The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-12

The Tammany delegates upon retiring
from the Convention, met at Shakespeare
Hall, and the auditorium was soon filed.
As Dorsheimer, schell, Kelly and others
entered they were received with cheers
and great enthusiasm.
Samuel G. Courtney who succeeded Dan
iel S. Dickinson in the office of U. S. Dis
trict Attorney at New York, called this
second convention to order, saying that
the representatives of7O,OOO voters in New
York and 10000 in Kings county have
met here tonight to vindicate their man
hood and arraign Governor Robinson as
one owned by the great trickster Of the
Cypher Alley. Ifr
David Dudley Field was chosen chair
man, and said: This convention was an
assembly Of the Democrats OF New York
City and other parts OF the State, who
sympathize with them in their work OF
the past two years. This delegation al.
though called the Tammany delegation,
always had been declared by the State
Convention the only regular delegation
from that city, no Democratic ticket had
ever been elected or could be elected with
out the vote OF the Democrats it represents.
What, he asked, have you done? You
have been offended by Governor Robin
son, and you said SO. You said more, that
you could not support him for Office,
and you had right to say this, and 1t was
your right to say this. What has the ma.
jority said to you? 1t has said that you
should have the nomination thrust down
your throats. You have taken the only
step your manhood could dictate. They
have said to you that you shall take that
nomination and none other. 1t has been
said that you would not take this step;
that within twenty.four hours you would
be throwing up your hats for Governor
Robinson. Never! NeverIl It remains
for you to say whether you will or not.
Four Secretaries were appointed, two
from New York and one each from West.
chester and Kings.
A committee was appointed to report
what action the convention should take,
and while the committee was celebrating
John B. Haskins, OF Westchester, who was
introduced as Chief OF the Tuscaroras,
made aspeech, ond addressed his audience
as follows:
Fellow Democrats and fellow traitors.
he had perhaps contributed as much as
any one man in New York to the election
OF cross between mule and iackass,
Mayor Cooper and he prayed Gods for.
fgivness for the act, He expected to do
penance fori in sackcloth and ashes for
the remainder Of life. :
Mr.. Dorsheimer, from the Committee on
Plan OF Action, reported that the com.
mittee recommended,
First-That the Convention now uro.
ceed TO nominate a candidate for Gov.
ernor.
Second-Thata a committee OF fifteen be
appointed by the Chair and announced IN
the future, which shall be constituted with
power with reference TO the remainder OF
the ticket as may seem to them proper.
He said that In nominating candidate
to be supported for Governor 1t became
proper that he should speak Of his quail.
tications for the office. He nominated
John Kelly, Of New York, [applausel and
went on to eulogize him as q public off,
cial. He closed by proposing that John
Kelly be nominated by acclamation. Zap
piause.
The nomination was promptly seconded
with the expression that II John Kelle,
should be elected New York would neyeI
have had a more honest, more capable, o.
more faithful Governor.
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