The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-17
VOL XLllL.--N0. IS.
TIE NEW YORK DEMOCRACY
rHE ORGANIzITIoN or THE CON-
VENTION IN SYRACUSE.

rhs Auti-Tammanyites Refused Tickets OF
Admission landing in their Credentials
from the GaIicrtes-An Adjournment Car
riod-An Animated Afternoon session.
SYRACUSE, sept. 16.-The gavel of ex-
Lieu. .-Gov Beach, Chairman OF the state Conn
uittee, raped tho table at precisely II o'clock
to-day In historic wicting Hall, and the Demo
cratic Conyeution was requested by the hand
come Chairman TO Ilease consider itself IN
order Gov. Beach nominated for temporary
prcsiding oficer Daniel MaeOnc, Jr., Of 81. Law
rence, the member OF the canal investigating
commission who examined Gov. beach 'ne
other day su sharply in regard TO the aV''"" VI
lhe Canal 10. m 1882 when the famous oou-
tract for strengthening the Erie cahh Jus' '"'s
side OF Albany was awarded To Denhlsoh
BeIden OF syracuse. II Will DO rememoereu
tbai Beach was then acknowledgements and
81 o0icio President Of the board. II Is not for
roiten that Dcnnison was a member OF the
state Committee that met recently at Saratoga
and joincd In the cal for this Convention,
which, am 'ng other good things, spoke Of "ex-
d sing and punisning fraud, and driving out Of
puthc life corrupt men," and "carrying for
ward TO a complete success measures Of admin
i.ifati,r rcf1m IN relation to the public works"
a. will also be borne In mind that "A few days
pre,ioas 60 issuing the call for the Convention,
iu watch DcnnisOn bad 50 heartily united, he.
with his partners, was arrested for alleged
frauds IN regard TO the azores I'D contract in
suit whc cin tho state Is plaintiff. on testimony
iurnl-h,d d by the investigating committee where
of Mngone - conspicuous member. Magone
cas- selected Tor temporary Chairman OF the
Convention at a meeting last evening Of the
state Committee, OF which Beach Is Chairman
aud Dennison member. In naming Macone
for temporary presiding oficer, Gov. Beach
made no remarks. On taking the chair. Mr..
81 gone pulled out his manuscript and read
quite little speech, but made no mention OF
the Dcnnl-on contract or prosecution. The fore
going rather queer facts only tend to prove that
pOluics, like other kinds of misery, make
stfanre Oedfellows.
do not recollect that ever saw wieting Hall
so full except on the occasion when the Repub-
hcan party organized within its walls Just
twenty years ago this month After Magone
had read his speech through, MIR. l.. o. Perrin,
" the secretaries, proceeded to call the
roll OF delegates a. II had been made up by the
State Committee. The machine ran with the
usual smoothness until New York WIS reached.
The nan, of the anti-Taumany delegates had
been excluded from the list. The delegates
themselves had been refused tickets Of admis-
sou to the floor, and were perched in the
tnrnneed galleries. but somehow or other Ira
~ Ter, The auti-l ammany delegate from the
squeeze him-cH IN among The country me M
tiers m the budy ot the bali When Perrin called
the names ~ the 4 mmany delegates from the
lust District, Shafer, looking very red In the
face and holding Iapers In his hand, sprang TO
h' feet aud announced In vigorous tones that
he ana his two colleagues had been appointed
cele.atos from that district Loud cheers broke
from the lofty galleries, mingled with yells.
such as used to burst from the Mountain party
IN the French Assembly IN the days Of MarAt
aud Danton. The gathering storm soon
euieted by Ia motion to refer all such cases to a
fHn faA TsNn Ia IN lfaF
pointed.
The machine started again and ran along for
a while without much friction. Mr.. Perrin's
tohoroHs voice gave variety ana melody to what
m,Ght Gt1erwlise nave been the calling Of a
ever, was not without its amusing Incidents,
until the Secretary had tided over New York
aud reached Nj, CARA. Not In every case, but
pretty generally, as Perrin read the lammany
names In IN Assembly district, up would pop an
anti ainmany IeeRate IN the galleries and
10 inform him that he claimed that Sc {. And
every time tins was repeated a wild cheer
proceedings the name OF John Morrlssey was
announced "a contesting delegate, and then
IN the face. At length MIR. Perrin touched
Niagara, and the Convention breathed freer.
A little later, when the motion to appoint IN q
Committee on Credentials was under consdera-
tOn, MIR. Ira Snafer undertook TO make a
speech. After gong on minute or two ne was
called TO order 10y several delegates, and Mr..
John Kelly made the point that Shafcr was not
member OF the Convention, and therefore had
u
during which Kelly was cool. while snafer
niurted out something ABOUT " short hairs" and
tas." The Convention seemed distinct ned to
enter upon discussion Of these profound ques-
tous uhtil the currency and the canal frauds
were disposed OF, ana so Sha'er was requested
10 resume his temper and MS seat, which he did,
sod thereupon the Convention adjourned for
dinner.
The Convention met In the afternoon only to
adjourn until evening. The reason Of this was
that the Committee on Credent ais spent ali the
nrutI nj In
re-Md to the contested seats In New York,
Albany, and Oswego. The Osweco case was of no
consequences, the Albany case was COMPROMISED, q,
and III the New York case Tammany carried
on the palm. This business passed of without
causing more than the fantest ripple Of excite
nehi IN the Convention, when Judge Sturges Of
ol-egO WAS Installed as per anent presiding
,nicer. lhe Judge Is about sixt Ave years OF
age. standing SIX feet two In his boots, and
weighing three hundred pounds with his hat
on lie spoke fifteen or twenty minutes with
out notes, and confined hlmself almost wholly
% the currency Whether his speech will
90 doctored up for the press l don't
know, and fancy he don't care. listened TO
him very closely, ana when he sat down
couldn't make up my mind whether he had been
driving at hard money or soft money or had
tue two extremes. / asked "a dozen competent
2uages who sat near me for their opinions on the
point, and they were as much IN doubt rs i was.
Al l. ST a clear-headed Democratic member Of
tho next Congress solved the riddle by saying II
was sort Of a Hendricks speech.
The currency plank In the platform will con-
ast - a repetition Of that Of last year. with an
ampifying clause in addition. At all events,
though tho work Is not yet complete, there will
he no essential thange In the old platform on this
subject. The Committee on Resolutions will
report as soon as the Convention assem- oles to-
morrow.
The matter Of candidates stands about as It
did here Ia SC Tcelv DOUBT that Robinson
Will be nominated for Comptroller ana Fairchild
Tor Attorney General. Beyond these two, there
Is u good deal OF uncertainty. The canvass Is
eotive In regard To Bgelow and Wheaton for
secretAfy Of State and Ross ana Apgar for Treas
nrer IL IS conducted with a little asperity in
DOme circles.
The Anti-Tnmmany Fight In Committee.
SYRACUSE, sept. l6.-The anti-Tammany
delegation met rly this morning TO consider
the State Commuters resolution not to let
them take part In the temporary organlEation
Of the Convention. After consultation, they
directed Oswald Ottendorler, Robt. II. Roose-
welt, and Gideon j. Tucker to ask the State
Committee to reconsider their action. Those
gentlemen at once waited upon the State
Committee. EK-Lieut.-GOv. Beach replied to
their request TO be heard that he could
not allow them to speak II any member OF
the committee objected. The Hon. John X ely