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4, samuel Waterbury, VIM. Tyack, ,s6Dfvit
lname. Theophilus Peck, Francis Os3ei
q. Glazier. Gerardus Boyce, j. Sherman
eil, John w. Ketcham, Robert MoGray
N. bradhurst, James H. Cook, Andrew
Samuel Osgood, Isaac Townsend, Theodore
aries-Theodore MARITIME, Charles W.
WIN. s. Durbrow, james T. Brunton, Geo
Ith, John J. Cisco, VIM. B. Sickells, Abm.
BET, John McMahon, Stephen R. Harris.
Hon. Benj. F. Butler. gave an interesting
Pflhe doings of the National Convention,
she characters and merits ofthe candidates
Eed for President and Vice President, his
trbeing interrupted frequently by the mos,
Sieatic cheering.


6ort Neville followed, and after some
read the following letter from Martin
n, IN reply to letter written to him TO
6vert the meeting:-


&s% LINDENwoLD, June Sd, 1914.
NrLRfaEN-l had The honor to receive by the
|nPf Mr.. Gansevoot Melville your communi-
equssting me, in behalf Of convention of
from the several Wards of the City and
pf New York, to preside at a Mass Meet.
democracy TO be held on the 4th in ST.,


70 he nominations Of the Baltimore
EsnEon-A
bon retiring from the Presidency thought ii
81 best comport With tho respect which was
kdehfgh station and to those by whose fa-
9 poem raised to it, to restrict my partici.
the political contest of the day to the
exercise OF the right Of suffrage, with un-
Aexpressions Of my opinions upon public
to those who deemed the latter of suffi.
portance to call for them. The adoption
10 was at the time pubcally annou need
iitcal friends, and has ever since has
ipuously observed. Subsequent events
confirmed the propriety of its continu.
Permanent observance. Ii is therefore
gned regret that find myself constrain-


instances, which cannot and ought
egard, to decline the request to preside
ms Of portion of~ny felow-citizens,
no men possesses stronger claims to
!, my confidence and my esteem.


mo one tor moment suppose that, in
ling to the propreties of my position, |
slightest degree influenced by lukewarm-
less hostility to the success of the Nom
which ir is the purpose of those you
10 respond. Far, very far is that from be-
10 state of my feelings. have known
pix and Dallas long and Intimately. II
s9uent opportunities for personal OBJ.
t.'6ir conduct IN the discharge of high
s,se public dutis The latter has, by
trledi, represented the country abroad
tand usefulness. They are both gen.
4 saHea 81 -AigS character. of~unquestion.
IpstionabIe patriotism and integrity,
lcAArge the duties of the stations for
have been respectively nominated
n tage TO the country and honor to them
bncurFing with them in the main in the |
rinciples by which their public lives
y hitherto distinguished, am sincerely |
II pr their success. ana by no means
III ofthe occurrences remotely connect
ese nominations which have caused pain |
6cation in the breasts of many sincere |
pughout the Union, who have honored |
fcontinued and disintere friendship.
bwery e1re TINT Gun also re, ,Hon their
and honor for ready concurrence ia


principles of our political creed, that
or private feeling should ever induce
old our support from Nominations, the
'hich would be conductive to the perma-
Hs OF tho country. Those, therefore,
as do. that lis future welfare is in g.
. dependent upon the success Of those


piles IN the administration Of the Fed.
n'ent, which we have hitherto espous.


20 respect 10 which the great parties
lry have for years been divided, can
ire, fail to merge all minor considera.
cere and undisgused efforts to promote
OF the candidates OF the Democ ratio
now said all that the occasion calls for


the general objects, Of the meeting.
edulged IN few parting words to the


A5emocracy of the city and county of
= Never before has public man been
n the support Of truer, irmer, or more
" ID friends Than they have been to me.
lily have scarcely known where to find
iversity theyhave been with me always.
evil and thrpugh good report, I have
hasses of thd N. York. Democracy the


f,isive, but inshrinking friends. The


far the haPpiest day in my whole


Yer was thai on which, on my return


4glan they net me on the Battery, in


storm d wind and rain, which


ept fair weather friends at home, and


e,a private citizen, like themselves.


lnds and opened their honest hearts


me as cordal as man ever raised


They need no assurances to salts.
nat l shall b forever thankful for
passed devotion 10 my welfare-theyI
can nsver cease to cherish with grate-
l!cns hshonorad relation Of Represen-
Constituent whkh has existed betweenl


gwperiod, in such varied forms and
y forever closed.-


tthe honor. gentlemen,


g. Be very respectfully,


fodf- frieni-and Didn't sovr't,
NJ. VAN BUREN,.
oon Melville. Richard B Connolly, VIM