The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-09-11
NEW YORK DEMOCRACY.
State Convention at Syracuse.
The State Committee in Trouble, and a
Quarrel Imminent.

NEW YORK, Sept 10 The Times Syracuse
special. dated 90 a. M, says: 1.-THE State
Committee has Just ad iourned. A motion was
made by Mr.. Hill to take the power of issuing
tickets of admission to the Opera House away
from the chairman and secretary. The chair
declared the motion out of order. and refused
to hear it. An appeal was taken, which the
chair declared also out of order A motion to
adjourn was made, and declared carried by the
chairman, whereupon the cha irman and four
teen members of the committee left the ROOM
The balance of the committee remained and
organized by the election OF Mr. Faulkner as
chairman A portion of the committee then
left the room The balance of the Tilden men
signed request to Purcell to call the whole
committee together Wednesday morning The
excitement over the action of the committee is
intense, and the action of the committee de-
nounced as arbitrary and unheard Of
A Bolt Talked OF.
SYRACUSE, Sept. 10-11 a. m.-The Tam
many Hall delegation held meeting in their
rooms at the Vanderbilt House this morning,
at which Dorshemer, III. l.. Clinton, John
Kelley, Judge Courtney, David II. Field Chas.
Crooks Messrs. Buck, Cox, Smyth and others
made speeches. The tenor of the remarks of
all was that they should enter the convention,
and il the denomination of Robinson was in
sisted upon they should withdraw and hold
another convention. The possession of the
hall is discussed quite freely this morning. 1t
was engaged by Purcell, chairman of the State
committee, and the opinion is that it must be
held at his order.
SYRACUSE, Sept. 10-The Tammany dele
gates today decided to enter the regular con-
vention, and if the nomination of Robinson
was insisted upon, to withdraw and hold an
other convention.
1t was not long after noon before the dele
gates assembled in large numbers and the
galleries were rapidly filed The adherents
of Tammany evidently were in the ascendant.
The entrance of John Kelley was the signal
for loud and long applause. The Tammany
delegates were among the first to enter AT
one O'Clock, amid cheers for Kelly and groans
for Robinson and great confusion, the chair
man of the State committee called the conven-
ton to order, and j. G. Jacobs was made
temporary chairman. He made speech urg-
ing harmony.
After considerable debate as to action on the
contesting delegations recess was taken till
p. IN.
The convention was called to order at 4.45,
and the chair announced committees Senator
Herman, Representative Cox, and eX-Gov.
Walker spoke, counselling harmony, in order
to overcome the now united Republicans.
Adjourned till $50 tomorrow.
SYRACUSE, Sept. 10.-9p. m.-The Commit
tee on Resolutions held q meeting this evening,
but did not finish their york, and will meet
again in the morning.
The Committee on Credentials spent over
two hours ON contested seat case from Albany
county, and agreed to admit the Robinson del
egate. The vote of this committee indicates
what disposition will be made of anti-Tam-
many contestants
A canvass on candidate for Governor contin-
ues tonight, and there is growing disposition
in favor of Gen. Slocum. The addresses in the
convention today, urging harmony, are well
spoken of, and it is believed the convention
will do its work and adjourn in that spirit.
SYRACUSE, Sept 1O.-Clarkson N. Potter
has written a letter to 0. w. Cutter, delegate
from Niagara county, stating positively that he
is not candidate for the Democratic nomina-
ton for Governor
LATER.
The Kings county delegation stand firm
against Gen. Slocum for Governor. 1t is re-
ported the candidate for Governor will certain
ly be either Robinson or Alcutt.