New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-21
TILDEN's MANIFEST STRENGTH.

well, Nobody knows what they did, OF what be-
came Of theIn LIB.
TILDEN's MANIFEST STRENGTH.
iBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNAL
SYRACUSE, April 20-It became clear DAYS ago
that the Tillen policy to be aggressive in fact
aud vet outwardly moderate The first sentences Of
Mr. Faulkners speech proved half the truth of this
and the remainder was never in doubt. In
the very first words of his address he
attacked Tammany Hall for its course last
year, and before he concluded his speech
he had praised Lucius Robinson by name, drawing
out the hearty applause OF the majority, had
planted the Fraud issue in the foreground OF the
Convention, and had even drawn ont round Oh
cheers for Samuel j. Tilden--SOmethng which was
not ACCOMPLISHED in the Convention of four years
ago. when the resolution proposing his name was
received in cold silence. There were strong symp'
tens of dissent, of course When 1Ilden was
cheered he was also Kissed, though not
greatly When Mr.. Faulker lauded him,
one sturdy but unsteady Irish Democrat reared
out that he was cOwardly traitor to hls party"
When Mr.. Faulkner said he die not know whether
OF not Tllden would he candidate again there was
q harsh aud skeptical laugh. Oddly enough, too,
when he praised Tiiden for not having
raised the standard of Mexican revolt
to which million Democrats would have
rallied there was enthusiastic applause,
Gratis But the speech admirably served its pur-
pose. This was undoubtedly to Let it be known in
this and other States that this strong Iild6n
Convention, with or without lilden resolutions
Every point necessary to this end was sklfuly in
troduoed by Mr.. Faulkner. even TO declaration in
favor of the unit rule Then Mr.. Jacobs as tenn
porary chairman again raised the Fraud cry and
the status of this as lden convention was pretty
well defined in advance.
The lines were not drawn between the two fac
tiops until the question came up of forming the
Committee on Credentials. The TIlden side pro-
posed that the delegates from each Congressional
District as shown by the roll made up by the State
Committee should select member. The Anti
Tiden side insisted that those delegates whose seats
were contested should not join In these elections,
thus virtually sitting IN judgment on their own
cases. The Tilden men had recent precedent and q
good deal of common sense on their side. Several
years ago a large number of paper contests, like
that of the Democratic Union in New York
against Anti-Tammany. Yves manufactured
simply to prevent various delegations from
being represented in the Committee on Gre
dentlals and so reverse the majority
on that committee and get possession of the Con-
yention. The rule was then made that all the
delegations on the State Committees roll should
berepreseuted ON the Credentials Committee, though
no delegate should be allowed to sit in Judgment
upon his own case. There was some justice in the
Anti Filden Argument, ALSO but the rule upheld by
the Tllden party to-day had become necessary If
Conventions were to be held together at ali.
POINTS IN THE DEBATE.
There were few incidents in the debate W hich
are worthy of mention. Mr.. Ringer. OF Onondaga,
who made the strongest Ant-Iilden speech Of the
debate, threw out indiscreet threats OF boiling,
which seemed little ludcrous in the light Of the
subsequent vote. He said that If the OnOndaRa
delegates whom the State Committee had wrong
fully excluded from the roll were not
admitted the minority would not be any more
bound by the action of the Convention than |
by that of the autocratie Convention at Utica There
were periodical oheersfor Seymour during the de-
bate which were kept up by small knot of ex-
hiisrated Tammany men in the gallery, who could |
be distinguished by their blue badges. Not half |
dozen Delegates Joined in this demonstration at any
time When Mr.. Faulkner spoke ne was enthnsias- !
tcally hissed chiefly by the galleries. and one
called out "How about those tickets you sent OutT |
meaning the alleged split ticket last Fall.
The best point of the day was made when Mr. Eel |
lows. taking mp the protest Mr. Ringer had made |
against the proposed action as ult to pc taken in
q Christian community, repeatedly alluded to the |
Christian principles Of the minority. The vote was
surprise even to the majority 295 votes we're cast
The vote was not strictly test and yet was near |
enough TO il for practical purposes
A DECISIVE VICTORY.
The Tilden were astOnished at the magnitude |
OF their own victory. Hardly the most Sanguine /
of these had dared to predict such an overwhelrn-
ing majority. II Is curious fact that, accepting
this vote as test-and it eeems likely at this hour
TO be the ouy test vote Of the Conyentiop-this is
the strongest Tlden Convention ever held in this
State and this Is now the seventh year Of holding
them. This result has been reached DESPITE of ali
the exposures made concerning Mr. Tilden and |
despiteof the renewed bitterness against HIM. In |
the Convention of 1875, which presented
him as O Presidential candidate. he had by
contrast only 2OI cut of the same num-
Der of deleRatas The Tilden men claim, |
by the way that the bitterness against rlden Is not
30 great as it was They say that Tammany lead
ers privately admit that " Tilden Is nominated
many leaders represented as even saying that
resolution may pas through that organization he
fore the 1st of june and in despite OF John Kelly IL
necessary, promising to accept the nominee of the
National Convention.
The sceount of this debate wOuld be incomplete
AZ 1t were not mentioned that Jarvis Lord and
Smith Weed sat silently side by side through the |
was again shown IN the wording of the resolution
providing for The appointment Of committee TO re-
port the CINCINNATI Delegates In this II was ex-
ptesslY stated that ah0Te majority Ut district
deegation selected delegates to the National Con-
yentiDn, that decision should stand. THIS virtue
came easy ilpner the mil rne. The theatrical APP
peaFance Of John II. Haskin and Purroy, the Jaw |
ana their departure In high dudgeon, closed the
mesninR sessio1-
TILDEN PUr IN NOMINATION..
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