The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-27
THE CONVENTION IN UTICA.
A VfCTORY FOR GOV. TTLDEN IN
THE STATE COMMITTEE
Torc-had downing the Action cf the Convention
The Credentials Committee Deciding &"
Admit the Entire Tnmmnny DeIcg"ilon
Au Adjournment until A. W. 1o-bsb

,harp discussion, the State Committee recphslu-
cred their action Of Last evening" ""'o" ~ ~p'O-
vded that the committees oi w '''.s N''''S"
zion should consist OF one from each congress
,onel district. aud returned TO the moue oI'S-
,.uv nr,po.ed by the supporters Of Gov. Ttder, |
namely that the committees should consist OF
two from each Judicial district THIS reconsid- |
.ratton was brought about 10y the friends Of the
Goyernor by a vote Of 10 to 49, THIS would seem
ou the surface to be small matter to wrangle
over but 1t Is really a subject Of prime I'M
portnnce There are eight Judicial districts In
the state, and ~ the Convention the friends OF
GOV 1ilden have n large majority OF the dele
gates IN every one Of these districts. whereas
thcyare IN a minority IN some Of the Congress
silnal districts. The usual mode OF selecting
the committees Is to have tucm named by the
state Committee, and with majority Of the
1uIsn delegates IN each OF the Judicial dts
t-irts the friends Of Iidcn coud take the
whole Of every committee If they saw ft 50 to
d1 hul bis friends are IN minority In few Of
the Congress districts, and II a member Of the
committee was 10 be selected from each one OF
these some OF them wOu oe pretty sure to DO
am. r,lden men, The caicf points Of Interest
10 respect TO these committees are those which
name the delegates at large aud frame th' reso-
luuons therefore the Governor desired to
have this stan in his own hands. 1t is stated
I'm explanation Of the contradictory course Of
the state Committee that some OF h' friends In
that body were not aware last night of what the
Governor wished on this subject.
IL THE OrERA HOUSE.
The delegates and spectators nearly hlled the
Opera House this morning. he hall was deco
rated by the JACKSON club OF Utica the most
prominent feature of which was a hne portrait
ofGov seymour hanging directly over the chair
Of the presiding onicer, which excited much en-
thusiasm and comment. Ihe rammany dele
gates sat close to the platform, while their con
te,tants occupied seats near the middle Of the
bali Many prominent city Democrats were
seen 10 each delegation. Conspicuous among
tue Tammanyites appeared August Belmont,
Augustus Schen, John Kelly Manton Marole.
samuel A. Lewis, Peter b. Olney, and Timothy
Campbell. OF the other faction there were
John Morri..ey towering above them all, tho
impul.Ne Ira Snafer. the willy benjamin
Wood. ex-Cnet Justice John ". BARBOUR,
uratz Na,han. Il was after half pact II
when MIR. Mag one. Chairman of the state
Committee. ranged TO order and nominated ; m
Ator john 1. JacoU, for temporary Chairman
and L. NJ Iol9rook u 81. Lawrence, the la"
CONTRARY 10 the long prevailing practice. and To
the surprise Of III ~ oelegates and spect-tors,
and and the conaaeniiai friend Of chief Judge
Inurch, WAS no. nominAtel for reading clerk.
THE OPENING PRoCEEpISGs.
On taking the chair Mr.. Jacobs made brief.
luded To the fact tnat tins was the centennial
ysar q American Independence. lie euloglzed
the long ana ilustrious career Of the DemocTaic
party since we have been nation, and proph
esied that the administration OF the Jvernmeut
elected loud applause when be declared that
New YORK contained more than one sta iesnan
who could meet the exieenciss OF the time In the
Presidential ch sir, aud one VINO had had the op-
portunity TO show bis peculiar fitness and de-
termination 10 carry on the great work OF
reform. OF course tnIs was heartily cheered, as
twas interpreted as a commitment both 70 sey-
mour and Iilden, while the many Juca hepuD-
hcans in the gallery. tIinking II might refer to
COnkliug. Joined ia the applause.
careful observers noticed that the ony name IN
tue list whicn Grew forth plauons VS. that ot
Dewitt c. Littlejohn. This was accepted as an
announcement to those Liberals In the state
who hang IRE between the parties 10 come over
to the Democracy. As the reading OF the roll
had not gone alonE with its usual smoothness,
II was felt that there was need Of the sonorou0
voice Of Mr.. T. y. Perm. who had been secre-
tary Of twenty state conventions and " q
dozen national conventions, md thereupon Slr
NAehheT ldmhaul oeIeeate, Muose uaine ,ne u ~
been mlspronounced by secretary hOIoIoOh'
moved tnat Mr.. Perrin oe elected reading clerk.
TINS was unanimously carried. No committee
needed TO conduct MIR. Perrin 70 the desk,
for he was on the spot and TOOK his old post IN
twinklng. After the appointment by tue
thar ~ committee OF one from each Coh,
gre,-iOual district 10 examine the question OF
contested seats, the Convection took stecess Of
two hours, IN oider 10 give that CON lnlttee an
opportunity TO hear the cOntestlng delegations,
au- more parlculArl, the New YORK case.
THE CONVENTIONS WORK FOREsHAD )vED.
il "a uudsrstoud that the resolutions whicn
vii ~ repcr,ej 10 morrow VIII direct toe dele
cation 10 IT. Louis 10 vote as = unit, and also
lIedge the electoral vote OF the state 70 noN
Iuleu IL lie should be nominated. lbey VIII be
sound Oh tee currency and carefully avoid an J
all-ion 70 Ibjects that will be nicely TO create
disturbance In the Ccnventon. ~ Is reported
that the delegates al l4rge will be Francis ker-
| uan, I.eu;.-Goy. DoTsneimer' AuglsI Belmont,
IeIsists u hls refusal 70 have his name used
Navy Of the deleeat.Yns have agreed upon
10. sc settled uaon are :. VI. Weed 81 Clinton. \.