New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-09

Treasurer-Gen. Y. A. Merritt.
Confederation. F. f. SpinGer.
Attorney-Ge neral-George f. Danforth.
Engineer and Surveyor-O p II. Cornell.
Canal Co,ninissioner-W. T. Tinsey.
State Prison Iuspector-The Rev. benoni /, ives
A GENERAL VIEW OF THE CONVENTION.
THE DEPoRTMENT OF TIE AVERAGE rLIEOAIL-
THE CONVENTION DECoRoUs AND Q,TET-iIoW
TIIY REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS HAVE CHANGED
TOWARD LIBERALS AND wnY-AS EPISODE IN
pERIsIoN or Gov T1LDEN-GEoEGE WILLIAM
CURIIs's EXCELLENT ADDRESS.
Icy TELEGRAPH IRON STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF 1HE
TRIBUNE.
SARATOGA, N. Y, Sept. s.-1he average delegate is
always the same. lie cones and goes with fhe
years and generation succeeds generation OF Inn,
but the type remains. Always carving consciously
q sense of great responsibility, ard OF something
akin to power if not of power ITSELF 1t beams de-
ebtedIy UPON his fellow delegates, deports himself
withdignty in presence of the general public, makes
much of himself AID his privileges in Convention,
and is only embarrassed and abashed las who lhdeeo
is not in presence of the hotel f!crk The delegate
tho same always, and yet with an infinite variety
which age does not wither nor custom stale
must ever be the charm OF the Convehlcn'
and the perfect delight of the philosophic mind.
sious elevated by the great trust which coAbd!ng
constituency has reposed il him. but depressed some
what with the unaccustomedness OF store clothes
aud the cOnveatiCnaties of fashion. lie consents
cheerfnlly TO tie remarks dropped by lis colleagues
from the large towns, and experiences feeling ol
enthusiasm when he is recognized by leading
statesman which rises into eSilation when metro
poan delegate taxes him aside ami whispers III us
car. He is early in his seat III the Convention is
Al .li,.ir,a r1-0c
Ianqhs with great spontaneity at the most common
,lace iokes of the facctious members is easily
ronsed by appeals to the emotions; and u
,esfless excited, and uneasy until the ro-cali
T. finished and he is assured that his middle initial
Is reported correctly in the list But besides the
average delegate, there the delegate extraordinary
and h.m We have here III gushing srperlhundance'
When von ace such men rs Collector Arthur, cxCol-
lector Thomas Murphy, Dea'ed Smith, George ii.
Sharpe A. II. Latin, George b. Van Mort,
Hugh Gardner, Hugh Hastings, Gen. James
w. Hustled, ard that sort, in co.nver-
ton. you may rest assured that the body
will be cared for. the average delegate
need give himself 10 uneasness nor put forth his
hand to steady The ark. The hi h pr ST are there. 1t
fsyery reassuringto one who has had doubts concern
Eng the ncrmaneuce Of free institutions AID Tie sta
bty of the Republic to sch men as these patri-
Oticaly abandoning duties they are paid to perform,
in ord discharge the sacred trnsts they o'e to the
party and to keep tie country trne and steady The
spectacle presented by these able and distinguished
persons sitting in Convention and indnlging III
Craftsmanship, is vivifying and Inspiring. Indeed,
We can safely say of it thai it cheers bO nrt incbr
ates.
soBRIETY THE CONVENTION.
This was the exhibition i'll town Al il this morn
ing. the hour fixed for the meeting Of ia. Conven-
ton. The hail was flied. The delegates were we'll
dressed orderly, and respectable, and frs citizens
funeral could not have been more decorolS aad
decent. Whether it was owing to the high prices Of
Intoxicating iluids the dcarth of candidates, and
consequent infrcquency Of the social invitation or
to the fact of an actual temp gance reform among
politician, am unable to say, but the truth is that
il was an uucNnnmmy so9er-looking Conveation.
Possibly il was Congress water. IL was very calm
AID auet The avcra &c delegate sat down, and pat his
hat under the seat, and then looked timidly about
Lirn rs though he feared possibly he might have dis
tuTbed one OF the mourners or possibly Iogelcd the
CORPSE The extra Idnary delegates VI . had parts
assigned them, end were to come ia with mot 'lis
aud resolutions at proper tues scattered themselves
in various paris OF ,he hall, that tho machinery
might not too compact and tho proceedings TOO
banchy. -
TX Sow Morgan rs Chairman Of the STAT Central
Committee called the Convene 10 order in hs
own earnes. and impass:cnej wy, with az crtem-
poraneous speech which ran gracefully and alnos,
without Break into a roll of manuscript N which
hi. views were expressed at considerable le 9Th.
reference 10 the financial question elected app.as5c
but there wax 10 other breach OF jccOrum during the
recital.
Tag ADDREssEs A CONSPICUOUS FEATURE.
Tie Hon. Abb. Cornell, having been chosen tan
porary charmaa, came forward aid reao another
address, which vas respectfully listened to- The
main feature of this Convention. observe rs the
addresses. II looked &c though in the absence OF
ANYTHING else 10 do, they had proposed to have q
yood lime talking i. over. Stl, don't $50 how any
OF the addresses could have been spared Ihey were
al 50 full of sweetness end light il would have been
a pity to have lost any of them. They
are pleasing things TO remember. remember,
for instance how Gen. Woodiord, in the
Convention two years ago, apostrophized TIC great
silent man." because he stood FRA IN his re'u'al to
issue the i1 900 600 reserve saying he could not
disobey the law; and how the venerable M1itin l.
Townsend talked Gen. Wcodiord ior paying 80
just tribute to that great statesman. L remember
these two speeches on account OF their tinieiiess
few weeks later they could rot have been made
Aud remember Ire great" speech OF Senate.
ConIliDg at Utica last year, when be occupied the
time OF tie Convention to SO La al hour, with
eulogy Of President GIANT. thai the Convention %as