The New York herald., 1874-09-17

night, he touched the heart OF the Convention.
He told OF district IN Louisiana which had $50
votes and mad gwen 900 majority for negro can
oidate. THIS the meeting enjoyed enor-
mousy;, mo u, for ,r,n the boys all know 'no% how
the Jolly old Judge. was to elect
9. man with ga No. head and No. Is foot"
OLD Judge retired and il was announced tnat the
chairman OF the committee on credentials
eU%d on moaa Ros be wsa oqnd out mimi the tte
longer. Another gentleman was called upon ior a
speech and Just as ne arose
MR. JOHN KELLY
received wink from side door and was privately
called out. II was, perhaps, thoueht he could find
a bay or WAS deemed 6s
speech had nliod its measure q time Mr. Kelly
nounced that the Chairman OF the Commit
tee on Credentials had been found
ane anere at MS report Mould IN be read
1t excluded an Albany delegation that was unani-
nous for Mr.. Tilden, and admitted one that only
favored HIM in part. But it was no sooner read
than the motion to adjourn was accepted, and at
eleven O'Clock p. NJ. the unterrlhed we're sent
home. Exactly what 1t all means Is that your true
TOO WELL DISCIPLINED
to inquire. He accepts what is presented, and
TO reason why, he's but TO vote and die. Conse-
quenty, there was no curiosity on the part OF the
the as to i9s na We're e
progress behind the scenes. Only II was tolerably
plain without inquiry thar, as tine regular pro-
nomination OF Tilden, the delay indicated
the temporary triumph of hostile elements. 1t
is world OF pites that there is not
more virtue IN convention of the free and en-
lghtened people, SO that those who manage
the politics OF a great country for the people
could sometimes take the people into ihe
secret But, alas the people are evidently un-
worthy TO have so generous course practced
people are not to be trusted with their own fate
politically. They are so numerous they could
never agree, ana therefore they send their dele
convention is too numerous, and entrust the
business to its committees. Who would fancy
that even the committees are too numerous. and
that they have to turn the subject all to John
Kelly and Horato Seymour and others to settle
the game OF candidates somewhere In back
roomS But how happy the people should
fcng men wiling to take on their shoulders the
whole tremendous responsibility This Is one OF
the first spectacles to be found IN the history OF
free, enlightened and patriotic people.
OPPOSITION TO TILDEN.
Jarvis Lord Senator Johnson. Joe Warren and
a large number Of delegates from the interior
counties have just held caucus, when they
naye decided TO aga den
will not allow himself to be run against him,
taey have settled upon Amasa ). Parker,
o. Albany, as nsnson,ed T1eir candidate a Mr.
as the Albany delegation tonight, with
the exception OF PecKham, has announced its de.
termination to support him. and as the Buffalo
delegation, TOO, has determined to go for him
sOlid there will be
The Canal men say now that Tilden must go
under, and 1t certainly LOOKS rather shaKy Tor MIN
new aspect Of affairs; but the opponents to 1nden
seem so formidable at the present writing that II
is more than probable even his influence to-
morrow will be unheeded in the Convention