The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-26

that the ergeant-at-arms Will see tnat
these Interruptions cease.
There was a cheer and then Mr. Pat
terson continued: "You may scott II
you please, but reform has come to
stay and these gentlemen are re-
formers in the. true sense of the word.
Their actions in New York City have
been just what we consider the gov
eminent of that city. It is idle to deny
that there was no room for reform, as
was certainly demonstrated by the IN
vestigation there. That some of the
assertions of fraud ands corruption
were true is demonstrated by the fact
that thousands of Democrats voted
with the Republicans and the records
show that $4,000 of our voters went
from US, controlled by these people
who ask recognition here"
Mr.. Bell, of Kings, chairman OF the
credentials committee, took the plat
form. He said: Il had the honor last
night to preside over the largest com
mittee ever at a Democratic gather
/ ing. The whole matter was detailed
at length and later in executive ses-
sion the matter was carefully con-
sidered. Mr.. Patterson was there and
presented his resolution for third.
1t was defeated by a large majority
and then, by a large majority, it was
decided to give them one-ffth. Tam
many objected and voted against it.
We consider it fair, and we consider
! it especially fair because both par
ties object to it. If it is an insult to
offer one-fifth. it is an insult to offer
one-third. (Hisses and groans) We
had great respect for the gentlemen
of the contestants, but we had also
/ to consider the question of the Demo-
cratic party of the state. l move the
adoption of resolution endorsing our
attitude"
A Query.
Senator Charles Guy, of Tammany,
took the stage. One of his first as
sertions was that Tammany had up
held the Democracy for 100 years.
A voice in the back-"Who slaught-
cred Winfield Hancock"
The Chair-'The gentleman will
cease his Interruptions"
Thomas F. Grady said that the state
/ Democracy with the German reform
ers to help them, was less than one
fifth of the party. They had been
given fifth Why ask for a half? II
is surprising that they do not ask for
more than this.
'@This is a matter of conscience, not
politics." said Grady. "What would
they do if they had a third? [ ven
ture a prediction. If, for any motive,
| tney ScOrn the O1er made here, from
that moment they will be without a
constituency. 1 had supposed that
| after the decision last night the kick
ing and cutting would be over. Tam.
many to the number of 100000 will de-
eide whether the action of this com
mlttee and convention is right oil
wrong"
The question was put by the chair
and the Patterson resolution was
killed and the other resolution giving
the state Democracy one-ffth
adopted.
The Grace-Fairchild people started
to leave the hall, and as some Of them
filed out there was repetition of the
scene in the Democratic convention OF
1894 at Saratoga They were alternate.
iy cheered and Missed. When the
tumult had subsidized the report Of the
committee on permanent organization
was read and the chairman appointed
John Boyd Thacher and James N
Shepard to escort Ex-Governor Flower
to the chair. Assuming the position
of permanent chairman, Mr. Flowe!
said: