Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-17
The New York Democratic state Cone
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SYRACUSE, n. Y. Sept. IA.

SYRACUSE, N. T., Sept. IA.
The excitement continues as the time of the
meeting of the Democratic convention APP
proaches. Tickets of admission to the hall
have been issued to ali the delegates and
contestants. Fernando Wood 10. Green,
Gideon ]. Tucker. and other Hards have
been in session This morning and resolved
To claim a hearing before the committee on
New York contested seats, and oppose to ex-
tremity any attempt to settle that question
by resolution. Mr. Dickinson advocates equal
representation for Mozart and TammaDy on
the floor, and counsels moderation.
Messrs. Rogers of Erie, Schell, and Mathew
do not act cordially with the Wood party.
Edwin Crosswell is here, and has been in con-
sultation with Wood and Dickinson.
The convention will organize temporarily
at noon. The Sofis are confident and talk of
Cancellation. The Wo, men positively insist
on selecting all their share of delegates to
Charleston themselves.
Before twelve o'clock the gallery was
crowded with spectators, large number of
delegates, with number of outsiders.
Immediately on the stroke of twelve, Hi
ram Smith of Munroe jumped on the floor
and moved that Thomas j. Alvord be t. m
pOrary chairman of the convention. The
vote was instantly put and carried. Immense
excit, ment followed, the majority of the con-
vention being taken so terribly by surprise
as to prevent any attempt at amendment
Instantly. on the vote being put, Thomas J.
! Alvord who was on the platform, took the
chair and called the convention TO order.
On a motion then instantly made Spank
land, of CattaraugCs, and E. B. Hall, of
Schoharie. were elected Secretaries. This
was also carried amidst a perfect panic on
the part of the Softs.
C. d. Murray, of Cattaraugus. Immediately
took the floor and moved the following reso-
luton
-ResOlred, That, regretting toe difficulty in
the Democratic party in the city of New
| York, this convention will not decide upon
The regularity of the two existing organiza-
tions there and hereby admits to seats
both the delegation from that city with equal
rights upon this floor.
Loud and overwhelming shouts of ques-
ton. question, from all parts of the hall
Mr.. Cochran took the floor, but for long
time his voice was drowned i'm shouts for
qestion and the most deafening uproar.
Jumping on scat, Mr.. Cochran continued
amidst immese excitement, which continued
until Peter Cagger took the platform, called
the convention TO order. and nominated John
Stryker, of Rome, temporary chairman.
An immense riot followed. during which
no word could be heard. This continuing,
Capt Isaiah Rynders came forward in sup
port of Cocbrane, when he was Immediately
confronted by Sheehan and Roe and blows
were partially struck. Callahan, New
York boy, sprung at Wood, exclaiming, '.you
must stop this fghtr' REPORTING was at
this time impossible, owing to the fighting
and the dreadful row.]
John Strykcr was moved as temporary
chairman. and was knocked down by one of
Woods men. The excitement was most in
tense at the present moment and Stryker in
dumb show adjourned hi convention.
Wood then moved regular motions for
committees, and made a speech, bitterly at
lacking disorganizers, as be called those who
had left. The motions were all put and de-
clared carried, Stryker having declared the
convention adjourned till =. NJ.
All the convention except the Wood men
then withdrew. ltwas impossible to see how
many remained in the hall in consequence of
the immense crowd of outsiders, who remain
ed in possession of the hall.
EreHing.--A resolution to appoint delegates
to the Charleston Convention was introduced.
when motion made to postpone its consid-
Grafton was voted down-ayes "a. nays 80.
resolution was adopted authorizing the
chairman to appoint two delegates from each
judicial district 10 report the names of two
delegates to the Charleston Convention from
each Congressional district and four alter
mates. The vote was almost unanimous. The
convention then adjourned till tomorrow.