The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-30
WHIG RATIFICATION MEETING.
RICHMOND COUNTY R1PuDIATTON OF THs CANDI.
DATE FOE CON0RESS.

1 BlCH0OQD COUNTY R3PUDIATTON or TH6 CAEDIs
DATE FOE C0N0REsS.
The wings of old Richmond turned out In full meeting
Friday evening" October 27 to act upon the State,
district and county nominations. Such . meeting has
not been held in the county since the days Of Henry
Clay.
Samuel H. Frost was appointed Chairman and Daniel
D. Tompkins Secretary.
HENRY J. SEAMAN, delegate to the State Convention,
reported the State nominations and eulogsed each
ddate as his name presented. He urged upon the
wings Of this county to give their undivided support to
the ticket.
The report apr roved and the nominations ratified
by an almost unanimous vote.
The delegates to the Congressional Convention pre-
sented their report through their chairman The report
adopted and approved by very decided majority
and is a follows
TO TIE wHIos OF RICHMOND COUNTY.
The undersigned delegates to the convention for the
First Congressional district which assembled a Jamaica
Wednesday, the 18th instant consider 1t due you
their consttqents as well as to themselves, to make
full statement of the circumstances under which they
appointed such delegates and their rejection by
NEST extraordinary and unprecedented vote Of the con-
vention.
The circumstances under which they were appointed
arr MS foiows-On the % September, Henry Seaman
aid rmes Guycn, as chairman and secretary Of the Ge-
al G. nmittee, called meeting of the wings of the
county They acted under the authority Of the commit
tee. The call printed large sheet in the usual
tire county. II read folows-swhigs Of Richmond
county, You are requested to meet at Ryer's Hotel in
the village Of Richmond on Friday evening" September
14th at half past O'Clock, to appoint delegate to the
State Convenonalso, eight delegates to the Congress
sona, and to transact such other business M
Chairman and Secretary Of the General Committee The
meeting took place at the time appointed The attend
dery and harmonious meeting has not been held in the
county for many years. Henry J. Seaman was appointed
delegate to the State Convention, and eight delegates
appointed to represent the county in the Congress
sional convention The wings of the county were re-
tember to select delegates from each town to
meet in county convention the 9th October to make
the county nominations, and they also at these
town meetings to select eight from each town to form
General Committee for the county for the ensuing year
and this was all the towns were to do. In accordance
with this request the meetings held in all the
towns and the delegates to the county convention and
the members Of the General Committee selected.
The towns thus regularly and properly called together
and acting under such CALL certainly approved of and
acqnesced in, the proceedings of the meeting held
the l4h September and material part Of the proceed
ings of that meeting the appointment of the dele
gates to the Congressional Convention No dssatisfac
ton expressed in the town meetings at the
The delegate to the State Convention attended the
convention at Syracuse on the goth September. The
by the meeting held on the i4th September, and
made the county nominations. And the General
Committee selected by the towns is recognize
| ed as such throughout the county. No honorable
man can or will say that the several towns have not
ratified and approved the proceedings of the meeting Of
delegates to the Convention If dissat
isfacton wus felt il should and would have been ex
pressed at the town meetings.
Thus matters stood until the evening of the 18th inst
the day before the Convention met at Jamaica, when r.
c. Moore and Abraham G. Simonson Of Northfcld and
Wm II. Vanderbilt and Hamilton Brtton, of S0utheld
called together few cf their political friends not to
coed eight ten in each town. and three Of the number
by them appointed delegates to the Congressional
Convention. 1t altogether secret, private
ment irregular and facous, and in direct violation Of
the Of the meeting Of the l4th Septem
Der, under which the towns hsd already acted. No
movement Of the kind made in eith0r Of tho ethgg
sss,s would y contested sn = ~ a.,
the Convention met their arfuinfrnt was not regu-
lar and satisfactory to the wings Of the county Why
we're not the towns of Westfeld and Castleton called
upon to move = the matterg
The Congressional Convention met at jamaica, ON the
18th ns and Your delegates present to represent
the county They presented their credentials signed by
Samuel H. Frost, chairman, and W. A. Fountain, score
tary, Of the meeting held on the l4th An the facts
herein stated we explained to the Convention by your
delegates and the wrong attempted to be done to the
venticn but 7body rejected your delegates and de-
clared the three individuals named the regularly ap
pointed delegates to represent the county Of Richmond
in that Conventon-also giving them power to fill up
the delegation Your delegates greved to state that
Mr. Vnii OF Suffolk county, (who, after the pretended
nominated for Congress) voted, with the majority
| to reject your delegates.
to Rchmond county, but for the conduct OF the nd.
vduas named and Of them has said that they had
no other object in view than to take tho nomination
away from Richmond county, and thus defeat gentle
man who stood prominent as candidate.
Your delegates win not indulge in any comments upon
tie conduct Of the men who have thus assumed to be
your representatives in important District Conven
ton That gloss wrong has been done to the wings Of
nd to
Of Richmond county, to determine how you win express
your dsapprobacn Of the conduct Of the individuals
psmed and proper sense of the injustice done to dele
gates and constituents by the vote q the Convention
HFFRY l. SEAMAN, EDWARD CUNNINGHAM,
q. PRINCE osGooD, ALFRED MERsEREAU.
! HENRY SIMONSON,
sign the report the ground that v did not attend any
Of the meetings. and has personal knowledge Of what
took place at them, but he concars in the conclusion
| which his associate delegates have come to.
The contesng delegates also reported that Harvey W.
VAIL Of Suffolk county, nominated for Congress
the convention which met at Jamaica on the 18th inst
] ABRAHAM C. SrxoSsoN moved that the nomination Of
| Mr.. Vail be approved and ratified
/ RICHARD G. SIXTH offered an amendment-That the
nomination Of Mr. Vail does not meet with the adproba
ton Of the wings Of Richmond county, and is not en-
titled TO their support and that the be rejected
These motions eicited exciting debate, In which
others took part The motion oi NJ sm to reject the
nomination 0f Mr.. Vail, was adopted by q large ma
motion to reconsider was then made by Mr. Anthon,
and advocated BY Dr. Stewart and Mr. Seaman but the
motion was lost.
The nomination Of John F. Raymond for Assembly,
stand by the entire ticket ratified and approved by the
meeting
It was, altogether, the most spirited meeting held in
the county for many years.
The ma1contents were few, and voted down by
very large majority, and have thus been taught that
faction will not be allowed to repudiate the win OF the
majority.
MEETING OF THE GRAND DIVISION OF THE
SONS OF TEAPERANCEF FOR WESTERN NEW
YORK.
This body commenced its annual session in ithaca on
Tuesday evening, the oath inst The divisions compos
ing the Grand Division well represented by OF
true and tried temperance worth The following named
gentlemen elected officers for the current year.
G. w. P.-Daniel H. Marsh Of Oswego.
9. W. A.-Leander Reddy OF Penn Yam.
g. W. S.-Wesley Bailey Of Utica.
@. w. TIL Newland, Of Utica.
@. Chap.-Rev J. Debois, Of Black Rock.
g. Con.-John r. Williams, Of Ithaca.
g. SEM. Davis, Of Barre.
Tho following resolutions were adopted unanimous
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