The New York herald., 1874-09-17
THE PROCEEDINGS.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept. 1e, 1874
The Democratic State Convention met in Wieting
Hall to-day. About 225 people were present. At
about hali-past twelve O'Clock a man wearing
striped shirt crowded up to the presiding officers
hair and raped with The gavel, calling the Con-
vention to order. Immediately all hustle ceased
and the man sat still In the chair. For a moment
or two there was surprise manifested in the coun-
tenances OF the members OF the Convention, when
policeman mounted the platform and walked up
to the presumed chairman This caused great
laughter, and finally the man was removed amid
Mr.. josEpH WARREN, Secretary Of the State
aud nominated Mr.. John G. Jacobs Tor temporary
MessrS. Wheaton and Ellsworth were appointed
to conduct Mr.. Jacobs to the chair.
Mr.. JACOBS on taking the chair addressed the
MR. JAcoBs' SPEECH.
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with in the great effort now to- to be M MADE Tor the
the future, upon the result Of when may depend the
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citeuent which always precedes meetings called to pre-
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when my only ana desire Is to have
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Mr. ScHEU, of Erie moved that S. s. Ellsworth,
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pointed. the former recording and the latter read
ing secretary. Agreed to.
The roll Of delegates vas then called. The name
OF Horatio Seymour was received with great ap-
plause.
tee on Credentials be appointed by the Chair to
consist OF one member from each judicial district
Mr.. BEACH, OF Kings, moved as an amendment
that three committees be appointed as there were
three cases OF contest-Albany, Westchester and
Columbia counties.
Mr.. ScHUMACKER, of Kings, did not think any
time would be saved under the amendment.
Beach's motion to have three committees was
rejected.
Delmar's motion was carried, and one commit
tee was ordered.
DARIUS A. OGDEN moved that committee on
permanent organization be appointed by the
Chair, to consist OK delegate from each Con.
gressiOnal district. Carried.
HoRATIO SEYMOUR moved the appointment OF
similar committee on resolutions. Great applause.)
The SECRETARY then called the names OF the con-
testing delegations from Albany, Columbia and
Westchester counties The CHAIRMAN stated that
in the State Central Committee, at their meeting,
there were several absenteeS, therefore the COM
mittee was unable to make up the preliminary
committees He was lOath to take the responsibility
Of niling the vacancies, and therefore suggested
that the delegates from the several districts name
the members.
MIR. LANING, OF Erie, moved that the delegates
from each Congressional district nominate to the
Conven tion a member OF the State Central Com.
mittee for the ensuing year. Adopted.
The CHAIR announced the following
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
David Carl, Hugh Mclaughlin, John Ditman, NJ
Finngan' Edward Tiora Cooper GhrStopaer q rine
Kane, Dennis Quinn, Thomas Cooper Campbell, O.
G. Childs, Jr.; Marvin Sackett, William Goran. a.
schoonmaker, Jr. George Butt, Gardner Pope, D.
Magone, Jr. Henry White, Robert +. Cormack, G.
W. Bagg, B. +. chapman, sylvester d. Keller, +. D.
Somers. W. w, Wright, George $. Leonard samuel
william G. Fargo and A. H. Phelps.
The CHAIRMAN announced the following
COMMITTEE ON PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Samuel K. Quick, w. Q. Kingsley, John Pyoin
George G. Herman, Augusl US scheIl. Bernard Riley
Jacob @. Michaels, William A. boyd. Jasper Odell
L. II. Perry, Charles N. Thompson, o. X. Boughton,
Dennis Miller, Jr.; Thomas Cunningham, Thomas
W. Cantwell, Robert Furman, T. II. Mattison, Il
Hammiil, NJ. A. Fits, Darius Ogden. William L.
Wright, William Weston and John Blrdsan.
The CHAIR announced the following
COMMITTEE on RESOLUTIONS. -
John J. Armstrong, Thomas Knsella, James b.
Craig J. G. Schumacher, Ma nton Marble John X.
Fellows. Heman uhl George ". Norton, |. G.
Sutherland, Charles Wheaton, George W. BeeDe,
A. M. osborn. stephen Banker, Jr. A. b. waldo,
W. ]. Averil, Mcintyre Frazer, Hezeklah Sturges,
George W. Flower, IIoratio seymour applause =
Dewitt O. LitteJohn- (applause) )-PatricK cor
butt-(applausel William Johnson, II, L. Tom Eom-
stock, John Bull, Marshall h. Champlain, William
Purcell james G. sheppard, william Dorsheimer-
(applause and william Bookstaver.
On motion OF Mr.. Fox, Of New YORK, the Conven'
ton took a recess Till four p. M.
Afternoon Session.
The Convention reassembed at twenty-five
minutes. past iour O'Clock, ana the CHAlRMAN
announced that none OF the committees would 0t
able TO report until this evening, whereupon Mr.
GORDON, OF Delaware, moved That the CONVENTION
take recess till nalf-past seven Z. M. Carried.
Evening Session.
! The Convention reassembed at Eve minutes u