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Show CLEVELAND DEMOCRATS BOLT. They Call a Convention atol Declare War Against ltietalor Hill. New York, Jan. 30. Over sixty of the most prominent Cleveland democrats as-scnihled as-scnihled last evening at Murray BUI hotel, including Tcllcry Andersou, ex-Mayor Grace and ex-Secretary of the Treasury l'aireliiid. Mr. Andersou read the call lor the meeting, Which made no meulion of Hill's name, and said it had been signed by gentlemen who do not favor machine politicians controlling the state. Ex Mayor Grace made a suggestion that the nuti-machine democrats hold a convention conven-tion of their mm and elect delegates to the national convention to express the will of the people. After considerable talk resolu tions w ere adopted stating that a eonveu- Hon for the selection or delegates for ten-nia'j ten-nia'j 82nd and asserting that the outcome of a convention held in midwinter upon so short a call canuot be fairly representative of the democratic sentiment of the stnte: that the action of the stale committee is unprecedented un-precedented in the history of party, and signers of the. resolution invite their sympathizing sym-pathizing fellow democrats to meet on a date, to be named later, to consider and decide de-cide upon the necessary measures to secure se-cure the best interests of the democratic party. This call was signed by all the L'cutlenien at the meeting. Everett P. AVheeler, in a speech, said that an insolent and arrogant tew were attempting to dictate to the democrats demo-crats of New York in advance Abo should he selected lot the presidential nomlnetlon. |