The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-03-04
NEW YORK REPUBLICAN, C0gvRN.
TION.

| IION.
Grant the phoice-Resolution Eaycrinp
hiaine Sor tho secOad choieo laid On the
Table.
UTICA, February %.
Shortly after 12 o'clock General Arr
thur called the convention Co order,
When In calling the roll, Albany
County was called, 6enatos Foster moved
that the credentials of William Singer
land and his twelve associates and the
petition of Hamilton Harris and his
twelve associates berefefred to the Cora
mittee on Contested Seats when ap-
pointed. n. M. Conrtis seconded tie
motion. Charles r. Spencer raised the
point OF order that no business could be
done, the convention not having organ.
ized. ,r 80
The Chair decided that the point was
we'll taken. Foster appealed from the
decision of the Chair aud called for the
yeas and iiayH. IApplause.l
Governor Hoskins moved TO lay the
appeal on the table, aud the melton was
carried with only few yotes in Che neg
ative.
The Secretary shen proceeded With the
roll call. During the roll call neyeral
disputes arose between the contesting
delegations over the appointments to the
lcommittee on credentials. sslf
Stephen b. French, OF New York, was
nominated for temporary chairman.
Hon. Charles L. Smith of Albany, was
elected permanent chairman, which was
received with applause and was made
unanimous. Dur.lg his remarks on
tnking the chair, his allusion TO Grant at.
App0matox court house was received
with great applause.
| Mr.. Foster said his district had select
ed unanimously two candidates. "We;
belieYe, as the chairman has saiti, that
we should have Presidential capdidatel
before whom rebellion dare not rase itsi
horrid head. We blieve that James g.
Blaine ie such 9 man.np Great aud long
continued app;ruse.
II. r. Pierson, in replying to the re.
marks of Mr.. Foster, said, nWe need
not 60 out of New York to ,find a notl-
inee. Long, continued applause.l We
can find one in Ohio [applanse] (; but
among ail these peers among peera there
is name / hold above all others lap
plense, and mingled cries Of sConkIing
and Blaine.N mean that iiame which
etands no the Gnd of battles, Ulysses 8.
Grant. [Greht applause believe it
will be Grant. ! believe that the imps-
rial State of New York will go TO Chicago
ana express It's imperial will as q unit.n
lApplanse. 9.ii
Alter the transaction of considerable
routine business the convention took q
recess until $50 D. IN.
The Republican Convention. upoi: re-
| assembling this afternoon, effected d
permanent organization by the election
of Clnrlea r. Smith of A1hat,v 40 ysay.
nament chairman.
Resolutions were then submitted de.
clariug thRt the safety of the nation is
again imperilled by the unlawful efforts
ofthe Demoerstic party TO overawe and
Maine and several Southern s,ates, with
o view to occurring tho control Of the
general government by deeds Of yiolenes
and frauds. that In this emergency,
mindful Of the fact that the torthcoming
contest must be decided by the electoral
vote of their State, the Republicans OF
New York pledge to the Republicans of
other States their ability to cast the vote
of New York for q. s. Grant. Alter ex-.
pressing. confidence in Grant and de-
claring that ebjentions 10 the third term
applies only 10 o third consecutive term,i
and not to the reelection of ., man who
10 ant las been private citizen, long
absent rom the country, the resolutions
declare Grants election urgently in-
pertant, and instruct the delegates TO
Chicago to use their earnest united efforts.
A. the close OF The reading ,bsra ,yas
lllong continued applause. mi1sied swith,
misses. saf1 80, : - 81 3 :,
Mfr. Foster moved In amend hv st,;l,.
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