New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-04

Albany, and General Hustled. When the name OF
Vice-Presdent Wheeler was called there was unit
versa applause and half the Convention rose TO lts
feet aud looked toward the modest corner where Mr..
Wheeler had hidden himself. 1t was rot until he
rose and bowed on all sides that the secretaries
could proceed with the ro-call. A few moments
after L. p. Morton made formal motion that the
VicePresidcnt be invited to q seat upon the plat
form. but meanwhile he had quietly left the hall.
AFrERNoov--MR wHEELERs SPEECH.
The interval between the morning and afternoon
sessions vas the period of ludicrous attempt 10
distribute tickets to delegates and reporters. and
thus to provide for the exclusion Of some small share
of mankind from the hall. Mr.. Gldden. one of the
of the State Committee the centre for
an hour or more of waiting, struggling, perspirng'
furious mass of humanity. all demanding tickets at
the same moment, and many getting tickets TO
which they were not entitled The one edify1ng
feature of the situation was the way in which MI.
Ghdden kept his temper. But the trouble taken
was almost thrown away. The general pubic
man aged to get itself In again. The platform was
crowded to suffocation the condition of the dele
gates on the floor being, however, somewhat I'M
proved.
The programme announced last night, OF having
Vce-President Wheeler succeed Mr.. Conkling IN the
chair was carried out. When Mr.. Wheeler appeared
ConlSlng received him with friendly clasp OF the
hand.
Both In face and figure the Vice-President pre-
scnts the strongest possible contrast to Mr. Conk-
ling When tho Senator is speaking every line In
his face is alive with the sentiment he is uterng
and his commanding statue dignifes the slightest
gesture The Vice-President is short, compact,
erect his smooth shaven .ce imperturable, almost
rigid, and his utterance rapid, while still impress
sive. The excessive heat and the length of the
speech prevented its being received as brief conven
ton speeches of the sabre-stroks order usually
are but not word was lost by the large audience
and there were many outbreaks of cheering and
applause. Indeed. the Vice-President aroused u
louder Grant cry than Mr.. Conkiing himself.
At the allusion to the matchless soldier" there
was O long roll Of applause that rose finally
into succession of cheers The next demonstra-
ton was not so general but If cheers can be
This was evoked by the vice-President's allusion
to Mr.. Hayes At the close of the speech and in the
midst of the applause which rewarded it Mr.. Conk-
ling strobe quickly forward and shook the vice.
Presidents hand in congratulations.
The platform then reported by Charles r..
Smith, OF The Albany Journal. and was adopted neon
its reading without any suggestion of alteration
even In phrase or word, ana without single ois-
sentinc voice.
HOW CORNELL WAS NOMINATED.
Nothing now remained except to make the NOM
nations for office, and buzz of expectation ran
over the assembly. The situation had remained to
all appearances entirely unchanged-Mr. Cornell
still seeming almost certain OF the nomination and
his opponents seeming as far from union as ever.
Now that the test had actually arrived. each side
showed some natural nervousness.
The ballot for Governor began at once, without
single Preliminary speech. and without any present.
alton whatever. Certainly no candidate suffered
by the OMISSION and the Convention gained, for
the stereotyped pre- sentatiOn speech with its grad
uallv eliminating rhetoric that finally deuges the
candidate rs his name is disclosed with u flood
words, half-drowned metaphors and RHETORICAL
debris Of all kinds IS of the most wearisome OF
Convention formalities. The same abstinence was
shown also in the ballot on Lieutenant-Goyernor.
and it was not until it became necessary to explain
tho records of the candidates for the lower o1ces
that the speech-making began.
The ro-call for the first ballot started well for
Mr. Cornell. Albany County cast its solid vote for
him. Excitement soon began to show itself, and
there were short and sharp bursts of applause as
each delegate announced his choice. When Chau-
tauqua County was called there was a sudden ana
unlooked-for vote for John ii. Starin. At this all
Saratoga which had crowded into the hall for the
purpose. cheered itself hoarse and the delegate
who was the innocent cause OF the ex-
plosion looked q good deal scared. Erie
County showed sign favorable for Cornell
the delegation being sodly In his favor though his
opponents had been claiming a good part of 1t.
yice-President Wheeler voted for Judge Robertson
amid much cheering Kings County showed a lit
tie falling off in the vote expected for Cornell, and
the opposition were q little encouraged. When
General Arthus name was called at the head of the
New-York delegation there little kissing. which
was instantly drowned in applause. The vote OF
New-York was eagerly watched. Most dissenting
votes in the York delegation went to Judge Rob
ertson, but George Bliss voted for Theodore VI.
Pomeroy and another vote followed him. Sheridan
Shook voted for Judge Robertson.
When MIR. Conklings name was called he rose
slowly in his place on the platform and voted, with
his most deliberate articulation, for MI Cornell
voted for Cornell, and there was stir OF surprise
in the convention, with some Kissing III was sup
posed that his delegation would go with him,
but not one member did, and the close of the roll
call showed that he stood alone IN voting for Mr.
Cornell This was enough III itself to reiuie inc
current story that bargain had been arranged be-
tween The Cornell people and Mr.. Sloan. by which
he was to be nominated for Lieutenant-Goyer-
nor in return fol-, the vote OF the Us,
second time when IL became evident
that Mr.. Corne's friends had no intention of nom
mating Mr.. Sloan for the second place. stu, the
fact cannot be concealed that Mr.. Sloan's action
was regarded by the men with whom lie has been
allied during the past two wears as In some sense
deserion To the enemy, and there Is much ieeIlng
over il.
One prominent member of the minority remarked
very erimly. after the convention had taken It's
second recess, that the person who seemed TO have
suffered most ia the skirmsh was Mr. Sloan ms
gentleman went OH To intimate that Mr. Sloan had
reached ms proper place that the anti-Conkiing
the curious position of beng represented by
q man whose only positive quality was ms
admiration for Senator Conkling Thus at Albany
last Winter the only sincere speech made In the eau
GUS this delegate said, which renOmlnated Mr.
Consiino was made bv the chief representative of
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