New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-27
THE PARTY DIVIDED AND ANGRY.
NONE OF THE FACTIONS ENTIRELY CoNTENT-A DAY
OF WARFARE AND INTRIGUE.
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SYRACUSE, n. Y, Sept. 26.-The Democratic State
Convention adjourned this evening, after having
done more than any of its predecessors for many
years to damage the Democratic party. Soreness
and dissatisfaction prevail IN all the factions
The Tilden delegates are enraged over the way in
which Tammany stihed debate yesterday. with the
aid of a chairman whose rulings were without any
regard to Justice, fairness or parliamentary law.
The Anti-Tammany Democrats in New-YOrk and
the Independent Democrats in Brooklyn are
thoroughly disguised and wrathful because their
claims were not recognized at all. The large
soft money element in the convention is
dIspleased with the platform and indignant because
debate on the financial issue was prevented by
forcing the previous question. The Tammany men
and the Canal Ring are gTievOusly disappointed be-
cause their plan to add to the number Of the State
Committee, and thus get it so thoroughly in their
power as to take away all hope from their opponents,
was unsuccessful to-day. Tammany and the Canal
Ring still more disappointed, and really furi-
Gus because their candidate for the Court of APP
peals, whom they felt sure of nominating, was de-
feated, and because the Iilden candidate, George
b. Bradley, on whom the Tilden men united when
they found il impossible to nominate Samuel Hand,
was successful
SOrest of all are the delegates from st. Lawrence
County. They sold themselves to TammaDy, and
then failed to get their thirty pieces Of silver. The
bargain by which these delegates agreed to act with
Tammany in the convention in return for Tamma-
ny's support Of w. H. Sawyer, of st. Lawrence, for
the nomination to the Court of Appeals is admitted
by tho TammanY men themselves. But Tammany
could not control votes enough to reward St. Law
renee and after a most exciting struggle Bradley
got 1914 votes just more than the number neces-
sary to choice The defeated faction was so infuri-
OF al hot vvbau tho rasult Uoa announpad Tam
many Senator shouted to the Tilden party "You
have nominated your man; now elect him if you
can"
The principal result of the convention has been to
disorganize, divide and dishearten the Democratic
party of New-York When more than one-haf Of
the delegates in a convention whose seats are not
contested and nearly one-haf of the whole number
of delegates both contested and uncOntested, be-
come so maddened by the trickery and oppression of
their opponents that they propose to bolt and when
great part of them go to another hall 10 consult
about holding new convention, it is acknowledged
by the most ardent of Democrats here that the
party has received q serious blow The
double-leadcdD editorial in The Albany Argus to-
day. which threatened the holding of another
convention attracted great attention here to-day.
But there is no possibility of that now. The Tden
men have nominated their candidate, and have by
no means abandoned the fight for the control of the
party. However much bad blood and bitter feeling
were caused by the proceedings of Wednesday, the
supporters of Mr. Tilden have no intention of
leaving the regular organization but the prospect
of the election Of their candidate by party which
is now fuller of heart-burnings and jeaOusies
and open wounds than for years before is
far from being as bright as it might be.
What Tammany may do is to try to defeat
Bradley by underhand methods similar to those
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lessen the Democratic vote for the new ticket last
year.
There was an abundance OF excitement and dis
order In the convention to-day, but the riotous mad
ness of yesterday not equalled. Both sides
were still full Of the passion aroused by yesterdays
conflict but they had been wearied by the pro-
tracted struggle. The Tilden men reserved their
strength for contest in which their opponents
would act as a unit.
The convention adjourned yesterday until IL
o'clock this morning, but the Committee on Con-
tested Seats took so much time for it's work, that
the session was not begun until 2:30. When the
temporary chairman, A. p. Laning of Buffalo, rose
so call the convention to order, he was Kissed with
great vigor both from the floor and the galleries
His course on Wednesday has made him one of the
best hated men in the Democratic party. He is
said to be very DESTROYS of getting the nomination
for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS next year. Unless the
feeling toward him changes wonderfully he may
as well dismiss all ambition for office during the
rest of his life.
General McQuade made a significant little speech
He said he did not agree with the censure which
had been heaped upon the temporary officers of the
convention so far as the secretaries concerned
He did not say that he disagreed at all with the
complaints against the chairman's course.
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convention to prevent discussion with frequency
unknown before Dewitt c. West moved it, That
gentleman presented the report of the Committee
on Contested Seats to-day. This report, which was
adpoted, gave seats to the sitting delegates in all
the contested cases. following in this the precedent
of the State Committee in making up the roll
This action admitted the anti-Tilden party in New
York and OnOndaga. In Albany, Kings. and the LIST
District of Westchester, the regular delegates
who were admitted belonged to the other faction.
Colonel A. c. DAVIS of the Kings County Independ-
emit Democratic delegation tried to get an oppor-
tunity TO speak when the report was presented, but
the chairman would not recognize him.
THE PARTY COMMITTED TO HARD MONEY.
The Committee on Organization reported that it
had chosen Erastus Brooks as the permanent chair
man Of the convention. The name of Mr. Brooks
was greeted with loud applause from the Tammany
side of the house. The Tilden men withheld their
applause, skeptical about the fairness of any
chairman selected by their opponents. They
regretted their doubts afterward, for Mr..
Brooks proved to be an eminently Judi
cial chairman. Mr.. Lanng appointed Smith
NJ. Weed and Augustus Schell to cOnduct Mr.. Brooks
to the chair The appointment received round of
applause as peace-making measure. Augustus
schell smiled benignantly as he grasped Mr.. Weeds
hand, and warmly shook it. Another roar OF ap-
plause from the convention followed.
Mr. Brooks was pale with fatigue, having been
battling most of the night and part of the morn
ing for hard-money platform on the Committee on
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