The New York herald., 1874-09-17
Grand AssembIage Of the Unterri-
fed in Wieting Hall.
MANIPULATIONS OF THE MANAGERS.
Orders and Dispatches Intended to Make
the Convention Happy Family.
The Anti-Tilden Men Concentrat-
ing on AInasa J. Parker.

The Democratic Con ventIon met to-day at noon,
and everything was conducted very nicely by the
New York city managers II was generally under
stood early in the morning that Ex-Governor Sey-
mour would be the permanent Chairman. al shall
accept the position said he to MIR. Kelly Just
before the Convention met, 'If my accepting
will do any good. But there are many reasons
why / should not accept" In 1871 Mr.. seymour
was fixed upon as the permanent Chairman OF the
Convention which kicked out the Tammany dele
cation, but somehow or other, he was not found
when wanted. To-day he was again conven-
iently absent. Kings county came up here op-
posed to Tiiden, but taking vote last
nignt, the delegates decided to stand by Tilden.
Senator Jacobs was considered all along the
strongest city opponent OF Mr.. KeLy's candidate,
but this vote, carried as it was against his op-
position, changed the situation materially.
Jacobs had to be sacrificed, and he
was brought to terms by the offer
of the temporary chairmanship Of the Con-
vention. He agreed to take the position one
condition. and that was that Ex-Governor seymour
would be the permanent Chairman; but the Deer
field philosopher could not abandon his
old trlckerles, and SO Faulkner, who was
Seymour's replacer in 1871 had again to be
brought to the front The convention met at
noon. Jacobs was on hand, but Seymour could
not be found. However, a very nice young man.
who halls from Albany for a time made the Con-
vention forget all about MIR Seymour. 1t appears
that he had, the night previous, been actively
gagged in crusade against the temperance party
Of TINS district, and consequently forgot
to act as a temperance man when he came into
the Convention. without waiting to be asked to
do the honors that had been by caucus vote re-
served for Jacoos, he walked up to the seat set
aside for the Chairman, sat complacently down,
and looked about him with dignifed air that
made the entire Convention
SHREK WITH HILARITY,
1t was In vain that the policemen employed to
preserve order called upon him to 60 out Of the
back door and make himself scarce; for right in
the face of the vote Of the Convention which de-
clared Jacobs the temporary chairman, he stood
up, and, striking the table in front OF him with the
official gavcl, yelled out, 81 call this delegation to
order.n 1t Is needless to state that this
announcement OF the self-appOinted chairman
created the most entertaining excitement. He
was finally, however, prevailed upon by police
man and his club to vacate his seat, and MIR.
Jacobs and the Convention proceeded to
business This business did not amount
to much, for, alter the usual humdrum
way OF appointing the various committees, an
adjournment was had TO four O'Clock, and then, on
the reassembling, another adjournment was taken
until half.past seven in order to give the Commit
III,
Columbia counties having each two different sets
Of deiegates-ttme to get out Of their trouo,es.
OUTSIDE THE CONVENTION
In all the annals OF its gatherings this city was
probably never more excited than today in the
heghborhood Of Wietlng opera House where the
from all parts Of the state gathered
sat IN the Convention with their friends. 1t IS
admitted on all sides that the Convention is the
strongest politically that ever assembled In the
nomination. informed
last night, Is O certainty. Mr.. John Kelly informed
me this evening that there WAS not the slightest.
aggrieved at Kelly's antl-canal ring crusade have
not yet become wholly reconciled.
THE THREATENED REVOLT
between the city and country however, appears to
BY tn the STATE State co@mitsss Msssrs ksiy and LORD.
late tonight, sat In corner discussing the
with The was and oSers sn
they were kept out from the apparently
interesting conference upon which hinged, in their
Convention. The Vanderbilt house, the head
quarters OF the New York and Kings county dele
CATIONS, was to-day the chief rendezvous OF the
general caucusers MI. Kelly has his room in the
hotel, and from there were Illuminated to day the
orders and dispatches intended to make the Con-
''A''N A"eki A GLANCE ~ AT THE DELEGATES.
Brains ana respectabiity are certainly cnarac-
but lew of the low-browed, shouIder.hlt::
ting representatives wno in the days q! Of
conveStions. cMSSai % 1t is creditaole gatnerlng
in every particular .d Moratio alto, s% Seymour,
fc Smn 'Enn ke g
Delos DE Vol, DE Witt @. Littlejohn VINO are del
egates, are certainly the class OF men the demo-
predominared to-day. The New York and
'front.' n' seats in tie conyenilon. John Kelly was in
the second to the lett OF the platform, and he
was very quiet during the proceedings to-day, and
nj n "A
He is, the New Workers think, laying back until
1ilden's enemies show their hand, and then n
Seymour also sat to the left OF the platform.
| THR AGONY OF SUSPENSE.
leaders were as mute as mice as to what was en-
| suing. The brief session OF the Convention. one
IN evening" az the onf y
ing, gave plenty OF time for discussion
and prophecy Some soos the
| asserted that Church was bound to run II he got
the nomination, and they expressed their inten-
tons to hgnt IT out on that line If it took all the
week. lew contended that either Church had to
be nominated or compromise made on third
THE WATERBURY, KELLY FIGHT
Kelly he says that he has not heard ANYTHING
the matter VIII not trouble the public
were served by him, he says, in his capacity as
| SherlG during the lltlgatlons arising out OF the
Sunday law, ana when waterbury was Dlstrlct
| Attorney.
This is the idea he meant to convey in his inter-
| view with me published In to-day's HERALD.
| THE MIGHT SESSION.
| There was a lively session at night, which de-
veloped, IN some degree, conflict OF pro-
grammes, To complete the organization was the
ostensible business OF the session, out there were
| difficulties. several delegations were contested,
| and the committee on credentials seemed 10 find
| 1t troublesome to determine the disputes. some
body proposed to adjourn. Somebody else
| opposed 1t. Apparently the cut ana dried nomi-
| was TO many delegates, was to be fought by the
| Fabian polcy Of delay Opponents had some rea-
son TO believe they could do better tomorrow,
hence they returned again and again to the charge
| Tor adjournment. EXertions were made TO make
the time pass pleasantly. There was brass band
| in the gallery which dispensed polkas though
! these scarcely touched the democratic heart. The
| Old time eloduence was called Tor. Several gen.
| tlemen declined to be thus made useful In dlling
! up time. one made good sound speech
with some thought IN II, but this
did not help. They didn't want thought, and then
| .snrcad eaoe, with some suCCeaS Rut