New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-03
THE STATE KNOWING THING CONVEN
7ION AT UTICA.
From The Syracuse Chroaicls

From The SsT1euse Chroacie.
We have il from the most reliable authority tha
the great State Convention of the KnosNothings at
Utica embrace delegates from the largest portion OF
the Councils and took action decidedly adverse TO
the doings of the State Council held IN New iosk'
The Convention or Council at Utica, was called be-
cause the ord felt that their Constitution had been
outraged and the spirit of thor ASSOCIATION violated
by the course taken in New York. Having affected
an ORGANIC alton they proceeded to consider what
cours. oue bit to be adopted. They called the aten-
ton of the order TO the following resolutions which
were adopted by the Grand Council at its Session in
June June g. 1884, and which the Grand Council,
at its last session refused TO rescnd but proceeded to
violate TIE resolutions were as follows:
Rssd That the principles Of our Order IS laid down
our and private work for I'D that we should appear
ssssop and the, therefore it the duty Of
h. orssr ,t, be ies ss, s of & before the pa
lie a q distinct political body.
ter Of this Order body, only inside If
speetve Council Rooms and while Constitution and pr
yste they IL the duty OF this Coun
ell and subordinate Council al. attempts to
S aS Ss y TsI to he pue s%
Of Secrecy upon which the whole supetruerure of this Or
sspizatob IL bsssd" Unanimous
The Utica Coupci maintained that these resolutions
were adverse 10 the nomination OF State ticket which
must serily Expose the names OF individuals and
bring the doDgs of the Order 10 kn0 Wedge of the
public. They also maintained that the Constitution
was grossly violated by the New-York Grand Council
in its proceedings. In an address 70 the various Coun
ellis OF the State they say:
Section Of Article of the Constitution Of the Grand Coun
c requires that nonty Of AL the votes cast shall be requ
election any Office IL will b. conceded III II the
Grand Council made any nomination 1t bound 70 be
eTntd in dons BY the section quoted In proof Of tbs urn
De,s with which the Council adhered to this section
need but sc.'s The Ss. y % sse@ sa r
That when the vote taken each subordinate
Council called By the Secretary and that the oOwn was
For ev1s1psr-y W Savage, ia; r. Whitney IS; Bah
Wood i; r. CLARK as @ C sroO.on, Il Daniel UIlmsno
E6. Toisl plumber o. votes east, sl4 ,,,
nx.k .f.n ttras he
eely,d bu 26 cut 54 less han majority all
rOts' east The after assertion hs, the as a.
knOvn b. eery delegate 10 ne g. e. '0 a' present Es'
Y'ui b ihren now addressing you would shrink from
review OF e individual characters and auiecedens OF the
ad''s 70 ssSr IN s. SoousS tno~eSss
position and practices Of at essfhe hrst and last nsmed on
that tibet would convince every member Of the order Of tia.
e hi such ,eve not justify IN ADOPT
ina the fourth ssoution herewith presented oses
ted WITHOUT i-ia oHt'a q on reser
Sed a-d 'stcd priscISes r,ee.fiag 0 s,n J, yot.
rHE eo-ssfch tnd' srLEcrEpn
NOT 81 ENTITLED FILED TO RECEIVE rae sGePoRf oF
NEMbfRs or TaE order !. not u. " r,A q re M
ovffy eprsd ~ idEfri 1GEsey -lr ~ NOT tNtN rhE
WILL OF the MAJORITY.
The Conv enton hsving taken these steps, proceed
ed TO ADOPT constitution III accordance with what
they deemed to be the proper objects of the Assoea
ton, AID which ignores altogether the principle OF
separate nominations adopted by the State Council,
and positively iorbds tia nominations or Tscola-
" mesd0tt0Rs Of candidates for the suyragss Of TIE
People, at TIE ballo. bOz shall b made By sud BODY
or eng subordinate part thereof" They then pro-
ceeded to elect State officers ami adopted address
10 the members OF the Order ihroug bou, the State,
from which We hsve cleaned these particulars.
This We suppose TO be fair statement OF the pro-
ceediDgs at Utica II is quite pro oable, ho Fever,
that the Convention in some way iadics,ed what
cids,es should be sustained al the ensuing election.
II hes been iniims'ed that he Convention made
ticbet, and we are inclined 20 believe H. though we
kaop RothiRg.
The Rome Excelsior, we see, has hsuled do IN the
name Of its fsvorite candidate for Cover
nor and put mp that OF Elisha Ford. There must be
some ~ sson for this change and since all the rumars
are TO The eject hat the Convention adopted the Re-
publican ticket save that they substituted the oans
Of M Ford for ths, " Mr.. Raymond we are inchsed
10 believe il.