The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-09-09
THH REPUBLICAN, TICKET.
F. w. Seward Nominated for
Secretary of State.
Ex-Treasurer Spinner for
Comptroller.
A NO THIRD TERM PLANK.
E. DelafeId Smith Tries to Tear it Up
and Signally Fails.
PATTING TlLDEN ON THE BACK
Speeches Of Governor Morgan, AIonzo B.
Cornell and George William Curtis.
A Rag-Money Candidate on q
Specie Platform.
Sketches of the Candidates and Scenes
Speeches of Governor Morgan, Alonzo B.
Cornell and George William Curtis
A Rag-Money Candidate on a
Specie Platform.
Sketches of the Candidates and Scenes
During the Session.


SARATOGA, Sept s, 1875
The Republican Convention has succeeded in placing
before the people much stronger ticket and one more
acceptable to the delegates than anticipated when
they together this morning.
SKETCH CANDIDATES.
The candidate for Secretary of State Frederick W.
Seward generally known by reputation at least to the
people of the whole State. +. f. Spinner, the nom
inee for Comptroller equally well known to the peo
pie of the whole country. The Attorney General,
George F. Danforth is not well known to the people
at large, but in his profession and among the
voters of the western part of the State his
name is familiar and his personal and professional
standing is of the highest order He has long been
leading lawyer of Monroe county. He is about fifty
three years of age of large wealth and extensive
law practice entirely disconnected with rings Of all
kinds and of the best repue integrity and legal
ability. The candidate for Treasurer, Edwin A Mer-
ritz of ST. Lawrence county, is extensively known
throughout the State and personally very popular He
has been cassed liberal republican since 1872, and
was placed the ticket the best representative to
be found Of that faction and most likely to conciliae
that vote
W. T. TINsLEY.
The Canal Commissioner, William T. Tinsey OF
Wayne county, is the editor of a weekly republican
journal Of that county, and young man of so much
friends think his nomination Will add great strength to
the ticket
O. H. P. CORNELL,
''Perry Cornell, as he is called by his friends the
nominee for State Engineer is son of the late Ezra
Cornell and brother of exSpealer Cornell said to be
a skful engineer and admirably adapted for the place
allotted to him, although not hitherto known in the
politics of the State He halls from Tompkins county.
REV. r. l. IVES,
the nominee for State Prison Inspector, has no par
ticuar local habation, being an 'tnerant' Methodist
preacher, although he has lived much of his time in
~Cayuga county and Chaplain of the Auburn
Prison He is something of political parson, having
frequently taken the stump in past political contests
and beng as his friends say, very effective speaker
1t is thought that he will influence many votes as
any man the ticket He will stump the State in its
behalf and will be the means of returning large
temperance that otherwise might be diverted to
boiling candidates
GENERAL SATISFACTION
The delegates appear to be well satisfied with their
abors in view of the unpromising condition of affairs
at the opening Of the Convention and they adjourned
with nine cheers for the ticket, which many of them
think destined to be elected The ticket is well dis
tribued geographically and this is matter that has
given much trouble to the Convention, in connection
with the refusal of so many desirable candidates to
cept nomination.
The proceedings of the Convention rather barren
of Incidents there being rows, very little excite
ment and no great amount Of enthusiasm.
The opening speech of Governor Morgan was read
from manuscript also that Of MI Cornell, the
temporary Chairman. Both rather cooy received
the first hearty applause being in response TO Mr. Cor
nels tender Of the solve branch" to the wandering
liberals
OK THE THIRD TERM.
md N lear md wei
modulated voice and polished rhetoric veted the atten
ton of the Convention His auson to the history of
the republican party the patriotic recollections that
cluster around it and splendid achievements in be-
half of liberty and equal rights drew forth thunders of
applause.
His outspoken sentiments on the third term question
were vociferousy apiauded, showing at the out
set that the Convention all but unanimous in repu
dating that heresy When the resolutions came to be
read the antithird term plank again met tho heartes
responses from the Convention Of anything in the plat
form. Notwithstanding these repeated evidences of
unanimity of tho Convention on this point DelaHeld
Smith had the assurance to move that the plank be
stricken of the PLATFORM and outraged the sent
mens and tired the patience OF the Convention by
tcrng into elaborate argument the merits of tho
third term controversy, and trying to prove that Wash
ngton was not opposed to n third term or ANY other
man among the Fathers of the Republic.
Mr.. Herring of Westchester, combatted the argument
In equally tiresome haranguc, and the discussion
bid fair to occupy the whole afternoon when General
Hustled to the great relief OF the audience it short
by moving the previous question: which carried by
mn overwhelming vote and the plank was adopted with
not more than half dozen "nays" out of nearly 400
delegates.
General Anthem tried to have the third term resolu
ton amended so as omit all reference to what Gen.
q irht or eaid lon he oct
but the audience had become fatgued and disguised
with the previous arguments that they refused almost
unanimously, to accept any amendment to
this or any other resolution in the plat
form. They were too impatient TO proceed
10 the nominations to listen to anybody's crotchets,
not permitting Senator Madden to get in his pet
resolution about the amendment to the constitution on
the subject Of canal and prison reform, which he urged
with his usual vehemence After the nominations
concluded however, the Convention reconsidered
It's action and adopted Mr. Madden's resolution.
THE NOMINATION OF COMPTROLLER
uphill business and at one time it seemed as
though there not prominent republican in the
State who would accept It, Judge Robertson, Of West
chester, although persstently and positively refusing
TO be a candidate ever since he arrived in
town, was astonshed to hear his name pre-
scented by Judge Hale of Essex, who
insisted that the Convention should take a vote IT,
whether the candidate would accept not Mr. Robert
Immediately stepped forward, and with show Of
Indignation told the Convention no could not and would
not allow his name to DO used for any place on the
ticket
Mr. Babcock, of Buffalo, was presented in the same
way, and Immediately and peremporly declined in
person. Finally, to end the embarrassment, which
was getting to be ridiculous as well notifying and
demoralizng, the Convention fell back old father
Spinner who not here dnrIins in and was