The New York herald., 1879-09-04
SPEECHES BY C0NKLIaG AND WHEELER
Fierce Denunciations of the Demo-
Gratis and the South.
THE TICKET AND THE PLATFORM.
Grant Complimented and the Ad-
ministration Ignored.
Ipr TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
SARATOGA. Sept. 8. 1879.
As eleven O'Clock drew the various dole
cations to the Republican State Convention. fresh
from wcll supplied breakfast tables. and armed
with toothpcks cigars. took their way leis-
urey from the hotels to the Town Hall. No
tickets OF admission had been issued and no ar
rangements made for keeping the doors seating
the delegations. Applications to the Secretary Of
the State Committee as to how to get into tho Hall
had beon met by tho ofl-hand statement:- $50
''Oh we shall not issue tickets. 1t will bo all
right. You will get into the hall when you apply at
Tho doors."e s4s tsats,1 = aa "a lo iaH. .f
But II not all right and delegates who reached
the Town Hall fully twenty minutes before the ap-
pointed hour found the hall filled to overAowing
and several hundreds Of struggling people blocking
up the stsirways and covering the lever hall and the
sidewalk in front OF the building. The "shouters'
and ''pic eaters Of the party who had arrived
by an early train aud tho modest saratogans them
solves had taken possession of most of tho seats,
and left the asles and lobbes to the Delegates The
press represent ltiyes had to fight their way through
the crowd. loudly demanding q passageway In the
uAino Of the great public they serve and the politi
cal leaders never had harder road to travel than
that botveen the sidewalk and the hall. Tho
rangcmonts were, in short, abomnabie. If the word
itself is not misnomer in the absence OF anything
like arrangement. ni 1srts
~ THE SCENE INSIDE.
Inside tho hail. although thero o total absence
Of embellishment the scene impressive from
tho solid packing of tho audience. From tho
front doors to the platform tie body of the
hall was filled in every part: seats. aislcs
and lobbics and the galleries presented tho
sight of q compact mass Of human faces. Delegates
forced to plead their privilege and to accom-
pany the plea with vigorous plying Of their elbows
doors. Even Vice President Wheeler had to submit
to terrible ordeal for hot day before ho could
reach tho body over which no expected to pro-
sido and only Senator Conklings height. which
made his we'll known face visible over
tho heads OF the crowd. secured to him tho conpi-
OF general falling bnck and of tho opening of
lane for his passage During the interval before
the call to order great deal of badinago in
duged in. .
'.Is this the machino?" asked one.
''Oh, no it's the Starin boom!" was the reply.
"a deputation from Civil Service REFORM"
tho announcement as Mr.. George W. Curtis. fol-
lowed by two three well known federal officers
entered the hall. Some outsiders who recognized
MIR. Curtis vacated their chairs for him and his
friends and they located themselves about midway
between the platform and the doors of the hall. to
the loft OF the centre seats.
.'Throc cheers for John Sherman!" was proposed
Dan Wood, the two Sessions and group Of friends
appeared. The cheers not given.
AN OVATION coNKLING.
Suddenly loud clapping of hands, stamping of
feet and shouts of "Hil M!" were heard to proceed
from the further end OF tho hall. the entrance
doors. and rs the i.nmenso audience and
tho people tho galleries craned their nocks
TO see what had called forth tho demon
stration. the tall form of Senator conking
recognized in the distance. Instantly the hall
was IN perfect uproar of applause and seldom has
public received hearty and protracted an
ovation as that which greeted tho Senator. Tho ap-
piauso continued until Mr.. Conkling had made his
way up the left hand aisle and found scat. which
readily vacated for him little front that
occupied by Mr.. George W. Curtis.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
Soon after AIR. Conkling had entered and tho ap-
plausc had ceased MIR. A. Is. Cornell appeared the
platform and advanced to tho presidents desk. 1t
marked feature Of the Convention that the
appearance of tho most prominent candidate the
nomination for Governor did not call forth
single friendly demonstration. not even
the faintcst attempt at applause being
made he raped on tho DESK and by virtue of his
position the State Committee called the Convcn-
ton To order. before performing this duty Mr..
Cornell mado repeated appeals to the outsiders who
occupied seats to the exclusion OF delegates to give
way to tho monbcrs of tho Convention. His
words fell needless cars. and the shout
and courteous Saratoga people kept
their places. Tho Convention was. therefore,
organized in tho midst of a crowd. On tho instant
that Senator Corncils voico ceased. tho fiery aud
impuisivc senator Madden, of Orange. who always
appears to DO rcd hot and in towering passion
howovor amiably disposed. jumped TO his feet. OBJ
tanned recognition. and proposed tho name OF Roscoe
Conking for temporary president of tho Convention.
Tho motion renewed tho enthusiasm that had
marked Senator Conkng's appearance. and tho
cheers continued hc assembled tho PLATFORM tho
whole audience rising to it's feet to grcct him as he
advanced to tho front. IL any plan existed for op-
posing tho temporary organization it had either
been abandoned was killed on tho spot
by tho overwhelming demonstration madc in
tho Senator'S honor. Tho appointment OF Mr..
Lapham. of Ontario. and AIR. Sloan. of Oswcgo. as
the committee To conduct Mr.. Conk!ing to tho chair
was tho first public display of shrcwd management
on the part of tho "machinc" men. 1t was bcstow-
ing small homer where 1t would DO of the greatest
good. aud making the opposition play part in the
drama prepared by Mr.. Cornolrs supporters.
TlIR LEADERS AppEAiiAScE.
As Senator Conking asccndcl tho few steps lead
INK to tho platform. tho spasnodic compression of
tho lips peculiar him was very observ and he
seemed to be unaicctedly touched by the grccng OF
his friends Evidently no folt that there was moro
In II than appeared tho surface and
that it Expressed something beyond aud better
than mere political admiration and sympathy. IIe
looked perfection oil bodily health. and there was
pride iu his step as he advanced aud re-
pcatedly wlodgcd with bows tho kindly greet
ing sf tho audience. lie not what might DO
ea.Icd well dressed" wearing q fadod lavender
ant white uecktic, fastened In scaity
tow. ''rcrpcr and salt" business suif
will. tho ycst cot low and tho "oiliuc" coat, with
sic pockets sisJ bono buitois. fastened on ilo mid
ole button, which had the effect of making tho lal.
Yes bulgc cut and puing the tails httlo up in