New-York tribune., 1877-10-04

should call the roll or adopt the rule of the Assem-
bly, first When this important matter was arranged
the rollca began and, of course. more trouble win
it. When Albany County was called, Amasa J' far-
ker rose and presented the credentials OF inc con-
tcstants. As he went down the aisle wav-
| ing his papers his head IN rather
n Iudicrous way, this distinguished gentleman, who
has had the honor of beng beaten three times II
am not mistaken as a Democratic candidate Tor
Governor. and each time by a larger majority than
before was received with JOYFUL tumult by the
friends of the new ticket. Indeed this faction was
| loud and unanimous. They cheered everything
they could lay their hands on. They cheered Alien
! c. Beach and nearly every other friendly name Oh
! prominence in the list.
! When the time came to call the roll Of New-fork,
a great bunder was made by the lllden people,
The chairman ruled that the names of all delegates
from New-York should be omitted from the roll can,
and asked Mr. Apgar, the Secretary OF the o'a'o
| Committee. TO read the resolution adopted by the
convention of two years ago, admitting delegations
whose seats were contested to setting room only on
the floor of the convention, until their cre--
dentials had been passed upon by the COM
mittee on contested seats. The oWcct Oh
this decision was to avoid acknowledging lail!hahS
as the regular organization but the advantage 10
be gained was impalpabe, and the hubDuD IL pro
duced simply beggared description. lhere Is
al,yavs pont reached in a Democratic convention,
sooner or later when the scene beggars description
but this time it came earlier than usual. No sooner
had Mr.. Apgar attempted TO open his mouth thAh
pandemonium began. The short-halrs seemed 10
have spscial animosify against him, and thcy bel
| lowed at him from floor and galleries. c~heu
him "Tweed's stool-pigeon" hissed him, and COM
pletey drowned his voice in the uproar. hean-
while Mr. Aiorrissey was his feet and Mr.. Schell
| also and with tho whole body roaring and howing,
Mr. HILL with his glass at his eye and cane III MS
hand was quietly trying to bring the cohveh-
ton back to sanity. Mr. Scheil succeeded
finally, in getting a hearing, but the convention
| never knew what it was he wanted, lor H. H.
| Rock WE'LL brght-eyed young Assembly man
from Cnemung brought him down with a polht
of order, that he had virtually dlsciaimed Delhs
delegate by refusing to serve on a committee uhth
his credentials had been passed upon. Sir. Schell
went down suddenly upon that, through the lrni-
ness Of Mr Hill, VINO was the most eihcient chair-
man. and who afterwards proved himself about the
fairest Tat has presided over Democratic con-
yentlon in a good many years. Mr. Apgar, finally,
/ WAS able to read the resolution but he had h0
sooner concluded than pandeuIonium brOke loose
/ again III the persons Of 5li. Grady, IA lat ana
hOrid and shiny young Assemblyman from New
! York who had nnumerabie points of ORDER, aud OF
| Mr. John Pybun of Brooklyn, large and solemn
delegate who said the convention demanded tAe re-
tiromont of that person lmcaning MrAp5lj iiom the
platform. Finally Mr. Apsar gave 1t no aud retired
III accordance with the popular viii 80 clearly eX-
pressed Part OF the especial annosity Of the ram
MANY men toward him was undoubtedly due 10 The
fact that in the meeting Of the State Committee last
night he had q spirited debate with john Kelly, IN
which Sir. Kelly came of second best, being much
less fluent talker. Fiuency, however, being the
special prerogatve OF the short hair, he took this
way OF revenging the old man."
Now Mr. Kelly himself arose, and his appearance
was greeted with great round OF applause, which
was followed by three rousing cheers. Mr.. Kelly
being up, Mr. Morrssey got up also, of course, and
| between the two there was a din that was tiiFiy
deafening. "Why don't you recognize Mornssey !"
squealed a voice in the gallery, ana Mr.. Morrissey
was recognized lie merely stated, for the lniorina-
| tion of the chair that all of the deestricts
of the CITY Of New York contested and referred
! to the resolution mentioned by which 10 was
intended that " the persons setting in them conyen-
tons "-neanng the two conventions Of 1876
should also SIT in this The upshot of it all was that
the names of all the delegates from NewIOrk, Tam
many and nti-TammaBy, and the contestants inside
of iammany, were called. If this had been done at
| FIRST fully an hour which had been passed in a row
| that would have disgraced a Sixth Ward primary in
| New-York, would have been saved, and the Old
! ticket party would have Deeu spared lne
! disbeartening consciousness of having made
| bundcr, and having received rebuff. The
rest of the roli-cal proceeded without any
marked incident, except that there were some
few iuterchanges of Democratic courtesies James
| O'Rren. for instance, was family applauded and
| loudlv bissed. The kings County cOntesting dele
gates in the gallery just the heads OF the regu-
far delegates on the floor, demanded that their Gre
deptials be read and tne chairman refused to give
their spokesman the floor, on the ground that they
were not upon the floor of the convention This de-
cision Mr. John Pyburn, one of the regular delega-
tion enforced with the bland remark that the Kings
County contesting delegations IN the gallery were
/ not on the floor but the back stoop, and then'
! looking up into tho gallery to see how his
hunor was eGjoyed there, was rewarded by hearing
them mutter some pretty loud Democratic curses at
| him. and seeing them rage very much IKE whd
beasts in a cage. Perhaps there is nothing more TO
record except that the invariabe intoxicated dele
gate in the front of seats-it IS singular fact
! but the intoxicated Democratic delegate always
does get into the front row-assured the convention
whom # WAS announced that the Orleans delegation
was contested, that the contesting delegation was
'puaick fraud" and did 1t in such an aiiectonate
and mellow way, and with such benevolent though
unsteady eve, that there general regret to see
frond holding to his coat-tas too firmly to allow
him to Try any higher flight of oratory.
| All this had been mere beaf-bating Now came
the contest which might be decisive. Mr. Reeves, Of
Suffolk. offered a resolution providing that the Com
mittee on Contested Seats, of one from each Con-
qresslona District, be appointed by the chair
| Dewitt C. West of Lewis, offered substitute pro
yiding that the members be chosen by the deega-
tons from the various districts, and supported 1t IN
| a brief speech which began with q plea for har-