The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-26
Their Return TO New York
Under Difficulties.
"sHUPE, YOU'RE WANTED"
How and by Whom the Convention
Was Managed.

who work their passage via canal can hardly be ex-
pected here TIL some time next mouth Their cx
perience will doubt be OF great benefit to them In
future discussions OF tho labor question. Those who
returned appeared glad to get back and expressed NO
burning desire to attend similar convention soon
again. Walter A. Shupe Jailed TO return with the rest
and ia supposed TO be on tho "ragng canaw" with
other mpecunous labor refcrmers. His impora nce
society tho world illustrated by tho con-
his absence gave Judge Shea ana the lawyers In
the Marine Court 1t appears that week Henry s.
Jennings obtained "a judgment for s2ll GO against
Shupe promissory note given Tor wages due to the
plaintiffs son as Office messenger An order also
given that defendant appear in Marine Court, Chan-
bers, to be sworn and examined to his assets
supplementary proceedings He was called and there
answer An order was then made directing
the defendant to appear at twelve O'Clock yes
tsrday
CALLING ON sHupE VAIN.
He called again and again, but voice
sponded to tho sweet sounding name o.. "shupo. "
Mr.. Goodhart, Jennings counsel, then applied to
Judge Shea for un order to commit Shupe for con-
tempt OF Court in dsobeyng the order. Little did
counsel dream that at that moment, perhaps, Shupe
was bravely standing by tho helm OF agitated
barge and guiding her safely through the raging
| tors OF the Erie Canal
Judge Shea-rhe newspapers say no is In SYRIA
| cuse.
| Judge Shea (smng)-we must have some one to
look after the public service--to attend TO those
things
| Counsel-But his services are not wanted by the
| public The Convention he went to kicked him out.
Judgc-vcry likely he has different opinion from
yours hts services. Scnwab also has his opinion
about him Blu. somebody must attend to those
things.
.Couusel--It makes little matter what his business
| thara IA Ho aho mild oha tha nrda nd hat
| you commit him.
Judge--Ons thing is certain. can't arrest him in
Counsel-Give me the commitment and will arrest
| him.
Counsel did not get the commitment. bu, the Judge
| signed an order requiring Shupe TO show cause IT
twelve o'clock to-day why be should not bo punished
for contempt When counsel learns that Shupc 10
coming home on canal boat laden with grain, due
here the latter end OF August his feelings VIII hardly
sArIsrixp WITH Tue CONVENTION
Judge Joachimseu had no occasion to use the canal.
but came speeding down by steam with his head full
Of facts and agures abost finance and labor. "Will
many OF them have TO use the canal boat TO get
| home ?" was asked OF the Judge.
II wouldn't be surprised, (" he answered. "Return
tickels were gwen to number who had no money at
all, and their whte capital and travelling baggage
consisted OF Their roturn tickets When they got 10
Syracuse they sold the return halves OF tho tickets,
to get home. All those viii certainly have TO como
back By canal They are not to be much pl.icd IN
soothing, and hard tack and hominy makes very
'D,a .ho srsenbsck or the labor elomsn. rule the
"Oh. the grssnback. Tho labor element WINS strong
in numbers but lacked the proper representative ex
pression."
"AOw did you get on with The Aliens rangs"
| TACTICS
"wcll, that the toughest set Of fellows l ever
saw anywhere. Nothing was too tough or too heavy
10 exclude them from tho floor Tickets wore printed
tor such delegates az had already been accredited and
the Convenon on the report of the Commute on Gro
oentiss These tickets wero distributed, bua despite
somo OF them iei into the hands of Alien He saw at
ouce the little game, and knew that no hts fol
lowers would DO excluded Not to be outwttsd. tick
wero printed, similar In every respect 10 those
issued by june and were placed In Tho hands OF tho
New Yorkers. They would have entered the hall
with tho rest but fortunately, the trick iscoy-
cred In lime the old tickets we're called In and new
given out. thus foing the boy"
I The Judge said he was saiisned with the work of
tho Convention. and predctod that the party would
be successful In tho issue at hand He thought the
platform good ono and that the party
might aspire to enough influence to dicta,c
the next election OF United States Senator. He
was satisfied not single ono, except, perhaps,
Cox. Of the present Congressional delegation would
be reelected. He was hripy convinced That what tho
country wants is fresh, vigorous honest Ca
pablo men Office mono that have been tainted by
corrpuon or have made politics their stock In trade
MOST DIsoRDERLy CONVENTION
, Mr. Thomas w. Putnam, delegate IRON the Seven
tccnth Assembly district said that the honest noIii-
gent people OF New YORK vii, be thoroughly dmgustea
with the new party AS controlled and organized at
Syracuse He thought no such convention ~ point OF
disorder held before. Jumper Junio's FOL
lowers he considered vulgar, loud-mouthsd set OF
fellows who are continually drinking bad rum
and squirting tobacco juice. Alter the New
York people had been excluded n gentleman
from the Seventh district called Tor New YORK to pass
up certain way. and while tue Now Workers. were all
moving orderly out OF the house crazy GLOW named
his voice "Le. the scum nos, out ana 20 BACK 10 mat
sink hole OF the State OF New York; mis- lansuag 20
very much irritsteo the New York delegation, aud
snupE IN Tax WAY
Colonel George J.. Gardiner delegate from the Sow
| dixlr sni fut thc m
brought by ME 0'Heiy represented the real business
aud labor element OF tho city. Inc country members
said themselves that no exception could DO taken
TO them rho real object OF excluding all the New
York delegates was TO rule out the Shupe party as
not to make IN attack on Shupe personally or his
delegation.
Mr.. Marcus Hanon. delegate, said he was satisfied
With the way Things turned lie thought the pros
pecis Tor tho party would have been " Blair or
shupc bad been admitted, as whichever was rccog-
the regular inuorsement IL Blair had succeeded no
aud ms friends would have made up tho party mere
Tor thsmseves and excluded whoever did not please
them The affair NJ syracuse Will 40 good II will
show the woiKingmsn the class OF people who would
grandzcment aud they viii give less heed iuturc
TO advice from that quarter All the DELEGATIONS
and country, were unanimously Gown upon Shupe
INSIDE WORKINGS or rHE CONVENTION
An observant and Intelligent delegate IRON tho
garuing the composition OF the convention SAID. 81
nave seen many conventions, anu, honestly, think
purpose, honesty aud responsibility, was eaua, n not
Superior TO any have ever seen OF course, now
refer TO the Convention proper-the body that made
. the nomination. It's members came from the rural
districts and smaller towns ana cities tho State.
Thcy appeared TO 10 be hard working farmers aud
country sorekeepers In air crcumstances, ussd 10
political conventions and their form tion
uIaon 10 this ignorance and ~ their earnostuess
aud tho suspicion mat was naturally Its outgrowth
was atiributabe the confusion with which business
D was DONE
"Did II seem as " plan TO shut out tho New
3 Workers had been arranged bciorohand9D
, | DECIDEDLY. Let INC tell you occurrence u
illustrate that have not seen newspaper that re.
Icrred to From ouc Of your profession learned
that secret ofginiz ttion sly led The knignts oil
Labor exists throughout the rural districts OF tho
4 state To snow how near night lie DO TINS Incl
dent viii serve On Monday 3 delegate, speaking
= | IRON the platform, used these WORDS These pre-
: tended delegates IRON New YORK come to us OF IN,
rural districts aud extend the right hand OF fellow
snip; but my friends, their grasp does not extend
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