The New York herald., 1872-08-22

moment before so wild ana N1r,S snrsr,Ient nt
In their excitement, now almost Then as II
with sle1ee and S eSPeStaoiVcae Ie so Clearly exhlbited
sp0slng ca, the tenes ns Ss as Set presiding
Pcer Of SO grave an assempbs0 @ bas been moved and
sScopSed that the nomination OF General John A.
made BY the ca decom 1 a1o ns Saye
hsnn sadv wounded by the sudden outbreak Of
cSesrs that shook the building before he got half
through his sentence put Inc iact is 1ha' sue VVu
cu sIRMAN HIMSELF WAS CARRIED AWAY
Sdnena % the In congratuatlons at tie success which
mad attended the labors OF the Convention In the
nomination OF General DIX. The excitement con-
down by the band playing "Hail to the Chiefn The
rustcs don't often hear good music and II music
be conceded that the rustic delegates are ready
enough to succumb to its influences.
the bringing forward or ci Of Of General DIX at the last
lively stating he had written letter OF decnation,
was one Of the shrewdest political C0nps that has
ever marked the tactics OF republican conventions;
but the wire-puers were equal to the occasion,
and they reserved their trump card to the moment
SURE TO WIN THE GAME.
They did not allow General pix's merits or de-
merits to be he being ostensby out ofhe
tinuay before the eyes OF the Convention, and then
baited their hook with opdyke, and then again with
pretended to be awaiting an answer from Morgan;
then IL none came they declared their Intention to
u
they would permit test OF Str ength as between
Opdyke, Robertson, General Robinson, and any
other number of candidates delegations might
favor MIR. Opdyke had, however,
FOREsTALLED ANY LITTLE GAME -.
OF that kind because he last evening positively for.
bid his name being mentioned. He In fact was not
anxious to run, and only acceded to the pressing
solicitation OF his friends to have his name used
only in the event OF its being serviceable to the par
ty but that he certainly should not stand In the way
OF the party From the manner In which General
Dix's name was presented and his claims sup.
have nominated any other man. There are many
dtsaifected ones at the result, who say that the
whole thing was "ent and dried" and that ne was s
certain 1t is that the great majority OF the O0nven
tiOn are pleased with the result.
THE PERMANENT CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH
was q masterpiece Of calm and well-tempered ora
tory, and IN every respect applicable to the occa-
the cheers breaking g out with increased force and
volume as very large and beautiful basket Of now
ers was presented to him. This floral Offering the
Chairman smllingy accepted, and placed on the ia
After this ceremony passed of the republican
read by Il. Delafeld Smith, of New York city. The
reading Of the document was listened to with the
deepest attention. the salient points from the con
vention standpoint receiving the yociferous en-
dorsement OF the Convention. The platform viii be
found in another part Of this report.
THE NOMINATIONS.
Tho closing scenes of the Convention were ex
ceedingly dull In contrast with the previous portion
of the proceedings. There was no contest over the
Lieutenant Governor. A. B. Cornell having had his
name Withdrawn General j. c. Robinson, OF Broome
county, one of the gubernat torial candidates, was
the nominee OF the Convention. The State ticket
stands as f0llows:-
For G0peTnOr-General John A. DIX.
lieutenant GOUernO1-J. G. Robinson.
Congressman at Ldrpe-Lyman Tremain.
Canal O0antSst0aer-Reuben w. Stroud, OF On
Ondaga county.
State Prison Inspector-Ezra Graves, Of Herkimer
county.
: Electors at LaYye-Frederck Douglass, OF Monroe
county; Emil Sauer, OF New York city; Stewart l..
W0odfOrd, OF Kings county.
THE FINALE.
At halfpast ten O'Clock the Convention adjourned
Sfne ale, not more than forty persons being present
SO closed the Republican State Convention o.
1872