The New York herald., 1872-09-05

,,ooain1tpd by the Chairman; but before any
- nad a. chance to make ,na3 m9t,Gn ION
hoor ana 81 once opened with few remarks about
VIVA, tne Central Committee had done at its meet 6
e me saa ute of certain five
gentlemen to act az members Of the Conference
ON n on he part Of the democrats ana ne
sie0 reao the names.
. Ine mrs, was s. j. Tilden. There was geneiai
utter wren Sammy called out his own cognomen
gave the names of the others as follows-Delos
Dewof John Kelly, James warren anu Wilia.n
Mo'ak, of Albany, who saw where the nigger was,
ep,deavored to have Tilden's motion for the
rpnointment of the committee LAID upon ar,sne sne
IL was carried before half the delegates knew
exactly what they were voting about. When,
of the committee were all members of the State
Central Committee, and that two OF them were
not members of the Convention at all, the
nigger became visible to everybody. The thing
ha6 been done, however, and was beyond remedy.
forward secured Tildcn's success but the majority
OF the delegates do not seem to relish the snuD
by which they were told they knew SO little about
their business that IL required the assistance OF
outsiders to make the crooked ways straight.
NO FUN IN THE EVENING
The evening session or the Convention was BAR
rem Of interest, and time hung 80 heavily upon the
hands Of the delegates that glee club was called
representatives from their respective Congressional
districts, whose duty it will be to present names OF
PRESIDENTIAL electors In common WIFI Tue
appointed by the other Convention. While the con-
sultatiOn as to the Congressional Representauves
at s height General 30 the the
democrats that the republicans had selected their
Committee on Electors The Convention rose o,s
with loud cheers. After singing the Star Spangled
Banner' and Joining In the chorus OF other popular
for the purpose, an adjournment TILL tomorrow
The liberal republicans assembled at Shakespeare
Hall. That 1t should be respectable in point Of
numbers is natural, since 1t is composed Of three
eSs, SoweSer, not its only merit former delegate Of
republican conventions now attendant upon this
remarked to me last evening II re Soserye
q the republican party ! have been .. accus; s.
any change" The sea Of upturned faces which
e ss fes sS n Se r to Of e
stage, in convenient position to perform the part
| allotted to him, stood the liberal
| SENATOR, REUBEN T.. FENTON, IT,
his face calm and placid with the satisfaction re-
suting from the array Of character and a. in,tegence
right Of the centre sat Freeman J. Fithian,
dienCc were observable the well:known
Chan cSanncey &C M N. Depew, Of New York; Milo Geodrch,
Member OF Congress, Of Tompkins; A. N. Bliss, Of
| K Graham, Henry A. Barnum, Charles Hughes and
words the State It had been Settled
during the past twenty -four hours that conference
| committee should be appointed Immediately follow
| ing the temporary organization to confer with
similar committee from the Democratic Convention
holding It's sessions at Wieting Hall, and that the
| candidates to be placed before the people at the
| forthcoming State election.
| HOW THINGS LOOKED,
For this reason public interest was mostly
concentrated upon the democrats, and the gallery
@ TO %
tho hall was however, comfortably filed
Was the Ssssa'e in me dn
traits Of the national liberal candidates were placed
Cochrane called the Convention to ORDER and prayer
was offered by the Rev. Mr.. Bailey, young man Of
that the Convention had met for the advancement
Of reform and asked his blessing upon the debera.
A. 1 radical saS sass ne has pras9 %a
quite In the nature OF stump speech
| CRITICISM ON COCHRANE.
The speech OF Nj Cochrane which followed,
ses ana Xe eaed item to the
FORM and to Its success In arousing the masses
throughout the various sections. and paid on eo-
whose names names were w e received with thunders
Of applause The of the demo
iudea S5a TO- ana met with With hearty 1se4s rssponse
from hands and feet Of the Convention, the men,
Ws eT old In
to the liberal party hropgnns the
the les Assembly districts full delegations
were here present. He closed with Q COM
body before him, which was received in silent but
evident acquiescence. In accordance with the un-
ratoga, was made temporary chairman and was
conducted to the chair amid usual demonstrations,
which subsiding ne proceeded to read written
THE WAR AND THE ISSUES GROWING OUT OF IT,
now passed, and urged the necessity OF raterniza-
spoke Of the want of confidence throughout the
South in the good intentions Of the government,
the people there that their interest is regarded
Sn sS nes called in the interest o.
persona! ageranaizement An allusion 70 the neces,
ns o was s e st
Of liberal repuOssns ,ss from
tion the roll attracted unusual anxiety and atte-
tion, and as the names Of those heretofore
party were Called enthusiastic and ong-contnued
cheers followed. Naturally, the name OF FentOn
| OF the tall senator glowed with pleasure at this
token Of approval Of his action and present Poitl
the termination Of the roll on the part Of the
entire entire e., Convention n at the ,n, moral support
A motion was made for o Committee on Creden
tials, which was withdrawn, rs the roll showed
with full delegations no contested seats On aris
Ing to offer a resolution for Committee Of Con-
ference Mr.. Fenton was greeted with three hearty
cheers the Convention springng to its feet for that
purpose. The resolution called for a committee OF
one from each Judicial district and seemed inOcu.
GUS enough, but for some reason
uORRID VISIONS
seemed to 1it across the minds OF some OF the
country delegations and Mr.. Flowers Of Madison,
with much apparent feeling moved that the COM
mtttec consist Of two from each judicial district.
sharp debate followed, in which 1t was stated
that the democrats were to have two and
we ought to have two, and fears seemed
to be entertained that O small commit
tee, and through that the Convention, was
likely to be swallowed up in the insatate nav Of
democracy. Considerable interest was aroused by
the first appearance OF Isaac +. Hunter, yellow
delegate from New York, who thought there ought to