New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-26
INCIDENTS OF THE Day.
BRoDKLYN CONVENTIONS CARRIED TO rHE CON-
vFNrIoS-THE MINORITY wEAKLY LFD-GRtvE
BLUNDTEING

nDookIYN CONVENTIONS CARRIED TO THF CON,
yFNrIoX-THE MINORITY wEAKIY LFD-GRAvB
BLUNDTEING.
my TELEGRAPH TO rHg rRIBUNE.l
UTICA Feb 25.-The Convention assembled this
morning. thanks TO the excellent arrangements of
the local committee, easily and without jar or dis
order When Mr. Conkl:ng appeared in the door
way aud made = triumphant progress through the
aisle. bowing 10 this side and to that IN acknowl-
elgmcnt of tho general greeting of app panse. that
vague stir went through the crowd which means
that waiting Is ended ana act'on is Ia
begin.
The blunders of the muorty's leader, began with
tha very first words that were spoken. General
Arthur directed that the lOil be called,
and as soon aS Albany County was named Senator
Forster who did most of the leading for the minor
itv aud made most of the blunders, moved that tho
roll be corrected by substituting the names Of tho
anti-Smyth delegation for those Of the Slayth dec
cation. This contrary TO all pro,odcni and
for many reasons ridiculous, and The proportion
was ANONYMOUSLY brushed ont oi the way. j WIS
altogether an cycn;iul roll-call. When kmgs
County was reached there was u fierce outbreak of
controversy which worried the Convention
through the whole aay The State Coumiit,c had
last night placed upon the roll the contes ing dele
cations from the lid aud llId Assembly Districts
of Kings In place Of those prr'ion,Iy called tho
regular delegations the DIgg2tt faction were put
ont and the Worth faction pat IN. The ant.-GIano
men charged that this was doar 10 lryerse
tbc complexion of the lid aud lNth COagre's.nnal
Districts but the whole question was c"nplc"ted
with local issues and the Convention knew little
about II.
When Kings County was called. Mr. Reeves, the
head Of the elected delegation. made al angry pro-
test but the chef orator a. The OCCASION was
Alecb johnson who could not be held down
by the utmost Efforts Of his friends. lIs
dew up from his scat wildly brindishing
his cane and shouting out amid the laughter and
cries of the Convention deuunciations of Jacob
Worth: He's a traitor to the Republican party
he cut every candidate the Republican ticket last
Fall he hasn't a drop of Republican blood IN his
veins; Boss Mclaughlin has got him in his vest
pockctr Every sentence Of thls--if screams have
sentences-was punctuated with terrific pull ae
the coat-tails OF tho ardent by his more
prudent friends. When he had exhausted himself
the rol-call went on. TX. Senator Lowery present
ed the credentials of the eOnfestIDg Oneida deeaa-
tions aud Mr. Forster moved In joke that the roll bc
corrected; this would have stricken Mr.. ConkliBgs
name from the list, and that gcntlemans face was =
study.
Charles L. Smith tho choice of the State COM
mttee for temporary Chairman. was received with
generous applause, and spoke in clear. firm
voice His allusion to Gant-the first that had
been made In the Conventlon-was we'll receiveds
but not with what could be called enthusiasm.
TuE FIRST sKIRMisH.
The first real issue Of the day came upon resoiu-
tion offered by General n. NJ. Curtis. OF H. Law