The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-24

be admitted 10 seats on tho floor.
CONTESTED
Barney J. Donohue, of broome, said he glad
to tnat tho Convention well guarded, that
those who had no business In the Convention should
Mr.. Livingston. of New York, said that the proper
officers had dealt out tickets Of admission 10 dele
properly authorized -
A voice in tho gallery shouted, ''Tammany Hall Ia
try lug TO pack this Conventionl"
Mr.. Kane, of Monroe, said there were disturbing
elements in the Convention seeking 10 rule 1t or
break II up IL was the duty OF The Committee on
Credentials to decide who are regular DELEGATES He
moved the appointment by the Chair OF Committee
The Chair decided that only those whose crsden-
tals were accepted by the Committec on Credentials
should DO admitted as delegates, aud that no door
keeper should pass upon the question Of who Was
Mr.. Keelo, Of Warren. moved that The Committee
Credentials DC composed OF ono from each Assem-
bly, district outside OF contested districts, TO DO ap
pointed by the Chair.
Sir. Ryan, OF Oneida, moved as amendmen Mt that
committee of five be appointed By the Char 10 pass
upon tue credentials of delegates from rural DISTRICTS
whore there are no contestants.
Mr.. Kane, OF Monroe. sad Tho anne ndm ent was out
OF order, as it would destroy rather than add TO the
original motion. He said money had been sent 10
Syracuse to break up the Convention II possible. He
was Determined that no "shysters'' could run TINS
Convention He moved the previous question, which
was adopted.
THE COMMITTEE on CREDENTIALS
The motion TO appoint a committee on creden'ials-
two from each Judicial district-was adopted Tho
Chair appoin ted a snc1 ommittee
First D,strict-William Ii vingston and George Blair.
chester county, aud Peter Voorhiss. OF Kockiand
county. 80 4.ff
Third District-Mh.on Post, OF Greene county, and
Charles IA. Clark, OF Albany county.
Fourth District-lho Armstrong, Of Clinton
county. ana Daniel +. Ksete, OF Warren county
FIFTH District-Chares ). Alexander, oil Syracuse,
ana John Ryan, OF Rome, Oneida county.
Sixth District n. How Of Tompkns county, aud J.
+. Crawford, OF Madison county.
Sepentt District-J. A. Rogers, OF Steuben county,
and Z. Kane, Of Monroe county.
Eighth Distrtct-H l.. Bliss, OF Buffalo, and J. C.
Crea', OF Chautauqua county.
MR.. RsJEcTED.
MR.. 4. McMahon, OF Kings, appealed from the de-
csion the Chair the appotn Of Mr. Blair oil
New York, member OF tho Committee on Gro
dentss, on tho ground that his seat was contested.
The Cnair SAID that the State Committee had dis
cussed TINS question: and had decided that Mr. Blair
was the regular delegate.
name stricken of tho list OF the committee
another man, to be proposed from Kings county, put
The Kings county delegation named J. ID. Whitney,
OF Kings, member OF the COMMITTEE ON Credentials
IN the place OF Mr. STAR OF New York city.
The Convention adjourned for ono hour.
AFTER
The Convent ton reass-nblsd at three O'Clock. The
Committee on Credentials not being prepared TO re-
port, Alexander rroup, Of New haven, Conn, ad-
dresscd the Convention. he said tho cry OF the
ocratic party was 'Fraud, fraud, frsudl" You can.
not iced the people 'araud." We hcre % In.
sutute measures that viii give Thorn relief and put
metning more substantial than fraud in their
stonachs. The republican party thought more oil pat,
ting certain man IN the senate OF the United States
than they did OF relieving the wants OF starving peo
pie. What you expect OF lawyers and bankers
brokers who sent 10 Congress, who sosy
Tor monoposts? The lever that making this great
uprising seaCst tue politicians Is tho poverty oil the
people. Out OF tho railway strikes Of last
grown the great movement TINT has eliminated In
TINS Convention to-day Ifyou go on III November
with tho same perseverance, mat has thus lar
characterized your movements the nominee OF TINS
Con will DO elected He declared that Maine
would elect the labor ticket without doubt. la
Connecticut both parties were for hard money and Tor
hara times Bu no tue parties Were .o evenly divided
the election OF the next senator in Connect
ticket would sweep nearly every New England STATE.
lie said that II taxing The sr from the bondhod-
monopolists VINO are crushing the isbdring
man and ooncrring that power upon the people OF
TINS vast country was "Communism" he was COM
munist IN the broadest sense the term Ihc labor
party equal and exact jus,I:e anu rights
tho bondholder and the monopost, aud they mean TO
bave them, TOO That Is the platform Of the party.
Tho politicians Of both parties read tho handw ring
on tho wall II Sir. Conklng does not read IL YET
ho viii wake up 70 hna . that .ae re.
read IL quick enough. He, 100, Is doomed to give
party Our parry Will EJECT Inc next Unilcd states
Senator IRON The State OF New YORK.
munr I; George W. Lloyd, Of New KocheIs; Henry l..
Hilton, OF Albany, aud James Wright, OF Elmn".
Dr. stiIl Of Oisogo. next addressed the Convention
and was followed by MI sheppard, OF Kings
the Committee on CREDENTIALS stated they would
not be able to report until Wednesday morning.
The Convention then Jour ned until ten O'Clock A.
NJ GU Wednesday.
THE EVENING SESSION.
At seven O'Clock Mt Juno, CHAIR man OF the State
Committee, oup the balcony OF Tho syria
cuse house that the Committee on Credentials mad
ABOUT concluded us abors aud that the Convention
would rcasseribie Tor u session.
The Convention was called order at O'Clock
this evening and the Chair announced tna, tho nrst
business before tho Convention CONSIDERATION OF
the report OF The Committee on Credentials.
REPORT or Committee.
Mr.. J. \. Crawford, Of that commttcc, presented n
report that. inasm Now York had three contest
Ing delegations, George Bsir, Cor-e O'Rclly aud
Walter H. shups each should DO entitled TO twentyone
All couutes OF the state we're represented by dol
egatoDs, except Duchess, Gcuesec Niagara orange.
Saratoga, Schobarie, Franklin ana Wyoming
Mr.. Moore, OF New York, took the floor and at
tempted to speak, when he was greeted with Kisses
ana cries OF ''ie Is one of the Allen gang; put him
out" Great confusion existed ANITA cries OF 'Hc Is
pointed by the char TO Investigate Moorc's Claims
a ght Oh the floor.
Mr.. Juno then commenced TO address the Conven-
ton, when calls were made Tor the minority report Of
the Committee on Credentials.
hif. John Ryan of Oneida, OF that committee pre-
ssnted the minority report which favored the adnis-
lsiOu OF tho Cobnciy and Blair delegations IRON New
Itk, ana OF the admission OF Shupe delegations from
such districts were not Represented Blair and
Connolly delegates.
Mr.. O'Neil, OF Albany, moved to exclude all tho
factions and a the dele IRON NV York from
seats IN the Convention. The motion lost
Mr. Powers, oil oneida, moved to reject the major
ity report oil tue Committee on Credentias. He SAID
that " the Convention going TO sell out TO any
politicians or TO any little faction OF men who
were trying 10 run the Convention, then let tho
countrymen 20 home and say To their constituency
that the Convention had been run by small clique
VINO did not represent the people lie was In favor
of giving tho contcstDg Delegate TAR ana honor
able hearing. IL ~oud narm some OF these
testing delegates IRON new York be thrown out OF
the Convention. They had been thrown OF dem.
ocratic conventions
Mr.. Copper, OF s,eubsn, wanted 10 know II tue