Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-25
GENERAL NEWS.
Republican Conventions in New York
and Vermont.
In New York the Grant Element Will Pre-
vail, Though Some Trouble
Develops at the
Opening.
Edmunds. Whe Has . Place Ono
Ahead OF Grant-Meeling
O1 the Illinois
Committee.
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTIONS.

REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTIONS.
Con. Arthur Calls the Convention TO Or.
Aev-N1ueh Confusion Artists at she Read
ing OF Ths Roll Gail. but the DImculiy
was settled BY Referring tt to tho Com.
miltee en- Credentials.
NEW YORK.
Utica, Feb. 25-At 1910 Senator Couk.
ling entered the hall in which the republi.
can etate convention was held, and was
received with long continued applause.
Immediately afterwards Gen. Arthur CALL
ed the convention to order.
E. NJ. Johnson, secretary Of the state
committee began calling the roll.
The roll call proceeded until the 2nd dis
trict Of Kings county was called when Jas
Reeves said that he did mot know how the
delegates whose names we're read got in the
list, Is be had the only credentials in this
city to-day for the 2ni district Of Kings
county.
The chair said that the secretary had the
credentials of the delegates on the list. and
the names had been put on the roll after
the credentials had been passed upon By the
state committee and by its order.
Jacob North said it was not made BY Or
der Of the state committee, except before the
committee on contested seats.
The char decided the point we'll taken.
fourishing his cane denounced Jake North
A TRAITOR TO THE PARTY,
saying that he killed the republican nomi.
nee last fall, and worked with the demo.
crats. At this poiot he was interrupted BY
Kisses AND CRIES OF SHAME.
He continued to speak, nevertheless, amid
great confusion
Alderman Ray, Of Brooklyn, insisted that
all the delegates we're elected by his request
In the state committee the delegates on the
regular list we're placed there and the state
committee had evidence that the convention
which nominated the contestants was not
regularly called, and not regularly held.
(Cries of-shame-hisses-applause.)
Reevessaid that the original call author
ized him, and no other, to call the conven.
tion TO order.
General Woodford rose point Of order,
and said that the matter SHOULD be referred
to the committee on credentials. He never
heard the list of the secretary questioned.
Kings county delegates should be called by
the secretary.
The chair-"If the delegates do not pre.
serve order We shall be compelled to eject
them"
After much confu,ion and cries of "Put
him OUT" ''sit down." &C., order was
restored and the roll call proceeded.
When Oneida county was called, Ex-Sen.
ator Lowry presented the credentials Of the
contestinR delegation say .pg that the cre-
dentials had been given by the only conven-
tion of the first Oneida district. regularly
held 10 elect delegates to the state con ven
tion. He had tried IL present them to the
state convention but was told he must pre-
sent them at the organization of the con-
Yen,ion.
Forester moved that the roll be corrected.
aud the names upon Mr Lowry's credentials
be substituted for these nov on the roll.
The chair decided the motion out of or
der and ordered the contesting papers to be
referred to the committee on credenli ais
when appointed.
WI. Clark presented the credentials Of
the contesting delegation from the second
district Of Onoida county, which were also
referred to the committee on credentials.
When the roll call was completed. Mr.
Forester moved that the right to vote of the
persons placed on the roll 10 Albany.
Kings and Oneida counties to be suspt nded
till the report came in from the committee
on contested seats.
Worth moved to lay the motion on the
table.
Carried.
Stephen B. French. of New York, nom.
mated for Temporary chairman Chss. Smith
Of ALBANY.
The nomination was received with sp'
plauso and made unanimous. AZ Smith
was conducted to the chair be Was received
With great applause. His illusions in biz
speech to Gran, at the Appomatox Cour,
House was received with great applause
ss handsome banner. with Grants por
trait wss unfurled 10 front of the stage
The ether points In the speech were also
enthusiastically sppiauded. Temporary
secretary's were appointed.
George William Curtis offered the TO!
lowing:
Resolved. That the delegates ut the sever
al congressional districts be requested 4
report to this convention the names Of twt
delegates selected by them to represen
such d.strict 10 the national republica,
convention to be held in Chicago, Jun
2lst, 1880 10 accordance with tho call 70
such convention and according 10 th
ussge heretofore practiced in the republlca
conventions 10 this state.
2 Gen. Arthur offered the following o
suhstltutc.
Resolred, Thstthe del. eates from esc
Congressional district be requested to repsl
for the action of the convention the name
Of ,wO delegates and two slternatea to III
national cOnvenii m. and thst Q commit
"i one from each Judicial dis,lict be sppo,u
ed ~ ihe char III repo,t for the action ,
the c0nvent,on tho nsu,es NJ fur delevs,s
at large snd f,ur al,srnales 10 the nsiton
conventlO0.
Forester said that he would ,ikc n unde
afsnd tue difference bs, veeu III. suh.tl,u
snd the original resolution. IL he right
understood u the suhs,.,uls 10 lhss the q
..on By district dsleeattoo 10 M, 10 . usir
ny Of The eoavesttoo sas.stsctory. To-