New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-21

cate that the delegations would be pledged
The Virginia Convention voted in favor OF the
two.thirds rule, but left the delegation 1ree'
The New-Jersey delegation was also lett 1ree'
Randall and Bayard have friends in New
Jersey. and It is understood that Tilden can
have the vote at Cincinnati, if he wants It,
NEW.JERsEY IN sTOCKTONS HANDS.
THE DELEGATION FOR MR.ThDEN, HOWEVER, IL HE
WANTS IT DADLY-A NOISY AND TUHDULENi
CONVENTION.
IRON TIE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRrDUSE'I
TRENTON, n. j., May 20.-The outcome OF the
Convention held here to-day justified In the main
the predictions made yesterday but tho pro-
pheccs of orderly behavior were far from BENG lui
filled The proceedings throughout were con-
Quoted in an inebriated Democratic way. a ec"
eral and indscrimnate sot-to was only avoided by
nh adjournment before the business on hand was
finished.
Nothing of consequence happened In the morn
ing. except some slate-brcakng in tho llld Dlsuct
and the defeat of the Hon. A. A. .Smalcy in tho
Newark caucus Mr.. Smallcy was considered Ill u
special way the representative OF MI Rahuoiph
and Mr.. Kelsey had made himself conspicuously ac-
tive in his behalf. Under the circumstances the
triumph of ZulicB the short-hair candidate was
sionifcant 1t began to look as If Mr.. Kaluolph
was going under with the other favorite sons
When the delegates came together there was no
time wasted Tho opening prayer was dispense"
with and Judge Tccsc as chairman. delivered the
usual address on Fraud, concluding with n cautious
alluslOn to possible Presidents from New-JerSey,
which elected 10 applause, because tho friends OF
each dark horse suspected that the chairman It.
ferred to some other mans animal.
Immediately after the speech, tho Convention
was startled by the formal resignation Of the State
A dnlnratp from Union. who evil
IDENTIFY in the secret at once moved that the resoiu-
tion he accented and that now State COMMITTEE
be appointed by the chair. This drew out Vollcy
of amendments, and amendments to amendments
and substitutes and in five minutes the convention
had broken wildly away from the control OF the
chairman and all restraints of parliamentary and
every other law.
SCENE or MUCH TURMOIL.
The confusion was checked at last by Senator
Homer. whose motion to table the resolution went
through with n hurrah. Mr.. Randolph had met
with another discontinue
Major Yard of Monmouth, now stepped forward
with the stock resolution to refer all resolutions
without debate to a committee; but the Convention
had already tasted the JOY OF ntcrance anu was III
no humor to keep quiet. Then up rose Captain
Bryce the Hob0kcn.novClist. purple with suppressed
emotion and after him Eddy Mcdonald, ltudsons
young son of thunder to plead for free speech Inc
motion was hOwlcd down. Now was Detective
Tagrerty's opportunity and he handed resolution
to the secretary to be read but the chair Judcl-
ously ruled that the regular order had precedence
and so the committees were named, and the liag-
gerty motion slept through the recess.
When the Convention Tcassembcd, Judge Ieese
was made permanent chairman, and with him n
score Of vice prcsdcnts, among them Captain Isaiah
Ryndcrs whose name was greeted with an appr'-
ciativc roar from the Threats Of thousand states
men. When the Captain reached the stage, that
| Great man. George Thompson. Of Bordcntown lifted
vast acreage of waistcoat above the gallery rail-
ing. and said: "Mr. Chairman, fifty years ago
voted for Martin Van Buren,. and so did Captain
Ryndcrs Therefore ! propose three cheers for
Coptoin Isnah Rynders0 The logic of this PROPOSE
ton took the Convention by storm, ana the cheers
were delivered with Will -,
Mr. Haggcrty emerged from the uproar win Nlo.
lent demands for the reading Of ms resolution D"t
! the regular order once more got the best OF him
| THE PLAIFOEM FOR 1880.
| This time the regular order was tho resolutions,
which were vigorously drawn. AZ they wcro read
loud applause greeted tho declarations in favor of
State Rights and tho two-thirds rule, and thn do
nunlcations of fraud" and troops" Tho rcso-
| lutiOns were as follows:
First-Resolred. That tho Democracy ofNew-Jorscy
| reasscrt the principles Of constitutional govern
ment civil and religious liberty, and the equal
rights OF the people 70 M we ,n wy npd"S
the Republic, aud to perpotuato when Is the aim
the mission aud the sacred duty OF the Democracy.
| SecOnd-RcsOlred That the preservation Of tho
| Stntes aud the maintenance OF their ROV-
ernments are =, as much within tho design
tho Union and the maintenance OF the National
Government that the Constitution in all its prOYl-
sOns looks 10 an indissOnDlo Union composed OF IN
destuctble StatCs that the Government crea ed by
the Constitution was not designed for tho regulation
of matters of purely local that the States
are fully competent 10 provide for the due admins
frat Nor Of
their own courts IA we'll as tho regulation OF high
| ways, schools, hospitals and charitable institu-
tiOns that the interference by Congress with the
| States in the administration Of their governments
aud the enforcement of their laws with reSpcc, to
matters which the jurisdiction was not surren-
dered to the United States, Is not authorized by the
| Constitution or any Of the amendments and the
attempt to enforce such legislation by partisan
Judiciary is n dangerous usurpatIOn, destructive OF
tho liberties Of the people and, If persisted In, will
result in reducing tho States 10 nero municipal cor
poratOns, thus eifcctually destroying the Govern
:Hird-Rcsoirrd That FREQ and fair ballot is the
| riRut preventative of all rights. We denOunce all
pleas and subterfnges for surrounding the polls with
troops, IN imitation of Imperial usurpots and with
petty officials clothed with the arbitrary power OF
arresting citizens MS pretexs OF the enemies OF free
ELECTIONS, whose aim II Is 10 pfcvent an untram-
melted expression Of tho popular will by u terror
izing and tyrannical system. We demand free
ballot as the III llenable right of freemcn:
| FOurH-ResOlred, That the widespread disaster
that followed the temDOrlznG financial policy of
tho Republican party and its legalized reputation
have served to vindicate the Democratic doctrine
that a sound currency with specie basis Is tho
best means of securing business stability and per-
manent prosperity, and TO this doctrine We adhere.
We favor economy In administration as the best
means of strengthening the Government credit aud
tightening the burthens of the people. and we are
opposed to all mOnOpOlies, class legislation and
subsidies, which disturb the equal operation of the
laws Of trade create unequal privileges or interfere
with tho legitimate opportunities Of honest labor
and private enterprise.
Fft-ResOlrcd, That We look to the Democratic
National Convention for q Presidential candidate
who will represent the foregoing principles and
whose election will secure their renewed ascend
ancy in the administration, believing that through
their observance alone the government, long per-
verted from its original and true purpose can DO
restored to the purity, simplicity and justice which
should distinguish our republican institutions
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