New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-27
YEAS.



A vote WAS then had on the motion of Licut.-G0v.
Beach TO make up the Committee from the Congress
sional districts which was lost, and the original
motion was then carried, provision being made for
the Committee on Contested Seats being accepted,
and that should DO made up from the CONCESSIONS!
districts. On motion Of Mr. Fowler of Kings II was
then ordered that n committee of two shoud he APP
pointed from the Judicial districts, TO whom the
choice of deegates-a-large should be referred, be-
fore whom should be land for final decision cases IN
which Congressional district delegations should not
agree on delegates St. Louis, and who should re-
port their selection to the Convention
The meaning of this struggle over the composition
of the Committees whether by judicial or Copgres-
sional districts, that under the latter arrange
ment Tammany would have nearly one-ffth of all
the committees, and under the former. only one
eighth. The result shows that the Governors
| friends are in control of the committees.
INCIDENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION
The Convention assembled at II o'clock to-day in
the Opera House, with half gallery full of spec
tators. A scattered feminine array in the upper pri-
yate boxes and the portrait of Horao Seymour, the
fayorite of all Oneda's favorite sons, suspended
| over the stage by bunting streamers. The
floor was crowded with delegates, Tammany
| taking tho place reserved to the New
York delegation in every Convention oil
either party, at the very front of the Convention
! while tho anti -Tammany delegates, who had como
in quietly long time before the opening of the pro-
ccedinps had settled themselves in the body of the
! hail. halfway back from the stage. When drawn
up in solid array the previous good impression that
| the gathering had made when scattered IN the
hotels was confirmed. Ii seemed more intelligent
| and more respectable than the average of Demo-
cratic conventions Ii quiet body, and good
humored and amcabc, rs the brief proceedings sub
soquently showed. The only incidents that excited
any applause were the entrance of Lieut-Gov. Dor
shemer and Senator Jacobs, the latter Of whom was
| to serve rs Chairman.
Mr.. Magonc, beinga man of few words and no
nonsense called the Convention to order with sin
| gle tap Of the mallet, and presented the name OF
| Senator John c. Jacobs for Temporary Chairman.
Senator jacobs was greeted with applause and pro-
| ceeded 10 make an effective speech, which was all
the more telling because il short. Ii told well
| ON The Convention, which broke in ut number OF
points. giving the best applause TO the alluson to
Gov Tilden though there was not very much even
| of that The roll-cal of delegates was then begun
| by +. NJ Holbrook of St. Lawrence, Temporary Sec
retary, When New-York was reached, Ira Schaier'
| who acted MS tho Anti-Tammany spokesman last
year. and made the historic remark about the length
of his hair as compared with John Kely's, rose ana
said that he represented, with Others, the lst DIS
trict of New-York. He begged leave to submit their
| credentials. Senator Jacobs decided that they
| would be received when theroll call was completed
| The call then proceeded amid considerable quiet
amusement at the now varied and elaborate miapro-