New-York tribune., 1878-07-24
THE CONTENTION AT SYRACUSE.
A SPLIT IN THE PARTY.

Workingmens clubs, which have been sent here to
hold State convention under the title of Nationals
The process of creation has taken two days. Will
certainly take third day, and may take fourth,
IL its business is not done swiftly than it has
been done to-day.
Hitherto the National party has not had an ex-
stence in the State of New-York political or
ganizaton with the paraphernaa Of State and
county committees Arriving in this city, the dele
gates felt the lack of directing power such as
is generally found at State conventions in the form
of State committee. After enduring for half a
day the feeling of being members of mob, the
country members last night extemporized, as
it were, a State Committee. small body
of Labor Reformers. who met at Rochester
last February. had elected what was grandoquently
termed q State Committee, with John j. JUNO, OF
Syracuse, for its chairman. The committee repre-
sented few districts of the State, however, and II
the present convention had not been held 1t would
probably never have been heard of. Taking this
rump State Committee a basis, State Committee
for the National party was formed, by the addition
to il of a large number of new members chosen from
delegates to the convention. Mr.. Junio was chosen
its chairman. He and the committee grasped the
control of the convention and have since shaped all
its proceedings with the hearty approval seemingly,
of all the delegations from counties other than New
L
Last night the four New-York cOntesting delega-
tons arranged plan of compromising their differ
ences by which il was hoped all would secure some
representation in the convention. This plan of COM
promise was drawn up by an independent committee
of country delegates who said that they wished to
harmonize matters in New-York, so that quarrels
there would not bring discredit upon the National
party. Mr.. George Blair, of New-York, tho chair
man of the delegation which is looked upon with
most favor by the State Committee appeared before
the Harnonizing Committee this morning and re-
fused 20 carry ont the plan Of compromise which
had been drawn up during the night lie acted IN
this manner under instructions from the State Com
mittee, who ordered him 10 make no compromise
with Shupe or any members of his delegation.
The State Committee through Mr.. JUNO also ar
rogate to itself the right of saying who should aud
who should not be admitted to the floor of Weting
Hail. where the convention was to be held. Tickets
of admission to the floor were not issued to any
members of the shupe delegation. After Mr..
"Thc" Allen had been ANONYMOUSLY turned away
by Mr.. JUNO upon applying for tickets, the Shupe
delegation marched to the hall and took seats
in its gallery. The Blair delegation, which rep
resents some fourteen districts, was supplied with
tickets and proudly took Its place on the floor. In
the gallery there were also three-fourths of the
.Joachimson delegation from New-York. The other
members of this delegation by representing them
selves as representatives of numerous GreenDacK
clubs in the backwoods OF Essex ana hamlltoh
Counties obtained seats on the fo0r and even TOOK
part in the proceedings to keep out the other New
York delegations
GOOD LOOKING CROWD.
The hall was not in the least decorated The con-
yention was called to order to-day at noon by MIR.
JUNO About $50 delegates were present Fifty
two of the go counties were represented. The moor
of the hall was then half filed and the side
seats partly with delegates
Altogether the appearance of the assembage was
surprisingly good 1t was as good as that of any
Republican or Democratic State Convention.
There was an absence of faces well known to those in
the habit of attending State conventions, and lack
of politicians accustomed to managing such assem-
blopes as the subsequent laundering proved. The
body was composed mainly of well-dressed farmers,
LAWYERS and country store-keepers. Here and there
could be picked out the face and garb OF
laborer sent TO the convention by some working
mems organization, but such delegates were few III
number There were several men OF very dstln-
guished appearance, and plainly highly educated.
ne proportion of old men was very large; In look
and bearing the body remarkable Tor the serious
air and interest shown in the proceedings Dy tue
delegates. The talks in the hotels and on the SIDE
walks before the convention met had, however
shown that there were many fanatics among them'
THE CONVENTION AT WORK.
Mr.. Junio after calling the convention to order,
said impressvely that he hoped there would be har
mOny He then nominated for temporary chairman
Mr. r. H. FERGUSON, of Rensselaer,. Mr.. Ferguson
WAS chosen ana upon reaching the platform was
seen TO be thck-set man with resolute face. lie
seized the gavel with a determined air, and then
made n ten minutes speech of the greenbacker type
ON financial questions. In his speech he told his
hearers that the eyes of the people OF the Unlted
States were upon them, and that they must act
wisely in view of such fact.
As he closed his speech a man, who announced
himself as a delegate from Washington County,
swiftly sprang to his feet and moved hurrediy that
all delegates from rural districts, who had not re-
eeiyed tickets of admission to the hall, should DC
admitted At this motion the delegates from the
rural City of New-York, namely the Shupe and
Ioacbimsop delegations In the gallery, broke forth
into howl of JOY.
Mr. Junio who sat at the back Of the STAGE, turned
male and melted a friend to make another motion
| that n Committee OH Credentials be appointed.
Messrs. Livingstone and Gazzam, members OF the
| .Joacbimson delegation from New-fork Dy way Oh
Essex County called attention excitedly 10 the I'M
| nropriety of admitting delegates without submit
ting their credentials to the Committee on Creden-
| tials. -.
One Of the Shupe delegates in the gallery jumped
70 his feet. and shaking his fist at the chairman
| said; 1--WE don't want Tammany Hall 10 RUE tnis
| convention" The chairman replied: III you men
from New-York don't shut up. I'll have the galleries
! cleared by the police" Great applause iroln 'ne
delegates on the floor followed. Barney j. Dona-
hue tbe sole delegate from Chemung then shouted
ort that be wanted "every delegation from any
mart Of the State admitted" Several supporters OF
tba SHINE delegation expressed the same idea Inc