The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-08
PLEA BY FELLOWS.
Asked That Precedent be Not Tramp
led Under Foot,

John R. Fellows, of New York-Ordinarilv
!. would be comparatively immaterial ques-
uon as to which of these two DISTINGUISHED.
capable and deserving Democrats occunied
the position at this table OF temporary chair
man during your deliberations The fact Of
Ielectlon may be pregnant with a good deal
ol slgnncance. l recognize here. and nv
voice fails me in the power of utterance
In speaking of the splendid ability and the
almost unparalleled elegance of language and
devotion to Democracy which cbaracferizes
the senator from Virginia And had he been
named for position in this convention or
upon our ticket, New York would gladly have
responded to the expression and given to
MIN It's enthusiastic Democratic support AN
plause) But great deal more than that
Is involved in this question today L have
yet 10 near upon the part of these gentlemen
argument, any logical statement as to WIN
you should trample under foot the i,nme-
moran usases OF your party, why YOU should
violate All OF Its precedents and adopt hither-
70 unneard-of modes of procedure What 20
tne reason for it? What is Concealed he
nlhd II! What purposes undeyeloped in the
Iact ltseif are to be accomplished by its con-
You tell me this is not a nersona1 arfront.
this Is not thrust at an individual ar a
section. Then if this convention desires tn
follow policy suggested by the gentleman
rom Colorado, and from the first take charge
VI II IN the name OF the majority, why is it
you propose to accept all the rest of the
report OF the majority fapplause) and select
Tor your temporary officers all the persons
e o9.s nave named other than the iliustrious
citizen OF New York? JLeud appIause1
You are willing they should be opposed In
sentiment TO you, but you decline the gentle
man from New York. You can not evade
the consequence of the suspicion the discon
tent it will arouse / trust that it will Gre
ate no permanent breach, but l can not I'M
derstand why it is that you strike down a
temporary officer, singing him out from the
entire list for the rude effects of your blows
l can not understand it, unless there be some
latent and undisciosed reason for it. You
single him out for
HUMILIATION AND SACRIFICE.
and you present in his place the name of
gentleman we love, revere and honor and vet
he fought four years ago upon the platform
of a Democratic national convention and he
fought by the utterance of one of the most
eloquent speeches to which l ever listened,
for David B. Hill as the rightful- cloud ap-
plause- interrupted the speaker and broke the
continuity of his sentence)
make no threats shall regret any such
action by this convention. 1t is not a ques-
ton of what we will do. We are Democrats,
desiring to march with our party, to do
what We can towards making its perpetuity
and its aseendancy successful, but don't hu-
initiate us; don't seek to infiict what seems
to be mark of punishment upon US. and
especially if you must select victim to drag
to the altar, throwing the creed of your past
and the custom you have followed away, at
least select victim not SO hallowed by the
people; not beloved to the Democracy
and not so necessary to its success as the
one you have selected. Cloud cheering and
appIause.)
Hon. B. W. Marston, Louisiana: 1t is not
that we love David B. Hill less, but we love
Democracy more. (Cheers.) We would not
cast any aspersion upon our Eastern friends
The best blood of Massachusetts, courses
through my veins, and / assure you. coming
as I do from Louisiana, that we would not
cast any aspersons upon you But. gentle
men, you have got hold of the wrong end
of the dilemma. 1t is us that you would
trample upon cheers and hisses). two-thirds
of this convention (Renewed Kisses and