New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-16
THE LATE DEMOCRATIC" STATE
CONVENTION
cor,.rorS.,ee Of TIE n. Y. Triturs.

SYRACUSE, Sept IA, 1857.
The meetinga State Convention of any large politi-
cal party is always matter Of public interest, espe-
cisIy 90 a, time when the fundamental principles
uuop which our Government was formed were being
gradually changed. The representatives. of the false
Democracy have u.t been in session in our city, and
have been pretty close observer of their dOugs.
have scarcely ever 80 msuy ofthe head men IN
attendance at an ordinary State gathering Ctosswel,
Richmond. Csgger, Ludlow, Dickinson, Seymour,
Church. Peckhsm, TuniT, S,ryksr, Sickles, Wood,
Cochrsne. Kelly, Pratt, Hathaway, Sweeney Bishop,
Sutherland Purdy Cassidy, Brandreth, Jewett, Shaw
and other lesser ls hts were present 10 manage tae
machinery. This being the first Convention since the
Inauguration Of Buchapan's Administration, rs was
very important ascertain who he'd the reins IN tns
State. There is no doubt tnai h'conl ,nti
Ludlow il Co.. have the inside track, and that ". ;.
Dick nson and the Hards in the minority, WIN Tue
masses, as under Pierces ADMINISTRATOR Two 0,
three test votes the afternoon of the hrst day se'ed
that and then the Hards cdred and submitted cahiy'
The State COMMITTEE IS hreetourths Sott, an adVan-
tsge that politicians understood. This victory won,
other matters Of minor conse luence vi course,
the ticket placed in nomination was not selected 70 oe
elected After the test votes on Thursday, Ine .s
was arranged in the evening by few leaders on ooth
sides without difficulty. Church. klchmond. Nauuet-
poe and Rhoades rank as Softs and tucker irehane'
DEMO and JsycOx as Hards. Does any one suppose,
as the candidates for Secretary Of State and treasurer
would have been presented the people ct this state
Of course not mixed very freely with the delegates
and scarcely heard tie probability OF success referred
TO. The main que stion in yle~ was w no snail con
trcl the appointn ents at Washington =
We have seen many disorderly Conventions III our
city but this equal to any IN noise proanly ana
factious strife. Fifty delegates would sometimes
their voices. am sorry 10 ssy, though Onondaga
furnished the presiding officer he totally unfit for
the place. r..
The great battle of the Convention, however, after
the soft ascendency was ascer,eined, was for ana
against Judge DEMO Idoubt whether anything OF the
kind was ever Witnessed before in this Safe Whenthe
subject wa. frst presented there was terrhc yen Oh
disapprobation from all OF Mayor WOOD p e'..,
were a. thick blsckberries. The question In Issue
was the city w. the country; aud noby did the coun-
try stand by its The contest lasted three hours
ard every inch wac fought, aud well fought too. Inc
head Of the Dead Rabbits and the representative OF
the Five Points labored long and loud but the clu-
Gus programme could not be disregarded. Gov. Sey-
mour made q very able speech in behalf Of his neigh
Dor and friend; did Peckham OF Albany, ana some
Others The vote wss finally taken, and Judge DEMO
received ~ votes out Of III. The result was well re-
ceiyed by the decent portion OF the Convention, but
guess the Dead Rabbits swcre some They atsued
That the 10 20 or 80 0C0 Dmocrat majority in New
York City this Fsl would be noTtOo on the Judge OF
the Court of Appeals. But suppose the Mayer will
wave his hand, be did frequently in the Convention
when be wanted 10 quiet his followers, and they VIII
sll vote the straight ticket.
The collision in the Convention, on the nomination
OF State Engineer, between Wood and Sickles, was
the fupnies: Scene Of ALL Graham was presented by
Brooklyn for this post. Il appears he had been a
"Henry Clay Wing. and Wood was against him.
This brought out Sickles, who thought such charge
came with poor grace from him, who bad been q
Know. Nothing. Each of tnese gentlemen told many
truths about The other, have no doubt, but Wood
came cut second best. Sickles dashed the e1.k. n.
most UNI ercfully and very handsomely too and to the
entire satisfaction Of the better portion of the large
audience.
NOTWITHSTANDING the dis graceful scenes and the weak
pominstiops some good tbi0gs came ont OF the Con-
yentiop dickinson the ultra Pros avery leader In
this State is in the minority in his party; Mayor Wood
was foored in his darlg o5ost 10 coming 10 the On
veb,on to defea. the denomination OF Judge Demo;
and the dc csion of The Court Of Appeals in declaring
the Metropolitan Police ol all rght, was fully sus-
tail ed. That's pretty vel for Demoerd,,c' State
ConyeItCI, BtRhE'