New-York tribune., 1878-09-28

the convention, and Ant-Tammany would haV o
been given the vacated seats 1t ia clearly EVIDENT
moreover from the close vote in the Committee on
Coptested Seats that the OnOndaga delegation adj
rnitted by the State Committee would have been
excluded and the regular delegation admitted.
This change would have brought about the selec-
ton of Tilden man on the State Committee Iof
OnOndaga, instead Of. at present, an ant-lllueh
man The action of Judge Sawyer's friends in thus
aiding the anti-Tflden party was declared by the
TTIden leaders striking example OF lnTahtude'
Judge Sawyer having been appointed to place on
the Shpreme Court bench by Governor Iilden. Ihls
appointment was the last official act of Mr. I1iden
~ Governor of the State When, therefore, Erastus
Brooks announced that George b. Bradley had been
nominated for Judge of the Court Of Appeals by the
convention, the shout of exultatiOn which went up
from the Tilden delegates was for SawyeTs defeat
as well as for the victory won over the antl-llden
faction 1t is a singular fact that the men who
brought forward Mr.. Bradley's name in thesconVen-
tiOn had no expectation that they could nominate
him. and merely proposed HIM to feel the pulse OF
the convention, as it were, on outside eandl-
dates The anti-Tilden men expected that
the delegates supporting Calvin Frost would
come o yer in body to them upon the second Daho
and vote for Sawyer. But the leaders OF tho Frost
division of the convention thought they could hold
compromise candidate between Bradley and Saw
ger. This plan failed. the delegates pledged to
Frost drifting rresstibly toward the two strongest
candidates and chiefly toward Bradley. The
leader of FrosPs supporters, Homer A. Nelson ex-
geeretary of State, finally went over to Bradley.
This act was great disappointment to the anti
Tilden faction. During the last five minutes OF the
voting the interesting spectacle might be witnessed
Of New-York politicians voting as substitutes for
simple country delegates, who had departed Tor
homo by early trains But all this effort was IN Van'
The Tilden men also went into the substitute buSl-
ness aud the last two votes recorded were those OF
Senator Raines of Rochester. and John Tracy, OF
New-York, acting as substitutes for absent dele
yates. Their votes gave the requisite majority.
The platform was adopted without a struggle.
Previously there had been very little conversation
among the delegates upon the subject. The most
mOmentous issue, in their view, was as to the con-
troll of the party Candidates and principles in COM
harrison with this were of trivial interest The out
spoken soft money men had only a representation
of six on the Committee on Platform Ofthirty-three,
which, being chosen from each Congressional Dis
trlot represented the party throughout tho State.
A single concession was made to them. AS the plat
form was drawn up by Mr. Brooks, the third plank
read: Honest payment of the public deDt IN eoin."
The worms " in coin" were stricken of. AS one of
the members of the committee said, THAT makes the
plank an elastic one. Every one can draw his
own meaning Of what honest payment means.
In my opinion it that the public debt should
be paid IN what the bOndhOldeTs gave for the
bonds" The plank 1--WE congratulate the State
and country upon the practical relative value Of
the greenbaek currency Of the Government with
gold and silver was objected to by some members
Of the committee, on the ground that it would ndi-
recty praise the Republican party for its admins
tration of the finances But this view was not gen.
orally adopted. One of the committee, concerning
this, said "Of course we do not want to approve
publicly of contraction. STILL after the storm is
over and our garden is in better condition. we are
glad that 1t happened" The platform was finally
adopted in committee by vote of 80 to 8, the
three adverse votes being given by New-York City
members, Peter Mitchell and Judge Patrick G.
Duffy being two Of the minority.