The New York herald., 1879-09-11
through years of adversely and won many well
fought and brilliant victories.
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At eleven O'Clock the delegates were supplied with
tickets OF admission and took their way in groups
toward wieting Hall AT the door of the hall stood
half a dozen newsboys distributing gratuitously
numbers of q New York comic paper The anti
Tammany delegation had paid the newsdealer for
periodical, in which Mr.. John Kelly is carcatured
in variety of changes. 1t thought that the
caricatures might have effect on the Convention
but the newsdealer. after receiving the money,
found himself unable to fill the order. he there
fore hnn,ed up all the back numbers Of the paper
deal out ia place OF the particular number
desired by the anti.Tammany delegation The con-
sequence was that the Convention obtained variety
OF issues, of which rdicued Tilden and others
caricatured Governor Robinson and Mayor Cooper
while In another County Clerk Thompson appeared
in the character OF Pickwicks fat boy, committing
q burglary on the County Clerks Office. The anti
Tammany money thus supplied the delegates lam
poons of the antiTammany leaders, instead OF Carl
catures Of John Kelly.
SCENES THE HALL.
BY twelve clock Wieting Hall was densely packed
there being probably nearly four thousand persons
in the body of the spacious galleries and on the
stage. While the filling up process was going
tions ofstheir feelings toward the newarrvals There
was a perfect ovation to John Kelly, immense
warm greeting for Boss Mclaughlin, loud APP
plause for Senator John G. Jacobs and q good
welcome for Lieutenant Governor Do.sheimer
and Mr.. Purcell. the chairman of the State
Committee. 1t was evident that the sympathy of
majority Of those present was with Tammany and
the antiRobinson men. The Literary Bureau, an
offshoot of Mr.. Tildens famous bureau of 1876 had
taken pains to scatter pamphlets about the Conven-
ton, being an address in favor of Robinson by
the Germans of New York, but they were only
glanced and then thrown aside. The Robinson
of the rural districts disclam all connection
sympathy with this smutting process, and attribute
it to the New York anti-Tammany men, who are not
delegates and who have no footing in the Conven-
ton. quarter to one arrived and still sign
Of the organization of the Convention. Cries OF
'sTime! began to be heard mingled with hisses for
some unknown cause. and cries of 'Put him out"
although nobody could discover who was to be
elected. The entire hall. including the lobbles was
now densey packed, and the platform was SO over
crowded that many OF the reporters could not find
seats table room to do their work. The arrange
ments were shamefully bad. the thing being lett to
run itself. aud every grabbed whatever seat he
ton or not. Another quarter an hour passed and
the signs of patience were renewed and began to
grow serious.
THE NoTABLEs IN THE HALL
Mr.. John Kelly sat in a seat next the left hand
down from the stage location which seemed to be
a favorite one with him rs he invariably it
in Convention. He wore his drab felt hat his
head and serious look in his eyes, He walked the
platform steadily as If anxious for tho moment Of
organization and evidently littlenervous judg
ing from the expression of his firmly compressed
On the seat immediately in front of Mr. Kelly sat
David Dudley Fold. who had been impressed as a
Tammany delegate. Mr.. Field his black felt
hat still on his head and his eyes snapped uneasily.
He looked gray. grizzly and grumpish.
Next in front was seated Alderman Roberts. in a
military soft felt hat, which drawn his
eyes. There was extra twirl to his ample mus
tache. and he had the appearance of going over a
speech mentally.
General Frank Spinola, in straw hat placed
jauntily one side of his head and the customary
shirt collar rising plentifully both sides of his
face, looked at paper through his spectaces with
tigerish expression in his eyes, but evidently
not reading 1t.
On the side of the same aisle nearly opposite
to Mr.. Kelly appeared General Baldy Smith, hatless
hearty and cheerful, the blue Tammany badge the
left breast OF his coat setting off his blonde ana
ruddy complexion to advantage.
Close by General Smith sat Erastus Brooks, bear
ing heavy weight OF statesmanship and phioso-
ply on his shoulders. his hat on his kpees and an
Albany Argus in his hand. Scattered about in the
looking as if he would like to make a speech; Henry
A. Gumbleton, with his spectaclcs the pondcro,is
Lieutenant Governor. the inevitable Il. ID. Gale, he
gay Nike Twolnley, the unlucky Frederick Smith,
the popular James McQnade, the dashing Jerome
Buck. the festive Charles w. Brooke the rough and
ready Sid Nichols, and the polished Tom Creamer
and the Webstorian head of Police Justice Duffy.
OPENING or THE BALL.
Cries of "Purcell and Jacobs now came fast and
furious, and amid them the chairman Of the State
Committee ascended the platform and appeared at
the Speakers desk. He was received with hearty
applause, and the audience seemed just then to
awaken to the consciousness that in a few minutes
the CSnve.M q kbSS<sNl ls organized and kept in
for indulging in little unparliameni ary fun. Some
shouted, Three cheers tor Governor Robin
sonl" apparently set-of to Mr. Pnrcell's recep-
tion The cheers were heartily given, but they
succeeded by perfect storm of Kisses
and groans. Then another party proposed three
cheers for John Kelly. and the Convention, or
the greater part of il, to give them with wil
Three cheers for General Slocum followed and they
were of character that made some of the Robinson
leaders look very blank. voice shouted:-
"No Robinson here. He's traitor and dead
mani" whereupon another voice shouted, "Shut
up!"
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
After this little interiude the Convention
called to order, and the nomination OF Senator Jacobs
temporary presiding officer received with
favorable demonstrations. When Mr.. John Kelly
and Hugh Mclaughlin were named as the committee
to conduct Senator jacobs to the platform, dele
ota cd al ifiarn t1V
THAT means something.
Mr.. Jacobs has reason to be proud of the greeting
he received as he bowed his Acknowledgements from
the platform His speech was brief and in good
taste and fairly delivered The first allusion made
to the Importance aud duty OF harmoaizng the
party called forth very significant mark OF appro-
baton from the body Of Delegates well as from
the galleries and lobbies. When the secretaries were
appointed the temporary president requested them
to come on the platform and he advised them
to take seats II they could find them.
When the roll was called the names of the Albany
delegation, although embracing many prominent
Robinson leaders, called without eliciting any
applause and contesting credentials presented
by Judge Anasa Parker and ordered to be referred
to the Committee on Credentials when appointed.
Henry A. Gumbleton, ex-County Clerk of New York.
appeared on the platform after the roll cali had
commenced and was loudly cheered Indeed the
assemblage seemed bound to shower honors
every public officer who has been removed by the
Governor an indication that Tammauy has brought
up army OF claquers or that the people generally
sympathize with that organization in the crusade
made against 1t by the Governor.
ROLL.
During the roll call cheers were given with more
less ardor tor Jarvis LORD, Lieutenant Governor
Dorsheimer, Augustus Schell, Sidney =. Nichols
tanother OF the Governors victimsl, General Badly
Smith, Tom Creaner. r. b. Spinoa, David Dudley
Field and John Kelly. When the whole New
York list had been called ex-senator John Fox rose
and presented the credentials of the Irving Hall
democratic delegation contesting the whole OF the
Tammany seats. He was received with mingled
cheers and Kisses. Following him came
ex-Congressman John Is. Haskin who, ON
behalf of the Tuscaroras, or New York county do
mocracy, gave notice that his delegation contested
the Irving Hall delcgatons right TO appear as con-
testants against Tammany, and claiming the seats
for themselves. Much laughter excited by this
evidence or u split within the New York anti-Tam-
many ranks. which scarcely in q condition to
bear splitting, but the Haskin delegation insist
that they have the only clear title to be considered
contestants. The whole of Kings county was also
found to be contested. the rival credentials being
presented by bilious looking gentleman who
seemed to be troubled with a bad digestion and a
feeble voice. All the contesting papers prop
erly referred.
THE STRUGGLE COMMENCED.
After the rules of the Assembly had been adopted
for the government OF the Convention Mr.. HILL OF
ham fnU al the uonr NIr a.. al,