New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-16

blessing that any body Of men IN prosperous mighty
Democrats am instructed by the Committee to present
10y yo ~, ,or .ne f pTh Ki 81 Kn9s County
fGreat eppause.l
Mr.. Tilden's somewhat guarded allusion TO the
probable course of the Democracy at Baltimere and
the acceptance by the party of the new order OF
things involved in Reform, met cordial approval
from the assembly.
The Hon. Thos Kinsella was received as tempo
rary President of the Convention, with strongly ex-
pressed satisfaction the part of the delegates and
delivered his address to enthusiastic and APPROX
ing constituency.
SPEECH OF THOMAS KINsELLA.
FELLow-CITIzESs am deeply sensible OF the honor
conferred IN selecting to preside over the preliminary
deliberations Of this great Convention Of the representa-
tyes Of the Democratic party OF the State of New York
We meet TO take issue questions Of momentous con-
Germ TO the great political organization. the history OF
whose achievements make up SO large part oi
the history of our country. We meet at
time pregnant with hope and promise
OF the future I concede cheerfuly that 81
have not been selected for this OF any per
sonal claims Of mine. am here because was among
the earliest and the earnest advocates or union
restore honesty in the administration OF the Govern
ment, union against military rings ana nlltary sway
union In defense OF the safsgnarSs OF o
union against Capitalization, union 10 restore 10
millions OF native-born men rights thelr Ialners
wOn--rghts inaenable from American citizenship. O1
such union Thomas Jefferson might consistently ne the
leader To-day the patriotic and liberal minded men OF
that still remains to the action of our great conservative
party. These men have been overcome and trampled
down in their own political organization. They invoke
assistance and the assistance OF the Democracy VIII
for good government for law for ORDER and for the
tension OF the guarantees OF the CONSTITUTION over our
whole country. am here TO concede that the party OPP
posed TO us have taken great part In the history
Of our times. know the achievements OF when tney
they have accomplished, venalty must rule at Washing
ton then section of country must be given over
relied on for the support or the government when
rested long in calm security on the consent OF te
with the KepuDncan party can look pack on tno Pt1
with any satisfactiont I for one, therefore, well
who mas been opposed 10 hitherto, and who is now
Wiling to stand shoulder to shoulder with us for the
principles l. Democrat, have steadily upheld, and
the fathers supported for the American theory OF
ernment to whose defense more all good citizens
are prepared unitedly TO rally We have Upheld, IN
every left open to u.s. the supremacy OF the cIyi
beas corpus rights Of the Southern states and the
Southern people 10 full and complete equality IN the
Union We are contendng Tor all rms, TO-DAY and pc
lieye, willing to cooperate with al men VINO are
willing 10 act with us. Unfold then the banner with
these principles embazoned upon Il, and whoever may
bear 1t, we will follow aud De satisfied Wlth lhe victory
which win place it high in the ascendant where sur
rounded by its old friends and its new allies will wave
I'm unchallenged supremacy for generation TO come
To-day and here the government of our country may be
rescued from the dangers which surround It. Let US re-
solve to do IT, and the cheers which VIII nail our action
will from the parasites and paid retainers of
mean and yenal Administration, but from the exutant
hearts Of reemen forgetting naught OF al tne past out
all the past forgiven.
The points of the speech were keenly appreciated,
and the references to the obvious aud only course
left to the Convention were rapturously cheered.
TWO DELEGATIONS FROM NEw-YoRK.
The thing that has happened in every Convention
within the memory Of man almost came about on
the calling of the roll. Two delegations answered
from New-York. 1t was unfortunate for the regu-
larly elected delegates that they In some way bore
the onus of the Tammany name, and 1t must be said
the sympathes of the country members manifested
itself quite Enthusiastically for the contestants After
the usual wrangle and special pleading by the
strong men Of both bodies, the matter was, in the
natural order of things referred to the Committee
on Credentials, and although the report did not
come until late in the day. the decision is here given
to make the narrative complete.
Mr. McConihe, Chairman of the Committee,
read the following which settled the matter almost
without word of dissensiOn or discussion:
In the matter OF the cOntestng New York delegations
the report states that the Committee decide that the
delegation on one side was elected by delegated con
venton while the other selected by mass conSen-
ton. The delegated conventions throughout the stare
MS We are all aware eject our delegates 10 tne state
cepts the following as the lawful representatives OF the
John Fox, Jas C. Spencer, John W Chanler,
Peter Burns, Scott l. Flynn, Oliver CharlleE
Ambrose ONelll, Tony Hartman, sam'l J. Iilden,
III. keenan,, Jas. ID. Thayer, stiles King
Nelson W. Young, Henry wotman, John c. Bushnell.
Tim j. Campbell, Nath. Jarvis,
This settled troublesome business, and without
q murmur the opposing delegates quietly arose and
withdrew There was no display, and the proceed
ings went on uninterruptedy upon the reference Of
the contestants from NewYork and elsewhere to the
Committee
A CINCINNATI ENDORSEMENT TABLED.
The grand skrmish began from an unexpected
quarter. 1t had been hoped, by the advocates of
straight-out Endorsement of Cincinnati, that the
matter of expression would all be comprehended in
the resolutions and the delegates therein instructed
70 cast the influence of NewYork as a unit for the
Cincinnati nominees but j. H. Dayton gave the
contest somewhat Of new character by springing
resolution calling for the appointment of two dele
gates from each Judicial District who should report
the names of two persons from each Congress Dis
tct and four from the State at large, delegates
TO the Baltimore Convention, also four persons as
alternate delegates at large; that these delegates
enter the Convention q unit, and vote and act in
accordance with the will of o majority of the men,
bers there.
1t was not understood at once whether this was
hostile to the ruling sentiment of the Convention or
not. but Judge Thompson of New-York resolved to
be sure and electrified the assembly with this ex-
pression in the form of an amendment:
Resored That IL is the Of this Convention that
the Democracy OF the state Of NewYork should support
for President Horace Greeley, and for VcePresident
B. Gratz Brown.
Confusion, surprise, and loud applause followed.
The very thing the tmid leaders had been trying to
hold back came to the surface, and it seemed as
though the work of the Convention was to be vir-
tually ended. 1t so happened. however, that the
bold mover of the resolution was in the ranks of the
contestants from New-York, and, objection being
made, the movement was checked by summary
ator