Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-06
The Twin Conventions at Syracuse.
DenOcratic-Franeis Herman Nominated
for Governor.

| SYRACUSE, Sept. 5.-rhe democratic stat,
| convention reassembled at 10 o'clock The com
| mittee on conference reported that the liberals
| were willing to concede TO the democrats the
| state ticket if the latter would allow them the
| congressman at large. The report was discussed
at length several Directing to it and urging that
the democrats should have the congressman at
large, while conceding the executive and SUI
preme court to the liberals.
Recess till 2.
The convention reassembled at O'Clock when
the names of the state central committee were
announced.
The conference committee reported the agree
ment that all the ticket but congressman at
large be conceded to the democrats. motion
to non-concur was made and supported by Fox
and Others, who favored giving the lieutenant
governor and prison inspector TO the liberals
they contending that such a course would sac
rifice the prospects of S. S. Cox as candidate for
congressman at large. After sharp debate the
motion to non. concur, and to give the liberals
the candidates for lieutenant governor and
prison inspector, was carried.
HJA committee was appointed to notify the lib
eral convention of this action, and another re-
cess was taken.
On again assembling the committee from the
liberals presented their report, which, after
thanking the convention for its magnanimity,
announced that the liberal convention accepted
their offer.
The convention then proceeded TO ballot for
governor. Sanford L. Church was nominated
when a delegate announced that he would not
accept, and in place nominated Francis Herman
The names of A. Schel, Luclus Robinson, A. C.
Beach, and Ii. A. Nelson were also put in nomi-
nation on a second ballot. The largest number
of votes being for KerEan his nomination was
made unanimous.
The convention then nominated S. S. Cox by
reclamation as candidate for congressman at
large. Cox made speech, saying that Grant,
nd innt fInI ,l, i
charge the democracy with inconsistency, and
promised to stump the state
The convention then nominated Jno. f. Hub
bard for canal commissioner, and recess was
taken until evening.
The convention reassembled at eight o'clock
The char announced the committee of liberal
republicans, headed by w. w. Miles of West
chester, who were ready to report the action of
that body.
Mr.. Niles on being introduced was rapturous-
" applauded, the whole convention rising Mr..
Miles made formal report of the nominations
and endorsement of the state ticket of the demo-
cratic state convention by reclamation.
The convention then formally endorsed the
nomination Of Mr.. Depew for lieutenant gov
ernor, and Mr. Brooks for state prison inspec-
tor.
Mr.. Luddington of Onandagua moved that
the chair appoint committee of three to wait
on the liberal convention and invite its members
to seats in this hall, which was carried
A long series OF resolutions were then adopted
endorsing the CINCINNATI and Baltimore plat
forms, condemning the national administration
and the republican party of the state, and pro-
nouncing unqualfedly for Greeley and Brown.
The members of the liberal convention then
entered and took seats in the body of the hall
amid great cheering. The chairman Of the lib
erals was escorted to the platform, where he was
welcomed by the chairman of the democrats,
expressing the hope that as they now mingled
in council, they would fight together valiantly
in the common cause The liberal chairman
responded that this was fitting close of the
days work. They then united in a general rat
iication of the ticket.
The convention then resolved itself into mass
meeting, heard addresses, and adjourned sine
die.
LIBERAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
SYRACUSE, n. Y, Sept. 5.-The liberal state
convention effected a permanent organization
this morning by the choice of Hon. Chauncey J.
Depew for president, with a number OF vice
presidents and secretaries. Mr.. DeDew on
taking the chair, addressed the convention at
length, reviewing the acts OF the national admin
istration.
A resolution nominating Judge Church for
governor, and to communicate the proposed ac-
ton to the democratic convention for their consid-
GRAFTON, was offered and referred 10 the COM
mittee on resolutions.
Recess till B.
The convention reasscmbed at O'Clock, and
the conference committee reported that they
agreed that the congressman at large should De
selected by this body leaving the other candi-
dates on the ticket for the democratic eonven-
ton.
Mr.. Williams said If this was specimen OF
the labors of the committee, then the liberal
party might as well dissolve. lie moved re.
committal of the report, with instructions 10
ask that the lieutenant governor and prison ill.,
spector be accorded TO the liberal party.
After debate, the motion was amended so as
TO concede the congressman at large to the dem-
ocrats.
Gen. Merritt of the conference committee ex.
planned, saying they had asked for two names
on the ticket, but, as the bulk Of the votes would
be from the democratic party, the arguments
were against them. He urged harmonious ac-
ton.
Mr.. Cochrane also made harmonizing
speech.
At this stage delegate announced that the
democratic. convention had allowed the liberals