The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-24

Governor HubbSrd was frequently an
heartily applauded during the conclusion
Ot bis speech In behalf ot the majority rt
port.
John r. Fellows, Of New York, address
I'd the Convention. He atfirmed that thi
vas question whe,hert the State Of NeV
York was great enough TO create It's owl
representatives, or whether her eli,
should vote that power from her and die
tate TO her whom she would send he'e
He desired on this point to speak to tn
heads rather than 10 hearts Of this Conven
tinn. He would make plain statemen
Of facts.
For twenty.threa yeSs down to 1870
here had been hut one Democratic part.
organization 10 New York State. 0n thl
l0ih Of September, 1870. q convention wa
held In Syracuse 10 nominate 4 Governor
TammRnY Hall was admitted to seats
they had seven members OF the Stat
Central Committee, aud were represented
IN nil committees. All other New YOFl
delegates were shut out. What followed
When II became evident that GoyeTnO
Robinson would be nominated, Kelly ant
his followers rose and announced they
could not support him II nominated, Ant
subsequently, boiled on candidate, ant
IN nothing else.
They nominated John Kelly, who bea
the party In New York, and Is to-day In
sulung AtIrcnting the party. They cam,
lnt0 the convention; they walked ovel
he body OF that party aud ask for admls
fion on no other ground than that they
1Eve shown strength enough TO defeat the
party II they are not recognized. God
help them John Kelly last night declar
I'd before the Committee on Credentials,
with Gll the emphasis that he was capable
u, that II the convention dared to homi
nate Tilden, be and his associates would
not support him, and his friends had de-
clare ! openly that they would nominate
another man.
a voice, They will, and loud cries oil
Put him out lfTilden WAS nameu, here
Jared the deIega es. here, deny New York
he sovereign power that they 40 justly and
proudly demand for themselves. He was
surprised by remark oi Governor Hib.
bard, for the whole question was whether
his convention would give TO the State oil
New York the right TO select her whole
delegation, or whether they should be
Iicked upon the st'e eets OF Cincinnati
Would gallant South Carolina, willing
70 fight and die for what she believed was
right, place the hand Of violence on the
sacred person OF New York and refuse
ler the right to select her own emba.sa
lOts here; would Virginia, would any 9th.
4r State here on this HIOF2 Pause long
md consider well before you strike fall In
the face, the sovereign,
Question n-whose credentials do we
hsar on this floor? Loud applause and
cheering
+. L. Westbrooke, OF Kingston, New
York, occupied the closing tive minutes oil
the minoriiies time. He asked II the
loyalty oi the 100000 Democrats repre-.
.ented by these Contestants, was doubled
He was sure 10 was not. These contest.
ants were not the Tammauy Hall repre-
sentatiyes. The TGmmRny delegates were
'nly q small part OF the contestants. He
InlY asked that the delegates who vote on
be question would vOte as fairly and
justly a. the iAiruesa and Justice of Tam.
many Hall demanded. Rufns W. Peck
nam, Of Albany, closed for the najSriIy.
He revived the fight between Tamnany
aud the Democratic party of the State.
The Tammany delegation, with their
nAnds still red with the gore OF the Demo-
cratic party which they had stabbed
talked OF harmony, II would not make
votes for the Democratic party 10 admit
hese contestAns. 1t would work to the
disadvantage Of the party as q whole
dc assured the c1n7OntiOn that tho as
electoral votes OF New York would, 10 any.
event, be given tothe Democratic noml.
lee OfthiscOnvention. Young, OF Georgia.
Tbs chairman Of Committee on Creden.
tials was allowed three minutes 10 close
He said: Samuel ]. Tilden, whom these
men refused 70 vote for, was not before
this oonyeaton. He wished to God that
he ~as," [Cheers
The Chair announced that the debate
was closed, and the roll was called on the
question Of substituting the minority for
The majority report Il resulted as follows:
Alabama, II yeas, naysi Arkansas, "a |
yeas; California, Z yeas, 10 naysI Cnlora.
do, 8 yeas, 8 nays; Connecticut, l2 nays;
Delaware, Yea, 5 nays; Florida. 5 yeas,
3 nays; Georgia, 0 yeas, IS nays; Illinois,
20 yeas, 10 nays; Indiana, 80 nays; Iowa,
93 nays; Kansas, 10 yeas; Kentucky, 2t
: .sr.. M.r,Isnd 10 ":,sI n"Hsi S,,.s
.hm:.,,s Si v.ss n nsSS v,cb;,an .
.ass SH ,.: WinnS,ota ~ n ,aS,S. Ht;aI;s
I'm; shas ,5:in"Ss. M;SyaI,:; t;,S ;.o"s
I'D pnn Noh..oI 49,.
~ me' s'gnisN@ tes"ua,
w We - iS"aPs "nS, y osss yeS, t'
not votingi North oaralina, 20 naysi Ohio,
" yeas. 2! nay4l Q eson, Q naysi Penn.
= .sss 81. He ! o as.nI
:. t !va' u"ys, s'n =, - S"T1 10 a
e!s, .a.I .eaueSse'' uess. va.n,aa, @ q @ eA s
u v !,ni. saI " go IL % navs. Va. "'t v;,ain,s %
sMslne yeas ;'onns;I r. nns %eos Sn n.vs s sTo,ai
yeas, o nays; Mi-fonsin, Wig . Sy ~ nays 4oui
s9Ie, pos yeas sv9s' nIys lSt' me. ,ha,
Ihe report " wv IUs,S ~. was, ineIv .tn'i,r
tote, hos 0uo''i'H's1 ''"iif .V' Wv 'A
rePo,.
When Arkansas was called, the Chair
man asked TO explain that they were
lsYorablh 20 the nls Irity report, but had
been Instructed to vote as unit The
explanation was not clearly understood
by the delegates.
New York was passed at her own re-
quest which was unanimously granted by +
he convention.
The question recurring on the adop-
ion Of the majority report, It was adopt
I'd by nearly unanImoIs Tira roce vote;
Nj. Wilson, from W. Va. offered a
that the conlestlng delegates be
admitted Ihe resolution was al pied.
Mr. .Marhn, oil Delaware, chairman o'
ne gomMit!ee On tetmaneht ufganIa .tlDn
aSSea !nS! s1s W. tepo!I Q, ns a pc