The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-06

they did maintain them He would say that the Ovid
ed organization out Of that convention But the
moment was determined to send here q to repre-
raised and they determined to defeat that delegate
( lMr Caqger) But their designs thwsrted, and
Mr. Cssssr nov occupied seat in that convention
lie would say, that . more honorable or high minded
MIR: Van BunHsSi think hear Mr. croswslf laugh
| PREsIDESr-Nr Croswsll Is not In the room.
Mr.; vAs BuREs-I hope order win be maintained
ed with the organisation Of the district conventions In
the county Of Albany Since the public are already 40
at the primary meetings In that county, deemed
necessary to make any auson to IT, to the evidence
in the conventions He said that fourteen dele
gates who were In the district convention and who
Ss ssas eoa
yict one OF their own friends upon the evidence that
tho Spnoon
produced forged and perjured testimony He asked to
allowed to advert briefly to tbs remarks Of Mr. Elan
ders who had twice passed upon his claims to in
state conventions; he (Mr Flanders had said he had
purged the polls Upon conclusion, think that Mr.
Van BursJ who asserted that the witnesses of the op
which Mr. flanders ssd had Induced Si@
| to decide against the claims OF Mr. Van Buren,
The President now declared that Mr. Van Bursns
time had expired The hour had arrived for taking the
At the suggestion of several conservatives MIR. Van
Buren, was allowed Ave minutes to conclude; he
copied this time in continued examination OF the pro-
csedings and rows and lights which Is said occurred
at the ward meetings in Albany. Mr. Van Buren, said
that the proceedings Of Mr. Edwin Croswell as shown
by the sfdav Of Samuel Strong, in bribng the dele
gates and hiring bulios armed with stones eggs
control the ward meetings fully demonstrated the ma
ture and the character OF the opposition to his claims to
q seat.
MIR Van Buren's time was again announced to have
expired He only desired to say in conclusion, that
under these circumstances the opposition desired af
Ok stigma to his name, he would not complain. While
the vote being taken, he demanded that the lobby
should the room; upon other occa
sions Mr. Croswe had come upon the floor Of the
ed the gentleman from Steuben, MIR Hubbell the
gentleman from Orange (Mr Monel0 to change their
| votes
Mr. Van Buren, having sat down. Messrs Hubbsn
aud Mcneil Simultaneously, and asserted that Mr.
Van Buren's remarks concerning item were an unqua
| lihed falsehoods
Mr.. VAN BukEN attempted to reply.
| The PRESIDENT desired him to come to order.
Great confusion and intense excitement prevailed in
the convention; there continuous buzz Of sup
pressed voices, mingled with hissss and cries Of MIR
Prerdent and cries Of tho President, to ordern It
Of the widest and most tumutuous spectacles
presented by any body Of intelligent upon this
continent When the noise had partly subsided, Mr.
Van Buren, again rose and was not in the OF the
President at least was not his wish to prevent him
from speaking; because evident that the most
| rious results might have ensued from It,
Mr. VAN ByREr asked permission to make personal
explanation; he had stated that he stood within I'VE
feet Of Edwin Croswen when he, finding that he In
the minority, when vote upon the admission Of dele
gate to seat here being taken had upon the
Mcneil to change their votes; they had charged him
with fasehood but 1t true nevertheless (said Mr.
VB sterny0 Croswel always carried his tally stick
Mr. HusBrLL again denied that Mr.. Croswel had said
any thing to him concerning his s vote vote. A..
against Mr. Van Buren, for the seat having sixteen min
utes time to reply to address tho
His exordiun consisted In profession OF surprise and
regret at the excitement displayed by Mr. Van Buren, in
his speech the remainder Of his consisted en-
proceedings Of tho meetings in the county Of Al
bany, and Of the evidence In this contested case.
found nothing In this speech to which
sllude AT Close the hour designated for taking the
vote upon the resolution having arrived the roll Of dele
that the question was upon tho sdopton OF the rssolu
ton introduced by the COMMITTEES that Mr. Litchnsld
was entitled and should be admitted to seat In the
convention The vote was-yeM g. nays 90; thus giving
the seat to the conservative. and defeating Mr. John
Van Buren,, the Attorney General it was strictly q
division of the sections and do not find necessary to
burden your columns with the names of the deegstes
Good order tanned while the roll being call
ed, and when the result announced the convention
continued to behave in very dgnined and psaccsbe
manner.
There remained only one moro contest for q seat for
the convention to decide that was the Of Dunn
against Livingston from the 10th ward In the city Of
New York. This case speedily decided in favor Of
Dunn the conservative contestant. Ayes 49, noes 81
that this convention do proceed to ballot for can
| ddats for the Office of Comptroller.
The convention took recess for dinner before the
| question was taken upon the resolution
During the recess the radicals held private caucus
at which they probably marked out their In
ation to the nominations and the future sessions Of
| AFTERNOON SESSION
| The eorvsntioy .s,emhisa ~ tbrao o,.io.l 80
called to order by the Predent It appearing that there
VAS no quorum present the ecretarv Vac ~
c. the roll. there vas univ one rsdcs JsIs1ats
the radicals however soon returned from their caucus
raaolnt;on vas oasrsd That tha nnn..rtinn A. ~
proceed to nominate viva q candidate for Comp
| troler.
maioritv OF ali the votes csst shomid hs dasmsd ~
| nnr;ns{a "a ~ mi. oonven.o' u No ue0A'ou W De
Th;s motion canssd soms it'll. discussion and r..
Ito, vas raised vhsther m.ior;tv ~ votss -oriT no
const;tmt,onsi Tho mot,or -.s .agntaa '' "u1 oo
| M R.TwnUr s,,s-sstad thst a. p nron.. ,, =.
~entlsmsn to rss ;n his niaca ana ror,nst ~. ed
date This suegestion vas adonted and the convention
nreceededt 70 Nominate snSidats or Contro,,ar ;th
| the following RESULT "-'A
| Oryille Hunperford so John Ewing q
| A.sriah r Eisgo 40 Rauhsr u Maivo-th q
| Calvin r Hulb1rd G e C.mbrsIsno :
| Heman J. Redfeld Q PhiIin phsins - !
Of ali the votes cast no nomination vas msds bv Az
| Convention second ballot vas than h.d Tor Comn