New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-16
THE AMERICAN STATE CONVECTION WI; = N,
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SInn' Cwa,tion was called To @

GEsi Lks ,.sI This body e permanently organized,
hoetauo'S doing beg the kind indulgence OF the Con-
yenton The seeIeiy VIZ NIL w pesse hand in their
list Of ccunes, asu Ie van f'N''
names ssnndred and sxty.eght Delegates were found
N be present. .,;,.,ion Of
.cmmittee Of one from each Judicial Distnc' W 10
pon permanent officers. suownp
M Murphy of Albany moved to amend by alSw ,'a
The delegations to select their members Oh '"''
Mr. Hoyey Objected to any such restrictions upU ..
Ar Chairman and stated that snch course was
uDusual. ,.,. a, the ground
that the Delegations knew thelr own "'N'
see ct them better than the cnaI ,d the resolution
adopted. .s Amounted:
Inc lono" ns,,.s Barney It'd District, Edward T.
WOOD lid District Samuel SiSyS1 Viz District MoTsa
Smith vh I, S ba.Ic. ,ms. F,O With District j. '"
in Adjourned till Sp. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
M. Convention reassembed at o'clock.
NJ Hoyey, from the Committee on Permanent Or
;.t;on reported the following officers:
r. SSi' ar S,1nsy Of Ecw York
%ScS Of hSs BENJAMIN Gregory Of oswsso Could
Of COrtlsndt WIN s:on Wayne g. Scrpssi Of Er
Monroe SSsas S. Mcbride, Of onOndass.
Several delegates have arrived since the morning,
and the Convention lie now well niieu. -, .
Mr. Riker Of New-YOrk and Samuel w. Johnson OF
Cattaraugus. were appointed Committee to conduct
the President TO the chair. $50
The President took his seat amid loud applause, and
smoke as follows:
GrsTIHMrx:-I feel deeply the honor youhave conferred up
on me in eectng President this delegated body of the
yres btnecen Of Amecansm from the first hour
Of inception and pledge myself tht will not desert IT,
stspd bore to-day IN this Convention Of American proud
with you this evidence is afforded that the sOoay seed
OF Amcrcsnsm has fallen upon good soil where DESPITE some
overspeod the whole land stand now my friends with yon
in the position in Which the army the Tn H. aa ss
length lighted upon their banners Taking for example the no
~ aud the hour OF victory will
The Vice. Presidents ard Secretaries then took their
places on the platform:
The Rev Ira ID. Smith, Chaplain of the State CouD
Gil, delivered appropriate prayer.
On the suggestion Of MIR. Boy, OF New-fork, the
roll Of the delegates was called.
When the Sixteenth Assembly District of New-York
was called Charles L. Eros. objected to the names OF
Rufus d. Care and William 1. jackson being called,
as himst II and Charles SmthsOn were the regularly
elected delegates.
Erastus Brooks, who was greeted with loud cheers,
stated that the difficulty out Of the organization
of the new Assembly Districts in the city. Iheywere
all regularly elected and could rot be considered con-
testants He moved that the delegates just claiming
the seats be admitted as delegates at large.
Mr.. Boly objected to this motion. lie thought the
matter could be left to the NewYOrk Delegation, and
uONcu W VIZ I"0o'iV" w ~ -'O'
Mr.. Smit6son, from the Sixteenth Ward objected to
go in Delegate at large as he was entitled To
seat as Representative from the Sixteenth Ward.
Mr. HOvey moved an amendment to the amendment,
by admitting both sets of Delegates from the Sixteenth
Ward
The Chair decided that the latter motion not in
order.
Mr. Boly said he would withdraw the amendment if
the Delegates last appearing would accept seats as
Delegates at large.
Mr. Smithson refused to do 80. ii the other set OF
delegates chose to accept seats as delegates at large
they might.
speeding the seats from New York, who thereupon re-
tired to settle the point.
Mr. Cantinc of Ulster moved that any county not
fully represented be permitted to cast the full vote to
which they are entitled by the delegates present.
Mr.. Richmond Of Genesee, moved as an amen 1ment,
that no vote be cast for any Assembly District unless
one delegate be present therefrom.
Mr.. How of Westchester, objected. Only one dis
trict of Westchester County at present, was repre-
seDted while the county was entitled 10 three vo'es'
He was opposed to the resolution, because 1t was I'M
democratic. lie continued to urge, that every county
should have full representative vote on candidates
Mr. Richmond said the Convention was called by
Assembly Districts. II one Assembly District only
was represented, 1t had no right to cast votes for
another Assembly District.
Mr.. White Of Ulster hoped the Convention would
adopt the resolution as i came from county wh'cn
Mr. Norton of Queens said he alec came from re
liable county, and he in favor of the vote being
cast for the whole county.
Mr. Howe Of Westchester said, II Westchester
could not boast casting its vote for the Presidential
candidate she had al least sent true American TO the
Senate for two years past and would for two years
more. 4,
table on the motion of Mr. Mann of Osweso.
Mr. Fulmer of New-YoIk reported in favor OF ed-
hitting Messrs Frost and Smithson as delegates from
the Sixteenth Ward, and that Messrs. Jackson and
ka in fha Effaanth Ward
The report was adopted.
A. j, Ii. Duganne moved that 9 Committee of two
from each Judicial District be appointed to form
platform and resolutions and report during the session
Of the Convention.
MIR. Fulmer of New.York was opposed TO making
any more platforms for the American party Immense
cheers. The party had been platiormed and resou,
tionized until il had been nearly platformed out of
existence. The platform already laid down was broad
enough for any good American TO stand upou and any
person with "ngger curl in hE hair, if not salts
ned with 1t, could get off.
Mr.. Boly said the gentleman had taken the wind
out oil his sails. He had no more to say except to
second the remarks Of Mr. Funer, and to move to
lay the resolution on the table.
MIR. Al: IL. Duganne protested against the dis
courtesy OF laying his motion on the table.
Mr.. Bolys resolution was carried.
Mr.. Duganne moved for a Committee of two from
each Judicial District to report resolutions only.
Mr.. Hovey seconded the resolution and Hrged the
necessity of expressing the sense OF the Convention
to acts relating to State policy.
Mr.. Russell Of Washington moved to amend by re.
strcting the Commttees power to resolutions on State
policy.
Mr.. Murphy said that the platform upon which NIL
lard Fillmore was beaten was enough FOX any Ameri-
can and they could stand upon that in all national
matters
Mr.. Ciberson of Nsw-York said that the Fillmore
platform was no platform at all; it had beaten the
Americans before, and 10 one wanted to stand upon it
again.
Mr.. Murphy said that they could stand on the Troy
plasforun hen