New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-16

various necessary committees were slowly selected.
adjourned until after dinner In caliDg the States by
Congressional districts II was found that every ostlcs
was represented call of counties showed that large
majority Of counties represented. II was readily
explained that the attendance was not greater
their work at this time The season has been
and the OF the crops depends on the WORK done
Many Of the delegates said that IN their counes
ten times as many would have If they thought II
necessary. They did not come because they ara noe
think that they should, when enough were
coming TO make a full Convention.
II was quite apparent that. whatever IL
thought OF the Convention. the men VINO composer II
had no feeling that il should have been larger ana en-
erained particle OF fear as TO the result ney ~eIe
representative farmers and acted looked like men
fresh from the fields as they were. It was quite evil
dent that they determined to act free from outsue
their business through However one might think Of
the wisdom OF the delegations, they were evidently
through was much from confidence In their own
ability to do what either OF the old parties would 90 "
day as from their eagerness go home to their pows
The fear that in some way the outside men would beat
them II they adjourned over night had Its weigh, aso
Permanent Organization reported for President A. g
Stevenson of Putnam County giving Presi ide
gave plain blunt speech showing the necessity ior
this movement and giving cautious advice as 10 now 70
was ae creae .ae Cheering
When the Committee on Nominations was announced
the outside influence mad aSmg t lIe
was voted down. and the Committee retired On TINS
the Convention though they still remained on the noor'
PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS.
While waiting for q report from the Committee on
Platform and the Committee on Candidates, various
speeches delivered which held the body together
through long delay. During this time the Dame " In
dependent" was adopted. When the Committee on Ke-
solutions reported there was significant stiffness ana
the most intense listening A motion was Immediately
made that the Convention should ADJOURN t tne neHs
day, that the members could have time TO STUDY th9
platform in the morning papers, Ibis was ueieaVed anu
the platform was adopted 80.
unique and hard to comprehend. IL bears the marks OF
an amateur committee sentence II Is long|s
full c0umn-and full of what wag called " ten dollar
words" Half the space Is preamDles. 1t Is lmoued
with a spirit more vehement than can be subdued to
PLAIN utterances The usual topics are touched wnen
touched at all, with freedom and FORCE It's expression
of and desire for harmony with the roads
strongly contrasted with its later attack on tne III
featuring land commercial. and grain monopoles come
in with the consolidated railroad monopoly Tor severe
mention Following Initiation clause that COM
bnes the spirit OF the imitation speeches into jumbo
that only be understood by saying that IL laVors
Imitation ne will not bear analysis and could no more
be expressed in egsaon than could any other coniu,
aud contradiction. 1t favors abandoning the god
basis failaey aud wants no sea J nv e
Government which shall be legal tender In the pay
ment Of all debts public ana private d1t o oh ,be
money OF the United States" shall be interchang
able FOR Government bonds bearing low rate o. inter 10
est say $780," &C. &c. The outstanding Donds are ~
be paid according TO the contract BrlDery rauI anu
corruption in office are Condemned Inc once snouS bS sees
All the same office twice in succession. Public officers
should not receive passes Tho saarygra6 IN our Leg
islatures and in Congress was condemned Reoucuou
IN public expenditures is demanded Local questions
taxation aud assesspents are touched upon cast
is passed over with q resolution that "no party is
worthy our confidence VINO denies Tue Iisnt oi tno
people to regulate the abuses or the liquor trainc
A more crude utterance considered as whole was
rarely before presented But platform more thoroughly
,Ia Il IS ike the rs speech Of young
LAWYER with good metal in him. In the presence or his
SENIORS II stammers stumpIes nesitas nus o
equally eager to pc through IL says nothing In the
ense or e Wo enry The
mentioned, and the temperance issue Is Iet wlInou.
anything OF value oeing SAD ns aren@ issue IN
the sta this omission may fairly be called cowarce
the fiery criticism OF the old parties that many speakers
delighted In finds expression ana thls OMISSION put
for the fact that ticket was nominated might be re-
gared simply warning to the old parties as to what
they should do. ,,.
second reading; and would have been equally well
adopted II in tenth OF the words USED had expressed
the two dominant ideas VI tine ConVeuton-Anti-
Monopoly and Imitation,
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF THE NEW PARTY.
Following the platform came the ticket, as follows;
Secretary of stste-Noves S. White Dsmocra) Of Wgo
Auditor Of sate--Ebeaeler Henderson DsmoerA Of Morgan
Treasurer Of s,a,ecap Norris c. Bennett Republican, steubsn
Attorney General-cap j. A. s. Mitchell peuOers of Ekha
Judge Of Supreme Cou-Horace Bdde Republican, Of Cas-
superintendent OF nstrueon-CarksOn Davis Repabca
The ticket upon the closest scrutiny, Is held to be in
every respect unexcepu0nabe save the candidate for
Secretary of State. the papers this morning say that
twenty years ago he expelled from an Odd Fellows
lodge FOR irreguary officer. Ii seems TO be
a long time to go back, considering blameless life
since But nothing Is so horrlfying to party news
paper particularly straight Republican paper as an
inefc.ent or dishonest cfcia even private lodge
Tns objection that candidate will probably cause the
Executive Committee to select another man. The
ticket was unanimously adopted. and three rousing
cheers gwen for it's success, and immediately the Con-
vention adjourned.
questionable character Of the canO one being respOn
sibe for considering the storm OF rideue and mis-
that marked the party and the
apathy Of those who should nave been friendly consd
erng the persistent efforts made to capture or in any
way defeat the Convention by managers or both parties,
and their large attendance and considering the busy
season and the utter inexpeence OF the members the
Con yepton If triumphant success, was far from
being failure Considered as determined protest
against the old parties was thought successful and Its
action will have good effect upon EACH II all the men
who acGuiesced in the call will support the ticket will
poll very large vote, but not enough to succeed iii
than the Democrats the latter party will suffer least by
the Convention. Neither party adopt this ticket
both, and who disclaim allegiance to eacn The
Republican party eers pledged bas besn nsi
custom with officers elected for twOyear terms The fact
that the Convention opposed 70 rejecting men VIII
met nv the present State officers II has been the
TOM in the face OF legislation against It, for
officers holding moneys OF tue state 10 eua them 10
hanks for their own private benefit Suits are now
pendng against exstate officers to compel them to
fluid moneys received interest on State funds The
nresent state officers oberwise excellent men, have
inns far made return Of interest for the OF the
state funds aud this will he detrimental to them unless
ex nlictly explained. The Democrats will have the ad
vantage OF selecting men and at present seem the
more hopeful But ir these shifting aud most uncertain
times all prophecy is Idle, and ali reckoning useless
tne work of the Convention should in favor the
call grew IN favor will sweep both parties out OF
istence AT present this may Seem exceedingly doubt
fuI hut nothing could at this have seemed
doubtful and preposterous than that the call should he
so responded to. Whatever may be the result. the
cause Of reform politics will be assisted by this de-
for each of the old parties will feel that the
deaud for honesty must be heededand therefore 1t
worthy OF respect.
The morning pa pers OF the cityJOa~nal and Sentinel
are quite agreed in regarding the Convention largely