The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-16
THE PRE- SIDENCY.
The Douglas State Convention
at Syracuse.
NOMINATION OF STATE OFFICERS.
Council Of Compromise on tho 1lec.
toral Ticket,
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OUR SPECIAL DESPATCH.

SYRACUSE, August Is, 1881.
This has been gloomy day for Tammany. Hes dsss-
CATION has been virtually repudsted by the State Con-
veotoo, and Mozart HALL has again been placed upon q
equality with her, and been admitted 70 equal honoss
and influence In the Convention.
The sctioa Of the Convention has been in reality
triumph over the Richmond and Casger dictatsoa.
Yesterday Richmond resolutely refused TO recognizes
Mozart, or TO consent 10 any act that would give
eclat to Wood, whom he designated a. q dangerous
acquisition to any party. The final result, which IL
great triumph Of Mozart, has been principally broug
about by the discreet action Of the Mozart deesaiou
which has been well managed by Ben. Wood Tammaay
suffered severely, As much from the insignificant cha
OF her not present single
Of respectable abity-as from the indiscreet &C.
ton Of Clancy and Kennedy, who throw
themselves back upon the old dignity of S.
chemdom, and made miserable failure.
After their admission TO the Convention the Mozarers
made a good point When Clancy requested leave for
Tammany to withdraw for consultation Bradford jumped
up gave the instant of the Mozters n
the action OF the Convention This took the country de-
legaes by storm, and greeted 18th ap olause
Cancys ely blunder broke down the last barrier and
amer that the delegates from the rural districts did not
hesitate to express the opinion that Tammany was
played out. It will be a hard matter for the
Regency ever again TO redeem their promise made TO
conc!liate Tammany that next year Wood and Mozart
should be slaughtered and Tammany again admitted TO
exclusive communion
rs confidently stated that the Mozart delegates are
only playing game and that the majority already
laughing at the Regency, and declaring that all they
wanted Was endorsement that would deprive Tammanv
nominees Of the advantage Of assumed regularity In
city nominations The result of the admission Of both
sets will probably be to insure double nominations n
the city, and the opening of regular auction mart
for State electoral by all who secure nomina.
Der Of Assembly
Tampany leaders, such Clancy, Kennedy and OKeefs
openly declare Kelly will not get thousand votes IN
the city.
The Bel committee have taken possession of Deans
parlcr In tie Syracuse House, and the Caggse
electoral committee meeting In an adjoining
room. Stryker who last year Knocked from tho
platform OF the Convention by Of bis soft friends
quite recovered from lameness message car.
rier between the two rooms Hunt, or more probably
orenzo Burrows will be put the electoral ticket ~
one Of the electors at large.
The Convention ran smoothly to-day, for no one wanted
nominations in 50 desperate the Regency
presents. The nominations went by default Kelly
accepts his nom nation, but IT is believed Allen
will decline. If he accepts, 1t win only be be-
RichnoDds bottle washer, jumps al his nomi.
nation as greediy as he stood remote chance Of e,sc
ton There evident conviction IL The minds Of II
leaders that the game for squaer Sovereignty anA
hence every thing permitted to without struggle.