New-York tribune., 1874-09-10

ldDeral constituency In Kings favored makinB hom
nations, at which there were loud demonstrations
Of approval in the Convention. He declared his
entire opposition to participation In the Democratic
Convention, and asserted that it was question of
public honor and public duty for the Convention to
act in nominating.
After Col. Lansings remarks, there was consider
able confusion several delegates trying to speak at
once and there were loud cries of Question from
different parts Of the body.
Dr. Sheldon Of New-York declared In deliberate
way, amid frequent Interruptions and cries OF
Question: ~ that he favored nominations frem the
Convention.
There were afterward several unsuccessful at
tempts to have the previous question called Gen.
Merritt said that it was more important to have
harmony than to decide upon any line of policy I'M
mediately, and moved an adjournment for one hour,
that the question might be calmly considered. An
amendment to adjourn till tomorrow morning was
lost, and after vote by division of the house, at
five minutes to seven O'clock tho convention ad-
jOurned till eight o'clock
THE EVENING SESSION.
When il was called to order again at few MN
utes after eight there was much smaller NUMBER
present than in the afternoon The leaders In the
party who had been laboring to secure an adJouth-
ment without nominations, worked hard In inc in-
terval and succeeded in convincing most Oh
the opposing delegates that there was a
majority against them, and that 1t wouid
be very unwise to make protracted struggle for
Judge Churchs nomination, when it was SO prooa-
BILE that he would decline to have his name used, or
that his nomination by the Liberals would
preyent his nomination by the Democrats.
large part of the New-York and Kings
County delegations went away by the o'clock
boat. but the Chairman of the NewYork delegation
was empowered to cast the vote of his delegation.
Considerable portions Of other delegations also
went away in the evening, and the evening session
lasted only q few minutes, and was without excite
ment.
Alonzo Welch Immediately offered a motion that
when the Convention adjourn it be to meet at Al
bany, Sept. 29 but the motion gave way to other
business.
Gen. E. A. Merritt of St. Lawrence was nominated
and accepted as one of the members at large
Of the State Committee. Mr.. Cole OF Ale
ghany said that tho thing had been
fixed up, so that lie was beaten, since
he went to the supper which he did not eat; and
he withdrew his amendment to the resolution Of
fered by the Committee on Resolutions before the
evening recess which declared it expedient that the
Convention should make immediate nominations.
The original resolution Of the Committee, which
declares it inexpedent for the Convention to make
nominations at this time, was then passed
Gen. Merritt, from the Committee on Resolutions
offered another resolution providing for the re-
assembling of the Convention at the call Of the
State Committee when necessity may require. This
was amended on motion Of Mr. Welch that the Con-
vention meet again at Albany on the Goth inst and
passed. The calling of the roll of Congressional
districts for a report of names for the Slate Com
mittee followed. The following names were pre-
sented and the Committee then adjourned: