The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-09-21
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Now York Republicans.

Saratoga. 2O.-The republican state
com mittee, by q vote of Is to IA, selec ted
ex-Senator MAIDEN as temporary chair
man of the convention. Cornell men
voted for Senator Pitts. The Cornell
Wsdsworth people announced that they
nil 6,ht on the question OF temporary
a ",re cation. and in that case the
sfEenotb of Folger men will be developed.
The republican state convention was
esIIe6 to order by B. Plstt Carpenter,
and the roll OF delegates called.
When the roll was concluded George
r. Sharpe said the state committee had
decided to recommend as temporary
chairman E. L. Madden, and be nOmi-
mated him.
Warner Miller said ne did not think it
the pro vince Of the state committee to
dictate who shall be temporary chair
man. He would not speak Of the infu-
eEces that had brought about this sug-
RestIou, bat would nominate Edmund l..
Pitts, and asked for the ayes ard nays.
Sharpe repealed the suggestion that the
nomination Of Madden had been i'm
PEELED by another reason than those in
the interest Of harmony and good feel
ing. He seconded the motion that the
ayes and nays b. called. The motion
was adopted.
The vote resulted, Madden 26I, Pitts
243. Maiden wes conducted to the chair
and made brief address. Committees
were appointed, and Hepburn read a
Communication from the Anti-monopoly
which was rot well received.
At 4.25 the convention was called TO
order. A communication from the
Brooklyn young mems republican club
was presented by Delegate Tate, Of that
city, for the consideration Of the conven-
ton. The delegate said the paper came
from $500 republicans who held no
Office and were not for sale. Charm an
The chair would say no republican is
ever in the market. (Applause.J The
committees were not ready to report, and
the convention was kept waiting until
4.S5, when the committee on contested.
seats presented its report in favor of the
admission of contestants from Kings
County. Albert Dsggett, leader of the
Cornell men, from Brooklyn, moved to
disagree with the report, and said thers
was not q shadow of reason for the con-
test. If such things are to be done in
Kings County, it will be impossible to
find decent person TO go to primary
or to the polls. Dsggelt demanded the
delegation be given its rights, and said
the contest was preposterous and absurd.
If right was not done, he promised that
while the Kings County republicans
would support the ticket, what
ever it might be, Jet in
the district II question republicans
would refuse to vote and would let the
rag tag and bobtail ran The machine.
Lswson, of the committee, said Dsggett's
speech was presented to the committee
and thoroughly denied ard controverted
Gentlemen, have hsd in my long ex-
Perience in New York much to do with
frauds at primaries" LCheeriBg and
laughter that interrupted the speech and
cries OF ''question."] Lawson continued:
: l made little slip Of Ike tongue in
leaving out the word Investigating fraud,
but leave the matter TO the convention"
TIE report was finally agreed to; lyes
24S, nays 246. In the case OF Seneca
County Lawson said the committee re-
the contestants be admitted
A member Of the committee on eredeh-
tials favored the sitting delegates, and
said he desired to make s minority re-
port in their favor. a desultoTy discus
S4OD 4BllOWSNs NtuC= btJu y hS ChllOO nLu
the chairman said it WIS as TO the adOp-
tion of toe report Of the committee.
Delegates insisted that motion to sub
stitute the minority report had been
made. The chairman said the
motion was made 100 late. Great
confusion ensued, and amid cheers ard
Kisses the chair said the rules which con-
tTolled the convention did not provide for
the presence of policemen TO put down
disorder, but they were such as all gen
tlemen would obey He then announced
that the ayes and nays had been called on
the question Of the adoption Of the report
Of the committee, which resulied-ayez
I'll, nays 272 The chairman then, amid
applause, declared the report OF the COM
mittee rejected. The temporary chair
man was then continued az permanent
chairman. Pitts being defeated for
temporary chsirman declined the
offer of permanent Craftsmanship.
The convention rejected the motion for
another recess, and proceeded TO vote for
q candidate for governor. First ballot
resulted as follows: Judge Folger, 223;
Alonzo 3. Cornell, $50; James W.
SO; John II. Starin, 10;
John G. Robinson, 6. Necessary to
choice. 249.