The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-08
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
sTEWIRT T.. Wo0DFORD NOMINATED
FOR THE G0YERyORsHIP.

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Icy Len Dat In the Oold.
SAaArooa, sept. 7.--The keenest observers
political movements we're not q little surprised At
tho unexpected change which occurred In the cou.
test between the Fentopites sad the conkiinsiies
Tor The control Of the Republican State Conveu.
| tion.
The Convention met hcre to-day In ts bell room
Of the Unioa Hotel A matters stood last night
Senator Feh,ca ives certain OF the support OF hrvo
msjsrity Of tie delegates. One Of hi. eonadentisi
| friends insured your reporter that alT delegates
| were pedred 70 follow Mr.. Fenton's leadership.
Firmly relying upon the support OF this number,
| Which composed . lsrre majority Of the Couven.
lion, Fcntoh and bis friends retired 70 rest.
coskLiSe vSprRrnISo ysKros.
Not so with Senator Conkling. Collector Murphy,
Noah Davis. and others. sdhersnts Of Grants Ad.
nlnstration. Fully aware that Fenton was master
Of the situasioa and tst Fentou's success would be
Construed into victory over the Administrator
they determined 70 resort TO all the mems In their
power to eject the desired change. They began
their work with the industry OF beavers, and spen,
the entire nght In visitsg such delegates "a they
| deemed merchantsble.
rus CONVENTION PACKgp.
Al II o'clock to-day. tho time designated for the
| meeting Of the Convention, the Conkiing men hsd
not ye. concluded their JOB. and were still in the
| minority. In this emergency, what did they do
They packed the Convention with . few hundred
| strange men. Iobserved among the gentlemen 90
| eupyng front seats, the Hon. Theodore Alien OF
yourcity II then. Of course, became necessary 70
make . slight discrimins alton between these who
were delegates and those wbo were not.
The hall at this tine was filled 10 its utmost
capacity, and tue greatest confusion prevailed
Con Curtis, speaking on behalf OF the State Cen.
trh Committee. mounted \ stool In front Of tho
platform, and in s,ontorsn tones cried out 70 the
gang who occupied the seats Of tho delegates to
v,csse ,c The same. The bummers refused to comply
win .oon. Cartis's demand. The latter, oeinz
evidently In . soeechfyiny mood. bsrau Z
harnngue to the crowd OF bummers aforesaid,
mence Its business unless the seats of DELEGATE.
we're al once given up. Not the slHhisst notice was
Ss ssxsa Of the Generals remarks Thsu John
and, althouxh they both thundered away until they
we're hearse, the bammers remained comfortably
Smith, Archy Bli.s, Jimmy Hustled and other men,
for the hall to be cleared. some obeyed .rd 90 ne
did MT halt hour was consumed In ousting the
crowd even the reporters we're turned out.
DELrGArRs usis0 THEiR MUSCLE.
When evcry one had len the hall, James W Hus
ted OF Westcfesier stationed himself at the door
and said that none but reporters and doleaatei
would ~ De admitted. 1he delerates we're then called
OF Albany. some time elapsed before this oeren ony
ehoeu AZ ienglh u the Delegates we're seated. The
. rush Tor the doors, and succeeded In breakInr
through Sss one Of m.a, them; They were quickly
Cestrai Comhniti.e. AZ the crowd resisted the a..
%np's o. tse latter to pn, them out, free pgh, on
sued suea. Aooeta sozen nsueAn snooontey. tasiing
nrs m mtnnees ~ escn. we're thsn sil.essed The mem
oers OF the Commitee proved themselves beitor
nk tsk On NJ chfng the nuscs sad octicS "A - Ia
vaders. The carct No red profuseIy -
Willie ,hs ocum,ittse wcrs snjoving this r~rs
other orreel,oldsrs rushed up sad took hand ia
T"e hattie hated but abort time longer. The
crowd retr-rted In confusou. Tho Com uiitee not
.1tisn-d with the comolete dofr,t OF the enemy,
sta-ted,in pursuit. aud alter driving them down the
s,oop kicked them until their feet we're Tile
crowd not rclishng this treatment, wisely took
70 ,hSlr heels: When ,he COmmit,e re.urned TO the
ga'es upon their victory.
puaIskas cosusxc,n
Do'.o'
A. was noH hai past one O'Clock. Hamilton Har-
~ Auiiu Wv Wildesl coniuHioo' mounted the plat
..nd,, .odm anu shouted AZ Tue top Of mis- voice,
4, uonremeu wiz etVp smoking ana ne seated
Ne Nohv9h,lUn win come TO order" There
na, uesu sl'@shes, @ seNeIa! members .imultane-
man nsu,'ton n %i iiht,s, wpo - fenton man, ro
o ,,na en. ~ nno,u @ rentonne The Gen
poraTy Chaifman OF the Contention cSsrioS " sDsa. s
81, 81 ~ , "a. ".a ~ W S.nso. Son sung, IN the second
- -. ~ 80 eessH Us NohAin& . mouthpece
.nIousnou. 'n9 1on'enttoh nominatah toorse VIII
au u, Suus az, olus. ysnes' OF the supreme Court,
"a thA, IN oruef 70 tost the sense OF
Me SonvenNon ne wouIi move That tho vote upon
snese tNo nominations Do taken by ayes and noes
ne Vsnesi wan'ou to sec Wha,hor that psrt VI the
oso s .nion uuu "n" suoIsn hepuoncan woes was
eo,nr 70 rue note; Inarley spencer, aetiug under
TerwilIiger act as socretIrea The above mot,ona
were carried Hustled called the roll by counties, Ia
sphabesicAi order
rrsros's DEFEAT.
The i..us between Fenton and the Aam,,i.,,.,io,
was thu. made direct one The sslec,,nn ~ W.
Wyck Was q triumph for Fepion un.,ed had no,
proceeded far before Il became apuarent that Fsn,nn
had not a nnjority OF the (onyention aud ,,at Tnr
It's would surely 10 olcctsd tempJrsry Chsirman
The Con lima and Fenton men showed so much |
bitterness toward eae1 other that tL.re xas Srss
danger OF another f,ce rht When the names q,
FEM on and Conkllnc we're called and toe Senator
arose TO glvo their votos t,ey were Received will
unesrthlY yells and screams from the throats Of
their partisans The vote resulted In the selection
OF Curtis. b. q vote OF SsO 10 100 Tor Van W,ek
Fentons strenth had therefore diminished II yotos
since morning
Every one was surprised al this result Tho
Conkling men cheered Justify for many rinu cs
The FenIOn men In their raSe charged tho Conk.
lingtes with packing the hall full OF with
t7o prem purpose having the same cleared
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