The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-09-23
The New York Democratic State
Cnnuantiou

vention approaches Tickets of admission
to the hall have been issued to all the
delegates and contestants. Fernando
Wood. 10. Green, Gideon j. Tucker. and
other Hards have been in session this
morning and resolved to claim a hearing
before the committee on New York con.
tested seats, and oppose to extremity any
attempt to settle that question by reso.
luton. Mr.. Dickinson advocates equal
representation for Mozart and Tammany
on the floor, and counsels moderation
Messrs. Rogers of Erie, Schell, and
Mathew do not act cordially with the
Wood party. Edwin Crosswel is here.
and has been in consultation with Wood
and Dickinson.
The convection will organize tempo
rarily at noon. The Softs are confident
and talk of Cancellation. The Wood men
positively insist on selecting all their
shares of delegates to Charleston them.
selves.
Before twelve o'clock the gallery was
crowded with spectators, large number
of delegates, with a number of outsiders.
Immediately on the stroke of twelve,
Hiram Smith of Munroe jumped on the
floor and moved that Thomas J. Alvord
be temporary chairman of the conven-
ton. The vote was instantly put and
carried. Immense excitement followed,
the majority of the convention being Ia
ken 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
ling, of Cattaraugus, and L. b. Hall, of
Schohaiie, We're elected Secretaries
This was also carried amidst a perfect
panic on the part of the Softs.
G. d. Murray, of Cattaraugus, imme-
diately took the floor and moved the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Resolced, That regret.ing the difficulty
in the Democratic party in the city of
New York, this convention will not de-
eide upon the regularity of the two ex-
listing organizations there and hereby adj
nits to seats both the delegations from
that city with equal rights upon this
floor.
Loud and overwhelming shouts of
question, question, from all parts Of the
Hall.
Mr.. Cochran took the floor, but for
long time his voice was drowned in
shouts for question and the most deaien-
ing uproar. Jumping on seat, Mr..
Cochran continued amidst immense ex-
element, which continued until Peter
Cagger took the platform, called the con-
vention to order, and nominated John
Stryker, of Rome, temporary chairman.
nimmense riot followed, during which
no word could be heard. This continu-
ing, Capt. Isaiah Rynders came forward
in support of Cochran. 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
fight" Reporting was at this time i'm
possible, owing to the fighting and the
dreadful row.
John Stryker was moved as temporary
chairman, and was knocked down by one
of Woods men. The excitement was
most intense at the present moment, and
Stry ker i'll dumb show adjourned his con-
rention.
Wood then moved regular motions for
committees, and made q speech, bitterly
attacking disorganizers. as he called those
who had left. The motions were all put
and declared carried, Stryker having de-
clared the convention adjourned till o.
clock p. NJ.
All the convention except the Wood
men then withdrew. 1t was impossible
10 see how many remained in the hall in
consequence of the immense crowd Of
outsiders, who remained in possession OF
the hail.
Erening.-A resolution to appoint dele
gates to the Charleston Convention was
introduced, when a motion made to post
pone its consideration was voted down
ayes "a, nays %.
resolution was adopted authorizing
the chairman to appoint two delegates
from each judicial district to report the
names OF two delegates to the Charleston
Convention from each Congressional dis
trict and four alternates. The vote was
almost unanimous. The invention then
adjourned till tomorrow.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept. l5.-The Demo-
cratic State Convention met here to-day.
There were two conventions, Soft and
Hard, organized in one hall.
Thomas Galvord, ex-Speaker of the As
sembly, acted as chairman of the Wood
Convention, and John S. Stryker, of the
Regency. A scene of great excitement
prevailed, and some terrible rows and
fighting occurred among the shoulder
hitters. Marshal Rynders was assaulted
by Hard boy. The Soft Convention
finally adjourned, leaving the uards in
possession of the hall.
Fernando Wood then made bitter
speech, attacking the Softs as disorgan-
izers in leaving the convention.
Motions were carried in choosing regil-
lar committees. Mr.. Stryker, the Soft
chairman, was knocked off the platform.
The Hards finally adjourned, when Mr..
Stryker again took the chair and organ
lied the convention.
SYRACUSE, Sept. lG.-The Convention
unanimously instructed the delegates
chosen last night to represent the State
at the Charleston Convention, to act and
vote as a unit.
Augustus Schell, Dean Richmond, Isaac
V. Fowler and Delos De Wolff were
chosen delegates at large to the Charles
ton Convention, with John j. Taylor, b.
i. Tieman, Schuyler Crippen, and A. G.
Danley as alternates.
The Convention also appointed one
delegate from each Congressional District,
80 in number.
The Herald sums up the result of the
Convention in the following language:
"What first strikes every person on
reading an account of the proceedings is
the vulgar insolence and brutal rowdyism
which characterized the Convention. 1t
is disgraceful to the democratic party and
TO a civilized community. 1t is re-
proach to our free institutions, and gives
occasion to their enemies to blaspheme
the principles of human freedom. 1t is
a stumbling block in the. way of demo-
eracy advancing either among the nations
on this continent or Europe, and the
fellows who play these rowdy parts, and
those who from behind the scenes set
them Oh, are only fit to be galley slaves,
and il they were all in Siberia they would