New-York tribune., 1871-10-06
THE ROCHESTER CONVENTION
TWEED VICTORIOUS THROUGHOUT.

bllLhb oE1AOUR AND TlLDEN IhOObbb
SOME OLD FOOLS "-1NEFFECTUAL PROTESTS
FROM THE REFORMERs-How THE PEOPLE
ARE TO BE HUMBUGGED-THE WORD "TAh-
MANY" TO BE EXPUNGED FROM THE Vo-
CABULARY OF THE SHAM DEMOCRACY.
ROCHESTER, Oct. 5-The Democratic State Com
ventOn adjourned this afternoon leaving the whole
field in possession of Tammany. Frantic efforts were
made last night to bring Tweed to reason and aDdl-
cation, but he resolutely refused He argued that
the present outcry against the Ring would De LOT
gotten long before the campaign Of ~ and without
his forces in New-York the Democracy had no pros
pect of carving the State He was satished 10 Keep
"shady" for the present but would suffer no action
by the Convention that would permanently initiate
against Tammany II the Regency folks demand
the scaps of bis friends he would make
the war to the knife, and would array bus
10000 constituents the Republican side, andsweep
the very shadow of Democracy from the State' he
was unite satisfied with Wednesdays swork. Nothing
had been done to wound Tammany, and, as 10 the
platform and ticket he had never pretended 10 III
terfere with those in the "o" years when there was
no Governor to be elected. If the State Committee
had not made such an ado he could have carried the
Legislature in the pending elections, but now he was
not oute sure of the matter Still if he could aid in
would consent to little bunCombe abuse in the Con-
yenton but it must not be &" too steep"
Throughthe streets and in every assemblage of
men. the victorious tactics of Tammany were re-
hearsed and checred and the reform delegation held
themselves aloof in bitter detection What the bar
gain with Tamnnany really was, 1t Is impossible to
saw but when the delegations came together this
morning. there were hints Of new combination,
and it was hoped by those Democrats who had the
cause of honest government and party purity at
heart that the baleful victory Of the Ring was to
be reversed and the reform delegation admitted to
seats.
The bitter complaints of Ottendorfer W. E. Curtis,
aud Abram r. Lawrence, had caused general ex-
pectation of serions work, and when the Convention
assembled the hall was densely crowded and every
delegate, save HoratiO Seymour, in his place
BONE OF CONTENTION.
I'd to the latest moment the flimsy pretense OF
harmony had been put forth to blind the public; but
the potion of VIM. Cassidy editor of The Argus pro-
viding for the election of delegates from New-York
City the plan as that practiced in the coun-
try aroused the anger of of the unmanipulated
countrymen. The following is the resolution:
Resolped, That hereafter no delegate shall be received
from the City OF NewYOrk member OF the State Con-
venton unless he shall have been elected oy an Assem-
the several counties OF the State and that he shall
certificate OF election from tDe
Assembly District so that each Assembly District shall
have an organization originated with the Democratic
the ea St amy
relations only with the State Conyenon and that
each district shall be separately called and each delegate
shall individually announce his vote.
1t was of noIuse for Mr. Cassidy to explain that
the Democracy Of the metropolis were unit to man
age themselves, and that their double and triple del
egations had for years disturbed the councils OF the
ol,,fi0 hau uaiA
eradicate the evils under which the Convention had
been struggling. He wanted in future that there
should be nothing between the Conventions and the
people. and that the Assembly Districts should be
able TO raise their voices in the deliberations OF the
marty. and not a few men, self-appointed, as had
been the case heretofore. He had seen with disgust
one man arise and cast the vote Of whole delega-
tion. Such proceeding in Congress would deprive
II of all semblance of deliberative body.
Mr.. Kinsella of Brooklyn, who boldly broke ranks
from the anti-Rng men yesterday, violently OPP
posed such an ahront upon the Democracy OF New
York and added an amendment substantially NULL
flying the spirit Of the motion.
It was shown him, however that he had been
talking without understanding the subject, as the
essence of what he proposed had been i'll operation
for 40 wears OF more, whereupon Mr.. Klnsella sub
sided for the rest Of the session.
1t was moved that instead Of the word city the
word State be inserted and upon this all the strength
Of Tammany for time was apparently brought to
bear and probably the substitution would have been
adopted had not COL Faulkner of the Governors
staff changed front on Tammany, and made stirring
appeal to have the motion adopted. His strongest
point was made in showing that the amendment
would break up the party machinery in every dis
trict in the State and disrupt the Democracy.
III nupllp6 without much vi
vacous reference to the "Hay-mow and Cheese
Press" disciples.
The vital question Of the session, the whole pur-
pose for which this body was assembled was then
cautiously introduced by Francis Kernan who tim
orously plead his vote and action of yesterday to
Justify what he was about to do. He had labored to
keep the dirty linen" of the party in the secrecy Of
the committee rooms, and he hoped that he might
not be misunderstood now. He therefore begged
the Convention to hear, for Is minutes MIR. Oswald
Ottendorfer and Messrs. Curtis and Lawrence, rep
resentatives of delegation claiming admission from
New-York
This movement had been expected, but when 1t
came perfect stiffness came over the Convention,
and the adherents of Tammany made no move to
indicate whether they intended to stand by the bar
gain or bolt, as they had done yesterday. Mr. ker-
nan. who seemed constrained and speaking to order,
made half-hearted appeal in behalf Of the delega-
t;on not because they were regular, but because
tbev were eminent Democrats, who we're at all times
worthy the attention of Democratic assembly.
The delegation had been thrown out by the Com
mittee ON Contested Seats with ignOminy, but the
Convention could not send its ticket before the
country and have it said that this body Of men had
been refused bearing.
rnpEN oUELIs A REVOLT.
II ia hard to say whether the struggle that followed
was prearanged or not, but it Is certain the heat
of debate betrayed the wire-pullers into more
1rnhemance and truth.telling than seemed whole