The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-03

lnuttu, inc present NtiltN nav no ilOTt
generous and fcrycnt admirers, in Albany aud
hercabouts than these same Republicans. In
one word they long to see the old ticket in tho
The State Committee, by n vote Of 10 to A.
have designated David II. Hill Of Chcmung Tor
temporary Chairman of the Convention. Mr.
rcccived H., Mr, Potter was Voted for without
his m knowcdgc though he Is present j., in & the city
mittcc on the subject OF nominating the old
ticket or n new ono, the majority being for the
in in pnrticulor. for the committco was
known besiorsshand to h1ldh the opinions
ticket. and Mr. Potter for new one. Mr.. Hill
has been n leading member of the Assembly.
snd o h 1t making Ak "a 22d pir"sdng ggo o
necessarily have the preliminary organization
n their hands has not been oyerl2okSsd; T. S IT. qn,
an advantage over the other.
Tonight tho new ticket men claim. with great
assurance. that they have one hundred ana
of New York. II TINT be- so they will certainly
carry their point But they, feel some nppre-
draw away II few Of their weak men. On the
other hand the supporters of the 3ld ticket ex-
press the utmost confidence that they can sue.
coed IN the Convention. For my pnrt am oi
the opinion that the count on both sides now
rcsts on insufficient data. and that neither OF
them is yet able to approach oNactness. There
nrc n good many doubtful men in this contrO-
vrrsy II Is near midnight. Tho state Com
miltee., WITH closed doors. are having very
Tho State Committee have adjourned until
tomorrow. The principal question on which
they had an excited and proiracted debate was
whether the committee should select the names
of the members OF tho committees Tor the Con;
vrntion on permanent organization. contested
seats. and SO on. or allow them to be appointed
Ivy the Convention itself motion that the
state Committee name these committees Tor the
Convention was carried 10y 10 to IA. The divs-
ion in the committee WAS tho same as on the
subject OF the selection OF the temporary Chair
The state committee took such action as to
the distribution OF tickets for tho floor of tho
Convention that NJ the outset OF tho proce ID
ings twenty-nne Tammany delegates will so
In on the floor. and twanty-iour anti -Tammnny
delegates. but neither party has the right TO
vote until the contested question is decided BY
tho Convention This will raise row.
to an an unusual degree by the subject OF CON
tested sents. This is always q disturbing
question to some extent. but this year II
reaches beyond the bounlarics of recent prece-
dents. There are two full sets Of delegates
from Albany. and from Kings. and from New
York. These contests involve one hundred ana
two seais. or somcthing near one,inlrd OF the
whole number In the Convention, There are
complicated or formidable. believe the Albany
din 'uty springs from an old root in the form
OF two rival organizations In the county. or per
Convention that nominated Mr. Tiden for Gov
crnor. The Kings county, AFFAIR; whcn Is con
fined mainly or wholly TO Brooklyn. is fresaer
all others Of this sort is the fsht between Tam
nny anS IA sa as and fn is ba6
grievance and a nuisance. have heard Of
ant Tammany nearly as long us have heard
epoch. Of Slam, Bang, Ring h Go. Probably
tho Indian that keeps watch and ward
| over tho portals Of Tnmmany Hall never knew
the hour since his head was carved out Of a
| block that there was not some rival in the tribe
wcS consns aeesases to- he State Convention
from the city OF New York were formerly the
normal condition Of the Democratic party. Tho
Cassidy. then editor os the Albany Argus. put
an end to this by deciding that ,thenceforth del
egates from the city should be chosen by Assem-;
bly, district organizations which were IN accord
| went on without change until the Convention Of
last year, when. under the pressure o, the Pres
| idential contest the Tammany delegates yolun-
ttrily persuaded onc-third OF their dclegaiion
| To- substitute anti Tammany delegates in thcir
| places. This year il is understood that anti e
Tammany delegates will plead last years
| action ns a precedent for admitting portion Of
| their delegates to the present Convention. But
| the Tammany delegates insist that lnasmuch
| determination, without the Intervention oi the
| State Convention. therefore, according 70 that
precedent. the Tammany delegates should now
| decide the question without the interference OF
| the Convention. On the other hand. tue anti
| Tammany delegates say that, inasmuch as they
| hold large Democratic vote in the cry. they
| ought 90 be- repr, sentcl in Democratic state
| Convention. To this Tammany delegates reply
| that they spring from the regular organization
| of the rity nccoriing 10 the Cassidy resolution
| OF 1871. and that tho only proper method Tor
the anti -Tgmmany Democracy 10 gain repre-
sr'i."'I'i ~ W, n - -. ~ - L.
ise res mar yrrnn ildtl"h th' - 10 say .lIuus y
Iammany. IN tn.se i-uln.N- am MOI arguing
| the question. but merely stating II.
| some assert lhht anu aiiliHhhS VIII insist
| to-morfoW n"lor' thy r. NonN"n,'"h ~ On an clua'
| rcpresehtation WIN l"ihihaHy' thht Is 10 say.
VII usnann hai the ueiesnl,oph I n o,lers uahy
| this am sun olhrts ASST uh. w nihurr WIN
| pc con pronis.i 10y lhri" I.NAi u,irpatIluhs OF
| ny the OohNehtoh lls"li Lh,rT III w h,Eh, W.,
may trh'h soni erollu mo In ildS suojnrs. ~ i
Pon us iIils u u , H "a pu. M
| 3, An "inDh IrhSslNe oulslue Ssur n"S nltIul'
,lsci ihl9 W, sr ephl''s's n hlphhy hliRs' anu
NeW hnrk Teh may innuehc1 niia n "''n ~, con
| uoi lh.lr ur,slvn ihrre = oniy on linpnr-
lnht nftter iikrI 10 come pc,or" tne Inventor,
WH-troh lhrie Wul, pe u seIlo9s, u.Nerslv ui
opinloh among lnr i"l't,tcs anu w" ls Whetii
or ,he pr. rth,e Inigers snal m Dc h0nl,
nhru' Or Mu'HrE uflc. SNNhll ne u new
ucke'' IN "h"lc or IN part Now. IL so nap
| R-hs mat sleuklnT III f'nrra terms. anti
IHnmhny lhNors th. oI ti'krt' VIM. ram.
' nnn' ri,. N'u,I.uI NV ",H''' " php IN !ur'
H. ,h,s, ,.cnti.s ~ 1,,,,irs ,rI iii IN nES
Old ticket. while the contestants favor "A now
| ticket in whole or in part. II VIII be- perceived