The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-27
YESTERDAY AT SYRACUSE.
,ur UoRK or THE STATE CONVENTION
As iT LAST COMPLE1ED.
=. Mention ot the Electoral Comnission Biii
uo,h side. Claiming the Control of the
New state Committee and n Significant
va. Thereon-A Hard Money Platform.

syracuse Sept 26.-This has been another
..vof excitement and confusion in the Demo-
..a,i, state Convention. Tho result. to the sur
s,i.e NJ almos, every one. has been the defeat
=, Tammany in the nomination.of the candi-
s.,s for Judsc oi the Court OF Appeals. and. 1t
..i3by some in tho control Of the State Central
c'mmittcc. The Committee on Credentials was
engaged nearly all night in listening to argu-
,rsnts Of the contestng factions 1t was nearly
,'clo,k before the New York and Kings County
.usstiops were disposed Of 10y admitting both
ia Tammany and Mclaughlin delegations.
THAI latter was admitted by a unanimous vote
n the Committee. while only 10 OF the 80 votes
eos, were against the admission OF Tammany.
Tho regular Albany delegation. known as tho
Manning faction, were also admitted and the
contest between Grady and Oliver in the Second
Disirict II New York WAS decided in favor of
the former This brought the work Of the Com
ni,tee down to the County Of Onondaga. which
was admitted by all to be the key TO the control
of the whole situation. The delegates put upon
The roll by tho state Committee were Tammany
and anti Tillen men. and II they could be kept
there. their nine votes would assure the major
iy d the Convention for that faction. and what
vas Of moro importance still secure them a
gain on the state Committee. Tho forces OF all
q
Ing the slate in this contest ON tho one side and
sustaining 1t on the other.
The Committee. appreciatinR the hard work
before them. at about 3 A. VI. adjourned until .
o'clock this morning. Then they met and were
u continuous session until o'clock this after
noon before the case was decided. The result
was that the sitting members. or those agreed
upon by the State Committee. were retained
upon the roll. This was hailed as another VIC
tory for the Tammany anuTilden faction. and
the spirits Of their followers was raised accord
ingy. The contest in tho First District OF
Westchester County between the factions
headed by Assembyman Purdy on the one side
and Alderman Purroy on the other was soon
settled by the admission Of the Purdy delega-
don which had also been placed upon the roll
b. the State Committee. The voto on this how
ever. was very close. AS Tammany has good
reason for dsliking Purdy, but he squeezed In
BY a vote Of II to lG
1t was almost o'clock in the afternoon before
the Committee entered Wieting Hall ready 10
report. The hour hxed for the meeting OF the
Convention last night was 10 o'clock this morn
ing. AZ Senator Laning stepped upon the plat
form to call the Convention to order he was
greeted with Kisses from the galleries and parts
OF the hall. Instantly the Tammanny deega-
feet shouting and cheering and completely
drowning the noise OF the Kissing. AS soon as
they ceased. however. the Kissing was again re-
sumed and the cheering broke out afresh and
was continued for several minutes. In the
mean time Mr.. LaninR raped vigorously upon
the desk. and as soon as he could make himself
heard said that II the persons making that
noise" did not stop he would have them
turned out OF the hall. This was greeted with
another round OF Kissing and cheering At
length Gen. McQuade. after yelling for some
,' tho chair air. He u announced that he rose to "a
question % privilege. The noise then sub.
sided. and he went on TO say that he had read
some resolutions in morning newspaper,
hdogted at meeting Of delegates held in Bar
lon Hall last evening. SO far as those resolu-
lions charged that the party in the Convention
with which he acted had not received fair treat
men, At the hands Of the Temporary Chairman
Of the ,Conyention. he believed they were cor.
which characterized the Secretaries OF the Con-
yention As thieves" He did not believe that
mated himself were capable OF doing such
cheers and hisses.
the Committee on Contested Seats. Mr., Dewitt
C. West the Chairman Of the Committee. rose
10 make the report and accompanied II with an
explanation Of the action Of the Committee in
each case and their reasons therefor. There
was no interrogation until Onondaga County
gallery citizens Of the county and sympathiz-
INK with the excluded contestants. shouted,
No, no. that's fraud"
The confusion lasted for nearly Ave minutes
more. and the Chair again threatened 10 clear
ine galleries; After order was restored. Mr..
West finished his report and then In consider
alton Of the anxiety Of the delegates TO get home
on the adoption OF the report. he moved the
PREVIOUS question.
This was received with shouts OF mo. no."
w. don want any more gag law" but Mr.:
Lahllh- al put me guestign, and II was carried
men adopted without further opposition.
The Committee on Permanent Organization
men reportei the Hon. Erastus Brooks for per-
naneni Chairman, MAJOR Quincy for Reading
Secretary and the other secretaries who acted
Eeslerday. with a long list OF Vice Presd dents
Ihe name ot Mr., Brooks was received with
eneers 10y all the factions. The Chairman ap-
pointed Augustus Schell and Smith N. Weed 10
@ndut Mr. Brooks TO the chair. These two
Y front Of the platform and shook hands. and
me whole Convention broke forth In hearty
Gplsers ana laughter, which lasted until Mr.
MI Books on taking the Chair. after thanks
Ior the honor conferred. said:
Lef N r. are differences Of opinion In essentials let
hing, .na Respecans al homes, disTsnee. @ ee I OF
su uo the a,s u Rs SSoh hd siS'a aaon. Sy f
Of oyernnsy s,uns upon the equally safe foundation
nuora any .~er standard Of value me than
the sHds prteio! S ast ms. Gu.rshc. .sd Sl s9qS
paftytsno, WE yns ior the other The Demoeraue
phal conuluon
sselof state q the Federal finances Ii has been pow
sn IN the FEDERAL head OF the nation and in a ap
ur ana distribution Of power and patronage for
s seventeen years In all the years nearly four
sw htlh Nnce The war closed the President and the
TO-. hnl past Congress, the Executive Senate, and
snd @ hspfr natives have been one In action power
r.. ehPohsblliiy The panic Of 1873 the natural
e es.N VI mh.AdlninlstrAuoh In Washington aud its un
snd tYnlhuance 10 part Of the follies mistAkes
ls, h h.nes o ue long dominant party Whatever RENE.
soynonies and exposures Of the pre- sent and all
ana rndurahle hopes for the future In relation
Mi -stss oi The country and its prosperity depe nds
h. w.. HllNluuhl uTit, industry, Ani Integrity upon
J,a,. .N.,~ oi mat party which for nearly sixty
va 90 continued power before the civil
tta",y, ana success unul confidence Is fully
iIw,,,i.e ealiAl which 10 always cautious and umid
tlhpld ln acquisitions OF wealth from the ordinary
sHrt! i~s n the county and the world, and until
hse I''"fed 70 It's old time faith in business invest
A. a lauot vi" iangush and the Of toll fai " md
stts' Ngrthy of his hire and when the Government
lni e nf NE greatest good o the greatest number,
mnnsn, persons aud corporations, business will per
81 iii ~ rive ana The country prosper We need, hrst
ma '1 nee IN the taith and Integrity OF the nation
10 ths "lI redeem IN Tie future all thoss promises
taius 1t, nr ured also a stable currency OF uniform
80 III Ishpu' The country want legal u nder OF
4. nm 'n AM intrinsic value whether gold SILVER.
Iulf, W hr'l alsp every announcement 10 success
/, one i it esp 'aAt upon our public domain which
IL I7 htst NutIuks tnr tie future the relief OF
ha, r,ru ana lAsi distress The Federal Government
ll,ns's aNAl ~ nch ct. .i1FGuons millions upon mil
ben o. iTi W le lFuplrr 4 main, which should have
lnd W..Hd m cheap home steads TO the honest
a de- .,vni ponr OF the land. what IL eft