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

NOW LOrk RcpuOAAO0nS
Saratoga. 2O-The republican state
COMMITTEES, by q votS of Is TO IA, selee ted
ex-senator MAIDEN ss temporary CHAIR
man NJ the convention. Cornell men
vofed for Senator Pitts. The Cornell
Wsdswortb people announced that they
will fght on The question OF temporary
oroanizat;on. and in that case the
siEenoth Of Foleer men will be developed.
The republican stste convention wss
.sI1eS TO order By B. Plat Carpenter,
and the roll Of delegates called.
When the roll was concluded George
r. Sharpe said the state committee had
decided 10 recommend IS temporary
chairman E. L. Madden, and he nomi-
mated him.
Warner Miller said he did not think It
the province If the state committee to
dictate who shall be temporary chair
man. He would not speak Of the infu-
ences that had brought about this sug-
Testiou, 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Sharpe repealed the suggestion that the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 261, Pitts
243. Maiden was conducted to the chair
and made brief address. Committees
were appointed, and Hepburn read q
Communication from the Anti-monopoly
committee, which was rot well received.
At AIS the convention was called TO
order. A communication from the
Brooklyn young mems republican club
was presented by Delegate Tate, CT that
city, for the consideration Of the eonven-
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
4.35, when the committee on contested
seats presented It's 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 there
was not 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 10 go to q primary
or to the polls. Daggelt demanded the
delegation be given its rights, and said
the contest was preposterous and absurd.
If right wss not done, he promised that
while the Kings County republicans
would support the ticket, what
ever it might be, yet in
tie district il question republicans
would refuse to vote and would let the
| rsg tag and bobtail ran The machine.
Lswson, Of the committee, said DsggetPs
speech was presented TO the committee
and thoroughly denied and controverted
! Gentlemen, l have had in my long eX-
Perience in New York much to do with
/ frauds st primaries. LCheering 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 MISTER TO the convention. d
Tee report WAS finally agreed TO; Eyes
/ 24S, nays 246. In the case Of Seneca
County Lawson said the committee re-
Commended the contestants be admitted
A membe Of the committee on credeb-
tials favored the sitting delegates, anc
said be desired to make 8 minority re-
port in their favor. a desultoTy discus
sion followed Que. ton was called arc
the chairman said it was as 10 the adop
ton of toe report Of the committee
Delegates insisted that motion TO cub
stitute the minority report had beer
made. The chairman said th'
motion was made 100 late. Great
confusion ensued, and amid cheers sLC
Kisses the chair said the rules which con
trolled the convention did not provide 70
the presence of policemen to put dOwl
disorder, but they were such rs all gen
tlemen would obey He then announces
that the ayes and nays had been called OF
the question Of the adoption Of the repor
Of the committee, which resulied-aye
I'll, nays 272 The chairman then, amil
applause, declared the report Of the com
mittee rejscted. The temporary chair
man was then continued az permanen
chairman. Pitts being defeated 70
temporary chSirmsn declined th
offer of permanent chsirmanshiI
The convention rejected the motion 70
another recess, and proceeded 20 vote 70
a candidate for governor. First bsllo
resulted az follows: Judge Folger, 223
Alorzo 3. Cornell, $50; james w
Wsdsworth, SO; John II. Starin, 10
John G. Robinson, s. Necessary t
choice, 249.