The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-26

OF PRESIDENT and Vice President were selected by
gressonsl caucus The first national convention for
the purpose assembled in 1892 IL nominated Andrew
jackson for President and Martin Van Rpren for Vice
President consisted of del. chosen by the de-
mocracy of each State Ia conformity its usages
who gave in the convention vote equal 10 number to
the electoral vote Of each State Some ststes-virg
MIA, for nssDce-sent hundred more delegates 10
give twenty-four yotes the like was true Of others
These delegates selected by State convention az
bers of the Senate and Assembly The mode Of select
ing these delegates then established has been pursued
nominated for resident in 1856 and again in ls4S and
James X Polk In 1874 SO firmly this modeot cali
ing State conventions established IS early Is 1882 that
tho Albany argus anowspsper OF position and inhu-
that time in the republican party in audpg to
the Of the republican members Of
Legislature, held the 10th April, 1882 by which
State convention Herkmer had been cslled. and the
democratic address and resolutions adopted, said.
the Of ths for and
Lieut. Governor and electors Of President acd Vice Pes
aud WIN the universal and cordial Of ali
As aebsaous Of the Hsrfm.T convention from the
ya,ou. candidates for high and responsible stations which
viii 80 any s fore
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themselves. and brlng odium upon !hslta ,thors.'
called for ths purpose, with two exceptions
choosing delegates to the national convention The
cepons to which We alude are the present convention
and that Of the year lS43 The nomination for the Presi
dsncy in the yesr 1874 excited intense interest IL
known that the State Of New York presented czsn Of
h J,.,; =; ,; nI wy innsn1e Vi
the friends Of the other candidates effort
fror, a. sattiad vssga 1910 ..I.nt 80
To national contention ~ aownS each c"nsrs.s;or
district to send one To take the
rsnnhIcsn memhsrs ~ tn. iss;sIaturs T.; Arl isaa
called State convention, to assemble in September,
xsntor or 70 dst.rm;ns tn 1snnsr ~ wh;nS thsr
should be chosen. IL was wiss and magnanmous thus
to allow Abundant tma batvssn tho cali of ,hs
ton and its asssmblino In discuss n Ths convention
assambed and deosred nv vote of lOs 70 10 in
~ ,hs Ststs ,rst.m " WV ~ Avn " 40 " -''A
WIN O"tchcr aas s,.,. convention ....,,h,.a ,,ra.r
IN. ali ~ ~ a.rnorst;. oor.h.rs - tSa
And nom;n.ted Si,as Wr;.hr Tor Covarnor dS,.nn
Gsrdin.r for G;.nt [,ov.rno- 90 49,. ns,.r. IT,.
si.o annont.d stat s.ntr,, co,nm,t.a ~ $50 To-
too vsnrs and until snotn.r shond n. "ho..n IN ~.
w.t., If Iaa7 S,st. nonvsn,,nr mn. $500 - ia 10
NJ snnsr for IN. nom;ns,ion ~ S,oiI ns LOU -,
49, sr,om. So, 1epa.. - ~ sWd -. ~, ; NJ ~
"i..ses T.sos W ~ 800 =. nv ON s.a1e "
Comprosr Secretary of State ATTORNEY (3eners Trea
snr.r at.t. "a S~rva,N. tG.s. ct... prso
Tn.nonors and thrs. Csro, Coz m,..ousrs xarm
and activ. took nIaca r an hs ,ast
vsntion sut 40 far A Nc bav. Ran shis n Issrn no
comnia;nt ws. th.n or .v.r NJ IN. conSuct
Sta,s central comm;tas nnnontsd -, ,sss sor tha ~
suing two years, nor was surS.sion made that tn.
CONVENTION should IN any v.v i"Ia,f.r. itS IN.
ton of the presiderov OF ths limited States Ths nnh
exo,oation 90 lar ~ we know it, awaited at the hands
of hc conv.ntion an avov.i of dsmocratc nr,s
ana NOMINATION of candiates Who shou,d h, ,hs no
n.st osoica Of tb. dsmocrs,ie nortv Tor ~. $50.
State Off1oss have namsd Hov fart THAR - IN
these respeots were met We do not now stop TO
but of their action upon ubiects not confd,d e.
bocomss our imperative duty to spsak Vithout sutho
iv add WI no nj thev emoved ths sate "a
trail committee wnose FERN vaa unsxnir.d and ar
pointed another In irs sesd TO the entire urnriss
hosr whom th.v m.d IN r.nrs.snt tnsx c,o,p.a
usurpinY state muttse with AUTHORITY TO cali Stat.
An authority which, as wa Raye air. adv
seen, hsa been invested in the democratic members
of the Legislature for more than twenty wears and
ever rncs the existence OF the state
never in a com Mite, and tnev aesumsd TO rscom
mend tho different distrcts TO send dle
sstes to q national convention and to dopriye the
members Of tho legislature Of the power to call a
State convention for this purpose without 90 ia 60
we know this slightest intr1ation from their constu
ents that in this was desired or expect
ed ana In def ince of tho we'll considered and insure
ana .lmsst una nimous decision OF recent StaIe con
vention en- this ysry point called and asssmssd for
the express purpose Of determining it. Conduct 80
unwArrantaole produced its natural fruits. he To-
publcans Of the State aroused by usurpatons 80
slsripg, and Violations Of their wishes unQ
convention ol democrats bisd nj hsrkmer
those who composed IN regard to great questions
princple repudisted the acsion OF the syracuse
vsnuon, declared its proceedings not binding the
democratic party and called sato convention TO
semble &C Hefklmer, the 22d February, lS4S, TO
choose delegates represent the democracy
State in the national nominating convention WI.
do not atop discuss proprety VI OF
Hsrkmer convention; but 1t Just to those who par
ticipsted In it, to state that action correctly.
lit = Assem- age OF democrats not delegated
convention 1t svowed principles dear the ito
psrty-it nominated ticket support of
1t imposed dsqualliyng tests and the only btep
which M took touching parry alton was the call
for n State convention to which we have sdverted The
election followed and the party
whelmed in defeat disastrous than they hac
before met state OF things when the
Legislature assembled In November lS47 On the 18th
that month cacus of the democratic members was
convened under The call of the joint committee
Thirteen Senators and thirty of Assembly
comprising nearly the ensire bosy Of mem.
beers of both houses answered to their The diff
ncues In tho democratic party freely and kindly
oanvssseaat this caucus On tho one hand, it claim.
that the Herkimsr call ntion was
proper and sufficient On the 0,her that the change
Inc mode Of choospg delegates proposed at Syracuse
would be adopted by the Congressional DISTRICTS and
that action ought to be taken by the caucus The
discreet and prudent democrats, however, who were
members OF The Legislature, chose to lake course,
which it supposed would cociiiatc all interests
dssrm all opposition They followed toe precedent OF
lSl3 and by almost unanimous vote called tho pro-
sent convention. Instead Of calling convention
absolutely to choose Delegates As done at HerKmer
or determining absolutely that they should be chosen
Congressional Districts done at Syracuse, they
called this convention to choose dele gates 10 the national