Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-12
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
The State CORventIOn-Tamm
ana Irving Halls shown the Cold
ShOuldef-Aelly's COntingent Pre-
pairing TO Leave.

ALBANY. N. Y, October 1I.-At 1:30 this
morning the Committee on Contested Seats
decided, by vote of thirty to fifty, to ad-
NIT the county Democracy delegates from
New York. A resolution, offered by Thos.
f. Grady, to admit one representative from
each delegation was rejected by the same
vote. A motion by John Fox to admit the
Irving Hall delegates was rejected by a
vote OF 80 to 8. David B. Hill, Of Che
mung, has been selected as temporary Chair
man.
At l2:5O the delegates were coming rapidly
into Tweddle Hall. The utmost good bu-
NOR prevails. There was no noticeable
demonstration until the arrival Of Francis
Herman, when there was much cheering,
and the band began to play.
The Tammany delegates met this morn
ing and decided to make their contest In a
regular way by having their credentials
presented in convention, and then appear
ing before the Committee on Contested
Seats. They say they are confident of ad-
mission. at this hour, 1890. the gallery of
the convention hall is packed with the New
York county Democracy almost to the ex-
clusiOn OF everybody else. The State Com
The convention was called to order at
1:2O p. m. by General Lester B. FalkRer.
ID. B. Hill was made temporary chairman
without opposition. he read from manu-
script a short address on taking the chair,
in which he said: ''It will be our first duty
to adjust all questions affecting the right to
representation in this convention, and It is
to be hoped they will be arranged so salts
factOrily and thoroughly, and so plainly,
h,k 4kavw It'll H., lo1 Il
only for to-day, but for all the future"
This forecast Of the sction of the conVen-
tion was received with lively applause.
After the selection of temporary Secreta-
ries the roll was called. Mr.. Falkner, at
the request of the contesting delegations
for New York, moved that the credentials
of all contesting delegations be referred d.
rect to the Committee on Credentials. Car
ried vind VOce without opposition. As the
roll call proceeded the names of prominent
politicians among the delegates were re-
ceived with mingled cheers and hisses At
the conclusion of the call committees were
appointed, and a recess taken until
O'Clock this evening.
The Committee on Permanent OrgaDizs
ton have agreed to report Hon. Erastus
Brooks, of Richmond county, AS permanent
Chairman, but the business of the convcn-
tion is at a stand still in consequence Of the
resolution OF the Committee on Crsden-
tisls to meet at O'Clock to hear the con.
testants from New York. The committee
have consented to allow three hours for
discussion; consequently the Tammsny
delegation, which was ordered
to be ready to start at nine o'clock to NOR
row morning, has not received word to
countermsnd preparations, and await the
report of the committee. Two o'clock to
morrow afternoon is now mentioned as the
A.
manyites.
The convention reassembled at $40 p. m.
but, as it was evident that the Committees
on Resolutions and Credentials would not
be ready to report for some hours, it ad
journed until 10 a. m. tomorrow.