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NEW YORK REPUBLICANS
The Convention To-day.
MR.. CONKLINGS SPEECH.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
PLAGUE STRICKEN MEMPHIS,

PLAGUE STRICKEN MEMPHIS.
RAILROAD PRESIDENT KILLED.
NEW YORK REPUBLECAN con.
| VENTfON.
ConAhns TO be Temporary Chair
| man.
Corkling Will be the temporary chairman of the
| republican state convention.
Large Crowd Present.
| SARATOGA, n. Y, Sept. 3-The republican
state convention met this morning In the Town
han: Ihere was very large attendance Of
| sbectalols ana an hour before the time set for
the meeting the Railways leading to the hail
and the sidewalks IN front OF the building were
| crowded with persons seeking admittance.
ai,a dsery y seat was occupied, and many were un-
Vice President Wheeler Against Cor.
! nell.
SARAToeA, N. Y, sept. s.-The state CON-
nation for permanent Chairman. Among the
arrivals last night was Vice President wheeler.
VINO a19 is a open en- and pronounced against Mr. Cor.
press much confidence this morning that ma
]orlty OF the convention cannot be obtained for
COfnei out there is no evidence OF a concan-
tratlon upon any one opponent.
Senator COnk linR,s SDeech
AT HIS q. N. Mr.. A. b. Cornell, as Chairman
OF the state committee, called the convention
70 order 1t was moved that senator Conkling
oeoe oe eiectea m temporary chairman, which was
was greeted with applause He thanked the
convention heartily for selecting him as tempo
IaTy chairman, and more stin for the warm and
cordial greeting, and congratulated members
on the suspicious promise for the republican
party and the republic. Threatening dangers
now appear In public affairs-first. the preten-
slons OF state rights; second, imitation: third
the disposition to trample on the liberties OF
part OF the people. He referred to the resump-
tfon q ~ OF specie payments and said our finances
have been gathered, and this abundance viii
bring prosperity. The Senator proceeded to
discuss financial issues at some length. HIS
reference to the "Quiet man" (meaning Ge,eral
Grant,, and his veto Of an act Intended to check
ana defeat resumption by repeating the law
plause, as was his claim for the republican
party that it had Effected resumption and
made every paper dollar as good as gold. Fol-
prosperity, and all that is wanted is to keep on
the hands OF scheming men, and the nom
interference with business by legislation, and
the resumption and maintenance OF prosperity,
and republican aScendancy would be sure and
easy II al the votes of the country could be
freely cast and fairly counted. But this unfor-
tunately, could not be, because 10 part OF the
country the vote was not free. The pretension
OF state nghts-the heresy Of state rights
there shall be no more free elections, there
shall be no fair count A majority In the two
fs houses OF Congress at fits late session took
threatened to strangle it to death. unless
the President would sign bills which he knew
to be unrfghteous and unjust. Jury laws that
seSd 1Sr the %Gs Iv than
was IN order to give license to unlawfulness on
election day and every day. The army was
Thea On az S but on that
support OF national liberty. This was ali for
the purpose OF strangling elections In behalf OF
brutal candidate. Four southern states are
two more are on the same side II their votes
could be recorded. But there viii be no con-
tssed soD n ELECTION ecu In the next e,ec
tton there worth the name. Every vote win
be registered for the democratic candidates
votes win be needed. New York % has S q Of those
votes, and this must be known ana understood,
Thus 9 great responsibility rests upon her.
Of New York this year win go far towards de-
Gliding the question. The action of New York
this year VIII decide whether the tax-paying
not speak Of state issues, because ft would de-
tain them longer than he ought to- ICries OF
.'Go on."] New York is thoroughly republican
Isl rs tneIe republican IN the state who IA crisis
the country, no matter what his personal views.
ls there one who would be willing to see state
ff,gnts fa rise @ again, capture the government and
tnere one Ia such crisis who will turn his
back upon his state at an hour like this? Not
Sne cae1eT1g to party IN the
setiled and the party was q unit. We know
that democratic success now would be sectional
1affor a. - consequently @ with the ticket and
loSI only oy lnattenuon and neglect and there
VIII be nothing OF either this year. There is too
afs a. az a shs duty Of the hour too
platform to be made win be instinct with IA.
publican principles and faith. New York. i'm
the republican column. [Cheers.l To this let
US now ana here pledge ourselves and each
other. IApplausel
RESOLUTIONS, authorizing q COMMITTEES on cre
dentials and committee on permanent organi-
2at'9n, to be appointed BY the chair. to consist
adopted. motion to appoint q committee on
resolutions, to consist OF three from each judi-
cia! district, was carried.
MT; George W. Curtis rising was received with
tumultuous applause long continued When
order was restored, Mr.. Curtis moved that be-
Tore me ron OF delegates was called, the aisles
On ms sloe could not properly fulfill their du-
ues, ti, Dut curtis temporarily withdrew his mo-
The roll-can was then proceeeed with. The
caii OF the name OF Vim. A. Wheeler was greeted |
VIII Win marked applause. The applause which |
eTSWso sae eau Of Geo VIM Curtis was again
70 = 49, .S- o-.u .Onx Sou1luucu. IL was Dy
morning. VI '11o
Judge Dittenhoefer presented the credentials
OF cOntestlng delegates from the 5th DISTURBED OF
NeW1York, andon his motion they were referred
to the committee on credentials.
Inc chairman then announced the commit.
ICES S on credentials, permanent organization
ana resolutions. Charles E. Worth. ar AInanv
Is chairman OF the platform COMMITTEES On
motlon, Elce-President Wheeler was In.
vl.eo 70 seat on the platform, but it
was announced that he had left the han
A motion was adopted that the state Commit
zee zee De requested to issue tickets to delecates
& lol &I9ture sessions, and that they, and they
OILY, oe admitted by the rear door
recess until p m was moved ana adonted
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Warlike Preparations Of the Rur.
LONDON, Sept. 3.-A dispatch from Rangoon /
10 Ine Daita Ne,cs, says that the Burmese have
1o mounteo JUN Twelve guns on the frontier and have