New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-28

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his bidding If they don't. they will be turned out
into the street. Now Mr.. Chairman" he continued,
IL don't propose to stand any such dictation from
him nor nobody else" This brought down a round
of applause and laughter. Mr.. Morrissey then de-
MED the charge of combinations with Re-
pubicans. There are some people here who
want to go to st. Louis and beat somebody"
then said Mr. Morrissey, making bid for Tilden
sympathy. Between almost every sentence there
was pause and a change of subject. " | tell you
Tammany Hall amt got no organization" he con-
tiuued. "Why can show you credentials which
are given by Tammany Hall when the primary cleo
tions were purported to be held in brown stone
fronts i'm the City of New-York." This assertion
brought down the house. while Augustus Schell
looked conscious The idea of a primary election
held in gentlemen's houses! Mr. Morrisscy's eye
brows went up again. He asked Tammany to deny
it, and Tammany did not He then summed up the
losses of the New-York Democracy through Mr.. Kel-
ly's agement
Both Mr.. Morrissey and Mr.. Shafer. who followed,
threw out vague hints of things that might follow
if they were not admitted MIR. Kelly replied with
n brief but interesting defense of himself denying
the charge of dictation and giving the reasons why
he had gone into Tammany Hall. His parting shot
at Mr. Morrssey was about his subscription to aid
the lab6rers meeting at Cooper Institute at which
the municipal authorities were denounced for re-
ducng wages Mr. Morrissey opened his teeth and
said shortly "Pd do il again." After some further
talk, the majority report was adopted, and Tam
many declared seated. The anti Tammany delegates
rose in a body, and quietly leaving the hall,
when Mr.. Schell moved that the privileges of the
floor be extended to them courtesy of which they
took no notice.
CONTEST OVER THE COMMITTEES.
10,
luton offered by Mr.. Magone providing for the APP
pointment of a Committee Delegates 10 st. Louis
to be composed of two delegates from each Judicial
District Mr. Littlejohn of Oswego moved to amend
by making it one from each Congressional District.
This was debated at considerable length by Messrs
Littlejohn, Smith NJ. Weed, Magone, and others.
The argument for Mr. Magone's resolution was that
precedent was in its favor while its opponents urged
that at previous Presidential Conventions only one
delegate was present from each Assembly District,
and now the Convention was three times as large,
and. furthermore that to make up the Committee
by Judicial Districts would give New-iork and
Brooklyn much less than their due share. 10 Ger
tain extent Tildcn sympathes ran in favor Of Mr..
Magone's resolution and snti-Tilden sympatiies i'll
favor of the amendment. New-York, however, voted
almost solidly for the amendment in behalf OF
its own local interests, and there were other
considerations which showed that 1t could
not be properly viewed as a test vote Gov. Tden,
as it was claimed TO be. Undoubtedly the whole
anti-Tiden vote was east with Mr.. Litileohn; but
much of the vote he received was for Gov. lilden.
His amendment was lost by a vote Of 1863 to POI.
A trling instance of mlsmanagcment which
caused good deal of amusement came to light when
a name was read on one of the committees to repre-
sent Oswego County. which was that of n contcstng
delegate who had been refused admission. The list
had been made up beforehand, and had not been
corrected. Mr.. Littleohn called attention 10 the
fact with the air of a man whose very finest feelings
were shocked with the discovery that committees
were made up before conventions met and the error
was rectifed. George W. Miller, ex-superintendent
of Insurance. moved TO substitute II. III. Waterman
of Albany for ID. OLeary on the Committee on Dele
gates though it afterward came out that the latter
had received / out of II votes. Mr.. Miller was toll
erantly allowed TO proceed though the insurance
investigation of some years ago was supposed to
have restored him to private life, and was finally
ruled out of order.
GOV. SEYMOUR RoUsEs THE CONVENTION
At the afternoon session Senator Herman and ex
Gov Seymour made speeches. The first was heart
ily received; but it not until ex-Gov. Seymour
appeared that the capacity of n Democratic C0nVen-
ton for uproarious enthusiasm was fairly tested
The Convention rose at him like one man, ana
cbeered like ten thousand. His speech was III al
most too philosophic strain for the average Dem
ocratic Convention but it listened to with keen
attention. and heartily applauded. His illusions to
Gov. Tilden were loudly applauded. At the conclu-
sion of Ills remarks the reports were made from
the various committees. Lieut.-Gov. Dorshemer
read tie platform, which was interrupted with APP
plausc especially at the references Ia Gov Iilden.
1t was adopted without dissenting voice. The
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journed. .
SOLID IILDEN DELEGATION.
Under the resolution adopted by the Convention
the delegation will Of necessity he unanimous for
Gov. Tilden. The number Of delegates outeide Of
New-York who are counted as anti-lilden men IL
four and perhaps six. These are Allen c. Beach OF
Jefferson and Dewitt G. West of Lewis of the A&ld
Districts Dewitt G. Littlejohn of Oswego and Chris
topher S. Walrath of Madison of the XXIVth, and
perhaps Chas. n. Bass of Cayuga and Geo. w. Guy
Ter of Wayne Of the XVIII. 1t shows,
however, tho real strength of Gov. Tildcn that
several of these gentlemen had already indicated
their purpose TO vote for Gov Tilden. Dir. Rosss
friends came to Albany soon as they had carried
his district, to say that they good Tildcy
men as their opponents. Mr.. Littlejohn is under
stood to have declared this morning that he should
vote for Gov Tden, and Allen G. Beach is definitely
committed to his support. The opponents of Mr..
Beach, who were determined that lie should not go
to st. Louis and had secured their end apparently
beyond doubt, have failed in their object. One of
| the six men, whose votes were to tie the
remaining six and throw tho decision of
the question into the Committee, deserted them
for reason, and gave Mr. Beach the single vote
which carries him TO st. Louis. His opponents are
indignant at this alleged betrayal, and charge the
delegate with having sold ont ex-senator Laning.