New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-26

of order during the progress OF Ioll,
call This provoked more hot discussion, and
many quotations from parliamentary manuals ana
Assembly rules. One of the members OF the Kings
County delegation declared, anTily, that II the
rulings of the Chair were carried out the Kings
County delegates would not vote. Congressman
Beebe, who had distinguished himself by shouting
again and again TO the chairman to have the roll
called. made q vehement appeal for order lie SAID
that If the proceedings were to continue IN disorder
he, and Others who agreed with HIM, would nave no
lot or part in the matter. Mr.. Weed retOrted that
there had been enough in the action of part OF the
convention and of the chairman to justify the with
drawal of the other delegates.
but Mr.. Weed put question to him which proved
stumbling block He asked if in Mr. Vests expert
ence as Democrat and at cOnventlons he had ever
known the proposition to be made that delegates
should vote on their own admission. MIR. west
could not say that he had.
Senator Jacobs read rule so of the Assembly, stat
ing that motion To adjourn or take recess was
always in order, and he moved recess OF one hOur
This aroused General Spinola. He leaped up with
a frenzied look, and In tones Of thunder Delivered
himself of the following stupendous speech That's
too thin.' Then the General sank back exhausted by
the side of Mr.. Schell.
The air was thick with points Of order
and appeals from tho chairman's decision.
The fight was waged funOusly. "Call the roll"
was shouted boisterously long and loud by
and again the convention became without form or
organization, men standing up and yelling all over
the hail. Motions to adjourn for an hour ana TO
take recess were made again and again, but az
by Mr.. Laning.
The CLIMAX or EXCITEMENT
Finally as a last resort Mr.. Weed moved that
roll-call be suspended. but Mr.. Laning would not
pay any attention to him, although he shouted his
motion dozen times at the top of his voice. The
chairman ordered the reading secretary, Major
Quincy to call for the votes Of the Kings County
and New-York delegates. This brought on the
climax of excitement. The Kings County delegates
refused to vote, on the ground that the action of
the chairman was outrage. Not name that
Major Quincy called could be heard, so great was
the tumult. Tho calling of the list of Tammany
delegates was an empty form. Half hundred men
were yelling Eyes" and mo" at the same time to
prevent the voting. 1t was known how the Tam.
many delegates would vote, so they were all put
down as voting AYE" although no one could pos
sbly tell how they did vote in reality.
The chairman then announced that the previous
question had been carried by a vote of 1915 yeas to
154 nays The yeas included the sixty-three Tam
many voters. If Kings County had voted It's
twenty-seven votes would have increased the total
of the nays to ISL. Tho resolutions were then
adopted, and the men of the Tammany party
CheeTed and shouted eXultantly.
motion to adjourn for one hour was made by
one of the Illden supporters. The chairman put II
to vote, but although the number Of delegates who
voted in the affirmative plainly much larger
than that of those who voted In the negative, many
of the Tammany men not voting, he declared the
motion lost,
Erastus Brooks moved that committees Of one
from each CONGRESSIONAL District be appointed on
Contested Seats, on Resolutions. and on Permanent
Organization, and this was adopted. He then
moved recess of two hours, which was also
adopted.
TIIDEN CAUCUS HELD.
The Tilden men did not leave the hall immedi-
ately. They remained, and vehemently denounced
the method by which Tammany had gained control
Of tho convention and especially Mr.. Lanings rul-
ings. Rufus w. Peckham, standing upon his chair,
hercely criticised Mr.. Laning. while In another
ner Of the room Smith NJ. Weed. in the midst Of
crowd, was declaning his his opinion of Tammany.
Seeing this delay OF the Tilden men, the antTilden
leaders advised VI Laning not TO give up the chair
fearing that there was some conspiracy TO get pos
session Of It and organize another convention. Mr..
Laning in reply, said that no would not leave the
chair until the hall was empty.
For nearly half an hour the Tlden men
gathered in little groups and uttered inyectives
against their opponents. Meantime many proposed
that a separate convention be held, 10 which the
Anti Tammany men and the contesting delegation
FROM Syracuse should be admitted. The Tammany
men " hen they heard the threats laughed and iron
ically babe their opponents q happy journey into
the land OF boilers. During the half hours dis
Cu5slOn some agents OF the llldou men lOOkeu TOT
hall In which a meeting of their delegates could be
held. Finally was secured, and Mr. Weed,
mounting chair said: Gan those who are in favor
Of condemning the infamous proceedings Of this
convention will please meet at o'clock in the
Park Opera House for consultation" Upon this an
nouncement most Of the Tilden men left the hall
and went TO the place mentioned by Mr.. Weed.
II was supposed by many that the first step was
now about TO be taken 90 organized another State
Convention. rumOr went round that Gideon j.
Tucker, the nominee Of the National Greenbsck-La-
Dor party would be Endorsed by one of the two
ventons thus formed Of Democratic delegates. The
presence Of Mr. Saunders, chairman of the National
State Committee, among the delegates, increased
the circulation of this rumor After the Tlden men
reached the Park Opera House. Mr. Weed was
chosen chairman. Speeches were then made
in denunciation Of Tammany and its work
during the day by Thomas Kinsela, Edgar X.
Apgar, Ambrose H. Purdy and r. w. Peckham.
While declaring that Tammany's course and that of
Ianing had been very unfair they all advised the
return of the Iilden delegates TO the regular con-
ventOn, upon its reassembliDg in the evening. Ed
gar X. Apgar said he was confident that the TIlden
could secure majority OF the next years State
Committee, and could largely. shape the
action Of the. convention In the max,
ing of a platform anyhow, 1t would
be unwise to bolt from the convention and organize
another. a resolution then adopted In cTti-
csm Of Mr. Laning and Tammany, and the meeting
dissolved.
Before departing the delegates were advised to
attend the meetings Of the delegations of their sew
eral Congressional Districts at once These delega-
tOns were TO meet during the and elect three
each of thor number 20 serve on the Committees
on Contested Seats, Platform and Organization.
The delegates accordingly hurried of to these meet
ings, fearing that their anti-TIden colleagues
might have met in the meantime and elected the
members OF the committee.
THE BATTLE RENEWED,
The convention did not reasonable until 1880 p.
m The Tilden and anti-Tilden delegates were
then mingling together on the floor and ami
cably talking. Outside the hall the Anti-Tammany
delegates were disconsolatey pacing the sidewalks,