The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-02
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and other delegates from New York
! left this afternoon for Denver on the
$3.50 o'clock train to attend the Ma
tionul Democratic Convention. on the
day of ex-President Cleveland's fu-
neral an informal conference OF lead
ing men from many States was held.
and 1t was agreed that upon the COM
pletion Of the address of the tempo
rary chairman of the convention a
series Of declarations commemorative
OF the ex-President's relations with
his party. and the country should be
introduced.
RESOLUTIONS Prepared.
AS a result of this agreement Judge
Parker will present the following reso.
|lutions:
BE. 1T resolved. Tint before entering
work for which this national convention Of
the Democratic party OF the United States
has been called, we take the earliest opl,or-
tho death Of Grover Cleveland. Ne record
otr profound appreciation Of his lofty char
ac meter, his commanding ability aud his un-
that his patriotic ana .mseliish services,
rendered to hts country in the time Of need,
were made possible as the representative
md the chosen candidate Of the Democratic
party for President In three of its national
conventions.
eve mourn his loss the more because his
great gifts OF mind and heart, so clieerfully,
and SO EFFECTIVELY devoted to its service over
a period of hfty-two years, IRE no longer to
be mt the command OF his party and his
country.
"fn thus giving expression to the keen
sense of loss felt, without reference to poll.
teal opinion, by our fellow-cltizens through
out the country, we recognize and commend
Ills faithfuiness at all times and under all
circumstances to the Settled traditions aud
policies of the Democratic party as eAempll-
lied by its declarations of principles, by its
It's great leaders from the days Of Thomas
Jefferson to those of Samuel j. Tilden.
Rights OF States.
".Although Mr.. CIevclnnd's Important work
was done and his greatest responsibility as
sumed in the execution of Federal authority.
with heroic devotion toFprinciple. and with
all the power Of his great Office and influ-
ence, the rights of the state and local gov
in asserting and maintaining the just distri-
button OF powers which SO distinguished the
political system bequeathed by the founders
lie respected the integrity OF our courts
and so insisted upon the strict enforcement
Of the law that every honest man or inter-
ished without fear or favor
ION one hand he consistently pressed upon
his countrymen the necessity for 2 revision
every vestige Of favor remove every excuse
or reason for monopoly and destroy every
hnrbor In which privilege Is wont 10 find
shelter, while on the other hand he enforced
that economy in expenditure which. he be-
lived. would ellminnte the corruption entail
ed from an era OF extortion and extrava-
gance against which his whole career was
" protest.
0nica n
Gle maintained the public credit and
honor, stood firm as rock IN defense OF
sound principles OF finance and resisted the
dangerous economic doctrines and practices
left by the Republican party as u heritage
to onr people. Under his administration.
civil service reform was first redeemed from
the region of pretensiOn and became real
ity.
''lIe took the Monroe doctrine out OF the
realm of dreams and made 1t n thing Of life
and power, which commands universal re-
spect.
lie so insisted that official responsibility
was Iii, bounden duty. and the inalienable
right Of our people that his motto, Public
t6tfice is a public trust. was the ruling prin-
ciple Of his life and lifting epItaph for his
monument.
"Iie preserved simplicity of living and
public ana private, not only seemed to be a
necessity, but had been raised to the rank Of
n virtue.
National Monument.
tRccOgnizing these commanding achlve-
mentS of the only Democratic President in
Quoted into Office since 1887, proud that his
life and career have so strikingly illustrated
the fundamental principles Of our party, the
possibilities Of our social organization and
the strength Of our republican Institutions,
we hereby direct the officers Of this conven-
tion to transmit by telegraph to Mrs. Cleve-
land. in Princeton, n. D., this expression OF
our sorrow and our pride.
We further request the Democratic MEM
brrs Of the Senate and the House Of Repre-
sentntives to take steps to insure the erec-
tion In Washington at the earliest day pos
sibe OF an adequate national monument to
commemorate the services OF Grover Ccve-
iunN.
1T is still further resolved, That In respect
for the memory of the great man md Dem-
c,'rnt. this convention shall Immediately
stand adjourned until 10 O'clock on Wcdncs-
day. July D, 1908"
Delegation or.
A large number OF Ta,nmany men
were at the Grand Central Depot to-
day when the Denver delegation start
ed The rammany members Of the
delegation had a special car attached
to the Twentieth Century Limited.
Charles f. Murphy, Lewis Nixon and
Martin w. Iittleton were In this car.
| Patrick H. McCarren. whose dele
| gates to the State convention We're
unseated was on the same train. He
| will contest the seats of the Brooklyn
delegates to Denver elected by the
state convention. y
| y. p. Collass, delegate from Porto