New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-13
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SYRACUSE, Thursday, Sept ii.
P NJ SESSION.
Aftef the Convention was called the Committee
On the contested seat of the lat District of New
York reported in favor Of the claim OF Capt
RYNDERs-The Committee were unanimous in
their report AID. Hubbard, the other claimant
10 ihe scat, then addressed the Convention. He
was very witty but made no remark worth seie
graphing He charged the Committee with not listen
ing to the evidence which he had to offer before
them. He was called to order, and the Chair re
quested BIN to sit down, which he refused TO do
The question vas then taken on the report, and
carried unanimously
Mr.. Myers OF st Lawrence in the absence OF the
Chairman OF the Committee in the contested seat
of the IIIth District, New York, made the report
The Committee reported in favor of the claim
John Van Buren, He said the Chairman waa ne.
cessarily absent and requested him to make the
report, which was received with great applause by
the Conv and spectators.
Mr.. f. ]. Strahan, ex Chairman Of the Tammany
Committee Of New-York, took ground against the
Report Of the Committee. He went into full d.
geston of the primary Elections Of which you are
well acquainted
Capt Rynders wished him to say why he did
not make this statement before the Committee.
He replied that he was not called to appear be-
fore the Committee. His account of the way the
election was carried on created general round OF
applause from he Convention He claimed that
MIR. Van Buren, was elected by lie rowdies Of New
York. He was sorry to say that men filling public
~ Of o;k ticsi lv
afraid of them.
he wiGhed not to be understood as saying any
thing against the City Of New-York; but such
men can be found in every large city. There were
hundreds OF men in both political parties who had
no business, without any character or anything
else. Thege are the men who elected Mr.. Van
Buren,. He aaid they could not name one OF the
respectable voters of that District who voted for
Mr. Van Buren,, &s.
Eewss followed by Mr.. Myers, of st. Lawrence,
whoread the evidence before the Committee. 1t
wsa mostly extracts from the Nenc York GiO6e-she
reading Of which caused some excitement in the
Convention.
Mr. Gregg OF Madison said he lived in the
country, and was surprised at the moral picture
drawn by Mr., Strahan. H hsd expected large
moral vote from New York, but was going home
disappointed He hoped that zone one would
give the city more moral name.
Capt Rynders volunteered bat gave way for
the question CT whether the report Of the Com
mittee should be accepted by she Convention
When the Chairmans name was called ne begged
the indulgence OF the Convention to make faw
remarks He said the vote that be waa asou! to
give was at variance With the section Of the party
that he had acted with but in voting for AIR. Van
Buren, he was, as he expected, going in for the
union OF the Democratic party. He did nos b.
ieve that Mr.. Van Buren, n sant what he said, that
the democratic party was dissolved some two
wears since for IL that was the free language OF
his heart he would not be knocking at the door OF
this Convention for admistance.
Several other Hunkera changed their votes for
Mr.. Van Buren,.
The vote was az follows: Ayes 81 Nays p.
So Prince John has seat in the Convensio n. AID
ioulned till P. II.
EVENING SESSION.
The Committe on organization reported the fol-
lowing officers, for the permanent organize ion Of
the Convention, for
PrrsSert-Bor. ?. C DIEINSY OF steuben Co
Viet. P, e-ifenfs- t Dilt bicbae Dougherty, T.; 3D.
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