New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-27

sfwestehester been had put in nomination it was
announced that William G.. Ringer would not be
candidate. As Mr.. Ruger had been, up to the time
of the ST. Lawrence bargain, the faVorlte
candidate of Tammany, it was evident that MS
withdrawal had been forced in order to secure the
nomination Of Sawyer.
Mr.. Cochrane, of Westchester, set the Whole
convention laughing by calm request that
Mr. SaWyer's name be withdrawn ana MI
Frost be nominated without further delay'
He made this preposterOus suggestion in such
childlike and bland manner that 1t was supremacy
ridiculous.
George Sidney Camps name was next broueht
forward. and then r. w. Peckham, OF Albany
named Samuel Hand as a candidate.
John C. Jacobs named ex-State Senator George b.
Bradley, of Chemung. Judge Westbrook was also
proposed but his name was withdrawn.
Most of the speeches made in eulogy OF the candi-
dates were tedious and received little attention.
But when the voting was begun the keenest interest
was aroused.
On the frst ballot Judge Sawyer received las
votes, Mr. Hand LOG. George b. Bradley o. MI
Frost 80, and MIR. Camp 49,.
Dennis Mcmahon, of Westchester. voted forbidden
J. Tucker. Mr. Hands vote was Unexpectedly
large; 1913 votes were necessary to a choice
so much feeling has been aroused in the party
against the report of the Municipal Commission
which Mr. Hand signed, that it was thought
hardly possible 10 elect him even if he shouid De
nominated by the convention. 1t was certainly I'M
possible for him to get majority of the convention
and Mr. Peckham withdrew his name after the first
ballot and asked those who had supported Mr.
Hand to vote for George B. Bradley.
AS the voting on the second ballot proceeded, the
Ant-Tilden party became very nervous over the
way in which the Bradley votes were rolling up
No small amount of trickery was resOrted to-
Votes were cast in behalf Of men who were absent,
and had provided substitutes, and in other cases
substitutions by Wholesale were made with very
slight authority.
Several Tammany men from New-York were
hastily substituted for absent Orange County dele
gates. When the end of the rol-call was
near at hand Bradley passed Sawyer and the
extreme excitement of the delegates was intensl-
fed Mir. Camps name Withdrawn when
Ulster County was reached in the roll-calL
After the last name on the roll had been called,
Bradley had 100 votes Several delegates who had
not answered to their names were then allowed 10
vote Two Of them voted for Bradley There was great
confusion for few minutes. Mr.. WaehDer, of New
York, in a very offensive manner shouted to sen,
ator Jacobs to SIT down. Jacobs WaXed
wroth and said he would not be dictated to by
Waehner. The latter repeated his order stu more
Extensively. Jacobs SAID he would not sit down Tor
any one not his equal.
Waehner replied insOlently that he had maze
Jacobs SIT down befOIe, and would do so again.
More hot words passed between them, and they
would have come to blows II they had not been sew
eral yards apart. -
After several minutes of tumut and wild excite
ment the vote was declared to be 194 for
Bradley to 1873 for Sawyer. The Illden men
cheered again and again In bOsteTOus eXultal0n.
They had beaten their adversaues with just one vote
to spare, and had made the Iammany-St. Lawrence
bargain hollow mOckeTy to the st. Lawrence par
ties to the compact.
The Tammany delegates and those who had
acted with them were intensely chagrined and
vexed. They had hardly dreamed Of the defeat OF
their candidate, and the result was crushing blow
to them.
The Tilden victOrs made merry over the fall Of
their adveTsaries, and were exceeding demOnsira-
tive over their triumph.
Senator Eccesine, IN an ebullltion OF IammanY
wrath. told them TO go home and elect their candl-
date IL they could.
General McQuade called the attention of the con-
ventiOn to this language and asked what 1t meant,
but got no response.
Votes OF thanks to Erastus Brooks and all the
permanent officers of the convention were then
adopted Mr. Lanng, the temporary chairman,
wat not thanked
The convention adjourned very soon after the Sc
lection of the candidate, leaving a legacy OF
hatreds-enmities and divisions which will
make it memorable in political history.
Most of the delegates left the city by the
night trains but few remained and Will depart
from Syracuse tomorrow. The IamnianY men have
long faces tins morning, and gloom has succeeded
their exultatiOn of last night.