The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-10-05
VOL. VIII.
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE AUBURN CONVENTION


So many political Conventions met At A.
burn, New York, last week, at the same TIM
that it is rather pulling to understand tb.,
proceedings
The Free Democratic State Convention ..
sembled on the 25th, chose John Jaw for =.
President, appointed its committees, listened ;,
speech from Mr.. Hale, laid on the tsbo
motion to proceed at once to nominations ana
adjourned, to meet at O'Clock the next NOV,
ing. At the time appointed, il re-assembl.5
passed various resolutions, agreed to n..,
again at ~ P. M. to mako nominations AL
adjourned.
That same day, (the 26tb,) the Anti-Nebr.s
ka Convention, adjourned from SARATOGA I,s
August met, exChsncellor VIM. 7. McCn,
presiding About two hundred delegates wa,.
present. 1t soon became evident that a M.
jority was determined to adopt the entire tick
ct nominated by the Wing Convention On tbs
goth. Liberal Democrats and FREQ Democrat.
were present, but their propositions to takea
part of the Wing ticket and then to compIes
it with the names Of persons attached to o,be,
parties, were hardly listened TO- Arbitrarv
rules were enforced, the greatest confusion pro.
vailed, and nothing like deliberatien marked
the proceedings of the meeting. At last Nv.
ron H. Clark was nominated for Governor Nv
reclamation. Much opposition was raised to
Raymond, but he received majority of the
votes on the first ballot. The rest of the Whig
ticket was then nominated, and the Convention
adjourned sine die.
A number of delegates to the Anti Nebraska
Convention, displessed with its Wing charsc.
ter, had seeded, and called Convention to
meet on the evening of the 26th. Aftor a com.
promise with the Free Democratic Convention
it nominated State ticket, as follows For
Goyernor-Myron H. Clark; Lieutenant Gov
ernor-Bradford r. Wood Canal Commission
er-Charles A. Wheaton Prison Inspector
Philip R. Macomber. 1t then adjourned to
meet Wednesday morning, eight O'Clock
The Free Democratic Convention, which met
at ~ on the evening of the 26!h, adopted
this ticket, passed spirited resolves, appointed
State Central Committee, and adjourned.
The next morning, Wednesday, 9th, eigb.
O'Clock, the Seceders' Convention resssembled
adopted an admirable series of resolutions sp
pointed committee to prepare an Address to
the People of New York, and recommended
ratification meetings in the several towns Of
the State. The members Of the Free Demo.
cratic Committee, appointed the evening PIE
vious, were elected as the Republican State
Central Committee, with the addition of Judge
McCoun and AbIsh Mann. The Convention
then adjourned sine de.
The State Temperance Convention met at
the same place on the 9th, and nominated the
Wing candidates for Governor and Lieutenant
Governor, as the Temperance candidates Tho
vote on the question of Lieutenant Governor
stood: For Raymond, l59 for Wood, 1l2
There are then, four State tickets in New
York-the Hard" headed by Bronson, Pro
Nebraska, Anti Maine Law, and Ant-Adminis-
tration; the "Sofh" headed by Seymour, Pro
Nebraska, Pro-AdministratiOn, Anti-Maine
Law-both Of the Baltimore Platform stripe
the Whig, headed by Myron H. Clark, and
ratified by the majority of the State Temper
ance Convention the Republican, headed BY
Myron H. Clark, and representing Freedom,
Temperance, and True Democracy.
1t will be observed shat the Free Democratic
Convention and the Seceders from the Ant,
Nebraska Convention have organized Re.
publican Party in New York, which embraces,
Of course, the FREQ Democracy, and those
Wings and Democrats who recognise the ne.
COSTLY of q new organization of the political
power of tho Free States, snd which will CO.
operate with the Republican Party already
organized in Wisconsin, Tllinois, Indiana, Mich
igan, Ohio, Vermont, and Massachusetts,