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10 .ves: New JERSEY, 9 ayes 10 noes.

cused. North CarOllna, ayes Ia noesS
Ohio, Is ayes 10 noes; Oregon, 8 ayes;
Pennsylvania, 80 ayes IL noes; Rhode
Island, 8 ayes; South Carolina. IA noes
Tennessee, ? ayes % noes; Texas. 10
noes: Vermont, 8 ayes noes; Virginia,
4 ayes l6 noes; West Virglnis. ayes
4 noes, one absent; Wisconsin. 20 noes.
Total-yeas, $50; nays. 295. So the
main question was ordered to be now
put.
Mr.. Young said that under the rules
of the h use there was one hour for de-
bate, of which he proposed that two
thirds be given to the contestants and
their friends. (Applause
Loud cries OF Platform!" " Take the
platform!' caused Mr.. Young to 20 to
the stage; ana he proposed to give forty
minutes to any man who wonld be sug-
gested by MIR. Kelly, Of New York, re-
serving his own twenty minutes to re-
ply. applause and hisses).
The chair stated that he understood 1t
to be the wishes of the contestants tc be
represented by Mr.. Kelly. and asked that
be be accorded that privilege. Finally
the chair announced that he heard no
objection, and invited Mr.. Kelly to the
platform. ~
Mr.. Kelly not being in the hall, the
sergelnt-at-arms was instructed TO escort
ANYBODY to the platform whom the New
York contestants should indicate.
In response, George w. Miller, OF Al
bany. came forward, and was greeted
with applause. He hoped the right OF
free speech would not be interrupted
for q moment by any man in whose
veins flows drop OF Democratic blood.
(Cheers.1 The contestants came here
with the same earnest desire rs AMI
mated all the delegates in this hall.
(Applause. They came with ne hre-
brand, but TO present an olive branch
with view TO victorious success. A
reference to the name OF Kelly was
greeted with applause and n storm OF
Kisses, renewed when the speaker de-
clared that he had no superior Ia in
tegrity and devotion to DEMOCRATIC
principles and the party. He proceeded
to argue he importance OF giving the
Tammany men some representation IN
this body, as a means of securing unity
and success. Only fifteen ct the con-
testants are from New York, and the
remainder of them represented over 49,
900 Democrats, scattered all>over the
State. and numbering ut least one-fifth
of the Democratic vote in said State.
Speaking for the contestants from the
rural districts, he said they intended to
SUI port whoever should be made the
candidates of this convention. They
were all anxious only for such
proceeding here as shall tend best
to promote and insure great triumph:
GApplause.] But deprive the rank and
lille of their leaders. and. like soldiers In
the field there was danger that they
would be demoralized and skulk away
from the fight. But il the convention
would observe the Democratic prece-
dents and give the contestants here an
opportunity to participate in its pro-
ceedings, he could assure them that the
Democracy would carry the State OF
New York. TApplause. He proceeded
to urge that the sitting delegates here
were the representatives OF machine pol
itics. against which pubic sentiment
was protesting in he Democratic as
well as the Republican party. Unless
some compromise Of this question
should be made here, it would be inn
possible to prevent the running oil two
Democratic electoral tickets in New
York. and this would tend to defeat. He
and his friends could not control this
result. try as they might, unless the
convention should give them the twenty
seats recommended by the minority re-
port. Give them these. ard they could
draw out and make effective the mag
nificent Democratic vote OF New York,
which would secure a victory next au-
tumn- ..---, A.
chairman as sterling old Democrat,
followed for the contestants. he said
the contestants represented the Demo
cracy of all the rural districts-at least
$50. 0OO OF the Democrats OF that State,
who demand TO be heard here. lie
came in the spirit OF harmony, with q
great desire that the wisdom and
nairiotjsm o. this convention should
mite the party and redeem the national
government. He and his associates
FRO d the rural districts should support
whatever ticket should be named here.
lAmlause.1 He voted for Governor
Robinson. fApplause.] The contest
ants represent them much more than
the Al. 600 Tammany votes in New I ork
city. or the 10000 votes cast for Kelly
for governor.
Mr.. Hubbard, OF Texas, sustained the
minority report. He did not question
the regularity OF the New York sitting
members. They may be so regular that
they bend backward. Laughter.
But they might by stubhornness ma
their Butcher in New York. APP
plause. They must not ignore the
necessities of the situation In New
Yo-k, New Jersey and elsewhere. ZAP
John K. Fellows, of New York, next
spoke for the majority report. The
question was as 10 vile her the sover-
eign majesty of New York Is great
enough to create for itseli representa-
tion in the national convention, or
whether that right shall be wrested
from her To be exercised by her sister
States. lAppl.use He proceeded to
discuss tie cause OF the division in New
York, reciting the facts Of the State con-
yention at Syracuse, at which Kelly and
his friends seeded. MIR. Fellows pro-
cceded with an argumeDiative state
ment To show that there was no paral-
lei between the present situation and
the precedent OF 1856. 10 which refer
ence had been made. The bolt a. SYRIA
cuse was upon candidate and nothing
else. The division in 1856 was upon a
clear question Of principle and convic-
ton. The Tammany men at Syracuse
bolted the nomination and went eut
and nominated John Kelly and defeated
the Democratic party. Tuey cow come
here over the slaughtered body of the