The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-20

with delegates. The Empire Hotel Is lam-
many headquarters and the Vanderbilt
House the Tilden headquarters. The gen.
eral feeling among the anti-Tilden dele
gates is professedly one of confidence.
which has been increased to-day by COM
paratively small addition to the represent
alton of Tilden men.
The Tilden contesting delegates from
Lewis, Orleans and Cortland Counties have
been placed on the rolls as the regular del
egation by the State Committee.
In making up the names to appear upon
the roll of delegates number of contest
ing delegates have been admitted by the
State Committee instead of those holding
the credentials in order to assure majors
ty for the unit rule, and Dewitt G. West,
regular, has among others been dropped.
The Tammany delegates are nearly all
here and from present indications the pro-
ceedings of their Convention will be sub
stantially unanimous.
CONVENTION CALLED TO ORDER.
At 80 p. III. the Democratic State Con-
vention was called to order by Lester B.
Faulkner. He addressed the Convention
briefly and expressed the hope that the
delegates would refuse to sacrifice an hon.
est man to faction. Applause and
hisses.
The country, he said was indebted to
men who hand their ballots to Inspectors
soiled with daily labor. These men will
not sacrifice their manhood and they
would not do it to crafty any personal de-
sire of Lucius Robinson"
He stigmatized Hayes election as an
outrage on the public, as he claimed that
we rewarded with Office those who helped
him to the Executive Chair The mention
Of the name of Samuel J. Tilden was greet
ed with long-continued applause, mingled
with some Kisses. lo# 5s't
'Mr. Faulkner said mo sounder Dem
ecrat has ever lived-than Samuel J. Til
den." A delegate, "He is coward" [Ap p
plause and Kisses Mr.. Faulkner, "He is
a constitutional lawyer without a super
ior; he has been forced to endure the foul
mouthed aspersions. Whether he would
accept an invitation to official power am
not informed"
John G. Jacobs, Of Brooklyn, was con-
Quoted to the chair as Temporary Chair
man by Mr.. Hill, OF Chemung and Mr..
Pabst, of New York. E. J. Clark, of Wat
ertown, was made Recording Secretary.
THE rAMMANY BRANCH.
The Tammany men have hung out a
banner on their hotel announcing it as the
headquarters of the Democratic State Com
mittee.
Tammany is desirous of retaining foot
hold in Albany. There is not the slightest
disposition on the part OF the Tilden men
to recognize the Tammany men in any
way.
LATER.
Mr.. Dorsheimer has been selected for
temp 'rary and Mr. Asa Parker for perma-
nent Chairman Of the Kelley Convention.
THE CONFUSION COMMENCES
1t was resolved that one person be Sc.
lected from each Congressional District to
appoint Committee on Credentials. Mr..
Brooks opposed the amendment and i,
was amended that the delegates from each
District, whose seats were not contested,
form the Committee on Credentials.
Judge Miller, OF Seneca, supported the
amendment. and big row began. A hun
dred voices were heard at once, mingled
with applause, Kisses and cheers, in the
midst of which Dupignac, the exponent Of
the seventy-two New York men, tried to
speak, but was ruled out of order. Mr..
Ruger, of Onondago County, made rat
tling speech in favor of the amendment.