New-York tribune., 1876-06-13
CONKLING HOLDS YEw-YORK.

| CONkLING HOLDS NEW-1ORk.
ANIMATED SECRET SESSION OF The DELEGATION
| CURTIs's FIGHT AGAINST VOTING As UNIr-
THE DELEGATES ALL DECLARE THEMSELVES.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
| CINCINNATI, June 12.-The New-York delegation
met for the first time TODAY, and took vote which
| showed two delegates for Mr.. Bristow-George Will
| liam Curtis and A. A. Low-the remainder for Mr..
| COnklng. The attempt of some of the Conkllng
men to force a unit vote failed. and considerable
bad feeling was visible in the debate, which became
| quite heated at times. The meeting lasted three
| hours. Three delegates absent, Senator Rob
| ertson Speaker Hustled. and B. X. Wendell, the
| former two having stopped at Coumbus-it Is SAID
! by prominent New-Yorkers to see GOV. Hayes, for
| what purpose it does not appear Andrew ID. White,
delegate at large was not present, but was repre-
| sented by his alternate, the Rev. Henry Highland
! Garnet as it was announced some months ago in
TIE TRIBUNE he would be. While the meeting was in
progress, the Republican Club Of NewYork, wearing
the Conklng badge of blue and headed by the 9th
| Regiment Band entered the Grand Hotel and filled
| the rotunda. The band played for an hour or more
! slken banners bearing Conkling's name were
planted against the marble columns, and there was
considerable cheering by the 200 oliceholders who
were on the ground.
The delegation met in secret session shortly after
10 o'clock III the headquarters at the Grand Hotel
and was called tO order by Mr.. Cornell, on whose
| motion ex-C Congressman Theodore NJ. Pomeroy was
elected Chairman OF the delegation and ii. A. Gid
den Clerk of the State Senate, was made Secretary
Marshall o. Roberts of New-York was then dcsig-
mated as the Vice President from New-York in the
Convention; William Or;on of New-YoTl as mcin-
Der OF the Committee on Permanent Organization ;
Charles T.. Smith OF The AIbaRg Journal rs member
of the Committee on Resolutions aud Congressman
Thomas G. Platt on that Of Contested seats.
Congressman John u. Lawson offered a resolution
20 the effect that the Chairman of the delegation be
directed TO east the 40 votes of the Statcof
for Roscoe Conkling for President. The resolution
named no limit as 10 the number of times the vote
should be east in tlis way. Mr. Curtis at once rose
and suggested thaF inasmuch a. the delegation was
not yet full, the matter be laid upon the table until
the evening before the Convention, pleading that
some of the delegates had not arrived and that time
should be given for consultation Senator Prince,
Mir. Cnrtiss colleague, sustained him IN this yiew
but at the same time said III substance that he
going 10 give Mr.. Conkiing complimentary vote.
Congressman Lawson defended his resolution on the
ground that unity and harmony of action are re-
auircd in order 10 present bold IrDnt 10 the enemy
Ex-C0ugTcssman HotchiIss also spoke ia favor of
the resolution aud made an ardent Conking speech
Henry X. Jones of The O0dcrsbVGh journal, and
known as strong friend OF William A. Wheeler
said that while he is disposed TO vote foT Mr. Conk
ling he wants freedom If action in the matter. and
he proposed an amendment to The effect that the
Chairman Of the delegation be requested To east the
vote Of the delegation each ballot in accordance
with the individual views Of each member Mr.
Pomeroy the Chairman, stated it his opinion at
s stage Of the proceedings that the delegation has
no right under the resolution # he,Syracusc COI-
ycntlon to direct the vote TO be east unit. All
this discussion had been going on on Mr.. Cnrtlss
motion 10 las Congressman Lawson's resolution on
the table neither side caring to press the para-
mentary point that such debate was out OF order.
Senator Sherman :. Rogers OF Buffalo proposed
second amendment directing the chairman of the
delegation 10 east the votes of the 20 delegates for
Mr. ConkIlng, except where any individual member
indicated q different choice There was bitter DIS
cus.ion of the original resolution. Judge Edck ot
Otscco. ex-Congrcssman Hotchkiss and III. lIakcs
supported It, and ex-State Senator W.J. Humphrey
opposed #. Senator Woodn, though not Conklirg
man. made strong speech against the resolution
ON the ground taken by the chairman that the dele
CATION could not with propriety enlarge the commits
sion which il had received from the Syracuse Com
yention and that there no positive instruc-
tons by that Convention there was no ground Tor
the resolution. A. A. Low of brooklyn spoke
against the resolution aud Dstrict-Attorney Phelps
in IFS favor Mr. Oron favored it, though not so
strcruousy as come Others aud in the course Of his
remarks moved that the roll be called and each
delegate be asked to name his choice for President
Mr. Cornell, however, asked Mr. Orton to withdraw
bis motion for moment, and offered, rs substitute
for Congressman Lawson's resolution, that portion
Of the resolution adopted by the Syracuse Conyen-
ton which presented the name of Roscoe Conlling
as the choice of the Republicans of New-York, the
norton which pledged to him 30 electoral votes of
Norl, i'm caee of his nomination being omitted.
TIE SPEECH OF Mr.. CURTIS.
Mr.. Curtis then made a speech of considerable
length covering in respects the same grounds
az his speech at the Syracuse Convention lie rose
he sad. TO ask Mr. Cornell how to interpret that
resolution To interpret that resolution, OF
course the action of the Syracuse Convention
wust be consulted; at that Convention there
was n very warm discussion in the Committee
IN Resolutions in which il was at first proposed tlat
tbe delegation be instructed, and the resolution ot
nresentation was put forward by the Committee on
Resolutions as a compromise, and was suggested 10
him in Syracuse as a compromise. While he SIM
felt that il was his duty to oppose that resolution
the fact remained that 1t was not III ms VleW'
resolution of instruction. On this point he stated
again some of the arguments presented by MN
at Syracuse. He took the ground that
the Convention TO be held on wednesday
is a Convention not of States but from the
people; that the majority OF representatives
assembled in National Convention would determine
whom the Republican party would present 10 tle
nation as a candidate for the Presidency. lie held
that he presents constituency; that constituency
expects him TO vote not as the State OF New-i0rR
but as the individual representative OF his con-
stituency. In that matter said he, the state Coh-
vention could not lay the tip of its finger on my