVERNMENT
,.,..,.. $50.
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