The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-31

John Kelly. Oswald Ottondorfer. Aueustus
nan es on the State Committee which elected
hearty applause as they were read were those
OF Gov. Allen C. Beach. William Purcell.
editor of the ROCheeter tuiOn and James
" arren, editor Of the Buffalo Courier The
resolutions were read 10y Ernstus Brooks Of the
ErprCss. 1hose In favor OF Maintaining the
throe amendments to the Constii utlon, and Sc
curing the rights Of all men In the South, ire
specuNe OF color, and against the use OF tno
bayonet In the elections, were enthusiastically
uDplauded.
senator Jacobs OF Brooklyn then moved that
the Convention proceed to the nomination OF
candidate for Governor. MIR. Hubbard Of Iiuf,,
fllo took the platform to present the name oi
Mr.. porsheimer lie m de tame speecn, sitcd ai,d
surprised everybody. IL had been talked about
all the afternoon that the slate had been
Tor Governor and De witt c. West OF Lewis, a
Church mar, fer Lieutenant Governor. W une
Hibbard was speaking In behalf ot Dorsueluer,
somebody IN the gallery shouted out the name
of seymour in stcntorian tones IL was instauII-
" caught up aud reiterated AL along ,ho Ial-
Of " seyn,our!' Seymour" mingled with ter.
fGc cheers, fairly shook the huildine | need
hardly say that this demonstrate mace snort
work OF the latter part VI liiboaius speech Tor
Dorshc inner.
Nr. Edward Cooncr II your CITY then took the
platform to second the nomination OF Dor
shciiner. No sooner did the thrpng ascertain
what he was tr,ilg to do than the ball rang
again with shouts for Ses inOur. his name uelng
borne upward on the waves of tremendous 40,
Iiause; In this tdmult you could now o al ana e,
Tho upshot Of the indescrioablc scene Wa. that
the crowd would not hear Mr. Cooper at az, aud
he was com eled to retro from the platform.
have rarely witnessed a more extraordinary
spectacle than this in any Convention. it ", $
nothing in the nature OF mob, but simply
What seemed TO me "A lXed determination TO
put down Dorsheimer, and to put through
Seymour.
Mr Apcs-, Secretary OF tha state Committee,
then rose, not IN tue Interest " any candida =,
but TO appea to the Convention and the sprcta-
tors for fair play. After a little white ne MAS
haH IHa. a a NfaHl lE Ia ND .Il
speech, which operated t. tfipg tue aesem olase
to is senses. Calm being restored, {. W. iroc ke
OF your CITY made ringing speech Tor seymour,
whicl was received with loud appladsr. NJ.
Shea, also of your City, got IN bugle note
fer seymour. thus lar the tide seemed To he
setting all one way, wnen Mr.. MaFors Chairman
Of the state Committee, rose To explain mat
Gov. Seymour probably would not accept tne
nomination u rendered, ana he read tue teie-
gram flom him alreaiN rcfefted -.
Col Lester B. Faulkner Of Livingston now
made a motion to nominate SEYMOUR Oy aCci4-
matt n, and made q vigorous speech IN its sup
pog.. \ bfiei DEBATE ioilo"ed, ana tie Withdrew
his resolution for the present. senator starD OK
OF Jefferson w.s Drought forward Is candidate,
and tucn The nitnGs Of Cdrkson y. Potier to- X
the led. His name vas presented ~ Cro-o, OF
W Vest chester, and was greeted VITA Ion. CIutin.
co applause -Four " nNe ecies-tes naie ,fitl
speeches In favor OF Potter. anu then john
Kelly mounted me platform a-d spoke ior rot
ter. lie nad the bad taste 10 abuse the Liberals,
anu gOt very thoroughly Kissed Tor II. .
Comptroiler kobinson's tutu nov came. lie
was ably supported BY Hulett OF Chemung aud
John A. Criswold Of L ister, recently IN IA uer
| OF Congress. Mf. Bunny, Literel Republican,
| supported Robins )u. lie made vigorous ply
| Liberals, aud was loudly applauded. Mr.. Apgai
| of the state Committee also made sharp IepJ
| to this part OF keliy's speech. Comptroller Rob
| inson's name was welcomed with marked favor
b, a large portion of the delegates and siec-
tat0re.
Sr. Beebe. enc OF the committee who waited
on Gov Seymour last night, now addressed tue
| Convention. lie declared that In view OF the
| whole tenor of the eonyers .tion with GOV. Sey-
mour. ho believed tnat IL tue nomination III
| Governor was rendered TO hlm unanimously
and by acclamatiVn, he wod'd not decline H.
| Jbs announcements. made In the usual en-
| phatic style OF MIR. Beebr, set the Convention
| again wild WITH shouts ami cheers for Sry mour,
| ana IL becams perfectly plain that tue COnyen-
| tOn would be content with nCtuius snort oil
| seymouis nomination: and, alter me discus
sion anu u good zeal OF confusion. II y as unaIy
| agreed. by way u compromise, that seymour
| SHOULD be nominated, aud tbe tony, n;iou tneu
| acjouin until to-mOIrow 10 ascertain whether
John Kelly committed his second sturid
| bundcr by calling for the rrdCiug Il that pvr
ton " Mr. CiarAson y. Polt-f's speech In Con
| etess, In which IL Mas asserted thtt ne Lad
| enuncated tue doctrine OF sectssin Ia y kinU
| Of modified form. | Euer the direction q hell,
| tne ci Tn read only the wOIst parts Of POtter'i
spe, ch, and omitted the be.t pDrts, wherein rot
ter eXulAus away tne OUJectiouanio features 81
the speech. However, the reeuiug Was not wei
| received, and some parts OF the speech were
| hisssd. Erastus uroO X then cane TO the res
| cue Of Pot er, aud caused TO D. read those y r..
| graphs vi the 8 eecn wnich Kelly .d ieit out
| Upon the wDoie, .t.is eiisoIe Old VI. rotor
| CANDIDACY no good.
| Inc tonyenilon was now ready for the motor
| for SuymOut's nomination. IL WAS put ana de
| Ct ret una lmuusY ciIti-d, ANA tue Aouyvniiui
| AND spectators again I"se dnl hdde ths u
| ring Vita Llaudits NuiCl las teA Tor several mn
| utcs. A committee was then apgotuteu To " %
/ upon GOV styinOLf' ahe thrN ir!l ItI t'a
| purpose on the midnight TAIN for It.ca
| Among tuis Comt.i, tee are Col. IlulAnef
Gen. Craig Of Brookiyn Ar. Beebe, Mr. MAJ 'ne
| EDWARD Cooper, Nr. IjuuaN, the OtsesO cOunu
! Liuer. l. and otners. la tue morning they Vs..
| report tue results Of their Interview. Il 1, IL
| T. e.gI4 a. -
| iion did nO further business, except 10 auJoGrL
| until tomorrow At 10 ~ NJ