The New York herald., 1878-09-26
AYOR AND POLICE ON THE SCENE
Tanmany Votes on the Question Of Its
Own Regularity.
tue CONTENTION CAPTURED FROM THE TILDENIYES.
A Bolt Defeated by the Sober
Second Thought.
THE COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HgnALD.1

lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE h RERALD.
SYRACUSE, n. r., sept. 25, 1878.
Tho predictions OF aiarmIsts as to the excitement
and conduct OF the Democratic state Convention Tor
1878 have beea more than fulfilled. Today's gather
ing was about as disgraceiul and unharmonious a
political body as has assembled in the Stalo ior
aumbsr OF years. Al ono time 1t looked az " bolt
from the Convention would positively take place.
Ssveral causes about this condition OF Affairs
The Tiden ana antiTiden elements in tho Conven-
lion arrayed against each other with more than
usual bitterness Tammany Hall, headed and en-.
sineercd by Mr.. John Kelly, had done much 10 aug
mont this quarrel The underlying opposition OF
the wigwam Tiiden had been seeming and foaming
With great intensity since ocg before the ST. Louis
Convention This element never obtained a iull
opportunity to explode its pent up wrath until to-
isy. Although Tilden's name was never mentioned
IN tho debate yet everybody understood Tammany
had grappled In almost death struggle with the sup
porters Of the Gvamercy Park statesman.
THE ACTION the STATE COMMITTEE.
Tho opening symptoms OF the fierce controversies
II to-day were apparent around the hotels after tho
adjournment OF the State COMMITTEE last night. The
unprecedented resolution passed by the committee.
declaring Tammany Hall and tho McLoughnu dele
gatos from Kings county tho regular personalities
from those localities and giving Them power 10 vote
questions
gan zation considered tho great test upon which
the Convention must split This proposition was
evidently advanced on the we'll authenticated sup
position that II all the contested districts
thrown out Of the temporary organization then Til.
dcn's frionas would still have majority and thus
succeed upseting the arbitrary work OF the State
Committee In open convsnton. Arguments were
freely used that " was about limo 10 pat =
stop 10 ine clique d,otation OF few COM
mittes men who undertook to run the whole
democratic party Of the State The resolution
10 admit Tammany and Kings was passed in the CON-
mittee BY vote OF Is TO 10. This result was not
reached until O'Clock to-day, after heated de-
bate In the meantime the OF delegates and the
outside crowd had filed Wioting's Opera House Tho
Convention called for twelve O'Clock. Tho
lengthy meeting Of the State Committee betokened 10
tie waiting crowd that something unusual was in
progress. The gavel of the temporary chairman OF .
convention generally dsscsnds promptly at the hour
named in the call: but It was after ono O'Clock before
the portly form of Comptroller Kelly seen walking
down the centre aisle, accompanied by Augustus
scheiL
'rbat is Ksly's candidate for Mayor" remarked
one TAmmsnyite to another. pointing ut schcll.
III know differently" responded the second. "The
dark horse 10 Mr Grace, and he will be forced upon
Kelly. Ali reports to the contrary that this gentle
II was evilent by tnesc expressions that the May
orally Is tho uppermest idea In tho minds OF
Tammany men even during the present bitter strife.
Mr. KELLY's ENDORSEMENT.
Around wieting Hall were circulated pamphlets
With tho Endorsement! -
trioute to competent otaeia being the most impor
conferred upon any Official OF the
CITY state Of New York.
the pages contain an account OF the Endorsement,
last March, OF Mr.. Kelly TO different bankers In New
York city together with ntary press notices
pf the gcntlsm ms career. counterirrItant in the
way OF documentary evidence was produced by the
opposition IN small pamphlets entitled:-
should the democr ncy the Of New York be longer
arbitrary sway be extended throughout tho state
Such literature did not tend by any means TO aiiay
the very bitter feelings already cnsendered. Among
other soothing syrup thus administered 10 Mr.. Keliy's
Standardization is tho following
Tho pniase OF the public treasury may bs less under
Kelly but The usurp"ton OF more absolute Under
srs,on extended assocsses bolInoss
G him to 4 10 as %
acquiescence Under Kelly the power fs more concen.
the city treasury Of r.anany Hall is absolute III.
ihs ety IS spent IN payns them sassies often /"
ior useless Offices which hod tnsm in apect
nist ILL.,: we're ~,.., pended Ss s%D'oyed
Of employment wherew:h TO buy bread.
LAySISG'S SPEECH.
Ex-senator A. 7. LanniDg, as temporary chairman,
lsiivered conservative and carefully wordcd speech.
he cri,cised tho corrupt republican acmins,rat:on
which had doubled tho amount Of taxation, squan-
dcrsd the public aomain and created mon nopoles by
which the few rich and The poor. II Q
next denounced the Presidential iraud complimented
the State Executive on the reduction Of the dsbi,
gave thanks Tor tho burial Of tie bloody shirt issues
Snd wound up with 4 peroration 70 the noble iu-
turc OF The democratic party.
HOW THE ROW BEGAN
by naming the delegates submitted through the State
Committee the substituting OF John o. Jacobs IN
one uncontcsted district 0i Saratoga gave notice
that the Tdep interest hnd determined upon recciv
Ing the Kings county senator's aid upon ths floor
OF The Convention under all contingencies. The
prime test ana decisive struggle OF tho opposing
iorces was brought about wnon Mr. Greene, OF Nj
mitting Ismmany Hall and the Kings county .deega-
t,on. Alter reading tnis resolution Mr. Greene I'M
facc oi tho Convention. lie moved Tho previous
question on the resolution, so Ms TO choke on ai de-
bate
scene Of tho greptest excitement here ensued.
Smith N. Weed, oi clntoo, jumped up ana de-
10 put The previous question. He made a
vigorous speech, denounclpg ,bs Interference
pi the Staie Committee Win the masses OF the
Convention. a dozen delegates addressed the Chair
tranticaily al the Same ZINE. No business could
bs ,rapsacteu ami the whole Conventioa looked Ike
u mass Of inoongruous elements strcwn together and
dashed around on a troubled sea The question was
RAISED thatIamn,auy and Kings had NO rght TO vote
tho pending VtioB, when practically gave them
tue privilege or admission TO the Convention. Tho
plea was pot forward under the argument that tho
Convention controlled by the rules OF tho State
Assembly, under a resolution previously passed.
Senator Ecciesine cOntrovsrcd tho argument, an
vancrns the theory that all parliamentary prccedcnis
tho other direction. smith N. Weed stepped
10 tho railing, within "a lew feet oil Chairman
LanniDg, and insstod upon being hcsrJ.
Colonel William II. Roberts arose and
shouted himself hoarse within three yards OF
we~d's index nngsr Not word could be heard over
the ain and shVuts, cheers ana hisses hurled from
both SIDES Of the Convention nall 1he galleries took
part IN the tumult and shouted defiance encour-
ngemcnt each leader was discovered gesicula
Wildly amid inc struggling mass OF delegates below.
Augustus Scheli was also among the persons strug-
cling ior recognition by the Char with mis- clinched
list ne pointed over wildly AZ Weed. Peckhan, oil Al
bsny, wth white locks all dssrrapgcd and glasses
dangling carelessly his shoulder, stood Ue
Weed aud urged MIN on to Tho combat. John kely
sat quietly contemplating the scene, without a
change Of features. decision OF the
Char wss insis,ed upcn- sucn scenes con.