The New York herald., 1866-09-08
How Negro Suffrage Was ExSl1ded
from the Elatfornn.
The Contest in tie Committee ever This
and Other Planks.
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Gus sYFsGpSE CORRESPONDENCE.
SYRACUSE, Sept. o, 1850.

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SYRACUSE, Sept, Q, 1865.
TIE ,uaB raresuRE y CONVENTION
The Convention trat assembled here yesterday. pumi-
mated ticket aioplel platform and adjourned. in
many respects OF the mos, remarkable gatherings
ahat ever met the State IL on the high pres
sure SYSTEM dou6ie engines with valves open and steam
pouunq out in every direction. The exAanst nr =.
power and IN this respect was ,,, &C. H. ,s.s
imposshic 10 ountnne long n .on,.,o, I'm,
ni az - go nj Of gear and necessita,c stop
- - ,orc election day. In TACT, the gather
pe pe J escaped an explosion yesterday IS great wa
- ssurc. II was only by an adrot management Of
~ that break down, prevented and the whole
p,fty plunged into rGn. Tho convention running
speed unparalleled, and the fuel applied BY Con
era Van Wyok which had increased the danger and like
famous steamboat the Mississippi the
and iptlmm.be material We're being applied 10 increase
The speed, when few men, Under the Head OF Judge
James oia 81 Lawrence, sounded The alarm Of danger
ahead, ana succeeded temporary diversion anl
sudden change in The coprsc which enabled them 10 sail
safely arGGnd lie dan scroGs poinithc He'll 6atn in the
.hann l. few moments more aid all woald have been
wreck The details a this lcat vii be fpnnd ito
further along description Of the incidents in doail
whic Brought tho convention to this pont NIL frs, 20
cary TO rve clear understanding Of the position
of matcrs 81 that critical moment
ATTEMPT TO cstRAClzE FdadER TRENDS OF ssw4Rp.
the moment that tho delegates commenced to arrive
been known personal friend OF Seward, should be
permitted 10 occupy prominent position in that body
unless he came forward and denonnc both Weed and
Seward II was openly proclaimed by the extreme
that all those Who had heretofore been known tho
ostracized every OCCASION and that opportunities
TO exhibit this feeling would be m;se II poss bic. 1n
ths they kept their word az far In their power
One OF The first whom they detcrmined to furnish
evidence OF this feeling W. r. Stewart, the Chair
q '0e hs enon 70 e h cs ar
power but boas,ed OF IL in the h2rroos. the street.
and in all their eaucuses Lcjohn, and oil others Of
that class were also selected ont against whom their
marx of disappr Dhation was TO be directed The result
Of all this was that the men-tha the few who
here, both delegates and outsiders compelled TO
unite in the wild of the radicals IN order 10 be
recognized and prevent bcing denounced traitors
That this was put on In order that the extreme men
might be encouraged soon became quite apparent They
urged the radicals onward anxious TO induce them to
game was played by the old fslends Of Seward
Others around the street disconsOate and foIorn
showing upmistakabc evidence that they felt that
they we're not AZ home at this convention ana were like
cat in strange garret Their old leader was gone and
nsy ssesa GO a to se HsS Ssy ssen
sudeny set down in foreign country they could not
have exhibited symptoms OF loneliness greater than they
Aid at this convnton Not few were heard 70 say
what fool was for coming TO this convention While
all Of this was being exhibited by class the extreme
we're laying plans TO snub and os,raci1e hem In
abs they we're encouraged by some Of those who have
the radicals but for tho that they
anxious that the convention should pile up all the agony
extremists In realty the strongest opponents OF tho
radicals
had no leader and would In its deliberations be swayed
back and forth by the circumstances that might from
time To time develop themselves. Only thing
certain, and that that the former friends OF Weed and
Seward should be snubbed unless they came forward
and denounced those II was therefore somewhat
amusing TO the better class wander around discoso
late and iororn They would Wend thcir way TO Weeds
old " by instinct, only TO find IL occupied by the
noisy delainer OF the form occupant Tho counte
nanceof Their old leader was nowhere TO be ANA
fbrong and sought the quiet Of their private rooms,
where they could undsnrbcd speak their real thoughts
and express their true feelings IN regard 10 tbs Ton
venion from these small Gatherings sufficient
evidence was soon accumulated To show that
abe surface fe far short OF exhibiting the real position
or AHA ls here. The canvaSsing Tor candidates formed
ihs effort Of The radicals TO decide how they should
manifest Their feeling towards those who had here
soiorc assisied Weed In running the conventions.
OLD sT1tR COMMITTEE
A majority of tho state Central COMMITTEE appointed
hast year were at that tine scwaTd and Weed men;
They We're those who acted with him. and have lost
OF their personal friendship to either Of eso n,en.
The fact therefore, that they we're ANXIOUS to assist he
radicals in making themselves as odious as possible,
be hy tho fact that this committee recon
mended the name or Greeley FOR the pace IN The
kaiiora Republican COMMITTEE as the success.
any regard TO- to friendship or love for Greeley,
bet simply better 10 glyo The radicals
all the power in tho party possible that they might the
i in tho ground. This committee in its
SION agreed upon the names OF persons who should
be selected the officers Of the Convention This
eiuded both the permanent and temporary chairman anI
the vice presidents In the temporary orlsniz atom They
gave the temporary presidency 10 the radicals BY select
fpg Frensn aud then nNed upon Judge Emoit the per-
manent president. in the bore Of thus placing tho Con
veoion tie power of the conservatives and enabling
them 10 adopt any plan that they might deem proper
during the TINE occupied 10 the real business of The
Convention No this action or
tbe committee known the Iadcsls than
they immediately commenced making preparations 70
upset ~ And, strange ~ Il may seem, hr. Trsman.
whom the committee had designated Tor temporary TIE.
edeni was icrcmoa IN this movement, and hus secured
sor himself tho position OF permanent instead OF tom
porsry President cf the Convention THIS the rrst
plan resored TO FOR the purpose Of ostraoznV the Former
friends of Seward. Says one Oi those engaged this
change ~ programme, tWc viii show stewart vLa' We
th'nk Of bun aud his committee a. soun ~ he CALI The
convention 70 order 1hs radicals concentrated on
senera Nan Wyck as the temporary and ircman ss the
permanent presiding onloer of the convention This
cvented NE u,ierance o. any conservative sentiments
ou lhe ONO y OF ne hody anu gave Tue radicals fnl
power 10 direct the tone OF the gathering In
nocordance with his rr,gramme, The moment tnal
e -teWnN 'hlcd the c"nventcn to order end member
"fne committee moved th,t Mr Ircman be maize ~.
.cmpors president We persons elected Tor that pun
10y we RADICALS moved TO amend By subs, tuting the
al General Van Nyck ~ he place OF Trciuain announc
're mat The latter shord hc made the permanent prrsi
dent Tue lev conservatives tried 10 stcm he ,c by
scw speeches bu found Themselves powerlesc ana
euhmlited y vote which resulted no adoption Of the
tadics programme by about three one Van wyek do.
hNead iIst the speech that the radicals wanted Il ,oU
Ccntrpte their rrnks, horug his abse al seVd and ~.
aeurclng that they would show le lIieud II Set ,d
Wced that they nsdiesls, coad e paty ana ~ sc
setsfll without them. The appliance and chora se,o
brupght Ia every o. eesion 10 cirfl hoe e,,e. -,
- y y had al byeu preaTIsuged Le Whole tb az ID
berrsed ami me arors assigncd thpr laIts il tb0 no
kramns Ercry opportunity was aiso seven ,,.,, \,
applaud az those u he cow enton vuo have tt r,st
erpnsei seward especially was this ite l.so y III
s.reeloy. III radicals la!d no. IN .d et,e III \,
.heofng hliu, and bad ~ reyrbt eeg,ffly II cru,r
shst there might Y ~ iosakc, ~ eftl ia o.lon I'll
sarnc and e,ery unc lat he tuffel
tUNsnrvtry rrrD. rt.F ~ .t.a
~ % his vns caricd Z eica = ryent da.t. 3.
woo of Van Wtfk sud the preliminary orrtrt..,rr
- ls CouY en,iaii u,si The mcdrp rc0ip he cots.r.
Nan hs gan - ~ aNtmed iiic moment il.fee,.e.
iIai ne "a cls in atcordsnce with taer ,rseytf.lr
MNfl a fn ~ Ia HH Nt MAJ