New-York tribune., 1870-10-03
NEW YORK.

NEW ONh'
THE TWENTIETH CoNGRA ., Cor tho XXtI
The Republican ConventA >" ,,noa n On tbs .ott
District OF this State reassembled Of n a.. 70 snoosed
ult TO nominate a candidate Tor Oohe" failed n
the Hon. Addison II. Latin, having 49,. held
make such nomination az ~ ristr4et
m Utica one week before. luo ,ga--an
a. oor,nos.d ~ the Counties Of Herkimer, 'enerSou
and Lewis Jefferson being represented III ."o -. ~,
.ian Inv ~ delegates Lewis by seven' ana heiA =
nina Al the former meeting VI wy ,,.o.
tion there was q contest ~ " -. :, Toe
from one OF the Assembly D'Suio" -
- C.uptv one set claiming seats VINO "ere
.r;odv 20 the nomination Of Mr. Bagey and the other
favorine Nh Merriam. Tae Bagiey %,
naIdig,e Nr Clinton L. Merriam OF Lewis County re-
ceved the votes Of the 10 deiegabs IIvu az VIZ "Iu
Herkmer. an. Mr.. George A. Bagiey OI Jenerson re
cevSd the votes of the 1e delegates from tat county
The Convention continued 70 ballot or one or Two DAYS
tb the same resu-l6 for Merriam and 10 Tor bag ley
and finally adjourned 20 meet at Rome on the Oth ult
From the proceedings Of the last meeting, as We find
,her reported in The Utica Herald it appears that two
hllots were taken. resulting, before In tie between
Merriam and BaGley, Jefferson adhering to Bagey, and
Lewis and Herkmer to Merriam when Mr.. Il. B. Brown,
delegate from jefferson. and said that Herkimer
and Jefferson Counties had had the Congressman great
many years and that all conceded that by right now
belonged % Lewis County: and Lewis and Herkimer
were united Mr. Merriam, and after consulting with
his constituents at home. he thought Lewis should
and heby did change his vote from Bagley TO Merriam
Immediatey upon this announcement Mr.. COOK OF
Herk mer. said he withdrew his vote for Merriam and
cast blank. The chair thereupOn ruled that neither
had 4 majority OF the whole Convention there was no
nomination. Conference Committee OF two from each
Assembly district appointed, with view 10 mar
nonZing the difficulties but without result. Mr.. Gle
moved another call Of the roll and that each dele
gate for his candidate, when Mr. o DOnne moved
- an amendment that the majority OF the Herkimer
County delegation the vote OF that delegation as
unit. TIE vote on the amendment was taken, and
when Hrrkimer County was called, Mr.. DOrr
A. chairman of the delegation, said he cast
the niue votes Of the county for the amendment; {;
Messrs Cleland and Cook claimed a right TO
vote insisted that the Of the county could not
be cast as a unit The Jefferson County delegates also
insisted that Herkmer County delegates must each vote
for himself The Chair stated that the vote of the Her
simer County Convention instructed lite delegates TO
vote As unit on all questions THE resolution Instruct
ing the delegates from Herkimer County TO vote as
unit, and authorizing majority OF the delegation TO
determne how the vote should be cast read TO the
Conventional The Chair decided the amendment car
RED Mr Campbell arose and said, he in behalf OF the
Jefferson County delegates protested against ths decis
ion aud the of the Convention and that the Jener
son County delegates would withdraw. The Jefferson
County delegates except B. B. Brown then arose and
withdrew. The original resolution, as amended was
then adopted. The Secretary then called the roll Tor
al Of Lewis and Herkner Counties, voted for Clinton
t. Merriam. The Chair declared Mr. Merriam nominated
FOR Congress from the XXth District.
Mr.. Merriam was called In, and IN brief speech
thanked the Convention and accepted the nomination
We learn by dispatch from Rome that the oolters,
after the adjournment OF the regular Convention,
lOminsted Mr. Bagley.