The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-11
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tion.
On notion committee Or Eve eonslstins OF the follow.
ing persons appointed for the purpose OF drafting
platform and resolutions expressive Of the views Of this
convention, viz. ;-Messrs French Of New York Toyn-
bee of Kings Insraham OF Rensssser; Gosen, OF Her
kmer and Msting, of Ric hmond The convcation then
adjourned for one hour
The conventca reassembed at half past O'Clock when
Mr. Boorn Of Poughkeepsie announced that the Const
tutiona Convention had appointed committee OF eight
by this convention upon plan Of joint action and
nomination. He moved that committee OF eight
be appointed as such committee The motion was
agreed to.
Some considerable discus. ion then ensuet upon the
manner in which such committee should be appointed
II frally agreed that committee OF hftecn should
be appointed by the nomination OF the convention whose
duty 1t should be TO select the committee Of eight and
present their TO the convention for it, approval
The committee OF fifteen was tleh appointed.
Pending the appointment Of that committee, Mr. BAY
ARD Of New York. that he authorized,
Of a committee Of eight appointed by the Cons.itu
tona Convention, TO confer with sirnar committee to
be appointed by this convention % make known to this
body the appointment of such committee.
On motion of Mr. FREsou OF New York, the officers Of
the convention added TO the committee Of fifteen.
The committee retired for a few minutes and then
turned to the convention.
Ar SitAfY1ca OF New York from the committee OF
hfteen reporttt the names OF the following Ecntcmen
for the committee OF conference wiz Messr French, Of
New York Hosch, az Hcrkimer Tappan OF Rensselaer,;
Myers o. Kings Hamilton, Of Orange; pssn Of New
The report OF the committee accepted by the
vention.
On motion Of Mr. FRENCH the committee OF conference
were empowered TO make such arrangements with the
committee OF the Constitutional convention az they NAV
deem proper. TO be submitted however TO this conyrn
tion for its approval The committee then adjourned
until So O'Clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention resumed its session al nine o. clock
Mr. FRENCH. from the Committee Of Conference, re-
- "a.
come TO harmonious conclusion, almost unanimously
and had fixed upon the following ticket
Secretary Of State. Aaron Ward. hard
Comptroller. .iemuci Stetson, soft
Treasurer. Joseph N. Lyon, hard.
Attorney General. Samuel Tiden, soft.
Judges Court ApreaIs-Inng term Samuel selacn hard
Short do .Nicholas Hin, soft.
State Engineer r...............J John ID. Fay, hard.
Canal Commissioners. Frederick Follett hard
State Prison Inspector Patrick II. Egan, soft
The report received with enthusiastic applause
j. b. ii. MAnrIno OF Richmond, moved that the ticket
be adopted.
Mr.. FRENCH said when he went into the committee he
used every expedient to draw the opinion of the
committee in relation 10 the strength Of the respective
parties and he perfectly satisfied that they had the
power TO elect their ticket that could be carried
with large majority above all other tickets that there
is not power enough In all other parties stop It's
course (Applause.)
Mr.. DEAN, OF New York, moved 10 strike from the
ticket the Of ali those Of the Judges of the
Court Of Appeals and the Attorney General.
Mr.. CrARKr, OF New York, moved to amend by inserting
the Of Josah Sutherland In the place Of Mr. Tlden
for Attorney General lie thought the convention should
not interfere with the quarrel the democratic party.
We have been fighting, hc said, their battles long
enough, and they have taken every opportunity TO be-
trny In the legislative chambers let take care
Of ourselves and leave them TO themselves.
Mv xwilltr In. ~.
take Of Themselves; tisy would take Of them
selves; they we're balance Of power party, aud In
that they have strength. The gentleman from New
York (Mr Carke) he said, paid regard to the fight
which comes of in 1885, than to that which much in
terest Dus and which on in 1855. advise that
gentleman 10 let 1856 take Of Itself and let take
of ourselves We have sent interrogaons every
candidate upon the State ticket and have not put
man upon 1t who has not answered satisfactorily, save
the Judges Of the Court OF Appeals.
Mr. Boorn-fisve you received a letter from Mr.. Fay
Mr.. FRENCH said he had, and that Mr.. Fay hal
ed favorably Ie read the to the convention)
We have, he continued established the fearful precedent
TO politicians that when address ncrrogations 10
them 10 have answer; and that intend to
leave of those who treat with disrespec Great ap
plause)
Mr. CLARKH Withdrew his amendment
Mr.. DKAS thought that the recommended by the
Committee on Nominations would tend 10 distract tho
opponents Of the Prohbitoy INV in the Senatorial and
Assembly districts.
Mr. FREs for the purpose Of relieving tho fears Of any
gentleman In tina, respect would state that hs
sured by influential managers Of both sections of the
mocratic party that the probability ia that both parties
would withdraw AL their candidates which have been
left Of this ticket and they did tha. the ,icke, was
10 carry the State.
Mr. DEAS said that made his fears still greater.
Mr.. fRSG--The gentleman remarks convey q false
impression. We come here 10 unite party. one
gentleman upon the committee which reported these
ddaies declared that he had voted any ticket In m
life but the whig ticket and go into this matter moi.
for the purpose of uniting the democratic party but for
the sake of ourselves.
The question taken upon ar. Deans amendaept
and It was lost by large majority.
Tho ticket then adopted with only three four
dissenting voices.
Mr.. DtAx moved that when We adjourn We adjourn %
NEE, to morrow at O'Clock for the purpos. hearing
the report IL the Committee Re.olutiona.
Mr.. Fron suggested that instead Of aJJourning nov
Hr Mcbride, the sergeant Arms, be reuoSted 10 pro
coed 70 the other convention aud aseer'an What action
had been taken by that body,
The sugges,en being sgree TO- Mr. Dean withdrew his
motion
The convention then took informal Of half an
hour.
Nj. Fmgn of New York from the Committee on Pat,
0ffuy &C. ltfL fefofteI frnolutohH--
Whereas This convention could not conssieaty With
the platform adopted ~ the liquor Dealers state Con
yenon held At Syracuse the sth u August last MONT
nate candidates for Office endorse any ~ another ary
unless II sta be necessary defeat the election ~ can
oates nonihaisdby the party o. coers
those favor o these principles in vhlch the strong
est candidates vho b. opposed 70 any Prohbiory "
guor whatey shall b. nominated endpsei without
regard 70 their party politics and whereas both seeilons
of the democratic republican party have In their
spec'ire PLATFORM frankly un~quiyoeay, and unqgzil
nedly erpressed their oproson - All pfoibtry liquor
avs shst aud whereas the republican party have
spiorsed the present prohihory Hquor as, and other
parties have te~n silent thereon and rb.f~s u
the canddatss oi the various political parc. have either
answered IN In'srrosn,ores unas,saeoy refused 70
ABsusr them, therefore,
Rs1olved fhst nominate the following candids,es
Tor the support ~ the hqa0r dealers and s others vho
oYpcssa 70 the oocrcve prohibition of the a
the naensb,e ami natural right a The people yo,srn
hsr private affairs, scisi hsbi's domestic ersno
my and moral discrins a. tsy have al answered A,is
fsciotiy the iDierFoAtnris- prorunds ~ them sIseps
tbs candidates if the Court of ApJ<a from whom there
have bssn replies received
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