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


a single purpose. 1t is this which gives the assur-
ance not only of the election of the ticket nomi-
mated to-day, but of victory IN 1880. i. H. B.
LONG AND HARD DAYS WORK.
THE CONVENTION HOLDS THREE skssIoNs-THE
HALL INUNDATED WITH OUTsIDERs-SCENEs IN
THE CONVENTION.
lBY TELEGRAPH TRrsuSEl
SARATOGA. Sept. 3.-There have been times when
the Town Hall of Saratoga would hold with COM
fort all the delegates to Republican Convention
and all those persons who cared to watch its delb-
erations but to-day not one of those occasions.
The State Committee, in accordance with demo-
cratic custom which has ruled now since 1871, is
sued no tickets of admission to the hail. relying
upon delegates to obtain the places which they
should properly have. and allowing all who chose to
come spectators to enter. In other words, there
has been no such thing as packing galleries. The
galleries packed themselves as they chose.
But to-day this frank and fearless way of man
aging a convention broke down. The unusual in
terest shown in the convention by all classes of
people drew a great crowd TO the hall. and there
was besides, such large number of active Repuoh
cans here who were not formally attached to the
convention that the place Of meeting could hardly
have contained these alone. 1t is said that there
are more than three-iourths OF the whole number
of the present Assemblymen here and there are
congressman ana eX-COngreSslnen, Oiato SchatoiS
and exSenators and State officers without number.
The result that half hour before the time of
meeting the hall was fairly thronged. Every seat
on the floor and in the galleries occupied and
every aisle was choked with the crowd. As mat
ter of course the transaction of business was good
deal impeded. and one of the first announcements
made after the convention was called to order was
that the State Committee would issue tickets be-
fore the afternoon session to the delegates. But
the crowd, though 1t interfered with comfort made
a large and eager audience.
When Mr.. Cornell. as chairman OF the State Com
mittee called the convention TO order and an
nounced that Senator Conkling had been chosen as
temporary chairman. there a generous cheer.
The whole gathering then fell into an impressive
quiet which must of itself have furnished inspra-
ton to the speaker. Congressman Lapham and ex-
Speaker Sloan conducted Nh Conkling to the chair.
and lie received as he appeared upon the plat
form with a loud burst of applause
MIR. Combines TELLING SPEECH.
The address of Mr.. Conkling TO the convention
was made with only an occasional reference 10
notes and so was frcer and more spontaneous than
that Of last year. There was more human interest
in IT. too, for the speech of last year was little more
than an admirable essay upon the finances while
this dwelt much upon the crimes againS, life and
liberty in the SOUTH 1t was more VIVID and excit-
speeches. every word was watched by his audience
in spite of the singular dehberaenesS Ol his deV-
cry.
Mr. Conkling had two attentive listeners upon the
platform to whom the proceedings were evidently
of great interest. One was President Porter. of
Yale College. The other, to whom the ehtire con-
vention was an absolute novelty. was George Jacob
Hoyoake the distinguished English writer upon
operation and reform questions in general. Mr..
Holyoake had come to Saratoga with the sole pur-
pose of seeing the convention. and seemed greatly
interested in it's methods of procedure and all its
many aspects. Mr.. Holyoake remarked to IA friend
that he had been defending American democracy
for forty years, and had now come to observe for
himself some of its practical manifestations.
There is a momentum i'll many of Mr.. Conkiings
sentences which tells on an audience like an arrow
shot from the bow and 1t was curious to watch the
uneIring effect of his most compact phrases. When
he called the elections OF the South "a brutal parody
and farce; when he declared that every amendment:
offered TO bills in Congress ito chain up those
wolves and tigers of mankind" the bulidozers. was
voted down by the Democrats; when he sad that
even to contest the office of Sheriff III the South
against the regular candidate had lust been for
hidden by murder; when he declared that the
election in New-York would decide whether the
next Congress should "be governed by the tax
paylDg OF the non-tax-payng States; when he said
that the Republican party was no longer divided,
experience and faith have made us whole; when
he called upon the State of NewYork TO go "to the
head of the Republican column"-each time the re-
Spouse from his audience was quick and hearty. 1t
would be formidable task TO enumerate all the
points at which the speech was interrupted by ap-
proyal 1t was greeted with such demonstrations
throughout, The Senator's alluslon to the concord
and harmony which he invoked upon the delibera-
tons of the convention received with signIf-
cant applause. The suggestion that the temporary
distress which affected some interests in the State,
notably the dairy interest would be relieved by
patient waiting and an impartial adjustment of
freights. was hailed with marked delight by rural
delegates.
The most significant passage in the speech. both
in the matter OF IT and the manner IN which 1t at
fected his hearers, was the reference TO President
Grant. Mr.. Conkling, IN reviewing the financial
history of the last five years. referred TO the mia
ton act of 1874 as "strangled by quiet man,"
when great burst Of applause interrupted him.
Eyes" added the speaker "a quiet man. Quiet
alike under praise and under calumny." Another
burst of applause closed the sentence, which some
who were present construed as having some sgnif-
canoe in view of recent atrocous attempts TO
blacken the Senator's own name.
The customary motions for appointing committees
followed the speech and disclosed the fact that the
friends of Mr.. Cornell had been making some quiet
gains. General George H. Sharpe. who had been
counted by both sides III the opposition. now APP
peared as of the official mouthpieces Of the Cor
nell wing.
APPLAUSE FOR POPULAR FAYoRITEs.
About this time George William Curtis was the
object OF an unexpected demonstration, quite
prisiug TO him. evidently, as 10 others. He simply
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