Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-10-20
opening Scene I'm the New York
Radical Convention.

Radical convention.
It is so popular with Radical pa-
pcrs and speakers to give accounts Of
riolous manifestations IN New York
aud charge them as fair specimens Of
Democracy, that we call the following
account from the New York Herald
of the opening scene at their State
convention at Syracuse on the 9Th
ult. II will serve TO close the mouths
Of those who are so fond of abusing
the Democratic party, especially the
Irish portion of IT, The struggle was
between the Conkling. Murphy wing
ON one side, the Fenton-Greeley on
the other The scene opens at Syra.
euse
"The town was fairly wild with ex-
citemcnt all night. AT the close OF
the screuades il was rumored that an
attempt was being made by the Mar'
ply crowd TO secure the band and give
counter serenade TO Conkling. The
Groeleyitos, hearing OF this, engaged
the band for the entire night, and
opened a midnight concert in Hank
Smiths room. Campagne flowed like
water, and after some hours spent IN
carousing, the band, triumphantly
pouring forth paeans OF victory, wSs
marched through the halls of the Van.
derbilt to the intense annoyance and
disgust of all peaceable people.
Gangs Of New York roughs came into
town during the night aud early this
morning, aud il was evident that there
would be serious trouble, ifn actual
bloodshed. AT the time named foi
opening the hall this morning the
crowd floeked thither and stormcd Al
the doors for admission. Ii was re-
ported that the room MAS 10 be packed
IN the Murphy interest. There wer,
40 policemen on guard, and, at one
time, while the door was held partly
omen to admit member of the pres
the crowd grabbed it aud pulled II
wide open.
A rush was made, but the gang OF
roushs who stood on the inside were
as spunky as the gang outside. There
was crushing, shouting, swearing and
wild snrging TO and fro. Presently
stool was seen in the hand of one OF
the fellows inside, and then cane
with a loaded head. Both of these
were used as weapons and smashed
down ON the skulls ofthe men outside (;
then an ornamental iron back form of
the orchestra chairs was seen being
freeley brandished in a similar man
ner. Immediately thereafter several
reyolvers were drawn, and aourished
by parties in the crowd out outside,
while those inside tore the loose fnrni-
ture apart and stood ready with legs
of tables and chairs TO club the intru-
ders. put down those pistols -
"Don't shoot, don't shoot"-"kill the
s-of a., kill him"-"BlOw his
brains out''-"Open the doOr"-"Not
a damned one of you will get in"
-"You'll all get in" and CALCULATIONS
more expressive than elegant were in
dulged in, uutil the place seemed
worse than Bedlam. BY this time the
police arrived, ana, taking charge OF
The door, compartive quiet was restor-
ed, but not until Detective Bennet, OF
New York, had wormed himself into
the crowd and grabbed couple OF
the reyolvers which were being -four
ished overhead. Those having tickets
were then admitted, and in short
time the room and galleries were
crowded, while number ofthe roughs
filed the back of the platform and
seemed prepared to help along the
scrimmage that might be commenced.
Alter repeatedly requesting all parties
not members Of the press to retire
from the platform, Mr.. A. B. Cornell,
Chairman, ordered the police officers
TO clear the stage"
Here we'll close the disgraceful ac-
count. Enough has been given TO
show up that convention. The uPshot
of this omnium gatherum was, that
the Conklin Murphy wing carried the
convention, and the Fenton.Gr
wing bolted with n defiant strut,
threatened terrible things with the
the bravado of a Bombastes Furioso.
slept on il as we'll as their fevered
brain would permit, and wheeled
around into column to support the
ticket they had bolted from. The
whole transaction is n Radical picture
true TO life.