St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-26

ular and its delegates are to be placed
upon the preliminary and other rolls
thereof; and in appointment of inspect
ors of election, the use of the party
emblem and in every other way. in
which the question of party organiZa-
ton may arise, said Tammany Hall
organization shall be recognized as
the regular organization of the party
in New York county; but in the in
terest of harmony at this time the
I committee recommends, subject to the
aforesaid conditions, that the sitting
delegates, as we'll as the delegates
known as the State Democracy, be
admitted to the convention, with one
fifth of a vote to each State Demo-
cratic delegate and four-fifthS of a
vote to each Tammany Hall delegate"
The new Democratic state committee
elected officers as follows. Chairman,
James w. Hinckley; secretary, James
Cunnen; treasurer, Percy Belmont.
IN THE CONVENTION HALL.
The delegates began to gather at the
convention hall as early as 9:20. The
band arrived about 10 o'clock and en-
l1Vened the place with popular airs,
which the delegates vigorously ap-
plauded. Delav in opening was caused
by conference being held in the rooms
occupied by Hill, Murphy and Flower.
1t was said to be for the purpose of
trying to persuade John Boyd Thacher,
of Albany, who is personally friendly
to both sections Of the party, to ac-
ceDt the nomination for the comp
trollership. Mr.. Thacher refused alb
solutely at first, and then began a
series of arguments by the leaders to
induce him to fall into line. 1t was
even intimated that word had come
from Washington that he would be
personally acceptable to the admin
istration. For fully an hour the con-
ference lasted b9hind closed doors,
with an anxious crowd of the sup
porters of the other candidates filling
the Railways.
1t was II :25 when the gavel fell and
the credentials committees report was
called for. The report of the Queens
and Oswego contests was read and
agreed to without debate. When the
New York contest was reached the
resolution as adopted in committee was
read amidst intense quiet. Then, dur
ing roar of applause, Delegate Pat
terson, of Kings, offered this: Re
solved, That upon the roll of the con-
vention be placed the names of both
sitting and contesting delegations from
New York county, and that the sitting
dele gates have seventy votes and the
contestants twenty-five votes, and that
the State Democracy elect four men,
bers of the state committee, and the
sitting delegation eight, subject, how
ever, to the conceding of the party
emblem to the sitting delegations in
case of difference in party ticket
NEVER UNDER TAMMANY'S
CLOAK.
He had stepped up to the top Of the
aisle amid cries of platform, and as
the resolution was finished the New
York State Democracy in the back of
the hall yelled themselves hoarse.
When the applause subsided he added:
I'm offering this substitute, l desire
to occupy a few moments to state the
reasons why 1 offer it. 1 have in my
hands the resolutions adopted this
morning by the New York Democracy,
saying that they cannot with decency
or dignity accept the offer. applause
and hisses.) To me it seems that they
towards harmony by adopting the COM
mittee's resolution. 1t will irritate
them against the state organization,
and, with great respect to the commit
If they are given their seats they must,
according to the resolutions, come un-
der the cloak of Tammany. If l un-
derstand the temper of these gentle
w
egates from Tammany. (Shouts and
jeers.) I am a delegate here, and I
can at least have my say. l may do
some good; at least 1 can do no harm.
The gentlemen represent the pick Of
business and social life" (Hisses.}
who are these gentlemen" (Cries
of ("Garoos.'0 (This word means lit
orally member of the German-Amer-
lean Reform union, and is applied to
any reformer.)
II say they are gentlemen"
'"They never showed yelled a
voice
Senator Hill, from the aisles-'I
trust the sergeant-at-arms will see that
these Interruptions cease"
There was cheer, and then Mr..
Patterson continued:
You may scott If you please, but
reform has come to stay, and these
gentlemen are reformerS in the true
sense of the word. Their actions in
New York city have been just, when
we consider the government of that
city. It is idle to deny that there was
room for reform, as was certainly dem
onstrated byEthe investigation there.
That some of the assertions of fraud
and corruption were true is demon
strated by the fact that thousands of
Democrats voted with the Republicans
and the records show that go 600 of our
votes went from us, controlled by
those people who ask recognition
here"
CHAIRMAN BELLE ANSWERS.
Mr. Belle. of Kings, chairman of
the credentials committee, took the
platform. He said:
II had the honor last night to pre-
side over the largest committee ever
at a Democratic gathering. The whole
matter was detailed at length, and
later, in executive session, the matter
was carefully considered. Mr.. Patter-
son was there and presented his res olu-
ton for third. 1t was defeated by a
large majority, and then by a large
majority 1t was decided to give them
one-fifth. Taqrmapy objected and
voted against it. We consider it fair,
cause both parties object to it. If it
is an insult to offer one-fifth, 1t is an
insult to offer one-third. (Hisses and
groans.) We had great respect for the
had also to consider the question Of
the Democratic party of the state I
move the adoption of a resolution in
dorsing our attitude"
! Senator Charles Guy, of Tammany,
/ took the stage. One of his first as
| sertions was that Tammany had up
held the Democracy for one hundred
years.
A voice in the back: ''Who slaugh-
tered Winfield Hancock"
The chair-"The gentleman will cease
| his Interruptions.
Thomas F. Grady also spoke for the
| Tammany Democrats. He said that
the State Democracy, with the Ger
man Reformers to help them, was less
than one-fifth. '"They have given a
| fifth; why ask for a half? It is sur
| prising that they do not ask for more
than that. This is a matter now Of
conscience, not politics. What would
they do If they had third? I venture
a prediction. If for any motive they
score the offer made here, from that
moment they will be without a con-
stituency. I had supposed that, after
the decision last night, the kicking and
| cutting would be over. Tammany to
| the number of 200 will decide wheth-
er the action of this committee and con-
| vention is right or wrong"
THEY LEAVE THE HALL.