The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-06

fsr Governor at Syracuse.
yKN AYrKsDANCy IN THE k0KNHG-SakAr kxCfTE
MDr AMONG THE RxPUBLlcAss IN TIE EVENING
AL Sur THE SIXTH MIN RULxp our-ABour Fifty
SMITH MEN IN THE MASS COMMEMORATIVE NoAI'
MATED BY SEVEN OF HIS rARTIzANs-
n pursuance Of . call for On Independent Convention OF
ne people OF New York 70 nominStea candidate ior 10
vernon which call appeared In the Herald o. July issn
Convention was held the City Hall, Syracuse, on sa-
reeday Aueust with the Avowed ooec' OF nor sntpg
0srrs Smith Of Peterbcro, for that ONCE
Syracuse, the city Of conventions, on - appointed
oyrtps presented but little appearance Of the coming
sver There was no crowd al rhe hot Ssno csucussne
he barrooms or street cornerr no uosy disputauts
assing the chances Of noipe a IN en- pectsncy no wire
poers taking green ones from e rural districts by the
button hole From the &c ra aspect OF ssfars there
seemed but small chsnce al the contingency arising
which Mr. Smith yredscd his acceptance Of the honor
designed for HIN, sxnely:-a large Convection and
UNANIMOUS nc mnatoa About eight oclock in the morning
the foilowr G call wss posted through the city
The ksys State Convention Gerri: Smith Tor
Ssysn0 WI assemble q the Gig Hal WI - ore
s-at aong whom sre Fredericf Dousls. Go,tch sna
Dg ny IN ad serrs
S1 tbs voss. OF temoersDce sna reedS" VIII also srg'
L~s'es well as gentlemen are inviisc TO De present.
MORNING SESSION.
At eleven o'clock there persons not inelud
S he reporters assembled the City Hall, and in ABOUT
artsen minutes q few dropped graduauyin, uSt
there were about foriytwo present At quarter to
swelye Rev. Abraham Prayn called the Conven.ion to
order and nominated Mr.. Wen. o. Duvl as President OF
toe Convention, but that gentleman declined to act Mr.
pruyn then nominated Rev. Isaac Parks Of Cansstota
A voJcr-Leave out the reverend.
Mr. Parks then unanimously elected and took th
chair he suggested that Mr. Pruyn should read the orr
snal call for the Convention, dated al Syracuse June 80
Mr. Pruyn proceeded to do bat finding the document
TOO long he asked and got permission 70 conne hinsel
to the paragraph nominating Gerrt Smith for Governor
No enthusiasm whatever evinced the mention OF
M. SMITH 9
Mr. PRuyN said thai Secretary ought TO be appointed
and named Loring Fowler, OF Causstots.
M Fowler begged TO decline AID Professor Kingsley,
sf Cortland county, nominated and elected.
Mr.. PRUYs next proposed that Committee on Resolu-
tons, consisting OF i've be chosen; ana the following
uemen elected without oppositon:--Rev Abraham
Prxyn, OF Cortland VIM. Goodel, New York Geo. Bios
som, oswego; William o. DavAl, Csyusa; A. c. Stone,
Madison
discovered a. this time that the Secretary Prof
Igsley no. at the Convention and Mr. Geo Clark the
vocalist Of temperance and freedom unani mousy
that Office On Clark asceudisg the platform
before he took h seat ne was greeted with cries OF
CSs accordingly laid down his hat and coat and advauc
iag front OF the platform in obedience TO the CALI
with abe song OF "Where there's win there's Way"
The not OF the most lively character. The
very brilliant but tie sentiment seemed TO enthuse
previously very dull and se1ate assembly tie.
The everlasting Mr.. Pruyn again his lexs
proposing Wee Presidents. Josiah Rice, OF Wayne
unanimously elected. Mr.. Pruyn again rose and
proposed IN adjournment TIL two O'Clock, il
beng then exsctly noon, and the Convention adjourned
accordingly though the attendance the beginning Of
The pornpg session very thin, during M Clsrk's
song the began 10 fill somewhat, and At the close
there be- ninety and one hundred persons in
tie room Representatives were there from Madison,
Wayne, Cortland onon aga. Herkner, New York, Oswe
go and few other countless but the assembly
mass conventon open To al, no credentials were
ssked for presented Before the adjournment another
senaod was made on "the vocalist OF temperance and
beeaona" for song, but Mr. Clark said tina. he
busy Just then mAsag out hi minutes and besides he
very much Hurried and lot IN COCA condition for sing
ug whereupon the members Kindly excarei him.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
when the Convention oet q. Two o'cosk 2. NJ. the at
tendance sonewhs larger thsn q the morning
son aid u compliance with the Invitation embodied n
the poster ladies' honored the assembly With their
presence Fred Douglass, who absent in the morning.
also present. A very heavy rain Storm, acSompA.
med by thunder aud hghtnpg, raging without wnen
The Chairman, Rev. IEAAc PAR>s ssia the tine
tcr he Convention 70 cone TO order has arrived what s
viii Of the Convention Ipreeume the hss
detained the Secretary and Chairman OF Committee on
Resolutions, a. do not them the room. member
said that the Chairman OF the Committee nov a..
rved and he supposed that their report was The proper
business IN order
Mr. PRUYN theu mounted the platform and tsld:-nr
CnAnmsn-l ran go hard TO get here that hardly know
whether am able 10 read the report bat will try He
then read the preamble and resolutions. they were
p5biehed IN yes;crcsy's Herald
Mr.. PsrYS-li !, proper to state tina. member OF
the coDrttee dtsertc from OF these sentiments,
bot be willing let them 10 before the Convention
ali The rest agreed 70 them unanimously. Applause
Mr. koGowAN ta1 be voal1 Ike 70 near The second last
Teso,otioa read ssaln
As0:her member wished them taken up in order and
Veted on. Aiter brief discussion AR. Pruyn read se
resolutions sgLin.
TIE cHArsAN asked what they would do with the reso
loi'oos 1her acceptance was then moved and carried
Mr. CAiEs shed tie sscord last resolution read ag.u
ga motion Of the resolutions we're read for dis
cussioD n The whole, on the understanding that they
were 70 be yosed on separately. There much
fion Azs5ng members th pon. that one o. the re-
pc-ters from Ut tad:-hr Cna;rmsn-I have
modest request 10 make on my W behalf and ths Of
m each VI q
hf pane and residence.
oADx,S-l Was Just SONG to make The suggestion it
would be very desirable.
TIE FIRST BoNBsugLL PROM rug RsPuBLJcASs.
here the Rev. Mr. Arsrs, Of Auburn, rose and SAID
M. Chzrinan-l dont kaow whether the author
OF these resolutions desire that they should be
passed ~ tns meeting. have doubt point
btediy very 81 respsoI. but DO, higher thar
they vou5 rather not he would have those resolu
tons passed nnay By THIS nsete Ithnk Ihey have any
before or THIS Trey VII pass the
resolutions al this time for understand him will be
plac az him In poslou he does not ~sh 10 occupy If
understand his desires from the speech he nsds
home not Sopg since, be did not wisb nomination from
ths Convention unless was meeting OF the friends
% temperance and freedom In the STATE OF New York
Any Man has but 10 use bis eyes 10 thai this not
mass meeting; IN Is, II IL very small one apy way and
therefore DO DOT n M can come 90 to toe desire OF
Mr.. sni.h himself be we're present he would not,
this meeting should come foruard and nominate hin m
tks be test Of tie strength and number Of his friends
b oer.Anly very asoSurasns ] DO not rise 70 make
nends OF Mr. smith Mot certainly atime
and Circumstances when should be very glad 10 vote
for al these resolutions, and when could bold up both
hands favor o. Mr. smith occupying the po. OF Cover
o. tbs S,se; but an fearful, nay positive, thai this
movement cannot make him Governor Of New York, and
that would but rjur, him, paSe him = false position,
snd crush him political man n y fails And oaunot
zee bow DO otherrise than fal we look At this
meeting test Of The success OF this move certainly
must be failure. Where are M. smtihs friends
where ne zeal power Or force enough 70
important sep-snd oue vnish, think the friends OF
Mr.. smith should not enter upon unless they are very
confident Of success. Now, upon what we count
for success, we are 10 look upon this a Of
strength Of his friends II me that tn pro.
ceedng unwse 10 well known 10 you yourselves that
republican party formed but few years for
purpose Of combining oil the different persons