The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-16
Rittmonb qispatrh.
FRIDAY MORNING.. SEPT. 10, 1850
The Syracuse Democratic Convention.


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| The telegraph has noticed the riotous pro.
ceedings Of the New York Democratic Con-
vention, at Syracuse, on Wednesday, relative
to the mode of sending delegates to the Charles
ton Convention. The Hards favor appointing
by districts, and the Softs favor the appoint
ment by the Convention. A dispatch says:
Before Il o'clock the gallery of the hall was
crowded densely with spectators, and large
number of delegates were present, with a
| number of outsiders.
Immediately on the stroke of twelve, Hiram
&. Smith, of Monroe, jumped on the floor and
moved that Thomas q. Alyord be temporary
Chairman of the Convention.
The vote was instantly put and carried
| Immense excitement followed the majority of
! the Convention being taken by surprise so ter
ribiy as TO prevent any attemptat amendment.
| Instantly, on the vote being declared, Thos.
q. Alvord, who was on the platform, took the
Chair and called the Convention to order.
a motion was then instantly made to elect
Messrs. Shankland, OF Cattaraugus, and J. Il.
Hail, of Scboharie Secretaries. This resolu-
| tion was also carried amidst a perfect panic on
the part of the Softs.
{. ID. Murray, of Cattaraugus, immediately
| took the floor and moved the following reso-
| luton:
"Rsso9red, That, regretting the difficulty in
| the Democratic party in the city of New York
this Convention will not decide upon the regu-
/ iarlty OF the two existing organizations there
and hereby admits to seats both of the dele,
gatlons from that city with equal rights upon
| this fioor.'
Loud and overpowering shouts of "Ques-
tion," Question . Question from all parts
| of the hall.
Mr.. Cochrane took the floor but for a long
| iime his voice was drowned in shouts for
| question" and the most deafening uproar
| Jumping on seat, Mr.. Cochrane contin-
| ned, amidst immense excitement, until Peter
| Cagger took the PLATFORM called the Conyen-
ton to order, and nominated John Stryker, of
| Rome, us temporary Chairman.
An immense riot followed, during which no
word could be heard. This continued until
| Captain Isaiah Rynders came forward in sup
| port of Mr.. Cochrane when he was immedi-
ately confronted by Messrs. Sheehan and Rae
| and blows were partially struck.
Callahan, New York boy, sprung at Wood
| exclaming, "You must stop this fight
| Reporting was at this time impossible, ow-
| ing 10 the fighting and dreadful row.
| John Stryker was moved as temporary Chair.
| man by Mr. CaggeT, and was knocked down by
| one of the Wood men. He was not hurt tho
! knocked off the platform.
| The excitement was most intense at that
moment.
| After tremendous excitement. Mr. Striker
| in dumb show, adjourned his Convention, and
Mr.. Wood moved the regular motions for COM
mittees, and made speech, bitterly attacking
the ''dlsorganizers,' as he called those who had
| left.
The motions We're all put and declared car
| ried
Mr.. Stryker having declared the Convention
cept the Wood men then withdrew.
1t was impossible TO see how many re-
manned in the hall, in consequence of the i'm
mense crowd of outsiders.
| AT half-past =. NJ, there was no farther
meeting, but the Wood men remained in pos
| session of the hall
| The Wood Convention adjourned.
| Mr.. Stryker then took the chair amidst i'm
| mense applause from the gallery and floor
| though lame and bruised from his fall and the
| blow he received
After q fine speech from Mr.. Cochrane. de-
| clarlug the party now united, the roll was
| called, and every delegate answered to his
| name, except Murray and Shankland, of Cat
| taraugus; II. q. Smith, of Monroe; Dunlap
and Mather, of Niagara; Thomas q. Award
| of Onondaga; ID. W. Dean, of Otsego: w. J
! Wieant, of Rockland; ]. NEG uire of Rock
land aud Thomas Smith, of estchestci.
The Iammany delegates responded; no con-
.estants appeared.
| When George Bartlett of Rome answered
| to his name, there were immense cheers.
Great excitement was manites ted, and soon
| there We're terrible rows and fighting among
the shou!der-hitters. Captain Rynders was
assaulted by ''hard' boy, and finally the
| 'softs' Convention adjourned, leaving the
! 'hards'' in the hall
Fernando Wood then made a bitter speech,
! attacking the 'softs' as disorganizers in leay-
ing the Convention. Several motions were
| carried cheering the regular committees but
in the course of the proceedings chairman
| Stryker of the regency Convention was
|
| Wood Convention adjourned, when Mr.. Stry-
ker again took the chair, and organized a Con-
| ventlon. The roll was called and every dele
| gate answered except three.
| resolution to appoint delegates to the
! Charleston Convention was Introduced when
Il motion made to postpone was voted down.
| ayes 81, nays 81. A resolution was adopted
! tor the Chalr TO appoint two delegates from
| each judicial district to report the names of
| two delegates TO the Charleston Convention
from each congress ional district and four al ter
| mates. The vote was almost unanimous. The
! Convention then adjourned till Tomorrow.
| THE MASONIC FRATERNIrY.--There are
now two important bodies of the Masonic
| fraternity in triennial session at Chicago
! The Times, of that city, gives the following
| concerning them
The Grand Encampment of knights Tenn
! plars of the United States, was organized in
| 1916, its first convocation being held June 20th
| of that year. the celebrated DE Witt Clinton
was elected Grand Master, and continued to
! hold that office until his death. in 1920 There
! have been thirteen regular conyocations of
| tins body. Hon. VIM. b. Hubbard, a Mason
| of great eIninence, and Il well known citizen
| OF Ohio, has been Grand Master for the past
| twelve years. Hon. Il. Il. French, of Wash
ngton, d. O., treasurer Of the National Ag-
ricultural Association, is Grand Recorder
! The system upon which the order of Knights
| lempiars IN the United States is established.
involves State Grand Commandery in each
state Of these there are near fifteen, and the
| entire order embraces about one hundred
| subordinate communicates, with member.
ship approX..aating to ! 900
The General Grand Royal Chapter of the
| United States is an older and much more nu-
merous body. There are twenty-five State
tTfand Chapters the States of Kentucky and
North Carolina having seeded during the
| last three years. under its control, and three
VIZ; pennsylvania, Virginia and Florida
which have never acknowledged its authority
| The Only Stale in the Union in which there is
| no Grand Chapter, is Delaware OF subordl-
nate Chapters, there are about 500, embracing
membership of nearly 10000. The General
Grand Chapter was stablished in 1897 The
present General Grand High Priest is the
Hon. Charles Gilman, of Baltimore, Md, a
| Mason of great age and experience and long
| tne Grand Secretary, an office now filled by the
| Hon b. B. French.
The business of these illustrious bodies.
thus assembling each third year, and linking
| together every State, district and nearly every
| territory in our confederacy in an indissoln.
Bile bond OF fraternity, is TO supervise the re-
| spectlye constituencies, correct errors and in
| novauons, and establish constitutional meas
ures for their prudent, butnot too rapid, dis.
| semination.
THE REVOLUTION IN CosTA RIoA-The ex
pulsion of President Mora from Costa Rica
py the reyoIutionists, is thus described by a
| letter:
On the morning of the-lth'of August. about
| s o'clock two officers of the garrison, named
SoItero Rodriguez and Luis Pecheeo, went to
the Palace, and asked 10 see the President on
| urgent business. On being admitted they
told him that his presence was immediately
required at the barracks TO put down riot
that had broken out and that Colonel Salasar,
| the Commander, had sent for him. The Presi-
dent gave some orders relative TO the matter,
and told them that he would go down after he
had taken his coffee and dressed himself, and
| was about TO retire, when the officers seized
him, told him he was a prisoner, ana even
| struck him with their swords when ne onered