The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-26

uclKWfN lIpm hn'U ulNlIlti. nc convention,
amid n scene Of the greatest confusion. then
took n recess for two hours
Immediately aftcr tho rcccas tho dissatisfied
GGs"S Gs ssse SS Smith Ws%ci a ehar%Sn n%G organized
Mr.. Weed said the object oi the meeting wns
TINT those assembled might consult in pence.
when the call was made to remain in Wicting
Hall, tho Chairman of the Committee sum
moncd tho police to clear tho hall This was
meet here. We were. he said. in ina a clear major.
4 ihsy IND ss, seen saSh shsmcig e6ealins a. was
t'rminc whctherwe should so back to that Con-
vcntun again or not. or shall we adopt rcsolu-
the action referred to and 20 back. lie said he
was lnst Christian enough to go back and
was ek IN tnTdr tnSr 0Fp%1bGs Gn ain fSr n, part he
Mr. Pockham OF Albany offered the following:
vis, R,s,red Ihai We, majority Of the Convention at
heard in such Convention by the srbitrsry acts aud
sGans, o. T. La1ins iemgsIary Chairman q such
IN u.urug he powers OF the Convention in the interest
BY dcprvns he bemccraey c lie interior Of dis state
y gSs aT o1 ,nS.r rights as Dsocfai' Ss;G9lSd @ IN
mai Kept 'he count aud cheated tho majority of the Con
Mr.. Purdy criticised the action Of Tammany
Hall in the past and to-day, dcnouncng IL rs
tyrannous. He also criticised the action " the
Chairman OF the Convention and said he could
admire n man who, when about TO do a had
thing. does II boldly and at once. But this Chair
MIR kinsclla Of Brooklyn thought thcre could
he no objection to tho adoption OF the rcsOlu-
tion. He would advise then that the delegates
50 back to Wicting Opera House and fight it
ocratic party. He warned the Democrats OF the
Interior against submitting 20 such action as
this today, and called upon, them to rcrndi9te
II. He criticised Tammanv Hall at length. de-
claring that II was under the rule OF one man.
For himself. no said. he would never 80 into
council with Democrats unless one voice was
as potent AS another He urged that tho dele
gates 60 back 10 the Convention and fight thoir
Mr.. Peckham concurred in this proposition
He said the time had not come for Withdrawn NC
and setting up separate party, organization.
go back and take their stand there nshtlng il
ont step by step. appealing to the Democracy OF
the State to decide upon their course.
Mr.. Apgar claimed that in the vote takon II
hers ssS sa He mSTdh nTred T"f 9 wo9 o9I
80 back and participate IN the formation Of the
committees they could not be defeated; their
enemies could not steal the Convention from
Mr, Jacobs said that he and others kept the
count on the motion before the Convention. and
they found they had n majority oi fifteen with
out counting the County Qi Kings.
The rcs9luton was then adopted. and the
Tho Proceedings Of the evening. session in
Wlcting Hall were opened by MIR. kinsrha in
quring as TO how the Kings County delegation
were recorded in tho afternoon, as be had not
heard a single name during tho confusion.
Inc CHAIRMAN SAID tnat tNc secretary nhi not
the roll call. and lie could not give the infOrma-
Mr.. kinsela sarcasticay replicd by saying
that he only asked the question for the purpose
OF calling attention to that very undemocratc
Mr.. Weed moved that oil delegates whose
seats We're contested be excused from serving
on the Committee on Contested Seats. This
was the signal for another outbreak Of coniu-
sion. Peter Mitchell WAS promptly IN his feet,
nnd opposed the resolution, rs ii was calculated
to Introduce discord in the Convention. He APP
,1...ls
business make its nominations, go before the
people; and roll ~ an old,-iashionled Demo
resolution on the table.
M G5Idy point Of order SH b that h,
Seniion refusing 10 reconsider the matter. and
was only another way to raise the question
MIR Jacobs rose to speak. but Grady raised an
other point Of order that the gentleman could
not speak, until the Chair decided his point OF
Mr.. Jacobs Who are you7 A gentleman who
comes from his county contested ought TO keep
Mr.. Grady retor,ed that a gentleman who
comes here from his county detested should
keep still. Great applause
In tabing Mr.. Weeds resolution by a vote Of
I96 to Isl ibSarinS the r9ll ea John + sey-
casion to drnounce both factions for the dis
graceful proceedings at the afternoon session,
complete their business in harmony, else the
chances OF the Democrats carrying the State
would he lost.
Mr.. Weed called for the appointment Of tellers
on the vote. saying that he did not believe there
was a fair count this afternoon. and that he had
no faith in the Secretaries Of the Convention.
Tellers were not appointed. The result was
received with another round OF cheers by the
On motion Of Mr. waehner the roll was then
called by Congress districts and the following
were named as members OF the Committees on
Resolutions:
Committee on credenuAl.-rir.t Lawrence Smith
FoqrlS bergen. Fi,t6' !. keenan, sis,h, Maurice
9shan seSs ,nss ss'e1!h shyhe fssshn"' ssS sSoo.
Eis1sn,h, y Kelly, Twsilih, Lawrence mr.
sss W[sh; smith FFoar.ss1s sr0rS9
rGS JSisos r
ns f esey BE-.
amin iSwi.. Twenty hlth, go Roth Iwtn,ysisth,
Bgrneam; IrMen,y'se'entn IN a. p"rsetS rEsnty. twenty
Tiifaste. = o,KsIiSi rhiry aT.%IY faySs TGiiiiy'
Committee on Permanent orss9!tauon-first Sidney
ke; fb xr sisan sh Jpn calvin sfSsns
fa:n fssnn Tenth rslsssh e'i" aaln.,, s9Poaf Psai
Sgi S%. NS,G sm%sR. nsh rsI DfaqS Tas
MsGraih Lightsenth, Graves. Nineteenth
twenty a. SS.s'r SS.sS twenty '''N'g
S snail TTS"y hir os Ss'eR,
Twsnty rat sixth Ii stctks T~snry %Scn,S hub
Pg Ic 'Tf Tnfas,s f" Rcyes thirty @ Sf.' 'h charc6
1S 5Ss. sSS.d On axe Re lI fyH Bods II S
ond. Thomas A. Kerrigan, Third, Edgar Cullen
Fourth, George Brown, Fiih, = = Duny sixth. Tim
o;hy Campbell, seventh, francis V Kurng. Eighth,
James DAILY Ninth, ChAs Price, Tenth, Elliott Sanford
Eleventh, horts Heatsherg; Twelfth. T. Miller, Tir
tenth, c. =. ColytI; Fourteenth, suneIans, ~
tenth. Augustus Hill Sixteenth, Rufus " Peck
ham seyenleen,h, J.. W. Russell Eighteenth.
Twentieth, d r. Harlow Twenty hrst. y }. Cormack
Twenty second = W. Hubbard, Twenty third, John 7
sey eymour, Twenty fourth d . Walrath Twenty .hth
% W Kellogg. Twenty sixth. W Rove Twenty seventh
d A Ogden Twenty N-cighth, David I Easton, Twenty.
ninth George II Holland Thirteth. C. }. church;
Thirty hrst, ) = BHker, Thirty second II. = Cutting
Thirty .tlhrd william Bookstaver.
Whom the name OF JOHN Kelly was announced
as one OF the Committee on Contested Seats
from the city Of New York, there were hisses
from some parts Of tho hall but II was speedily
drowned by deafening cheers, hand-clapping
nnd stamping by Mr. Kelly's friends.
On motion OF Congressman BeeDe all resolu-
tions were directed 10 be- sent 10 the Committee
on Resolutions without debate. Mr.. Beobe then
offered a resolution endorsing the adminst
tiun OF Coy. Robinson, and Mr.. Mitchell offered
series Of resolutions ON the Greenback and
Labor questions.
The Convention then Ndi9urqed until 10
o'clock Tomorrow mornln ng. Nle delegates and
outsiders made n rush forN the Vanderbilt
House. whore the Committee on Contested Seats
are hearing the arguments Of the contestants.
II Is generally conceded, however. that argus
ments are useless as the committee Will un-
douhtcdly report in favor Of the entire Tam
many Inlnpntiou md TINT element with tlo