Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-13

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Saratoga Democratic Convention, SHOVE
ing How the Ranks OF tho Faithful
were Rent In Twain.
Saratoga, September l1.-Mr. Faulkner |
moved that the chair himself keep count at
the next call of the roll.
The chair said he would take the liberty
of appointing Messrs. Faulkner and Gun.
bleton (Robinson and anti Ro5inson) as
tellers, and would watch them both. He
also said the roll would be called slowly,
in his place and respond. F7a
The roll resulted: Yeas, 1865; nays, eli
So the motion was rejected.
Peckham then moved to proceed to the
nomination of governor and called the
previous question which was promptly
seconded.
Cowan again moved the nomination Of
Jacobs by acclammation. [Applause and
laughter.
The chair stated that the question before
the convention was the calling of the roll
for nomination.
Dorsheimer, who is the lieutenant-gov-
ernor of the state, here rose and said he had
proposition to make. 1t was that the New
York delegation now withdraw from the
convention take a recess to such time az it
shall see proper, and he was authorized TO
say that the delegates from New York
would not oblrude themselves in the con.
ven,,on again. [Cheers.
Peckham replied that 80 far as he knew
the democracy of the country we're ready
now 10 vote, and all they desired was fair
count.
Fred P. Olcott OF Albany was here nom.
mated for governor. Applause.]
After brief scene Of confusion the con.
veniion ordered the roll to be called on
candidate for.goyernor.
The roll-call had not proceeded far
when Augustus Schell rose and recited
the earnest fidelity of the city democ-
racy in all times in the past, in
sunshine and storm, and announced that
under no circumstances would that dem
ocracy support Lucius Robinson, though
they would the reminder of the ticket that
should be nominated here, and that their
representatives in this convention would
now retire.
The New York delegation then retired
AMID mingled cheers, Kissing and hooting,
and cries Of Goodbye, boys!" Goodbye,
Dorsheimer! ! the whole convention rising
to their feet and making scene of great
confusion and excitement lasting ten miu-
uteS.
When order was restored the call Of the
roll proceeded
Two delegates from CaYuga county, whea
called, declined to vote at ptcsent. on the
ground that SO many delegates had left the
convention.
Ambrose Laughlin of Rochester, when
his name was called, said his delegation had
been instructed to vote for q new ticket.
According he had done his best 10 obey
this instruction by advocating the nomlna-
tion of Slocunl, but now, in view of the un.
precedented action of the New York dele.
gates in Withdrawing from the convention
to which they had sought admission, be
would vote for Robinson. [Applausc
THE BALLOT RESULTED
Whole number votes. .............,,......3 SCI
Necessary to q choice ....... ISL
Robinson. Observation-Disclosures. 243
Clarkson N. Potter. Observation-Disclosures. /
HOratlo seymour. ........................... I
So the chairman declared Lucius Robin.
son to be the nominee for governor.
Cowsn moved that the nomination be
made unanimous. Carried, with but two
or three ohjectlons - a%
Recess was then ordered until Z 80 to-
night.
THE EVENING SESSION.
Before the convention was called to order
in the evening Col. j. r. Fellows was loud.
ly called for to tell the delegates how many
votes Tammany hall will cast for the ticket.
He answered: Tammany is impotent to
execute the will which its leader has pro.
claimed: Applause.
The ticket was completed as follows:
For rlieutenant-governor Clarkson N. Potter.
For secretary of STATE A lien
For comptroller, Fred p. Olcott.
For state engineer. Horatio Seymour, jr u
For attorney general, A. shoemaker, jr.
A resolution was adopted refusing to
Tammany, in future, preference over any
other democratic organization in New York
city BY the party of the state.
Adjourned sine die.
TAMMANY Do1Nas.
Syracuse, Sept. 1.-THE Tammany dele.
gates, upon retiring from the convention,
met in Shakespeare hsll and the auditorium
was soon filled.
As Dorsheimer, Schell, Kelly and Others
entered they were received with cheers and
great entbusiasm.
Samuel G. Courtney, who succeeded Dan.
iel 9. Dickinson in the Office of United
States district attorney at New York, called
this. the second convention, to order, saving
that the representatives of "a, 900 voters in
New York aud e, 600 voters in KiuRs coun-
" have met to night 10 vndicate their man
hood and arraign Gov. Robinson as one
owned by the great trickster of Cipher al.
ley.
David Dudley Geld vas chosen chairman.
He said this convention was an Assembly of
the democrats Of New York City and oiher
parts OF the state who sympa,hize with them
in their work Of the past two days. This |
delegation vas all through called the Tam.
many delegation, yet /, had been declared |
by the state convention the only regular '