New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-05
INCIDENTS OF THE STRUGGLE.
A PLUCKY FIGHT AGAINST ODDS.

PLTCKY FIGHT AGAINST Odds
,ur RrFoRMERs oUTvOTED HEAVILY, BUT THEY
KEEP THEIR RANKS TO THE END-A SLOW CON-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INCIDENTS.
lBY TELEGRAPH To TIE TRBuNEI
Army. oct. If the Republican party docs not
CORY the state of New-York this Fall it Will not oe
bocanse the Democratic party has not put INTO It's
honds . great opportunity. The Democratic CohVeh-
g. Of today has roughly rejected John Blgelo"'
,he head of Governor Tildens Canal commissions
and-to make their meaning unmlstaKaDie-
mt in nomination for his place Allen T. beach' 'iie
man upon whom the commission cast renectoh DIS
nermittine the accomplishment OF canal iFauos ny
neglect OF bis duty as a State 0ihceT, WHO Vne"
charged the commission with falsehOod' anu was
compelled to eat his words. BY the same UNION VI
,to ConolRing and the Tammay delegates, Attorney
General Fairchild, who convicted George II. LOT"
and refused to release Tweed has been just rejected
aud both these things were abruptly done after 'ne
friends Of these two gentlemen had clearly maze, III
Covernor Robinson's name the issue between tnaI
norton of the party which wished TO see the "orh VI
reform, continue and that portion which has always
oruoscd il with bitterness, and is not likely now TO
TAX. If up. The Tilden following Is not DESTROYED
for if hung together with unusual hrmness Ilh the
-. Loo . INIT the control of the organization has
been taken out Of the hands Of the only wing Oh 'e
Democratic party which has made any real attempt
at reform, aud 1t IS leit' loi inc ploS0"' "'
ferly pOwerless.
Tbe,e never was a convention that moved so
slowly rs this Twenty-our hours after 1t had neeh
called TO order one hundred delegates were sul eA
c,uded from their seats 10y contests ana the teih-
p1rary chairman was TO he in the chair three hours
longer This delay due to the continuation ol
tine lbors of the Committee on Contested SEATS out
n utilized by the advocates OF the ne" uch'"Who
yre seeking 90 bring the friends Of the old ticket
sIto M
Ring and Tammany were a good deal scared at their
own victory. Having defeated the best element OF
the Marty they now were anxious TO come 10
forms with it, and having secured or practically
secured the control of the organization Tor inc en-
euing wear. they wanted TO cover up ther own
corrppt regulations with the respectabihty OF the
Tilden wing Of the party Conspicuous leaders OF
the Canal Ring and Tammany Hall went ABOUT
anxiously asking friends OF the new ticket; N'e
lis the names of Nh Tlden's earliest ana most oe
voted friends for places this ticket. and promise
to vote Tor them. and we will vote for them too"
To their credit be it said, the friends of the old
ticket invariably replied: John Bigelow and
Charles $. FalrcMld" This position VI. Magone and
Governor Robinson maintained inteN0ly They re-
fused any offer of compromise whatever with the
element which had taken possession OF the conven-
tiou and declared that they would 20 down
with their colors flying. Governor Robinson was
reported. by one whose sympatmes may have col
orrd the report saying that he could not conp'o
mise with Tweed and canal thieves. There can Je no
doubt that he thought IT. whether he sad IL OF not;
and he may have thought II out loud, as he mas "a
vigorous way of doing sometimes. there were some
earnest friends Of the old ticket who thohaht that,
~, ,.,, Of the evident danger of the nomination OF
Allen c. Beach, the Tilden people should accept the
opporiuuitv TO beat HIM the best thing that could
Ill. f,uf /
The majority of the convention seemed TO be lttle
afraid now that they had got their pudding to eat
and a ,oore spritless convention never assembled,
evento 90 through the form of ratifying Illden
ticket than that which came together this morning
in Twcddle Hall.
Nv the time at which the convention was called
ia meet the ball was well packed as on the day be-
fore but the Committee on Credentials was mol
visible The convention waited half an hour IN
vearisome silence, and then was assured that Ill
t,e,+v r,,nntes more the convention would be
ready to report At the end of that time there was
another announcement of half an hours delay
About this time. a gentleman in the convention,
If whom better things ght have been expected
called for a speech from General Spinola who was
more than willing TO come forward His speech was
of the old Isaiah Rynders school OF harangue, full
of vulgar personal illusions and bad grammar
charges of " thimble-ngging" against The LeglSla-
turc. calling observation-disclosures Alvord OId
Salt and even paving Mr.. Woodin the compliment
Of his abuse II was full, too of illusions to pnOn-
daga Indians and ammany Indians, and 1t demand
ed platform that should "bristle with thunder
and lightning IN every word" and was, altogether,
lust such an unqammatical and foolish speech as
would naturally fill the shOrt-hairs with delight.
Ii was not till noon two hours after the conven-
ton had come together. that the Committee on
Credentials, Headed by Dewitt c. West, entered the
hall. Tho announcement that Tammany alone was
TO be admitted, was received with great cheer.
Mr.. Peckhams appearance with minority report III
favor Of the admission of anti-Iammany TO the
same representation as it received at Saratoga
last year, aud in favor Of the admission of the
Illden delegation from the First District
OF Albany was the signal for a small
tnmut which Albany in rivalry Of New
York, raised on It's OVID account. The imbecil-
lty which tangled up often the deliberations of
the convention, now involved it in parliamentary
snar from which 1t was extracted by Mr. PeckhaIn's
withdrawal Of further opposition TO the adoption of
the majority report Messrs. West Erastus Brooks
and George NJ Beebe meanwhile acting as volunteer
chaiImen. deciding points Of order, dong pretty
much everything but put notions and managing to
add great deal TO the confusion. The last
work Of the committee had been 10 reach
decision to admit Edward Cooper's contesting Tam
many delegation for the XYIth District Then,
after Mr. Kelly had risen, received his usual three
cheers aud had presented petition from the liquor
dealers and platform written by somebody, but
by whom he didn't know, the convention adjourned
until o'clock, to allow the Committees on Perma-
nent Organization and Resolutions TO do their work.
POffar's oil he pl1air in fbar