The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-28
THE TRUTH ABOUT PRIMARIES.
Speeches by Ex-Governor Seymour and
Senator Herman.
ENTHUSIASTIC AUDITORS.


At least three out or four OF those who go repre-
sent the democracy Of New York in the Convention at
81. Louis who favor the nomination OF NJ.
Tiden for tho Presidency By the resolutions adopted
day tho delegation is instructed to act unit its
specific cases OF doubt be determined by
the majority No instruction Is gwen to candidates
that will justify the delegation In any In that
regard likely to the purity and harmony, but the
namc tho record and the services OF Mr. Tilden
be recalled to the memory OF the National Con-
vention
Such succinct statement Of the grand result In
other words the Convention has adopted, In the most
literal way, every point OF the programme laid down
for II by the HERALD. and has taken the wise and
statesmanlike course. II is an evidence Of the
sagacty with which Mr.. Tildcn was served that
his agents here though they went shade too fur
In their endcavor manage the Convention stopped
before they bad made any fragrant misstep II they
were not wise as they might have been, at Toast,
like the in the story they did finally know when
to shut up. There more good heads, there
more general intelligence logic and fair,
honest, upright purpose in this body than your
respondent before In convention In any
State. Though II you consult the roll you will find
proportion OF the class that do add the
value OF delberative bodies II noteworthy that
these gentlemen kept themselves uncommonly
"shady.n
DISCRETION OF rrIDEx's YRIKxDs.
With body OF this the services Mr.. Tilden
could fail to due attention, to be rated
their just weight and to be duly considered
on every appropriate occasion. 1t was, there.
fore, dangerous TO attempt to treat such
body rs If its intelligence, It's convictions
and it, Of propricy Of consequence aud
instruct that IL should It's discrction that
It not wanted here Tor its thought experience
Judgment, but only body OF puppets record the
name OF rilden lightweight times in eighty bal
lots as the wires were pulled no matter what cmer-
gcncy might arise. Fortunately for the Governors
chances his agents stopped short OF this with proper
discretion. II would have been all the better II this
discretion had to them earlier Early tho day.
indeed, freely declared tho result Of what
known OF conclusions reached in the man9uvres and
deliberations of the night that Tidcn beaten but
this because assumed that lie had taken the
extreme ground claimed his due by some lnudicous
advocates ground demanding instructed delegation
He VIZ beaten In far no held that ground, n II
was his assent; In SO far as be &C.
cupicd the position designated by the HERALD tho
one he should properly occupy mis- cause is triumphant
REroRMERs IN
At several points touched upon in tho activities OF
the past night and in the proceedings OF to-day tho
evident appearance OF too much management threat
sned the harmony Of the occasion. II was In the
OF reform that all the good elements OF the Con-
venton came, and thev were serious about It They
didn't the kind Of reform that people prato about
in q convention and laugh their way to their
hotels and because they earnest they quito
ready TO revolt AZ any manGuvrcs tending TO commit
the Convention to programme that disposed
motion In their readiness be indig
ut all the forms of corruption they were quite
prepared include the that form of corruption
80 much favored by the democracy perioos by
which the ostenslble proceedings OF convention arc
made mere cover for the maneuvre and intrigue OF
two three dozen leaders II programmes,
platforms the choice Of delegations and tho decision
OF important differences may sometimes DO cut
and dred in . corner by two three and then
prese nted q convention merely formal ratin-
BATON OF decisions taken without its assistance II
convention sometimes not representative body OF
tho people celebrating thor case, but only
mttee sent up 70 do the will OF wire puiIcrs, this 10
certainly not the nature several things In this
particular political crisis
COLLISIONS NARROWLY ESCAPED.
II was tho temper OF this Convention that IL NO
mans tool or dummy, and the over zcai Of some
ayers several times had narrow escape from collision
with this sentiment
There were, for instance, two phases of tho State
Central Committee, a TACT which not pleasant On
Wednesday, IN nearly full committee. this body acted
ON several points To-day it was found that this
ton had been changed in the of the night in
several important particulars by tho hocuspo cus
process
In tho declaration OF the OF the house the Chair
aid stand on any such nicety as to how
many actually voted on either side, but decided
Mo suited the purposes OF those
shom served. Tho Chair authorized by the
rotc Of tho house 10 appoin; committees
aamed them from prepared lists and in one lasrant
Ease appointed man who had been ruled out as con
estan TOR tho list had prepared before the action
vas taken that ruled this man out These little un-
pleasant circumstances were reseuted by tho conven-
hon, and the machine dlscrccily made less ap-
parent
boss EELLr's MANIPULATION.
The distribution Of national delegates throughout tho
Congressional districts OF New city has
given entire satisfaction Those districts were tam
perez with by dIctaon. Is generally presumed that
The Congressional districts In the metropolis have
lives national conventions but this was mistake on
tins occazlon. The finger OF boss IL apparent In
manipulating the choice Of each district For instance
ia the sixth district composed Of the Seventh Eleventh
and Thirteenth wards John Fox has been named TO-
gcthcr with Sunset Cox Tho ex-senator wanted 70
ia sent t. ST. Louis from the Fifth district He
encountered vigorous opposition In the very ward
where he resides from Nicholas Muller, who holds
the regular Tammany organization In that part Of tho
city Muller 10 said to have bsen ambitious for trip
70 81 Louis hlmscl % no appealed TO Kelly. Fox b