The New York herald., 1874-09-10

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%ent Of the people Which years Of successful nrigne
upon the unscrupuious demagoguc and scurvy politi
cian.
On motion OF FRED. CoNkLNG, Lemon Thom-
son, OF Albany, was made temporary chair
man. He was conducted to the chair by Messrs.
Conkling and Dorsheimer, when he addressed the
Convention as folows:-
GKNrLEMKN CONVENTIONAL thank you for the
honor you have done me IN eeGng me to p G at
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care very little for party names They have relish
icrred, I await the pleasure Of the Convention
On motion Of Mr. FILKINs Mr. Bellows, Of Kings.
and Mr.. Chapman, Of Oneida, were appointed sec
retaries.
district was ordered to select permanent o1acers;
also committee OF one from each judicial district
and three delegates at large was ordered to draw
Chair G announced the following
COMMITTEEs:-
On Permanent OrganiZatiOn-T. Z. Stewart, OF
New YORK; A. N. Bliss, Of Kings; G. r. HIT, OF Al.
Of Lewis: l. Caldwell Of chsmuns; T. !. hoyt, Of
New @ YORK; ". ". Niles OF westchester; @ II. 1.
Lawrence; ". ". Dewey, of Lewis =. F. Jones, Of
Broome Clark Bell, of Yates; and W. Dorsneimer,
OF Erie. AT Large-John Cochrane, Samuel Classy
On Credentials George f. Mackay, of New York; !;
James R: Ananin, OF Kings; John Swlnburne. Of
Oneida; Ira L. wales, OF Tioga: A. J. switzef, Of
Steuben, and Colonel II. W. Bowen. OF Orleans.
p The h Convention then took recess until four
Afternoon Session.
The Convention reassembled at halfpast four
P. NJ T. Z. Stewart, from the Committee On
CHARLES L. Hurhes Of Washington county uni 1 ior per-
manent chairman, which was agreed to. Ex-Sen-
ator Haignt and General Palmer were appointed
to conduct Mr.. Hughes to the chair. On taking
the chair Mr.. Hughes addressed the Convention.
He said 1t was customary lor the chairman Of a
the Indictment uttered by General Cocnrane ex-
pressed his sentiments so fully that he deemed 1t
unnecessary for him to repeat them. Nevertheless,
he could not refrain from asking why it was
that labor and business was, at this season
especially, lying prostrate. The people,, he
90 give them rhss want w
more substantial than mere plattudes, mere
WORDS; they had had as, enough of Si tnas Tns
principles but live up to them. Doing that
you VIII satisfy them; doing less you may ex-
say what the Convention should do. II it should
enunclate principles, progressive principles, II
Is should nominate candidates, well ana good; he
Rad nothing to suggest put would leave 1t to the
good sense of the Convention.
Mr. STEWART, from the Committee on Permanent
Organization, reported the following for Vice
Presidents, which report was agreed to:-Frst
district, E: d. Culver, New York.. and Chris
GePsen a Kngs and % beane rhird
Dr. +. s. Deewes, Ulster and Philip Bearman,
Albany: Fourth, George Stewart, OF Saratoga, and
Gueck, Of oneida, and Jonathan 9. Collins, Of
Lewis; Lewis; sixth, p T. Rogers: OF Broome, and
Hurd OF Cayuga, and Charles 7. Wads-
worth, OF Livingston; Eighth, A. W. Cole. Of
Aliegany, and Rodney +. crowley Of Chaulanqua.
Mr.. STEWART reported the following names for
Stuyvesant. of New York; second, E. b. Lansing,
Fourth, Nein COOK, OF St. Lawrence; Fifth Worth
w. pewsy q SKIN haey o
Eiaatn' lIanals John SSyshs" WaIIs Of Erie. '"''
< resolution OF General Cole, providing that the
State Committee hereafter consist OF one member
from each Congressional district, and that the
State Convention consist OF three delegates from
each Assembly district and two delegates at large
man, was then adopted. AS the committee ON
Resolutions had not appeared as yet, repeated
calls were made for q
SPEECH FROM ISAAC II. HUNTER,
OF New York. a colored man; and, finally, at the
request OF the Convention, that gentleman ap-
peared upon the platform. After thanking the
delegates he said he supposed the object in calling
Tor him was TO learn his views, which. he doubted
not, were very different from those held by many
to making any nominations, he confessed be
favored naming candidates for Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor. Great appause) The liberals
body Of men ever had--viz nominating
frauds. i dishonesty and chicanery which pre-
vailed on every hand, and in giving
the people o,n s. H yong for
people would elect such men could they but have
an opportunity to vote Tor them. In tho liberal
ranks were competent men to represen; that
party in any department. OF State government.
Men must be nominated who do not understand
at this time lose the opportunity TO do that which
Is right for the people. 1t would be unwise IN us
to nominate for Governor snch a man as Sanford
tor Lieutenant Governor T6onas +. stewart. and
if the latter refuses to stand then General Fred.
Conkling or Henry K Seden. He (Mr. Hunter)
supported Herman In 1872, and he felt that Ker-
mans friends could be magnanimous now and join
hands with the liberals and support Church.
At this point some OF the delegates In the rear OF
the hall shouted that the committee on resolu-
tions were ready to report, when Mr.. Hunter re-
iuctanty retired from the platform, promising the
Convention to address them at some future time,
''when the committee on resolutions were not
ready to report"
General Merritt, from the committee on reSolu-
tions, reported the following
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved That the liberal republicans of the State OF
New York stand for the defence of constitutional
liberty tor the right Of local setgovernment for the
restoration of delegated power for strict accOunta
biity the part OF public officers for the realization
the constitutional currency, and for the rights and in