The New York herald., 1878-09-27
PROCEEDINGS or THE CONVENTION.


SYRACUSE N Y, Sept 26 1878.
The Democratic State Convention was TO meet az
ten A. ~ but at eleven O'Clock word sent from
the Committee on Credentials that they would be
ready to report until ono r. NJ. II was not however
until quarter before three that the Convention re-
assembled, Chairman Laning beng cheered Tor scv-
cral minutes when taking the char.
Mr. McoUADE OF Oneida, roso to question OF privi-
lege sayIng:--We had excited session yesterday,
ana people apt 10 say things III these heated
moments which, when cooler they we're apt to regret
He said he had acted with tue minority, and now he
would cbeerfuly submit-no, cneerfully, but SUI
submit lie then referred TO tho proceedings of the
PARK opera House mec,ag z, sNd he did not concur
in the resolutions adopted there, far reflected
on the secretaries OF the Convention their count
lie then defended the Secretaries and IL was due tbem
that he should defend thcm rs no had selected two
OF tbem.
Mr DEWITr WEST. OF Lewis, from the Committee
on Credentials, reported, explaining that 'hcy hsd
very dinlcuii eide: but this much was certain,
an ronest decision was sought and, he thought,
reached. The Committee on Credontias reported as
regular anu entitled TO seats IN the Convention cou-
tested delegations as !ol'ows:-
Albany county delegation headed by Mr. Clutc.
Kugs county delegation headed by Mr. hnscia.
New YORK county delegation headed ny MI DGny,
ana also Thomas Grady Tor the second dls,ricI
Ouondaga county delegation headed by Judge Com
stock.
Wcstchestor delegation beaded by Mr.. Pardy
MIR. WEST moved the adoption OF the report, and on
hs motion previous question was ordered and Tue
report was adopted.
PrRaANESr oEGAxzArIoN
Mr.. MASON, IRON tue Committee ON Organization,
reported as ioilOws:--
President-Hon. Erastus Brooks
Wee Presldenis-s. Frost, a. Walsh, James Rod
wei, j. MCGroarty. f. Burke Z. shields, j. Reilly, ;.
Conovcr, r. G. Ecccsine r. h. oDonnoli }. W. Law
ton. A. Wagner, ID Thompson, ~ H. smith, W. 5.
Paddock, K. Patterson, NJ. A. Sheldon, b. o. Dodge,
Johu Hanson. hezciah 5turses, D. q. West, W. ID.
Ilr,gr = u + flNau NJ "
kendol q. Dryer, Is. y. Loomts, H. \. Spcnscr, NJ.
N. Peck. Jr q W. Nichols anO G.. Van Kampn.
Sccreiaries-Francis Briso, Mionael OKeeic, James
W. Rldgcway, u. Voorhis. John DinBct,, J. Henry
Mccarthy, O. Goeller, smith f. Lnne, Edward
Schweyer ha%aaa g"Saa Snp soey p,sdar
X. g. Mlks, Paul Springer, :. H. Wheeler, u. W.
Mott, J. u. Campbell, ~ D.north, T. A. Gray, J. L.
Lynch, c. Crcsick, j. ID. Havicy, j. Reamor, q. NJ.
shute, h. B. smith, T. J. Wagslan, j. J. Hart, d..
Fuller and H. b. Ransom.
The report was adopted, and Messrs. Schel and
Weed were appointed a committee TO escort Mr..
Brooks to tue chair
AZ these two gentlemen approached each other the
enurc Convention and audience broke OUT IN shout
OF applause.
MIR. BRooKs spEsoH.
Mr.. Brooks, on taxing the cnair, after presenting
his thanks ior INC honor conferred, made az appeal
TO the Convention 10 MAINTAIN srtc Ordef to the emu
oil It's deliberations. He said where there are dil-
fcrcnccs of opinion let there bo unity IN essentials
liberty in DOn-essentials and IN all things charity.
Respecting ali noucst differences oil oplnion 10 a
government paper currency Issued Oy the Treasury
upon the faith OF the nHtton, ana a national bank
currency resting upon the equally sale loundation
oil government Oonds, democratic convention can
not afford any lover standard OF value, II seems TO
me- than the coin oil the country, with a
paper currency OF equal value, to the
shan Dgeuble, the Tor the Other. The dem ocrat
parry not rcsponsibc lor the past anomaous con-
aitlOn the currency nor Or the present uncertain
and unsltisiacory state " tno iedere nnaBccs. 1t
has been powcress tue federal head OF the nation
md ia aii appointments and distributiYn oi power
.ud patronage for the past seventeen years In all
Ibe years, nearly fourteen oil them, sinee the wal