New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-02
A GOOD SIGN.
BACK PAY oFFENsEs DIsCUssED-ONE OF THE PAY
TAKERS sACRIFICED-A LIVELY DEBATE AND FAIR
lBY F,1rcpArU TO THE rR1puyE.l
CONCLUSION,


by TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBUSE]
tfTiCA Oct lat the evening session. nothing OF
Importance was done beyond reporting the names OF
the State Committee for the ensuing year. 1t being
understood that Mr. Kinsella of Brooklyn, who took
his back pay as a member of the last Congress,
would be reported from his district as member OF
the Committee 1t was whispered that the accept
ance of such a report would be opposed and Mr..
Kinsela compelled to set back his chair Before
the name was reported, however, Mr.. Ogden OF
Yates County introduced resolution in general
terms covering Mr. iKnsella's case. Mr.. Roche
of Kings County immediately bounced up and
sand be knew who was meant by the
resolution, and that Kings County would not stand
any outside interference from Yates County or the
Convention, or any other man. John Fox en-
deavored to quiet him, but he refused to sit down
until he had flung general defiance at everybody
on behalf of Kings County. Then Mr.. Fellows in
duged in Outburst of eloquence on the subject of
back pay, demanding that no man who had the stain
of il on his hands or his conscience should be placed
in Office by the great Democratic party. Mr.. Fellows
was applauded vociferously, for the Convention
that his was the only consistent view of the ques
tion and that to do anything else would be fatal; to
put back-pay grabber Oh the State Committee
after denouncng the grab, would be TO deserve de-
feat.
HereupOn, Mr. Dewitt with more zeal than dis
cretion rushed 10 Mr. Kinsellas defense saying the
resolution was aimed at him. and that was wrong
and improper, and all that sort Of thing; he knew
Mr. Kinsella to be honest man, for he had it from
his own lips he opposed the backpay swindle in all
its stages. and his only oense was that after other
people had voted for and passed it, he took the
money. This was so good joke that the COnven-
ton fairly roared at it, and Mr.. Dewitt subsidized
without having helped his friend Kinsela at all.
| The discussion of this question quite
| lively and the temper of the Convention was 30
manifesty hostile TO Mr. Kinsea that the delegates
from his district changed the nomination for
| State Committee and his name was not offered.
There was more or less demagory and clap-trap
in it. but the good sign in it was the manner in
which the politicians carry out the spirit OF the
people and recognize the unmistakable drift of
public opinion.
| The Convention takes up it's real business to-mor-
| row morning. and proceeds with its nominations
with nothing to interfere with or delay them. 1t is
much more quiet than last night. have yet to see
any one who in private conversation expects 10 elect
| the ticket 10 be nominated tomorrow, or who in
public discussion expects anything else.
HOW APOLLO HALL WAS OUTGENERALED.
MR. CREAMER's REMARKABLE sPERCH-THE NOM
NATION or MR.. BEEBE AS TEMPORARY CHAIR
MAN CLAIMED TO BE A TAMMANY THcK-Ex-
GOV. SEYMOUR REFUSES TO MIX IL THE QUAR-
Ri.
| lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUsE.l
| UTICA Oct. 1.-The only exciting incident
OF the Convention was the speech which the Hon T. j.
| Dreamer made, or attempted 10 make at the morning
session As 1t was almost impossible. owing TO the con-
tinuous hammerng Of the Chairman's gaye ana the a.
ernate applause and Kisses OF the audience 70 hear
word that Mr.. Dreamer said most OF the Convention
were at loss for an explanation OF his conduct IN
making such violent speech at that stage of the pro
ceedings. The explanation "a Given by the Apollo Hall