New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-22
THE UTICA CONVENTION

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HOUSE STAB - ALL DISSENTING No or,
suouTEp DowN-EvERYTHING ARRANGED
BEFOREHAND--GEN. J. c. ROBINSON NV"'
MATED FOR LIEUTENANT-GoVERNOh-
HARMLESS PLATFORM
lay TELEGRAPH TO THB TRiBuNKl
Urrc,. Auc. 21.-The veteran wlre-puleI'
Thur,ow Weed has made Of the greatest success.
otbis lfe in securing the nomination, by acclain"'i
~ Con John A. DIX for the first place on the uCe
the Grant state Convention. II is adml''eu ." .r,v
that the game played by MT "eeu ~ sor,,,y
manner The old man, according 10 49,
authority had given the Custom house oneeis a ,ho
stand clearly last night, that no Repuohcdn H"u w
,btost chance OF beln elected and that IL Wouu uo
40 IN run A. g. Cornell for HeutenantGoVerhor' anu
This morning il was supposed by those not III the seoI
that Dix was out OF the field HIS name was no' ine
toned in the Convention until aIter the uoo
sates had got into snarl over the o'ne.
candidates The Chairman had already twice directed
The clerk 10 call the roll when unknown man rose
frou seat on the stage, and In short and careluy
prepared speech presented the name OF John A. DIA
His speech was very effectively delivered ana was re
ceived with what seemed to be immense enthusiasm anu
applause In the midst of great disorder county ~
county announced its intention Of throwing so VIZ
for Dix and candidate after candidate was ,
The details Of the operation had been sklfnS arrange
nv n great magician. The unknown man lurneu oue "
no Mr. GEO W Clark, Mr.. Weeds substitute lh tue Oon
ention for the veteran himself though ne mas oeeh u
,he cty for two days, did not dare TO expose MS s"t
tered nervous system to the rough SHOCKS oi Tue
cal contest. -, -, -,
assed without some unpleasant exhibitions Of nl-feei
ing Gen Van wyck opened the ball by mahclous
speecb which ne concluded by reading an editorial nom
tday's Neo York Times containing an insidious attack
OIL Senator Robertson who had been all day the accepted
candidate for Governor. Van Wyck began oy peWanhg
The gravity of the crisis BE sincerely regretted the d.
wished
old of other years were with them 10
aa ne felt sad not TO see them here After the extract
from The Times had been read with great uneton by
the General he proceeded to comment. He was AT a
loss 10 imagine what foundation The Times prolonged
kissing here interrupted the speaker, succeeded by
great eonfsonl The General then said excitedly that
he had heard Kisses from copperheads during the war
He himself had no knowledge OF the causes OF the az
tack on Mr. Robertson but it waslposble there might
he some foundation for the assertion. though he hoped
it was thoroughly Spanish attack on the part OF me
Times.
Gen woodiord thought that great wrong had been
done an honest and able man. without knowledge on the
part OF the author Of the fatal consequences 1t might
pouee The candidate whose character was thus assaed
had nothing TO do but his past reputation he
believed the injurious article had got into the paper on
account the absence OF the edter MI Woodford do
the could TO smooth over an ugly matter but the
truth is that the Customhouse party who-headed by
Postmaster Jones here in forehead determined TO
slaughter Robertson, and that gentleman well knows
whence came the blows that have Frustrated him. Judge
Robertsons name finally withdrawn by Mr. James
Hustled whose appearance in the Convention, this
morning. in the place Of OF the Westchester delega
ton, was a great surprise. Mr.. Husteds name was
greeted with cheers when IL announced II having
been generally supposed that he anti-Grant. He
and Senator Robertson much pleased with the cor
dial reception they have received
II turns out to-day that Mr. Opdyke must be added to
those who have declined with thanks TO be candidate
for Governor Mr. E Delafed Smith openly stated in
the Convention, to-day, and afterward repeated the
declaration that though he personally preferred Robert
son to Dix felt that the former could not be
elected 1t has the policy of most Of the Federal
officers and delegates here to claim the State for the
Grant Republican State ticket by immense majority
But Gen. Van Wyck and Mr. Smith seem TO have a
very proper contempt for such preposterous Dragging
Charles Spencer had very little to say to-day but he
truthful remark In the middle Of the uprOar
for Dix he obtained the floor began speak by say
Ing that he acknowledged how nobly Gen Dix had
served his country Here he was interrupted by pro
Ionged cheering Quiet being restored he repeated his
remark and again the cheering was renewed. Partial
quiet again intervening, he quietly finished the sentence
by saying that Cen Dix had held Office and served his
country many that he thought he had served
1t enough-a remark which has at seast the semblance
OF truth.
Marshal Sharpe performed the friendly service of
Withdrawing Surveyor Cornell candidate for
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS recommending Gen. John c. Robin
of BrOOme in his place Robinson supported by
most Of the gentlemen on the PLATFORM and the
didate OF the Federal officials. His nomination
secured by that interest Senator Thayer Of Troy was
his only opponent and is certainly far better qualified
TO preside the Senate should, by some miracle
Grant candidate be elected IL is not probable that Mr..
Tayer at all troubled by his failure TO receive the
ftafh is Will niY
would be inevitable.
The platform reported is commonplace and empty
as it Is possible 10 make The only resolution which
seems TO contain anything is setting forth that 1t
wOud be- pleasure 10 the canal enlarged for steam
navigation without expense TO the people of the State
Congress granting subsidy the purpose This being
fine conception and utterly harmless was embodied in
the platform
COnklings home organ congratulated the delegates
yesterday that there slate and that I'm this Com
veuton they were at fun liberty TO select whom they
pleased as candidates. 1t turns out, however that
everything was prearanged. b. Plat Carpenter the
Temporary chairman bored the Convention for half an
hour with elaborate speech abusive of Mr. Greeley
Though destitute Of either force, eloQuence
grace or wit, its cumbrous classic illusions
and pointless puns showed that Its author
either have bought 1t ready-pate from
sophomore occupied several hours in preparing
1t and committing It to memory. The address Of Mr.
Wheeler, the permanent Chairman, had been set up in
The UGea Herald Office and distributed among the
pOrers before the Convention called TO order. Mr.
Wheeler gave very good version Of it, Though insist
ing that another great was imminent that the Re
belOn not yet conquered and that Grant was the
only that could preserve the country from desruc
tOn iby gunpowder he yet had the good taste Ito
frain from comparing Mr.. Greeley to Satan, his sup
porleTs to the fallen angels and Grant and his house
hold troops to Michael and the angels Of light as Car
penter had done. Carpenter, however, has been Col
hector OF Internal Revenue and hopes to be numbered
among the angels again.