The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-28
MR.. TWEED'S CONVENTION.
,xuE RrRIL DEMOCRACY now BE-
FORE THE GRAND SdCHEM


,er. Mm. n. Allen, Charles A. Rapalio.
and Rufus W. Pcchham Nominated for
1udacp Of the Conrt Of Appeals.
porursrEa. April d.-Immediately after the
Adjournment ofthe Legislature, Mr.. Peter b. Sweeney.
wuuam NJ. Tweed, Hugh Smith, Senators Creamer,
sradley, and Norton, Tom Field, and legion of
New York city politicians, chartered palace on
asNew York Central Railroad, and started at mid
,istt.for Rochester. When the train had proceeded
,bout ten miles 1t ascertaincd for tho first tme
,ba, Dig Jud Michael Connolly was not on board, |
Fusers purnin OF once accounted for his absence |
Nv saving that he had let the Big Judge AZ the snp
per ,,lle in the Deavan House, and that no stated
h., he had determined TO walk all tho way 10 Ro-
chester feeling quite confident he would reach
Gorc before the trsin arrived.
BIO JuDoE CONNOLLY pEArs TuE TRAIN.
Tic party were about equally divided In opinion
<s to whether the Big Judge could accomplish this
,1faordiuary feat The majority, however, unhes
tiurgy asserted that the Big Judge would certainly
keep his word. This morning, about 10 o'clock,
Lost the train crossed the bridge over the Genesee
fver the stwart person Of the Big Judge was esped
contemplating the falls. He had beaten the train
b. fifteen minutes, and said he never felt so hearty
pnd strong in his life. The crowd proceeded in
coaches TO the Osborn House.
rwEBD AND swEESY AT wonk.
cnucus OF the New York delegation was held
shortly afterward. and IL was unan nmously agreed
that the twenty-one votes OF the delegation should
be cast by Senator Tweed for Sanford Z. Church
for Chief Justice OF the Court OF Appeals, and for
Charles A. Rapolio OF New York, WIN. y. Allen Of
pswcro, Martin Grover or Anevsny, rnd Rufus W.
in,osvsi before the Convsntioa met was spent
b. the Tammany leaders in receiving delegates from
@ Or c.a vUs @ s S
TIE Ring seemed to be stronger than evcr, and suc-
sSiS. sT long % before the Convention as assembled Al
salf.past Il Corinthiln Hall where the Convention
in the state, excepting Rockand was fully rcpre-
rented. The Convention was COMPOSED mainly
Salted the lsymer out OF ali patience AZ haifpssi
II Mr. samuel j. Tilden. Chairman Of the Democratic
State Central Committee stepped upon the platform.
kliSc;w,ss; '''' $50 N'' ''"'''" '' '''~'
SPEECH OF rHs Hos SAMUEL J. TrlDEA
.tca You are Stout @ ioS@ s Ss ensoss sss mos,
stiso, ,hs have eyer sssemeea within 'hI: state
PERIOD which VIII sHe1d beyond the lives n Us mem.
a .s. is sl p .Ss SSs .ss :a' q. sS !, ss%
Judges whom you are TO nominate u you perform your
SGs eS's re and ~ ~ ssoS S
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bCye- only but for all the people.
Egws
The state whore supreme iuuicaturc yo7 10 con.
s,tgs :, The lsrse. o. all tSoss great common wealth:
sfcArfcater population than wcrc cmhrnced ia the
'd ne seSs S n &c Ss %'n re s ss,ias %
9 61,y gecpg neyS Gron1 6restST 1hn ss yildss,
,hc whole Union The ndmlni,irstion II in.,ies ss.
81 's syiRSs ~ o. cIc SFs s. ne the sns Sps II
hAu, ioreiFu nations our Court OF Appess is second
70 .9s R !. q ~ ~ &c ss Tnd m ne .n ncs fScs h
Eer lle TING, in vhicA Sou arc TO act are peculiar
FIERY TIpR OF CIVIL WAR
sr1.t 81 laas tla vio No md
ua While i has ioSscIcd the letter from eyery PSt
piis tf All land Il hNs nrverthec cs. almost Owed
~ moral elements Of onr social fabric fAppiausel
Mcscc verywhere weasened respect for constitutions
vEYALrrT ~ PUBLIC TRUSTS,
adm '-hed respect Tor the judiciary, and tendency
time, aud under sset circumstances, and ior such
world a y5a @ are 10 @ form he highest he Si Of
Hpo r nee IS Ts tS S fnzS m.rS S9'S S S
e.5;ed, / ySntws, To- .Ay ] ,lst tlo public opinion
pic have pronounced 1t a failure The change
az vii @ 3n Se @as,cd panS s s'S great rST apd S seaes
tmm ovemeni ana now the mn slon on are 70 perform
Eal fnaj 10 ds5are and arpiy The law iEroasSoui
W. bccaa, c tate o. f Ss9 g% forf W Is very large
nn n Gny on psp' m t,s ~ In sd
sss, ~ yourselves to THIS work un,I ana tsieVs
sURAr TRADITIONS oy TIE DEMOCRATIC PAnrx
In an that period anterior TO the formation Of the
eli .sfss Sf%l oi SslrSa. IsTi.s Who reFicT@ei
81 grh purity vita honor. with r.nowa. Under d.
~ hs psTS Of S.nsuSeG says ESsGG
or a0. sPs S S snS% S Psc &c;
and JewH ana sTSn,Sn 81 oSsl sSs Sas sa saa
snasvsr SAys filTs III ana aT sI.noTrS we
o acts state we have always given an AdminlstrA'
ABSOLUTELY PURE
frtcrent worthy OF the position which occupy In
American Union and among the people Of the EVIL
Sa sSs SSd SndenotSss See TS .po. the ict the
S@e,eT they are pnsWn Without respect to party az
s.oss Iehsefi.i who wi hoii Sish sSe standard q
had dnly which they VIII be called upon to perform
HIRAM GRAY cuKsUNo PRESIDENT.
NJ Tilden concluded BY nominating the Hon.
Prrm Gray Of Chemung for President Of the
Convention. M. Gray, who Is On old man. In tax
cdnierrcd upon him, and declared that he had al
way been Democrat from the time he cast his
err' o the United States At the mention Of Old
HrEoD = hlme, round OF loud applause followed,
Wb.cl listed for some moments hr 4; U; Perrin,
q queens county, present Clerk OF the Court OF
~" J.. Tho otseia,ed as Secretary .. the % last
Gf!. IAe following omcers were appointed
VICE PREMDEsTs.
Fss j1d..al DislrIct-Magnus Gross and Michael
'f'li' al DNhllCt-hoDert o. harl anu Jonn
.ih.d Judicial D.stnct-A. C. kiven and p. A. Par,
{o1r! judicial Distrct-Daniei Magoon.S
H. lutl'U DstTict-F W. Hubbard
-, Jsntia. Dsirc Henry IL. hygau and ohm J.
,ss'eo'h Judcia, Dntrct-MeNiel seymour ans Ii. o.
Ile-.IIU
,,i q dcIsl D.slrct-IIiIsm Z. sIckies and z. W,
When the name of
BIG JUDGE CONNOLLY,
ene q the Vice Presidents, was called, he nimbT
Itui upon the platform, made his bow 10 the an'
Do. sui took an iron chair, especially construct
ga I" '"Ir his immei se weight. After contested
e'. ron Niagara county was disposed o. Grand
h'eNtm weed arose and moved that the Conyel
Loh -. cel to nominate Chief Justice OF tho
t,wt %. Appeals Somebody asked n an Informal
p'l.i Ets TO DO first takeRf
-" No. replied Mr.. Tweed; "iniormh ballots are
play out"
TWEED mas MS WAY.
richard O'Gorman then nominated Stafford T.
tIN on bcnalf OF the New York delegation AS
tA'' Justice " the Court OF Appeals. His noni
LaIan Was received with cheers. Francis kernan
:, yea, spoke In favor OF the selection OF Judge
,Se"I-r !. tomslOck, Of OnOndaga, whose name was
IErN,se received with applause. Sanford Il. Church
NAs The 6rst ballot bV IA vote OF n 10 20