The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-09-12
POLITICAL.
New York Democracy.
Tammany Withdraws from the Conven-
tion-Lucius Robinson Nominated for
Governor.

SYRACUSE, Sept 1.-The city seems less eX-
cited this morning, and the prevailing impress
sion on the streets is that the Robinson men
will persist in his nomination and succeed in
effecting it, Their leaders openly say that
peace and harmony are played out and that
they will vigorously follow their original pro-
gramme. The convention galleries were dense.
" packed at an early hour, and the delegates
seats were filled at the time to which the con-
vention adjourned.
The convention was called to order about 10
o'clock, President Jacobs in the chair. The
chairman announced that many delegates were
without seats, and called on persons not dele
gates to retire from the floor. Cries from the
gallery-"Put out them Tammany roughs."
The chair requested the police to remove from
the gallery any man who lnsulted member OF
the convention: Intruders falling to vacate
the seats, the chair again appealed to them,
and said if they would not retire his only re-
source was to clear the body of the hall and
readmit only those holding delegates tickets.
Delegates must be protected in their rights.
(APPIPlause1 -, oontostod soots made re-
port which gave seats to the Tammany dele
gates from New York. and Mclaughlin dele
gates from Brooklyn.
The committee organization reported
John G. Jacobs for permanent president, and
q large list of e-preSdents and secretaries.
The resolutions reassert the principles OF the
Democratic party, hold to the rights of the
States under the constitution and denounce
Capitalization. The United States is a nation
to the extent and for the purpose defined in the
constitution and we resist all attempts to make
it an empire. We deprecate the revival OF sec
tonal feuds and demand an honest count.
Never again by fraud or force shall the popular
will be set aside to crafty INSCRIPTIONS parti-
sans. We denounce class legislation. We be-
leve in gold and silver as constitutional
money, and condemn the speculative methods
of the secretary of the treasury We look
with shame and sorrow upon the
inefficient advancement of the civil SER
vice sorder. We congratulate the State ON
the beneficent results Of Democratic rule
There should be no unjust discrimination by
corporations, and all property should have its
Just proportion of taxation, We demand equal
protection of labor and capital under just
laws. We are for the maintenance of public
schools the pride and hope of free state.
We favor prisons for the punishment and.
reformation of criminals, not for the injury of
honest labor. We approve the efforts OF the
late Congress in regard to the jury and election
laws We uphold system of untrammelled
suffrage. absolutely free of federal force or
supervision.
The proceedings developed great antagonism
to Governor Robinson. After several speeches
for and against him, John Jacobs of Brooklyn
was put in nomination for the candidacy for
Governor. The question was put by the chair
man "a Tammanyite), and declared carried
amid great confusion. A motion for a recess
was defeated by Robinson's friends, who claim
that Jacobs nomination was not in order.
There is great confusion. Chairman Jacobs
finally decided that the Secretary of the Con-
vention had exceeded his duty in putting a
motion that he (Jacobs) be declared the NOM
inee for Governor. This nullified the pro-
ceeding and consequently there was no
nomination. AT $40 p. IN. Augustus Schell
stated for the Tammany delegates that the
Democracy of the city of New York would not
support Robinson for Governor, though they
would the rest of the ticket, and amid scene
of the greatest confusion the Tammanyltes
withdrew from the convention. After they
departed several names were put in nominal
ton. A ballot was taken and Lucius Robinson
nominated. The convention then took a re-
cess.
SYRACUSE, Sept 11.-Clarkson N. Potter
was nominated for Lieut.. Governor; Allen G.
Beach, Secretary of State, F. P. Olcott re-
nominated State Comptroller; James Mackin,
State Treasurer; Horatio Seymour, Jr., State
Engineer; A. Schoonmaker, Attorney Cen
eral After the passage of resolutions relating
to the Tammany organization, the convention
adjourned sine die.
The Nomination OF Robinson Favorably
Received.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE nomination of
Robinson and the action of the Tammany del
egates are prevailing topics, and cause great
rejoicing among Republican politicians. Many
Democrats are of opinion that John Kelly
could not effect the defeat of Robinson, argu-
ing that sound Democrats would vote for Rob-
inson rather than have Cornell elected.
The Boiling Tammanyites.
The Tammany convention elected David
Dudley Field chairman. A committee was
appointed to report what action should be
taken in regard to nominations. Mr.. Dor
sheimer reported for this committee, and
placed the name of John Kelly in nomination
for Governor.
John Kelly was unanimously nominated for
Governor with great enthusiasm. Kelly ac-
cepted the nomination and thanked the con-
vention for the compliment. He did not
expect to be elected Governor, but expected to
defeat the man who had committed great
outrage on the people of New York
A committee was appointed to decide as to
no minating full ticket.
Nebraska Democratic State Convention.
LINCOLN, Sept. 1.-THE Democratic State
Convention met yesterday. John Carrigan
was elected chairman. Elger Wakeley of
Douglass, was nominated Supreme Judge; DIR.
A. Lear of Madison, and A. j. Sawyer of Lam
caster, Regents of University. The judicial
nominations are as follows: First district, w.
P. Conner, Judge; Sd district, j. w. Savage,
re-neminated; 4th district, w. H. Munger,
nominated Judge by reclamation.
The platform repoSes trust in the intelll-
gence and good patriotism of the people; af-
firms all the time-honored principles of the
party; deprecates the violation OF all treaties
with the Indians by Republicans, thus turning
the Indians loose upon our inhabitants; denies
the right of the federal administration to keep
an army to invade states for political purposes
and to control the polls; calls upon the people
to keep the way open to the ballot box; de-
mands economy in state and national admins
trations; arraigns the Republicans for extrava-
gance, corruption and wastefulness of the pub
lie funds, and calls upon all good citizens,
without regard to former party affiliations, to
aid in hurting from power the party that
has long abused trusts reposed in it.