Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-26
POLITICAL BREEZES.
NEW YORK REPUBLICAN, STATE con-
vENTl0N.
Ius, wha, Was expeetod-The Delegates
Instructed to use Their United
Efforts 10 Secure the Nom
lnation OF Grant"
VERMONT lNSTRUCTS FOR SENATOR
EDMUk0S.
Parliamentary wrangling.

| Wv NAANN faiA'H Wv
TO order.
l.. NJ. Johnson. secretary Ol the State
COMMITTEES. began by calling the roll.
The moment Albany county was called,
senator Foster moved that tho Crcdcn-
tails Of W. II. Slingcrland aud his
twelve associates aud the petition Of
Hamilton Harris aud his twelve asso.
ciatcs bu referred 10 the Committee OH
Contested Seats, when appointed.
General n. NJ. Curtis, OF 81. Law
renee, seconded the motion.
Charles x. Spencer, OF New York,
raised II point Of order that no business
could bc done, the Convention not hay
INK hrcn organized.
The Chair decided the point well
taken.
Mr.. Foster appealed lrom the Chair
aud called for the ayes and noes.
Laughter.
I~icutouantG Governor lloSkins moved
To lay tho appeal on the table. Car
ricd, with only u few yotea in the mega
tive.
The roll call was then continued.
MI Foster appealed from the decision
ol the Chair, aud asked lor the sense OF
the Convention.
Mr.. Spencer again raised the point
that MI debate was out oi order until
| the organization VAS perfected.
Tho chair again decided tho point well
taken.
Mr.. Foster proceeded to speak, but
the Chair decided that ho could not
speak ia order, except by unanimous
| COnCcnt.
Mr.. Foster asked unanimous consent.
Objected to all over tho house.
senator Foster insisted that the Con
~ycntiun had u right to determine what
should he tho roll OF tho Convention.
Mr.. Woodiord, Of New York, moved
that everybody have the irecSt right to
say whatever he choose in this convcn-
ton, the minority To have The lullcat
right to discussion, aud nothing 10 bo
done or attempted which would inter
lcrr with u Republican victory IN
New York next fall. lGreat applause.
senator Wood insisted that the proper
timo 10 discuss these questions OF regu-
larity OF the delegntes Was when the Com
mittee on Contested Seats had made It's
report.
The roll call proceeded until the Soc
und district Of Kings county waH called;
Joseph Reeves said he did
not know how the delegates
whose names were read, got ON tho list,
but ha had the only credentials ~ THIS
city to-day for the Second district oi
Kings county,
The chair said tho secretary had the
credentials Of the delegates ON the list.
aud the name had been put on the roll
after the credentials had been passed
upon Ly the State Committee, and 10y
its order.
Jacob Worth said IL wH at his ~,
uurst i'm the State Committee that tho
delegates appearing IN the regular list
voTr placed there. The State Commit
tee had evidence that the convention
which nominated the contestants was
| NOT regularly called aud not regularly
held. ICricE oi shame aud misses
Mr.. Rccyca said the original call au-
ihotiycd hun and no other tn call the
convention tu order,
Gen. Wuodiord rose to u point ui or
der. The matter should bo referred 10
the Committee on Credentials. lie
never heard the list oi the Secretary
questioned, as made 10y order oi the
State Committee, except before the
Committee ON Contested Seats.
Tho Chair decided the point well Ia
Ken.
Joseph Johnson, Of Brooklyn, rose,
nnurishcd his cane aud denounced Jake
Worth as a traitor to the party, saying
he Killed the Republican nominees last
Fall and worked with the Democrats.
At tins point hc was interrupted
with hissrs aud cries Of "Shame' lie
continued to speak, however. amid
great confusion.
' Alderman RAY. Of Brooklyn, insisted
hat all the delegates elected from Kings
county should be- called hy the Score
mTy.
Tho Chair-li the delegates don't pre-
serve uider NJ shall he compelled To
eject them.
Alter much confusion and cries II
"put him out" aud sit down order
MAS ttAlNltl anu iNA N"N l'NN'''''f
when Oneida VAS called.
Ex-senator Lowry presented the
| credentials Of the CoutCsting delegation,
saving the credentials had been gwen
by only the Convention OF the FIRST
Oneida District regularly ncld 10 elect
Delegates 10 the State Convention, that
lac had tried 10 present them 10 the
State Committee, but Was told hc must
| prcscnt them ut the organization OF the
Convention.
Mr.. Foster moved that the roll he
corrected, aud the names upon Mr.,
loWry's credentials bc substituted Tor
those now On the roll.
Tho Chair decided the motion out OF
order and ordered the UontcstlnE papers
| referred 10 the Committee on Croden
tials. when appointed. W. J. CLARK
| presented the credentials ct the con
testing delegation from the Second dis
! trict OF Oneida, which were also rc-
fcrrcd 20 the committee,
When the ~roll-call Has completed Mr.:
Foster moved that the right to vote OF
rcrsops placed on the roll IN Albany,
Kings and Oneida counties, BE- sus
pended until the committee reported
-
on the contested Seats.
Mr.. Worth moved to lay the motion
| ON the table. Carried,
Temporary Organization
stephen H. French, OF New York
| nominated Tor temporary chairman
Charles r. smith, Of Albany. The nom.
inaiion VAS receiyei with applause and
nal, unanimolA IA Mr.. Smith was
conducted 10 the chair, be was rSeived
with great applause. HIS allusion, In
his spcech, 10 Grant at AppomatoA
Court House, was received with great
applause as a handsome banner With
Grants portrait was uniured In front
of the stage. Other points In his speech
wsr also enthusiastically sPplAuded'
Temporary secretaries were then ap'
pointed s-
Renirci, That the delegates oi the