The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-16
Meeting in Convention at
Rochester Yesterday.
hoffman and Greeley Masters Of
the Field.
TAMMANY AGAIN TRIUMPHANT.
The Vote at Baltimore To Be
Cast as a Unit.
ADJOURNMENT UNTIL TOMORROW

ROCHESTER, May Is, 1872.
N was evident on the assembling Of the Conven-
tton, from sentiments expressed by knots OF dele
gates scattered here and there that the tone Of the
body would be Enthusiastically in favor OF Greeley.
Old-fashioned democrats such as Lawrence, OF
Queens: Tucker, Of New York; the two Woods
Fernando and Ben; John Magee, OF Stcuben; Lam
sing, Of Erie; ex-Oongressman Mayhem, Of Soho
harie, and others who have run In the groove OF
democratic regularity and orthodox Bourb0nism
for the last twenty years, unqualnedly urged such
IN expression Of opinion from the delegates, with
out such An absolute endorsement as would show
that the Convention intended virtually to instruct
Its delegates to Baltimore to support the philos-
opher Of Chappaqua.
rILDEN's POLICY.
Ttlden, Chairman Of the State Committee, with
his usual timidity, favored temporizing course,
and advocated the say-nothing and donothing pol
Icy respecting any intimation even approaching
a0qulescence In the Cincinnati nominations. He
privately urged delegates to send representatives
20 Baltimore who had no opinions convictions
pr their own upon this important issue. In this,
however, he was utterly unsuccessful.
GREELEY TRIUMPHANT.
The selection Of the temporary chairman by the
been from the first an 0utspOken and enthus
that he rnden) had lost his influence ana was was
was manly as Wen as eloquent effort, furnished
ehc keynote which touched tho heartstrings Of the
nsSem,Gage LIS subsequent election as permanent
ventton had determined to make record which
would show that It fully appreciated the m0mentous
questions at stake.
TUE NEW YORK ROW.
In regard TO the contested seats from New York,
mission Of the entire Tammany delegations to the
EXCLUSION Or the reform democrats was unexpected
Tue most influential members Of the Convention de-
n M hNth la t3Ono
ANOTHER or TTLDEN's BLUNDRRs.
It has been asccrtained that this course would
gate from Tammany as wen as the reform democ-
taOy, intermeddled and instigated tho country
ne on the committee to admit exclusively
Courtney and others intend to call him to account
to when he belongs. Els course is disapproved or
all sides, and he viii not be delegate to Balti-
mencemen7 Of the proceedings Of the Convention as
and his especial friends Controlled the Convention
;Ss1%s . seRs.t last evening that Governor
ilosSnAS AND GREELEY.
He s o candidate for denomination, will be re;
u Is anticipated that the State win De
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write up bis opinions on cases argued before the
S'' A poS;r l1xn THE ADJOURNMENT.
row has created efsit ADJ q dissatlskesiop, icr
seves enabled 70 U reach their homes Without d her
s sH But ~ As ssSa E ss s ssssl s s
pew superintendent, has thrown the whole concern
Int 0nC r. and YhS expects s4sot2y
s o are ys the e1sDs ( A Ps Scss A
r. Hori sn @nsn re s y
ssnts is composed Of the Twelft9 Twenty apd
vd Tho de Of 5 Ss
y6e new superintendent is therefore considered
absurd and sxtraordinary inasmuSh as the can e!
district SYSTEM 'n'
THE DELEqAfHs
the Committee on Delegates to the National Con-
Rcheli IS alternate; Henry 9. Murphy Of Rings;
The following j. the delegation nom New York CITY,
up TO present Information Fifth Congressional
s o0@S sgsea9s Hnas Seas S sssn
and Nelson W.. Young; Sixth Congressional
that portion Of the Eighteenth and Twenty
nrst wards lying east Of Third avenue, delegates
zenith and Seventeenth wards and that portion OF
Eighteenth ward lying west Of Third avenue, Judge
John Scott and Senator Thomas ]. Dreamer;
Fifteenth and sixteenth wards and that portion OF
She Twenty-1rst ward lying west Of Third avenue,
sional district comprising. Twentieth and Twenty
Second wards, Oliver Chafllck and John s. Master
son; Tenth Congressional district, comprising
Twelfth and Nineteenth wards and BlackWells,
Wards and Randall's Islands, Judge Thomas Pear