New-York tribune., 1879-09-11
.crNrs OLE rHE CONVENTION.

-ur GALLERIES QUIETLY PACKED BY THE TlIDEN
mfy-Tnx MULTITUDE DISPOSED To BE DEM
ONsrRArivr UNTIL OvIRCoME BY TIL sPEkCu-
MAKING -PERsoNALuirs.
rIY TELEGRAPH To- THE rRInUSFi
cvp,cr-sr y Y Sept. 10-The opening cere-
,oonies If the convention this noon contained just
The fsintcst flavor of a suggestion that after all
the differences which separate the two waTring
tscnous of the party might have so far burned
therse YES out in the white heat engen ndered by
,be preliminary wranglinc. that some sort of a
comproulise would be possible and reasonably
harmonious result reached. So much force had
beer expeudcd IN the skirmishrc for the majority
~ the committee and possession of the hall, that
The ccmbltants had apparently become wcaricd Of
this struggle and We're cliHking their glasses and
taking their matutinal cocktails together. Then
II was said that Senator Herman had come from
Vtica ard was busy pouring oil on the troubled
waters. and there was talk about making General
slocurn con promise candidate for Governor. ard
breaking the opposition of Kings County to Tam
many in that way; aud more of the same SOFT.
Stiuthe scnabble continued over the possession
o. The hall and the right to control the admissions
and Issue tickets. 1t was 10 o'clock before the
question was definitely settled and the tickets pre-
r,rcd by Purcell as chairman began t. be issued.
II must be said that when once decision on this
point was reached, the distribution Of tickets was
vav though there was great crowd clamorinC for
them ard the persons entitled to admission entered
the hall peaccally with no such confusion and dis
order as accompanied the opening OF the convention
doors M Saratoga. and the fears Of the Robinson
men that Purcell and his associates intended to
rack the galleries with Tammany strikers and
shouters were not verified. There had apparently
been no packing Of the galleries by either side be-
fore the hour Of opening; but after the doors
squads Of ten or a dozen. aud then plesed out
Their tickets for rs many more. so that by sysicm
nj repeating not entirely unknown in previous
Democratic practice. the galleries were filed with
Robinson men before the convention was called to
order. The Grst burst OF APPLAUSE for any delegate
was when General " Badly" Smith marched down
the aisle with please and satisfied look and took
. seat i'm the front row. The rank nnd flc Of the
Tammanv delegation were earliest on the floor aud
they cheered their heroes and leaders rs thev came
along singv First after Baldv" Smith came loTs-
hclmer. who marched maiestcally down the aisle,
Ike The mighty Joab at the funeral Of Absalom,
Affecting Inconsistencies of the demonstration OF
enthusiasm that surced round him. Then came
Kelly; and an Tammany. with now and then
little HELM from tho galleries, roso mp and
swung its hat ana howled. at which
broad smile ripr ed over the features of the great
Tammauv leader. " Boss Mclaughlin came down
the other side or the nan, ana Nlhs~ tiuitk
broke into a war-wNOOp. Augustus ScbcIl followed
on the lammany side aud WAS created WIN great
cheering, which the old gentleman took he takes
everything from m invitation 20 drink ~ nomlna-
tlor for Mavor with impcrturbable calmness.
Tie cheering So Ear had been almost entirely on
he Tammanv side. and tn, crowd seemed so much
encouraged 10y their own music and so much elatcd
AZ having their own way without opposition that
when Mavor Edward Cooper was discovered gong
no +he othcr side arm In arm with William Gordon,
The avorite of Delhi. they let loose storm OF
hisses against which there was no counter demon
sratOn.
The delegates were all in their places ard the
hall WAS crowded very soon after the doors
were opcned Chairman Purcell was on
hand md everything in readiness 70 start
the machine. except that the secretary o. the com
ri'tse the gifted Gumbetou. was missing Una
vail'uc search was made for hin and after while
81 was decided TO 40 on without hun. 20 Iur'eh
mountcl the platform, aud was loudly cheered by
Tie Iunmany people.
Then came the first demonstration from tho other
side some fellow IN The gallery shouted ont "Thrce
ohecrs for Governor Robinson . AMI the galleries,
with apparently a large majority OF .hc convention,
came down with such rousing response that the
Tammany people were fairly staggered By II. For
on instant they looked at each other in blank aston
ishment. Then the reaiY-wtted DOrshciner came
g. the rescue Stepping TIC aisle lac shot into
tie ear OF Spiuola. over that staiesnans gai top
elils the command " Starter f0r SoCum." II was
4 good dodge. Ii passed for q distinctive lammany
ysn. bu took In Kings County and q whole lot of
delegates who would cheer for Sloclm general
p.incines and the volume OF IL such as 20
nae quite favorably with the Robinson howl. More
thar that il was a distinctive bid for
tie favor of Kings County, and sug-
gesied great lot of possibilities by way
a. temptation TO tie patriots from that
section who We're generally understood 10 be IN an
att.tu .c of pstieut expectancy. DOrshclncfs Sus-
gc.tiol was really an Inspiration. 1t sco2ped ia al
tine drift WOOI Of the convention 0nd mace III count
for I.mmanV. CheeTs-nOt 80 general, but very
lcartv-for John Kelly followed; and then Mr..
Purcell who bad waited with uPinted gaVel ioI
ih demonstration 10 waste iiseli s!notc the desk
nld said Tie hour had arrived. hush followed
aLc peace fei.
The convention was tabloau. On the front seat
Sat ex-C0ngrossDan George NJ. Beebe, gazing with
tie fixed melancholy Of a statesman who viii under
no circumstances cOndOne fraud into tie sparse
back hair Of Charles ". Brooke, the orator, who Oc
ouDied stool in the orchestra and lifted IN turn
yeasve but penetrating gaze into the cOunienanco
Of Chairman Purcell. Ia the row behind Beebo
Samuel 5. Cox divested Of the fulness of his beard
and shayen down TO the simplicity Of
lovely black mustache, sat with the arm Of Civil
Justice Timothy J. Campbell cuIled aAectionately
about lis neck and the winsome mouth of Civil
Justice Timothy J. Campbell glued conldngly 10
bis ear. Next the aisle la the rows further back sat
David Dudley Field. John Kelly and Augustus
hchell rapid aud brilliant succession Of statesmen.
tli looking straight ahead with the seriousness Of
hired monrners al a tirst-cass funeral. Across the
aisle "Baldy" Smith beaned with the conscious
ness that iammany could promise more than any
sIsanlzation he had ever known; and behind