New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-03
The Convention.
FIRST DAY.


=. n..laument OF Member.' seats Dlctation
he ,fooriiie., Is IA Republican,
10 ns Eduor of The Tribune:
ALBANY Monday, June 1-3 ?. NJ.
SIR: As only 40 of the Members were present at
the Loco Foco Caucus of Saturday evening. an adj
,ooromept was agreed upon unit, halfpast eight this
morning. at which hour Mr.. L. s. Cha,ield took the
Chair in the Senate Chamber, called over The roll OF
the Delegates OF both sections Of the party, OF whom
IS we're found to be IN attendance.
Mr. Hoffman proposed that The meeting should
nominate by ballo, fit person 10 provide over the
Convention Messrs. Tilden aud Shepherd prefer
red to vote openly vira uoce; they were there in
political capacity as The agents OF their fellow eli
reus, and considering the importance OF The duties
70 be confded to the President, they wished mat
there could be DO mistake as To the way In which
they had acted Mr.. Russell also preferred an open
vote in all meetings of The Peoples agents. such
was public opinion ia ST. Lawrence 20. and he
would pport open voting as he bad been instruct
cd to do.
Mr.. Hoffman admitted that the rule adopted in
81. lawrence, of giving responsible vote, was
the better mode, bat as the practice had been SO
general the other way and there were less than tour
hocrs ef, to consider The question he would ABIDE
by the old rule, and support secret vote. Mr.
Morri. thought that when gentlemen met 10 select
candidates. TO be voted for on behalf OF the People,
a. oficers of the Convention from among Delegates
whom the people had recently chosen, and each OF
whom was capable Of performing the duties requir-
ed. The mode of nomination should be by ballot
We come here, said he that may be unanimous
in action when we come together in Convention.
To- tpnr hp had
supported HIM for the high honor of being President
and who had opposed his election, might not that
know ledge influence in degree his conduct.
however impartial he might desire 10 be 10 choos'
ing eommittees &c.2 We are here bound by no
precedent. either way except in 30 far as our judg
meut shall approve of il; but fresh from the People
and equally trusted by Them object is to preserve
harmony which the baIlo, would promote.
never heard MIR NJ address the public before
His manner Of speaking is earnest impressive and
pleasing Toward the close of his argument he be-
came really eoquent-for the bao, in Caucus.
Mr.. Tia, lor thought that open voting would take
up too much time. Mr. Shepard, OF New York
argued that il was the shortest mode OF proceeding
and the most democratic and so they think In
Washington where, some years since Mr.. Caleb
Cushing and others persuaded the House OF Repre-
seutatives 10 change the rule for the election OF
Speaker so that every citizen might know how ev
ery Representative had voted. Before that votes
were given secretly.
When it came to division. there were very few
willing for an open vote. Messrs Shepherd, Tiiden,
Flanders Mann Tow psend. Cuddeback, Hunt Per
kins. Russell r. Campbell and think, Brown
Tu,hlll and Cha.ield supported il but the friends
Of The ballot prevailed. OF the New York mem
bets noticed that Messrs. o Conor, White. Swack-
hsmer, Allen and Jones agreed with Mr.. Hoffman.
The roll WAS called, ballots were circulated
among the voters. Messrs. Flanders Campbell and
Shepherd appointed ,ellers and it appeared that
John Tracy had A. votes, Charles h. Rugsles 81
J. Hunter 2, blank ., o Conor |. bouck /. TWAS
then agreed on that as Mr.. Tracy had majority OF
all the votes he should receive the unanimous noml
nation of the Caucus.
Two Secretaries were next agreed upon, after
two ballotngs viz. Messrs. Starbuck and Dean.
AT NOON the few seats on the floor of the Cham
Der. outside the bar were filed bu, there were
very few in the galleries. The fair sex appear
take little interest in the assembling of Conven-
lion, for of ladies' presen, l saw only six The
Delegates had as pleasing and dignifed an appear
Republican or Monarchcal many Of them are
grave and venerable men, whom education and eN
perence must have cmineniy qualified for the high
and honorable task which their country has imposed
them. In The language OF Mr Livingston, twenty
i've years since they the Delegaies} are standing
apon the foundations OF Society. The elements of
Government are scattered around them All rights
are buried and from the shoots tina, spring from the
grave. they weave a bower that shall over
shadow and protect their and their childrens liber
ties
Mr.. n. S. Benton. Secretary OF State attended at
the Clerks desk. and invited The mem ers w no were
sdasng hands and talking TO each other with great
cordlay and good huuov, TO take their seats
called the roll aud the only absentees were Mr..
Justice Nelson. Mr.. Porter of Saratoga, and Mir.
Young of Wyoming.
Mr. Hotfmsn reminded tho Convention that the
&c, directed tina, the President should be elected by
ballot, and proposed lha, Judge Rusgles should
take The Chair until Ptesidcn, had been agreed
The Judge did SO, anG babe members prepare their
ballots and proceed 10 choice. Mr.. Benton read
The names by Counties. Mr.. OConor aud other
two ellers coun,ed all the names by ballots aud
announced ,ha, John Tracy had received 90 votes,
Aivsh WorGen II. General Tailmadse !, John Mil
Ter o. Blank 6. c P kirkland G. A. L. Jordan 5.
George c. Clyde g. G. w. Patterson g. G. A Sim.
nous . aud Elijah Rhodesl
M' Tracy having received six votes over ma
!0'''y OF the Delegates present, declared duly
elected. Governor Tom skius received all the votes
eSetpi To- wuhoU, caucus, las, Convention. His
81 ses'o' as Delegate from Richmond is Dr.. HAr-
! ns'n Wing.
i Gen fsiluaadse and Mr.. Allen were named as
/ e0um't'ee to cosdue Mr. Tracy to the Chair and
! @a' gentleman immediately addressed the Conveu-
aoa In dienihed, graceful manner aud in brief and
appropriate terms. thanking them Tor the honor con-
'e'fed on him stating thu ne entered upon The per.
io''uance OF The duties of their presiding officer with
ees' dfhdence. and deep sense of the respoesibil
- &c was under. He prorsed the utmos, Impair
ANi'y In hs decisions thus concluding" Allow me