New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-09-05

and this body had no right to 20 OUTSIDE OF 1uo
Democratic party TO select committee from tne LID
Rcformers than 10 an Odd-Fcllows Lodge LIS w.,
no most ouSspOken aArUnt put upon the ldpoi'i' 90
was SO stunning that the champions OF inc mc"' -
comnetoly senced, until Geo. +. Train, the uei's'o
-, Nonrask, demanded of the Chair an explanation
90 s,ch an assertion and the mcanns Va
b,s ofrensiye aluson. scene OF terrnc coniu''o-
sued The whole body of delegates rose anu - CO.,
toward Tram, aud a fierce shout oil fu' nm a., ,1
him out !" filed the air. The Presloen' P
gavel wildly. and Duncan, rising Oh TITO ~ a..
tculated like a mailman, but could ho' 10 "o'- ,s,a
tre,nendous cutlery Train wedged III between uoio
go, ord cop,d not sneak and when the excitement was
q, go HIGHEST mitch the Sergeants-atArms reacneo MN
and dragced him INCREASINGLY out. delegate ioni
PENNSYLVANIA bent exposing some Irduu' noi "oo0
and ATTEMPTED TO gain the attention OIL Ine ire','
He protestcd that had right to be heard Out tne III
defagabe police upon him. and he was suppresseu
almost as vigorously Train had BEEN quiet pruahy
restored the President repeated his offensive dehnon'
and me. with a rousng response from the purged Con
vortion But suppression was the regular machinery
of the morning. aud two three delegates IN SUCCESSFUL
whose loyalty held in doubt by the managers "eio
s,npressed by the President, that it became ques
ton as to whom the majortyEwould permit to speak OF
nut out Tor the slightest opposition Mr. Conan rising
and anpount ing himself a delegate from PenhsyNa
Ma asked permission to speak, but the President re-
fused and on his attempting argue the matter, the
police approached and collared him. Gen sturges was
also on the point Of calling attention 10 INC sh"no
violation of personal rights, when the ponce euseu uP
TO him as though TO put him out. Nothhg daunVeu INC
General cooy faced them and as the eyes OF inc py
ISLANDERS were fixed the scene, calmly declared that
he would put bullet through the first man that dared
touch him; If he couldn' have free speech ne womb
have at least personal liberty The Duncan squad
grown incautious and nsolent with the easy tluhphs
OF the morning, kept mp continuous fusaue Oh Hfeio
want motions and questions to attract attention ana
waste time
TIE NoMISATIoN OF Mr.. o'coNoR.
The Committee business fully settled, the irst thing IN
public gatherings still held of, and the novel pro
ceedng was beheld of convention gavey carrying Cd
the business OF deberation without an accredited mem
bership One daring man did call attention 10 inc
anomaly but President bandy squeched the inquiry
by asserting that the Committee had report winch
would be forthcoming in good time. When fully TWO
hours had been wasted in obviously prearranged SIDE
issues and the sweerng delegates were considering an
adjournment for dinner the business of nominations
was cautiously brought in. Some show OF animation
followed, though inquiring member again urea INC
Presidents patience by demanding how Candidate
could be nominated by body whose Credentials "ere
still in doubt. But TO the rest this was no impeachment
and in accordance with the caucus arrangements de-
cided in the NewYor rooms, Chas OConor was brought
out as the nominee President wild Juror Of cheers
broke out at the mention OF his name aud MI Beeknan
of New-York demanded that he be nominated without
the formula OF ballot Greatfcheering, With some
feeble dissent followed iritated by the small voice OF
an antique IOwan. who mounted on bench and waving
his arms wildly and glazing with unspeakabe eroclty
at an imaginable enemy of O'Conor through very dim
pair OF spectaces, shriekngly demanded nomination
by reclamation. noisy cry of assent followed, led
again with the obdurate no, no. Of some opponent OF
unanimity Then there loud demand for the ex-
pusion Of the negative voters because as TINS was true
Democratic Convention one had right 10 oppose the
majority. Firmly believing this Mr.. Duncan skipped
about with surprising agility, and shrieked out They
are traitors and Greeley This Convention is unit
for O'Conor. 1 know it is" He didn't say why he
knew it, but most of those who heard him pretty
well aware of the basis of his He demanded
vote by states find that every member Of the Con
yention would stand by Charles OCOnor The roll
called, not third of the States giving response.
ANOTHER LIVELY ROW.
The tally went on smoothly until OHIO reached.
when % votes given for Ohio and four for Geo. H.
Pendleton with this Duncan lcaped wildly to a chair
and denounced the four Greeley and announced
that they should leave the Convention. This was the
signal for confusion. and the inside clique at once
made q rush for the offenders Duncan leading the
way. Violent alteration then carried on
in the center OF the room, most OF 8 which
was lost the reporters. Duncan's shrl voice could
be heard in urging the crowd to Put them ont" "make
the shoulders of the group and declared that he
could prove that one OF the four the Secretary Of
Greeley Club in Cincinnati Something like order was
finally restored and then of the four rising declared
himself true Democrat, who had never supported
Greeley and never would, and he claimed the right Of
expressing his preference in Convention claiming to
be Democratic This rather caught the notion Of
Of the young members, and slight applause followed
Another Ohioan responded that it disgrace to sit
with men who could vote against Charles O'COnOr,
and especially for q man that had sold himself 10
Greeley, as Pendleton had. This aroused Duncan
TO a new effort He plunged about wildly melting his
put out the intruders. The intrepid
four still held out and calmly faced the angry crowd
resolutey refusing retract and deautly ignoring the
threats Of expulsion. While this animating inerlude
was going on the chief head OF 0Briens gang was
walking about with important air and cdnfding his
masters wishes the subservient crowd from New
York In the end the vote for O'COnor was declared
unanimous though the four Of the OHIO delegation
maintained their right to vote for Pendleon The Pres
dent then telegram which TO be sent to the
nominee, and pending the answer, the selection OF
Wee President was brought on.
SELECTING A yICEPREsIDEST.
For this place there were inDumeraDle asprants since
OConors respectable to head the ticket
Fitch Edgerton, H. A Wise, Lyons. Brick Pomeroy and
other highOned metal suitable to the taste of the
gathering. The Bowery henchman of OBrien put up
the OF that sateSman, Dut no one seeeu dnAouS
70 aid the discriminating selection The actual contest
settled down. however, between John q. Adams and
Edgeton Of Indiana Adamss chances being greatly the
Dest though the letter read by Duncan which virtually
asseuted TO and solicited the nomination. the Western
men were as obstinate If the thing were
real and the Office TO be disposed OF
would really to tho man named. Speeches
OF the stereotyped character, denying sectional
bias and kindred weakness made in prouson and
with the result The instinct Of locality received
its usual illustration, the Western voting almost
sodly for Edgerton the Eastern for Adams, and the