New-York tribune., 1870-10-12
HcpublicDn Meetings.
NEW YORK.


THIRTY FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
A correspondent sends us the following ac-
count of the proceedings of the Republican Convention
called 10 nominate a candidate for Congress- In tho
XXXIst District Of this State
To the EdftOr Of The Tribune.
SIR: The Congressional Convention for the XXXIst
(Chautauqua and Cat,arauSls) District met ut May
VILE on the 9th OF September, when an agreement
entered into by the friends of the candidates, Mr.
Sessions and Dir Sheldon, that Mr. L. s. Terry brother
inaw Of Mr. Sessions, should be Chairman OF the Con
ventOn and that the claims Of the contestants from tho
Eastern District Of Cattsraugus should be determined
In open Convention by the Is delegates composing
the balance OF the Convention Accordingly Mr.. Terry
unanimously selected as Chairman, and tho 10 UNI
contested delegates proceeded TO hear tho claims
OF contestants for the Eastern District Of Cataraugus
At this point Mr. Sheldon proposed "a the only means OF
from the contest IL Mr.. sessions would do tho same
leaving the Convention 70 select candidate who would
The Convention proceeded tho cations
and arguments OF the contestants. and, finally, without
ssh adjourned until the 7th day OF October the qucs
ton at the time Of the being on sho m9@n 9
Eastern Cattaraueus oniited 10 seats In the
ton 1me heen On seoonGed '' tho neep
delegates uncontested ten elected "a favorable TO
Mr.. Sheldon aud iye for M Sessions IL was ranQIcd
sonss friends time before the Convention that in
the three Would voto for the admission of the Sessions
there being afterward public rumor that ono OF tho
deegates ia Western Catta5auguH Toe elected sd ana
is'' bis vote in case OF a tie in tho Convention
su OF the vote OF his trading three who had promised
to make tho Convention stand ten and te but he feared
knowing OF tho alleged purchase Oh one Oh Sheldon dol
60 on the assembling Of the adjourned Convention Mr.
Sessions Withdrew ms moton Tor the admission OF the
Sessions dcleGates under te & anu n'onfu M
trict and Mr. sheldons from the western District
yontion and that called for tho previous
ing agrsensn. tnn on Mon
had been organized the delegates from the western
District demanded 10 know who contested their seats
show HIMSELF but namos were given, and no man
appeared to contest in fact there never had been at
any time place prCtonso OF contest. On behalf OF
the delegates thus sought 10 be di5franchised point ~
order made that they were all ready in their seats
and acting and recognized as members OF tho
Convention, AZ they had been from It's hrst
ard they entitled vote the admission OF the
delegates from the Eastern District The Chairman over
ruled the point OF order without giving roas9n as & III
his decision which he refused TO entertain Mr. Matte
moved that, inasmuch as tlo Chairman sought
to defrud five uncoDtsted delegates of their votes and
Mr. 10 Se S a. asn R o of e
This motion the Chairman refused TO put, ana
At tLIs point the Convention divided, there
being two acting Chairmen. those acting under
tho ChaiImanSp OF Nj Brood being eight OF tho uncOn
delegates voted for the admission Of the Sheldon
delegates nom Estorn Ctt9ranguS, and those under the
the Sessions delegates. MIR Sheldon having Withdrawn
as candidate the thirteen delegates favorable to him
nominated tho Hon. Norman H. Allen, who, IN neat
speech accepted the nomination, and pledged himself TO
worn for tho harmony OF tno parry nc b 6e accented
Thus present. stands tho shameful muddle III tho
Thirty-frst District .
M0yo,te, n. l., oct. 7, 1910
TIE XXXIST DISTRICT or EEw-YORK-rHE OTHER
SIDE OF THE QUESTION
TO "a. E5ttor Of The TrtbVnc.
Sn: sec by dispatch in Saturdays TRIBUNE,
from Jamestown that " NJ. Allen was nominated for
CONGRESS by a votes and that nominated by six
regular delegates and 1--WE conesting deegatos
1.-THE adjourned Convention as Friday the five dee-
gates from the 1T Assembly District OF Cattaraugus
county who were * me land whose seats we're
| contested were admitted into tho Convention.
Pour SeIer ,tcs from TIE Second Assembly District OF
Cattaraueus County and tbree from tho I'D Assembly
District of Chautauqda County, boltcd from the regular
Convention and for0ed another Convention, eiectng j.
W. Breed Chairman, and received into their BODY tho
five DELEGATES from the District of Cataraugus Con
t who had been refused seats in tho regular Conych
| ton. and by this body Mr.. Allen was nominated
In the regular Convention the first formal ballot
receivad five votes from tho Ist Assembly District Oh
Cbaut,uaua County and from the I'D District ono vote
Tat District OF Clttaraugus five votes. and from tho I'D
District ono vote making 70 out Of the % delegates
! J4,,esforr n. y, oct. 10 w L. SE''ioSS
MAILING FOOLISH LIE.
To the EGttOr Of Ths tribune
SIR: The following Is an extract from an
r, which! appeared in The BuDaO Courier few days
since .,.
Tt tbere ia one other charge against him, as Stte
G3'is which me C0nrisr was the first 20 make, ana
Wien We now repeat IL that in tho state senate IN
Xnr IsGs he gave his for tho perpetuaon OF lhe
& al contact repairs the canals, that vote being the
docsye ono which saved the rotten system loi Two y1
from destruction at the hands oi the poopc VI
uis SLATE We charge the lace OF the iacs ana on
the authorty Of senator stanford that tnls Daa mn M
Ic'S,,s ana utterly indefensible vote was cast ny
Ij.,f Goy WoodfOrd for a corrupt consideration.
Iregret to have occasOn-Oot TO say DO compeieU
g., .If of instice TO refute tho charge herein made
mi, untrue that Gov Woodlord cast such vote Ills
douly untrue that the charge Is made on tho authory
'"o'',o,cr a.ouford ResDectfuy, c. STANFORD.
o,.oe NJ Joekoood Co., Bankers He,0. York. oct IL.
1870.