New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-24
Contested Seats at Baltimore.

We do not care to revive transitory diff
ferences which were settled after fashion, at
Baltimore but it seems essential that our friends
out of the State shout know hoT and vhy the 80
votes which New. York wished to throw for Scott
throughout were reduced to - Or '6-especially
since our neighbors VERMONT and MAssACHU
SETS combined lin the Committee on Creden-
tials) with remoter States to eject our regula
Delegates. The following calm and clear state
ment of the case of Cook rs. BaIstow (rompkins
Distrct) will show on what state Of facts Dele
gate was taken from us by the COmnittee and
this is pr tty fair specimen of the lots
xvIIrH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. NETWORK
CCmPosed cfnc COHRties Cf TomPkiHs, ChesHaS, and
The ct move In this District to appoint a Delegate
to the Wing National Convention to be held in Balu-
more 10Th June, 1852, In Tompkins COua y. The
Central Commtee Of that County Issued their notice
calling upon the Wings in the several towns 10 meet In
their usual places and sppOin Delegates In County Con
yepoD 10 be held at the Clinton House. in the village
of Ithaca, the 22d day of Nay 1854 for the purpose
Of appointing Delegates TO represent that County in
District Convention.
Some time after the publication Of this notice, call
for District Convention appeared In Ihs Optso ID
prser, Wing paper published In the County Of Ttoga
TO be held at OwegO the l4th May, to elect Dele
gate to represent thS District in the Wing National Con-
vebtion ia Baltimore
Atthe meeting at Owego on the llih May under this
call there appeared tive Dele gates from Chemung, four
Delegates II On Tioss-esch holding proper credentials
iomthsr County COnventioDs-hnd ths ssO appeared
Elk persons claiming to represent Tomssins County,
and slse claiming that they hsd the proper credeasls
which they were reacy TO produce on temporary or.
gsD7aitD for that purt this organization being ct
eCteo their edebals were found 10 be letter from
par; Of the Central Committee Of Tompkins County,
naming Fix persons TO proceed 10 O~csO a1d, posi-
~. that
could not be done, then 20 act with tn SIN OF the six
IeiFOss named by the Constiee, thres Of the namss
had been ,ricken out and ths names OF three
soSs subsuied IL also ascertzined that the notice
TOR this District Convention bad Dot been published In
Tompkius County. The HhGes Chronicle the only Wni
paper pSbi shed In that County 10 an article published
The oath May in answer 10 Tho Etnrs Republican,
The editor aAys 1.-THE SECOND TO- that after single
publication the call for the District Convention WAS sx
cuded from this paper This is not true Thai call pds
ner1 published IN This paper al all for the reason hat
Her,r Ind any authority from hD County, and DaS con-
sid'r6d Th0iiy LHduth0ri'sd."
IL should also be hsre stated that this call for the Dis
ct Convention for the 18th of May had NOT been sue
miited to approved by the Central Committee OF
Ckemung Their first knowledge OF II was alter lis
appearance in The Opfso Adr"Isr.
The Chemuua Delegation then moved adjourn.
uent TO the 9Th May, that the Wings OF Tompklas
might be represented through her regularly appointed
Delegates by their Convention, which was sill adj
vertised Tor he 22d May Tbs motion WAS denied and
tbereupon the Chemusg Delegation declined to act fur
tber with them The four Delegates from Tioga and
the persons from Tompkns then proceeded to nom
mate Charles X. Barstow, of TiOga, Delegate. The
Chemung Delegation organized at the same place aud
appointed Charles Cook of Chemung, the Delegate TO
the Baltimore Convention.
At the meeting of the Tompkins County Convention
the 22d May, they passed resolutions strongly dsa-
yowing and protesting against the doDgs Of the six per
who claimed TO represent that county, and oil tho
doDgs OF the socslled Owego Convention, and they In
sTuctt their County Central Committee TO consult with
Central Committees OF the Counties OF ChemuI and
Togs and TO Issue call for District Convention,
snd they adjourned to the Sd day OF June On the re-
assembling of the Convention the Sd day OF June,
hy three Delegates present. all of the towns being tul-
" iepresented the call for District Convention
having been ssuedto be held at 0wego the Sth day
Of June-snd that il had the approval of the Central
Committee OF each County, the Convention then, by
Of A. to s. et cted six Scott Delegates TO represent
Tompkins County In that District Convention.
Al The meeting of the District Convention at O~ego
on the b June, full Delegations from TOmpkins aud
CbemuDg appeared, dhe Delegates frm Troga did not
sppesr) tn, COnvt nlion organized by the appoint
n emit Of the Hon John Taylor, President and n
CIitenden and +. s. Hinman Secretaries and unsni
mously ee cted Charles Cook, OF Chemung the Deieg-
ate TO represent this District in the Wing National Con-
yention be held in Baltimore the 10th june 1882
and that Alexander Graham, of TCmpkins be bis alter
nate. These facts were fully established before the
Committee on Credentals-yet that Committee voted
that MIR Cock was not entitled TO seat in the Con