The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-01
NEW YORK STATE POLITICS.


MISUNDERSTANDING for the Fight.
The Democratic State Central Committee assem-
bed yesterday In special session at noon at the St
Nicholas Hotel, with the venerable leader, Samuel
]. Tilden In the chair and the astute SCRIBE Mr. A.
s. Cassidy OF Albany In his place as secretary. Tho
meeting was called for the purpose OF making final
preparations for the coming campaign and to re-
ceive reports on the prospects Of the party through
% vnS stase tna Inc reports were most
tons had been canvasslng the situation pretty thor
oughly, and from their statements It was concluded
that the success OF the democratic State ticket
certainty; that outside OF the metropolis Hoffman
and Beach would be elected by from five thousand
to ten thousand majority
The subject OF selecting speakers for the campaign
was discussed and after a free interchange OF
ing meetings and providing Speakers to each county.
allowing the counties TO take care Of themselves In
this regard while the Executive Committee, Of which
Lieutenant Governor Beach Ii chairman would have
charge q the general management, with headquar
small amount Of routine business was trans
| acted, after which the committee adjourned
The rooms OF the Executive Committee were
thrown open, and Will remain open until election,
| Nomination Of William III. Philip for Congress
| in the Twelfth District.
I PoUGHKEEPsIE, Sept. 80, 1870.
| The democrats OF the Twelfth Congressional dis.
trct met In convention in this city Yesterday to
nominate a candidate for Congress in opposition to
John II. Ketcnam the republican candidate. Ii was
thought by nearly ALL previous to calling the Con-
vention to ORDER that Captain John Acker OF Column
bia county, would be the man, but either he declined
t0serve or else the democrats feared his intimacy
with Ketcham. At nalfpast two p. M General
Vaudeville, OF Columbia county, or as he is known
In some circles, General Incumbus,u called the
Convention to order. and nominated Judge e. O.
Eldridge, Of Poughkeepsie, AZ chairman, which was
acceeded to.
The Judge upon taking the chair made brief
speech. He SAID they met under circumstances
more propitious than ever before He denounced
the national administration, and said that Governor
HoHman's administration had been glorious when
put into comparison with Others The air Is thick
with mutterings of discomfort from republicans in
this county over the denomination OF that political
traitor, John Ii. Ketchan. What right has he to
claim this district over and over againa Gentlemen
he mas run once too often We have only one thing
to do to beat this man, and that to nominate man
who Will give satisfaction to ALL The district n
democratic but for three times democrats have been
robbed OF 1t.
Duchess county, through Mr. McCarten, then
rendered the nomination OF Congressman to Column
HUGH MCCLELLAN OF Columbia, said that county
had but one candidate TO present. and that VIII
tuency need be ashamed to have represent them in
the halls OF Congress. (Applause.) He moved his
nomination nomination by acclamaalon, and ne was at once
him or the action Of the Convention and TO bring
him before that body, which the committee ala.
Mr.. PHILIP, upon making his appearance, was
heartily applauded He said among other things
that he accepted the nomination fearlessly General
wellington once said OF an officer who was about to
attack o fort looking pale-I Will trust that man.
because he looks pale as he advances.n know
what we have to oppose and who and what are with
us. Our State ticket has been endorsed in a man.
ner that thrills every democratic heart We have in
Columbia county to-day county ticket that stands
as fair any that we have had In twenty-five years
before. say TO you that regard this to-day as one
OF the most important elections ever held In this
district; first because OF the suffering OF the coun.
try through the action of Congress- The Iber.
ties we have been fighting for during the past
years are IN peril and ! ask you as gentlemen,
none, with centrallzing power overriding the Su-
preme Court, who Is TO stop this impending tide OF
The speaker next denounced the Congressional
lobby, and having, as Is stated, once been member
nlreierring to General Retcnam he said his olciai
record Is public property. He charged that
tain great mOn0p0lies. He has not come In the
face OF day and shown by hls record how he has
benefited the people OF his district and the country
Mr.. Philip deprecated the lukewarmness in the
ranks OF the democracy OF his district, and said
that the State ticket would roll up majority to
numbers that cannot be enumerated, and with Tia
memory OF the past, its record OF former victories
1t looks above and beyond and intends to redeem
this county from the domination which Ii curse to
Judge WHEATON. OF Pougnkeepsis followed in an.
other speech. and then MYRoN II. VAN DEUsEN, OF
Huuson, auuresSeu INC convention In pyr0technic,
torchlght and volcanic vein. He said JOnn II,
Ketcham has got to put up at least twenty thousand
dollars to put him on the level In Columbia county,
The republicans claim two elements OF strength-one
purse reaching from Washington to Hudson and
the other colored voters. Mr.. Van Deusen would
like to see any one get more cOored voters than he
could, and then continued as foows:-"Anybody
that knows me knows that work to win. The
darky now Is o man, according TO law, and am q
law-abiding citizen. Loud laughter, I say to
them n YOU wish to travel the road TO fame, wealth.
health and prosperity, come with me. daughter ]
II you wish 10 climb the hills OF up far up
to the sunlight OF heaven, come with me. (Peas OF
laughter.) Give 'em fair show CONTINUED laugh
teri John Ketcham has been In Columbia county,
meet him always. know where he sets his hens
but the eggs wont hatch this time daughter
know the boy that can rob every OF his nests,
and suck his eggs at that. tUproarious laughter.l
He's good clever, sociable man, but do iee dis
graced at his position"
Great applause followed the close OF the speakers
remarks and then, after appointing the usual Con-
gressiOnal committee and tenderng vote OF thanks
ri