The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-10-04
NEW YORK.
'Sickeuing Details of Scandalous
Conduct at the Republican Con-
vention-Ihe Tribune's Opinion.

Special accounts represent that the
| opening scenes of the Syracuse Con-
vention were of a shameful character.
One report states that when the dele
gates gathered at the hall, they found
the doors barred, bolted, and guarded
by several policemen, who obstructed
their entrance. The cry was at once
set up ''The Custom House has bro't
its marshals here" A voice was
heard in the crowd, care there any
Calling guns here !" When the door
was opened at ~half-past eleven a rush
commenced, which was met from the
inside. Chairs and table legs were
freely used by the defenders of the cit
adel, and fists and canes by the at
lacking party. At last one of them
drew a pistol, but before he could use
it he was felled to the floor by a blow
from the back of one of the iron seats,
laying his cheek open, and putting
him hors du combat. AT this juncture
a detachment of police arrived, and
no doubt prevented much bloodshed,
as the attacking force was constantly
increasing in numbers. Resistance
from within could not have been main
tanned much longer.
Another dispatch says that gangs of
! New York roughs came into town dur
ing the night, and early in the morn
ing it was evident that there would be
a serious trouble, if not actual blood
shed. At the opening of the door
about h%alf-pas: eleven, when the con-
fusion began, several r%evolvers were
drawn and flourished by parties in the
crowd outside. while those inside tore
loose furniture apart and stood ready
with the legs of tables and chairs to
club the intruders. "Put down those
pistols 7" "Don't shoot!" "Kill the son
of a--p "Kill himp "Blow his
brains out !" '.Open the doorl" 'tNot
a damned one of you will get in p
you'll get in !" and other CALCULATIONS
more expressive than elegant were in
dulged in until the place seemed worse
than Bedlam. There was much sur
prise last night among Greeley's ad-
herents in this city at the course taken
by the Convention. Expressions OF
dissatisfaction at the apparent timidi-
ty shown by the Greeley and Fenton
| delegations were very general. 1t was
believed they would have defeated the
Conklin party had they acted with be
coming boldness.
The Tribune editorially says that
the Chairman of the Convention,
Whitte. used his position in the mar
rowest and most unfair manner, pack
ing the committees exclusively in the
Coankling Custom House interest, and
giving only two Out of fourteen ofthf
Committee on Credentials to the wing
of the party which voted against him
and which lacked only fifteen of .
majority. The regular delegates, il
adds, we're obliged to withdraw after
the accusation in the speech of Conk'
lin. 1t thinks that the Custom HOUSE
clique care nothing for the success O
the State or Nation in comparison Will
the accomplishments of their own sor
did and selfish schemes.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-The publ
cation of incendiary articles in tn
Star, yesterday, is creating excitemen
and comment among all classes. Th'
members of the ring are thought t
have inspired the article, which i
most bitterly denounced among eve
| the laborers to whom it is addressed.