New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-20
HOW THE RING CAPTURED TIE CONVEN-
TION

THE CONTEST BETWEEN TIE FACTIONS RENEWED-
THE RING CANDIDATES FOR TEMPORARY AND
PERMANENT PRESIDENTS ELECTED-EXCITED
SPEECHES CHARGING AND DENYING CORRUPT
PRACuCEs-E. NJ. PAXsoN NOMINATED FOR ST.
PRrME COURT JUDGE, A. G. OLMsTEAD FOR
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, GEN. ALLEN FOR
AUpIToR-GENERAI, AND r. b. BEATH FOR SEC
RETARY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS.
by TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.]
HARRIsBURG, Aug. 19.-The contest between
The two factions broke out aresh the Conven-
tion met Each dominated candidate for temporary
Chairman and a roll call was necessary to determine
which had majority The result was victory for the
Ring George Lear, their candidate, receiving l3S votes
70 lO for Vim. Lilly. To ali appearances the Conven-
ton wholly under control OF the Ring managers
They carried Things with high hand, and instead OF
wisely cOncllatng their opponents, made the breach
wider by forcing the selection permanent presiding
officer Of man peculiarly offensive to the best elements
Of the party. This man ]. s. Rutan OF Beaver
County In the Committee on Organization strong lro
tests were made against Rutan having record which
the party could not afford TO approve II was asserted
thai he had acted unfairly as President of
the Convention in 1872, and that he had
committed worse ofenses than the "back-pay
steal" for which the Democratic Convention
refused to make L. Milton Speer It's President year
ago. These oenses not specified, but under
stood TO be certain lobby transactions in Harrisburg
and surreptitousy putting bill through which gave
him two associates trip to Europe at the expense
Of the State. Ruan and the Others were made Commits
Vienna Exhibition under this bill; but they
made report, and it is doubtful If they
went TO Vienna at all.
Appeals for the selection OF some with unexcep-
tonable record were OF no avail. The Ring had
jority the Committee. VIM. b. Mann. their leader,
in the chair, and Rutan nominated for Presi
dent by vote % to 90 When the Committees report
was made the Convention, after the recess, it
sssailed by Major Howe of Northampton, who said that
Ruan the head OF notorious ring which was odious
70 at least threefourhs Of the Republican voters of the
State storm of mingled applause and misses gsseted
this bold statement The Chairman shouted and
pounded for order, and he could be
heard, said there were rings in the Convention.
Efforts were made to choke Howe of but he kept the
floor for long time IN spite OF all interruptions. pro
testing that he would ratfy what five men had done
IN the dark last night After number OF delegates had
declared their belief that Rutan would preside fairly
VIM. B. Mann Of Philadelphia made an excited speech.
In which he asserted his manhood He denied that he
ever did wreng to any Republican, and said that his
followers did there 10 threaten TO secede or to
nominate second candidate. They had majority OF
the Convention but If in minority. they would scorn
10 be dsorgauzers. II any man thought he had been
doing wrong thing wanted to settle with him
sonay. After a good deal OF noisy talk and many in
siDuendoes" the Committees report was adopted and
RGan took the chair. Ii should be said, to his credit
that he speedily brought order out OF confusion and
dispatched business rapidly and satisfactorily
The AutiRkng men that they were beaten. but de-
ternined 10 have a showing OF their strength in full
Convention. For this purpose they opposed a motion
10 proceed FIRST to the nomination OF Supreme Court
Judge The roll called and they were defeated by
1879 1C9 After this 1t easy work for the
Ring party. The disbearteBed Reformers gave up the
fight. made no attempt to concentrate Butler for
Judge as they proposed this morning, and scattered
among the OF candidates who had claims to local
support. few deserted outright 70 the victorious
eheuy. The vote on Judge was as follows:
=; NJ Paxson OF Philadelphia. ..............h
WIN butier OF chester. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. %
y A. Logan OF WestmoTeland. ............... Il
w NJ nan OF Redford OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. IS
X NJ Henderson OF Cumberland. ..........
l.. II. Js1hih OF Perry ........................ 4
N Russei Thayer OF Pailadelp iaa. ..........
Nine candidates for Lieutenant Governor were pro
posed. and then James Sill of Eric Withdrawn. The
Vote stood:
M. Hall Stanton OF Philadelphia .. %
A. @. Omsfead OF P0tter................. 81
j. e.. fIeUnikeD OF Beaver....-....--.3
j. l.. Graham OF Allegheny ................ a
Henry NJ. HOyt OF LucerDe.