, 1861-10-30
TEE PEOPLES CONVENTION.
the AUDIENCE IN AN UPRoAR.
FUN, FUSS AND FuRoR.
THE PEOPLE Oh 4 BENDER.

THE PEOPLE OF A BENDER.
The Convention Breaks Up In 4
ReW.
Immediately after the Union Convention
held at Bryan Hal, and the nomination Of
ticket, the most casual observer might have
rotced sn unusual agitation In the political
pot. The Convention, the nominations, the
resolutions, the whole proceedings. were up
Ees and trampled under foot By portion Of
The community, aud q so-called mass meet.
ing Of the people Was held in alaHyer's office
On Randolph street, 1t which "Committee
Of Forty" was appointed, who should get up
a ticket-have new deal-nake 8 new slate
for the people. That Committee Of Forty
four from each ward-at once went into So
cret CAUCUS at Kingsbury Hall, and remained
there, except st meal times, three days and
three nighte, "cutting and drying" tor the
people. And that's where. the gazelle comes
in. |
Our reporter being Of an lnquisisive turn Of |
mind, and fooliBhly thinking that the con
summation Of beneficial measures for the peo-
pie orght to be made known to the people,
with his usual placidity and cquanimitg Of
mind visited Kingsbury Hall to report pro-
ceedirge. Like Caesar he ''came" and "saW"
but unlike Cesar he didE't" conquer" He
came to the Hall He eaw the "Comnittee
of Forty" arranged in solemn conclaye aad
soon ly hints Of undou5tcd character saw be
wasn't wanted. 1t was informed that mis-
company, desirable q. it might be on ordinary
occasions, was net half so desirable as his
room. Much of the business transacted In
that caucus must forever remain secret, but
| it is known that "a ticket was nominated and
upset, and that on the last dag-yesserday'
another ticket con- aiming the s'neH deal
| is. fresh candidates untainted with position
| upon the Union Ticket, was nominated and
received the sanction Of the Forty" Is might
have been expected for the reason thot upon
| tbs motion OF an tx-Mayor, all delegates not
in tavor OF the new deal were requested to
| withdraw a1d new ones were put in their
| places. The committee were teady to come
before tie people, open their 1artern aad let
their light shine.
The people came up to Metropolitan Hall
LIST evening en- t.asse came in their strength !;
CAN'T disrespectiye Of party; came
Ignorant OF what the Committee had done,
snd the majority came ignorant there WIS any
such Committee. The elements Of nature
III day had been ill-omeaed, prophetic o:
what might be expected. The heavy thun
der, the furious wind, the driving, dashing
rain, however, had no Significance for the del
egates They had sailed thus far upon placid
sen and were hardly prepared to breast the
raging waves Of popular opinion. And that'i
where the gazelle came In.
Our reporter circulated freely through tht
crowd which denssly packed the main fool
snd swarmed in the galleries, and caught tht
pzemonitory symptoms Of the gathering
storm. About eight O'Clock, c. G. Wicker
l Esq, mounted the platform, at that tim= &C
/ cupied only BY few policemen, and nomina
ted Stephen G. ClA1y, Esq, President Of th'
:, Board Of Trade, to preside over the deGbcra
r ticDs. The nomination Was seconded ant
!, unanimously passed, ard Mr. Ciary took th'
stand and ca2led the Convention to ordsT
which the Convention failed to do, bat on ta'
:, ether land, began TO g1ow little noisy.
), 1cwirg Vice Presidents:
j. r Chaplin, II. S. Bacon, Robert L. Wilson
3 Nelson Luddington, L. Z. Holden: Peter Wolfe,
= ii. Van Osdel. Morgan l. Keith. ". L. NewbcSry
Samuel Myers, Q: 5. Hough. YIN snowhook
J., | Own 1lcCa,ty, AmbrGee Burnham, Ca.par Butz
George LeyeEenz, g, S: HnbbaId, B; " Raymond
= S. Williams, Charles Mcdonald, u p: D
: lraac Specr, 1Ver Lawson, Judge Manier7e, Gran
5 Goodrich, A. Kohn, Henry Gree1ebaum, Georg
Pottgeite1, $: Y. Fnller, Thomas S!oeTy, Andres
Sehui1, Z. Ii. Avery John T. Pluod, John 4
Huck. Dr. Brock Mcfiekar. and Dr.. Braf1ard.
II After the reading Of the 1anes, the Chai
. submitted them to the audience for approya
II aud the audience rejected them with a mos
y laundering negative. The Chair, howeye
!, decided them nominated, and they went
0. over The heads Of the people, whercupon tt
y people commenced to demonstrate, a2d a IN
l. yerfal roar Of laughter ansued, intermingls
- with g1oane, cheers, hisees and cat calls.
IL L list Of Secretaries was then read in Il
l. midst Of din so incessant that our report
could only catch the name Of John Lyle Kin
The nomination was put to the audience, al
sgaIn the sudienee decided in the negatis
;. and again the Chair announced the secretarl
- appointed. Another outburst Of yells, wh
- ties md cat calls ensued, to which the con
~ sion Of tongues at Babel was uaelodious
nd dence.
~ The Chair proceeded to state the object
he the meeting, but bis voice Vas swallowed
set in the din. After announcing that the d.
~ sates had prepared ticket, he was intsrzup
~ by a sonorous voice in the gallery, wh
~ caused an uplifting Of heads and temper
s lull in the. storm. The voice Was found
- belong to Writ Dexter, Esq, who, as ont
49, ~" the people, demanded to know the nt'1e:
'o1 the delegates, how they were appointed,
by what authority. Immense applause,
;ors cries of" good" "good," who are the d
raj gates?''l
On Mr. Peny, one Of the people" upon
the floor, said be didn't come here to listen
Or. report upon any ticket. He wanted to H
and the names Of the delegates-in fact, he
lies ve1y desi1ous Of learning them, and how
and came there. He didn't want any secret tr
At a.tions. Let everything be open and a5
lent board.
be- 4 Toice-" Bully for you, cid fellow!"
s Of THIS WIS the signal for an uproar, aud e
fol- nan went in, to the extent OF his vocal
the musical resources, utterly regardless Of
laws Of harmony.
Mr. Dexter again demanded to hear
Hon. names Of the Committee OF Forty. He
r. II. down upon all cliques, down upon politic
i. s. and down upon the Union ticket. He wa
gent, pofed to sny da1k-lantern proceedings. r
., Il. Of ski! hi!''l He supposed this meeting
j.: N emanation from the great popular hes
1-' that the people we're present to act at
r. IT. board in every particular; and he would II
gorge foze make motion thst tbs Chair or the
nnes"' rctaries read the names Of the t' Comm
thu Of Forty"
,cca. The Chair arose and eaid that the 8ecrI
i, a had forgotten to bring list Of the la
r the but he would eend fer them.
At this announcement, u deafening ye
derision arose, one crying out, " throw
Secretary over here;" enother, "fetct
ieago your Nance" It seemed to be the univ
Q tae desire that 1t was emineutly proper the n
= INC ehould b Forthcoming, and the audience
by no mesns slow At giving vent to their
yicticna on that score A quiet scramble
distant corner gave spice to the proceed
snd seemed to create desire for a tree
but the audience kept peaceful in the Il
Of phys1cal demonstrations, although 81
ing themselves to IN Unlimited extent VI
Henry a. Clnk, Esq, took the star
commanded q Temporary silence. He sol