New-York tribune., 1878-09-28
RETURNING FROM THE CONVENTION
INCIDENTS AND DISCUSSION DURING TIE JoUBNE'
FROM SYRACUSE TO NRw-YORK

INCIDENTS AND DISCUSSION DURING TIE JOUBNEY
FROM SYRACUSE TO NEw-YORK.
The majority of the delegates to the Demo
cratic State Convention left Syracuse by Thursday
nights trains. but the New-YOrk, Kings County and
Albany representatives and their friends, made up
large part Of the load Of the heavily burdened train
which started from Syracuse at GAS yesterday.
This train was composed Of seventeen cars, including
dozen drawngroom cars, and was drawn bytwOengines
The leader Of the combination that captured the eoDVen
ton Wednesday Controller Kelly, was not on board
He had gone to visit relatives the western part
Of the State. But Tammany Hall was well repre-
scented among the passengers. There were Au-
gnstus sehen, Park Commissioner. Samuel Con
over, Police Commissioner Sidney p Nichols,
Fire Commissioner John j. German. Commission
er Of Jurors Thomas Dunlap, Commissioner Of Ac-
counts John ]. Mooney, COmmissiOner-ln-General TO
TafRmany Hall Francis B. Spnola, Sher1h Reilly, Order
of-Arrest Clerk Quincy, Alderman Waehner, Coroner
Woltman and many other Tammany Oflee-hOiders. The
Tammauy delegation included few persons who were
not bearing the responsibilities Of Office and who did
not seem 20 be thriving under the weight. If stone
had been thrown at random anywhere within distance
Of one hundred from the seat which John Kelly
euped the convention the chances were about ten 20
one that It would have hit Commissioner, an Alder
man. a Police Justice, Coroner. OF the Kings
County delegation the train contained Thomas Knsea,
william A. Fowler Congressman Yeeder, County Clerk
Delmar and others State Senator Jacobs who lives
IN Kings County, also passenger, but in the
convention he represented Saratoga County He was
one Of the Tden champions and in order
60 prevent auy possibility Of the Kings County contest
affecting bis position in the convention any time, he
became Saratoga delegate. OF the Albany supporters
of Mr. Tlden, State Controller oleott and Daniel Man
ming were she most prominent men the tram. The
cOmmandern-chie Of the Tfden brigade the conven
tion Smith NJ Weed, not Of the company. Possibly
no had been out by the fatigue and excitement
of the two daEs Of struggle and was seeking needed
IN Wedn ha on Of "a
vigorous lungs as treless resolution. indOmItabe
pertinaeity as we're tested In political
tiOn Shouting by the hour the top Of hs voice. ges
dCulating with furious energy, stridinR up and
down the aisle. Numbering at the chairman
again again his demand for recognition, leapng
up into a chair repeatedly the better TO enforce
attention resisting the verbal and physical onset Of
OF adverssres refusing to be enOed by chairman,
convention and policeman, Mr. Weed endured physical
and strain and pressure 10 the wild battle Of the
nrst DAY that would have killed weaker man. But
Thursday bs in his Place apparently alert and
vigorous as ever. When he spORe however, his voice
showed the eRecss OF Wednesdays terrible and
tear. Il was so h0arse and broken times to be
hardly audible This head OF the opposing forces on
Wednesday presented impressive contrast 10 the Til
den leader While Mr. Weed was raging around seeking
whom he might devour. John Kelly sat quietly
N his seat stond and imperturbable. Every
part OF his campaign had been carefully
mapped cut his subordinate IN the chair
mans seat following ha Instructions al his agents
werO carrying their orders with ZEAL and amid all
ahe mad uproar he calmly observed the pro-
gress made toward the funlment Of his plan When he
rose 70 address the convention the violence Of the
flet did not heat barry him. While he spoke with
sedgehammep force aRd direetness not carried
away by passion, and time when the self-eOn
trOl and dignity Of 30 moderate aud cautious a
Augustus scheI were overcome NF. Kelly seltpOs
sessed.
During the long journey from Syracuse 10 Albany and
from Albany 20 NewYork the politicians reviewed the
memorable OF the TIVE days OF strife, ana dis
enssed the results Of the convention. The hot blood OF
Wednesday and Thursday had cooled and although
lasting enmities and divisions had been caused,
the longer fun Of threats and denunciatiOns
as Il had been al Syracuse. There stin abuD-
dance OF i-feelDg. bat t expressed freely.
The members Of the antTtlden faction felt Ichagrin
over their failure 70 sdd Eve members at large to the
STATE Committee and 20 nominate the candidate whom
they had bargained 20 support. But there were
pensations, theY said, and important BY their
victory on the hrst day OF the convention
they had prevented Aht-Tammany from getting
any recognition. and, in their opinion, had greatly
diminished Mr. Tden's power aud influence
An the party They admitted that the day before
the convention the future looked dark for them Unless
they could draw soRs allies from the Tden ranks they
would be OutyOted IN the convention would be forced to
share their representation with AutiTammanys would