New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-21
A DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION IN AN UPRoAR.
STORMY SCENES Attending THE RENo1NAHoN OF

| A DEMOGkAllC OON NiION IN an VI iNC4Ai''
STORMY SCENES Attending THE DENOMINATION OF
THE HON. MILES ROSS
| tFRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE THTBUHE.l
ELIZABETH, n. j., Aug. 2O-It is reported on
the street that the Miles Ross renomnated for
Congress by a convention held In this city to-day What
was actually done it would he difficult TO de
| scribe for the convention, soon as organized
| drifted from under the control OF Its mid
| maanered chairman, went into committee OF the
whole for general riot, and for solid hour there was
more domestic violence the square inch m Library
Hall than has bern seen in NeWJersey since that men,
orable day last year when Mr. Leon Abbetts eonyiym
strikers began to for the wong man. and preetp
taed the chaos out OF which General Mcclellan emerged
| ms candidate for Governor.
The IND Congressional District Of NcwJerSey con
sists Union. Monmouth and Middrsex Counties. ana
I'm neither OF the three 70 certain that Mr Ross is tn
choice Of majority Of the party. Many reputable Dem
ocrats oppose him because they would prefer To
be represented by man with an undisputed
title 10 the possession OF the Nenia anu
moral qualities which the place demands
Others object 10 a third term principle Others sttil
complain that Mr. Ross gave his county too bOunti
ful a slice of the River and HarbOr grab. In Mon.
/ mouth there Is some local bitterness IN
nectiOn with the county ticket, and In Union
| there IL universal because that county
has never been allowed Representative, but has been
invariably promised that next time Union could
the man" This muluform discomfort made itself felt
the primaries and Ross failed to majority Of the
delegates as MS avOwed friends. He succeeded. how
| ever very dextcr0usly In having many other dele.
| gates elected neutral or opponents 10
| him, who were secretly his friends. ard be took
care that the opposition sh1uld not concentrate
one man After this Il needed only judicOus dtrbu
ton OF influence. and ny this morning matters
thoroughly fixed that 1t very evident bat going
| % happen.
Tbe convention, after 80 permanent organization, with
! Major James 5. Yard tor chairman opened tameiv.
Alter passing gag sS 70 X any s
| resolutions, delivered by tall gentleman via
elicit hearty yen, and 1t was not unit dele
gate moved 10 amend nv adding some ultTa-GreeBback
| convention Waksned itself up aud found Is lungA
Nominations were then impaiiently shouted for ano
so as 10 give Unon where the revolt against the
chine npeFt, the last enance TO b. heard Al Ono
| began to pump himself flll Of wind by swinging
his arms. Before be had flushed a sentence he
called 20 order by fy voices snd toe orderly business
! " the convention was oyrr Everybody stood up on
bis seat shook hrs st and howlcd, and when he grew
loo hoarse howl he CRASHED his teeth and snortsd
TIE confusion the stage quite Wild 10
An the DIT and galleries. Ths Hon. Icon Abbptt, VIM
was an invited guest alone quiet lie explained tue
dscOntntd look he wore by Saving ths ooodess eharae
CouBty." aid Mr. Albeit, proudly. g. We would have
been dragging out eorpses ey tniS time Why dom the
no with warriors JOY as be saw rOughaDd-
! tumble debate N. tho body OF tue hall
Mr. Tucker. an honest old gentleman, who fun OF
! speeches winch he hadn't been permitted 90
del ~
So he kept vOeifsratng that his grandfather
| grandfather was born IN Union County, ana thai
attraeting attention. Then eerne outbreak 81
scientific blsphemy and promiscuous sparring IN bis
into The melee dOnbsquiek didB't qus the discus
sOu until coats were torn INTO ribbons; and when ex
| Mayor George Thompson, OF BOrdentogn, retired
behind his stomach. he bad "a distressed and
afrsT ts Ssre wrre some dsnory a@p
at speaking. bat when an enthusiastic German, who ne
elaied himself friend OF Mr. Hazetne, made q fresh
| eao in be
ROss had been nominated by acclamalon, aud me con
| waiting for formal adjournment.
Its asserted good authority, that there had been
any baoting two delegates out Of toe 155 would have
solid vote for the Hon Joel Parker Of Monmouth
MUTUAL ABUSE BY CITY NATIONALS.
"THE ALLEN DECLARts MAN INSANE THAT PRO
NoUNCED HIM AN UNFIT LEADER - PErER
CooPER's SAD ExPERmNCE AS A CANDIDATE
FOR PRESIDENT.
The leaders Of the factions of the National
party In this city again assembled before the HarmOuz
ing Committee yesterday. u Clarendon Han. AppaI-
entity these eadera OF leisure, for during the
five days the committee has been IN session they have
rarely been absent the beginning to the end OF the
| usstings 10 Is suspected that tho worklngmen
| element Is not very well Represented In the
assembiages. One leader. indeed maniully keeps At
WORK. only at odd intervals looking IN upon his
eoleagues-George Blair who that his box factory
| perversely refuses to run Itself
| Dr. T. p. Miller the orst speaker OF the day. He
addressed the committee behalf Of the BlairCon-
molly wing Of tue party In the course OF his speech he
gave very clear account Of the various conventions
bed IN this state by the Greenback party and the Labor
Reform marty ana Of the steps that led 10 the eombiHa-
ton Of these parties at Syracuse IN the National
! Greensaek Labor party. He said that there
! were many persons in New-YOrk City who would
| gladly join the National party II they perceived
that It had honest leaders But they would not iohow
| In
Reilly wings OF the party They were the
men who conducted the Cooper add Cary oampaiEn IN
this city In 1876 He then became dagnsted with hen
M Cooper spent $4,000 during that canvass chiefly
IN the dissemination Of dOcumenta Upon election DAY
Tamnahy Han obtained possession 81 the ballosboxes
and destroyed the ballots dc. Miller then con
tinuea, Mr. Cooper Atated only two hours
ago 20 me that the men who hEd charge
of his boxes IN this city eane to him In GROVES
aftr the election said they had beca paid f ped