The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-23
TIE CONVENTIONS WORK.
THE DFITG fTTS TO CTNCTNNtTT
PLEDGE 70 CONkLING.
George William Curii~'- Intellectual Appeal
fornn mrnmmricd Dedication The omk-
ling Resolution Carried by 2Js To 10
very Warm md Iuterc-tine Debate.

SYRAcUSE, March 2!.-ThCrc was u large
amount Of caucus-ing last night by both wings
of Republicans, preparatory tn the meeting Of
the State Convention this morning. This was
ma H. -tcd ly the haecnrd cuuntcnanccs oil the
leading hclliretents when thcy crowded into
wietina Opeta House under tie peltings Of a
dissatisfied snow storm. rrcci-cl, et IL o'clock
the g wei OF tho Hon. Alonzo H. Cornell, Chair
mnu " the state Committee, fell sb rpli upon
pine Ia, L.. aud the ~ delegates ana the I'M
counted throns IN the gall rcs and lohlies
came to order. Mr.. Cornell read couciliatcry
speech. wherein he referred to the Centennial
year Of American independence, hut did not
aliudc t. New Yorks distinguished senator In
CONGRESS. on mott N duly made and seconded,
the Hon. Geo. G. iioskins. formerly Speaker Of
tho Assembly, and now mhcr u Congress
fiom the Wyoming ID .trict. was chosen tempo
rary PRECEDENT. On taking the chair ne IT, Il a
speech attai-uing the Democrat ic party for thor
manifold sirs aud iuiquiiirs referring to that
original subject the { utcnrial tut not making
the hottest ailu.ion TO Mr.. Corhlinc Every-
thing had thu- Tar gone 80 smoothly tGat sevc-
ral unsophi-ti ,atcd delegates from the noun
tam towns began to believe that those who had
predicted discussions were sore beaded croakcfs
and false prophets. The long roll of delegates
was then called. and IL was noticed Ivy those who
had their weather ear omen that the oni, name
OF the ~ which was checred was that Of George
William Curtis.
Mr. Foster Of Westminster. az nnti-Conkling
dele ,atc. now moved that the rules of the Sen
ate Of New York be adopted A. the rules for
governing the convention. The gallant Charles
5. Spencer. solely In vindication NJ the fame OF
I'll t branch Of the Legislature OF which he had
twice or thrice been ornament. moved to
strike out the word Senate and insert In it,
stead the word "AsscmhlV." Hundreds Of del
cgates and SPECTATORS recollec;od that the rules
.f a., Ia.
tion-the stercotypeI method Of sitting discus
sion while those Of the Senate do not: and 50
adennte sprang ~ ON This Incidental subject,
Ike test Of strength between the rnnkling
AMI anti Conklinc faction. George william
Curtis led on IN oppo ition to Spencer amend
WARM pEBNrr
Mr.. Curtis denounced the amendment rs
intended ~ choke down debate. SivhrcT replied.
and rs his speech showed n dctiued leaning
toward (onkline he was more generally applaud
ed than Curtis. The uniroNer-N " Ncd warmer
and warmer "a speaker after speaker Joined in,
pr" and con. ana the convention became highly
excited, while the throneed galleries snowcred
the paudits upon the rladiators IN tho ir,n,
below. according to their preference for or hos
weary and hungry crowd. desiring TO come to
the vote aud so TO dinner, r'amorcd f9r the
yeas and u vs.. As the roll was called scores Of
quiverinP pencils kent tally. Anid troathless
the @meadmeSt. sj asalnst it. leo. Tie con2
ling men we're rather surprised at the relative
them by only n little more than two to one. Fit
~ delegates lodged the vote. ami each sidc
claimed thst The division did not fully repre-
In tue AFTERNOON Mr.. Geo u ,v-on. the veteran
editor OF the Albany krCutnT Journal. took fic
chair hs permanent President. and like hi- pre-
dccessors, read speech His differed f,om
theirs In that he not only spoke Of the Centen-
NAL but of Conklng a. wei. and ms euloeium
OF our senator was received with hearty ao-
plause. he announcement ~ The names of III q
four delegates and four alt. mates at large t.
the National Convention elected no enthusias IN.
Indeed. exceI ting Mr.. Cornell. thev were spoken
Of ~ liFht weights for the Responsible position.
1t Is very confidently asserted tnat one OF these
delegates Is az heart opposed TO Mr.. COukling
My Informant Is man VINO rcuorailv kn vs.
what he is talking about. ou think he must tie
their hands the friends Of Conklnc would not
blundcr IN selecting The four leaders Of the
dcesatlon. The Congress districts we're next
called for the names OF their two delegates nj
two hternates. When the hst was completed IL
was found TO contain the names Of from twenty
20 twenty-three delegates who are Understood
to he either thoroughly hostile 10 Mr.. Cunkne.
or Greatly Ia DOUBT u the wisdom OF his ho'ii-
Tnr DELEGATES.
The names q the gentlemen chosen as dele
rates are a. follows:
At LargeA Il. Cornell % New YORK. Andrew D.
.m. 2%GSs Of fGr9 e NJ T'es u r a
n II. L4wrcAce, H. o q iraet, Of v Yors, Geo. b.
Frst ID ,rei H. s. irc s corse " tuf 6 Alter
ssco6s p,stSct ' NgNs s,n: butcher Al
'erq To- j. rerry, william u Eva. n, en-,
ann. Alr-nale-f 'r9nin, d. ". Ni,.n
MISUNDERSTANDING f.ts', ie6n Mtcacii '''-''
~ n ,nstr,et, " i.a9 3ren' r,nan Lcnt Alter
SKIN p,tlctt-begi /, faegsi AI,lm J. nrt'n'
seventh b .irct-be WI, Waeccr. i6om,s Ml,.
ply spi 6c 5.4 YY 1ra l0jeqa pa G i1so
Ar 5,5 TsrengT 1gc Is,ioF Macon
Ale nate =! q. Lciss ~ llen r II. or, nc.
Carrias Alternate, IT, iac.' asd care i'S' G.
AZ. vegn D,ier D. N2 %s a md 9ssgrfs o.