New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-26
.crrov or THE CONVENTION.

TIE FFFORT TO NOMINATE eiI'A'"i1i i'O
rr,~rn-rfE SESSION MARKED BY EXCITEMENT
AND wRANGLING. -,
1-bo entrance 10 Republican Hall. in Thirty third
- ,vos aocked BY a mass of delegates and out
.;7ers long before the hour Of meeting. There was
.o,1 deal # discussion as to what was TO be zone
o,d avery evidence was shown of decided ulH'I-
.,cs of oOinion. There no meetIngo 'he eduers
- ns,,l inst before the county convention meets
,cloc, the hall was packed so full that 1t was
,,Dosslble 70 get even near the door In addlnon
90 the o79 delegates there were several huhureo
outsiders principally friends OF Ioun .
o,p-ia, who came to "snout" for him
ard aid hlm IN any way possible All '"o
-reu-known machine leaders were present among
,rbo,o we're Michael W Burns, Pierre c. Van Wyok'
Ioh, IT Brady. John D. Lawson. Robert G McCord'
Jorohv Patterson. Hurh Gardner, Michael Cregan'
Rorrard Biclin and Jacob Hess, and others
H. El,hu Root. Assemblyman Sprague'
ex-senator strahan, Thomas Murphy Alderman
Hayes and Commissioner Stephenson. Ih3re was
GOOD deal Of excitement from the very oellnnIne'
and the meeting throughout was cons'deraole o4
" ar-garden."
T. ,as ranorted that both William Dowd and l..
NJ. Bates had declined to accept the convention
nomination for Mayor both favoring the
Cnzepy ticket. aul that the lead
ers who favored straight ticket could
Get no respectable Republican to lead such ticket.
THIS left the field clear tor the nomination Of Allan
Campbell. Police Commissioner Joel W. Mason,
who strongly favored a Straight ticket, was made
chairman and Police Justice Scion B smith ana J.
T. Stearns secretaries
w. II. BeIlamy. OF the XTXth District, then
moved the adoption of the following resolution:
whereas The aim Of the Republican party Is hrs,, last
and alwavs honest, efficient ana ecOIOo"i
administration OF public af airs tnd . - .,,. N,
Whereas In any ressOn&ns effort TO secure that enI
.. .unltlf
ing 10 fOrego ali considerations Of partisan adVatSe
WtsreGs Bv uniting witl those citizens who rebel
against late division Of the expected poca sol-
b. wn.ch the several Democratic factions an thl- cy
have patched up their va1'eG harmony t1eI sens ems
th. control Of TGmmany Hall therefore, a.,
Resoped That We 9ere6 ray an ana @ ADOPT @ te ne so sS
and hearty support.
DISCUSSING THE TICKET.
This resolution was greeted with rather faint
cheers. Colonel Charles : Spencer, VINO was stand
ing In his place. was recognized By the chairman.
he said:
.,rVs,t was mRennbcaR a. tic@et ICneers believe
that an eminent merchant who coud nave coinnahugd
~ b!en noninated as our Mayor could have been
e4cled but read to-day with regret the ieter rO ha1
CO. ms intention 70 decline nomination II offered
HIM by this convention Know nH lnau 20 t1 ec ~, i,
wu wise and expedient TO ndorse tne & sT-ca1e9 d
s5eas 5ieke am msnneF wnS in 1ttcs %es rns
party treated by tie IepresentaIVe5 ol @ tnat
tcket-a party that VIII poll 10000 votes DeAeEe
mn tlat ticket can be elected with support IL
vii call Republicans 10 register ana W" -.NV cVua ~
dence trenIs IN the county. but Tolu % an, rhe
some Artrat that some solitary IepuDhcah uOFe
can upon. Therefore move tAat separate Vole
be taken upon eacA domination As lot 4e , %
for Mayor, / don't think ne ls DyInocraO enough 10
tn record Of any Democrat for sCy and honor he
was one OF The ShO, Mr. Beecher sdys AelPeu W
the nominees for Judges Congress, an one GOV,
ernUr Of Western STATE. As for the corOhers "e al
but is pretty good Republican AFTER ali. III may og
sad thar have representation on the ueAel, out
izauOn. which will be Obliged 70 40 the real WoIA
!st these paTor e5sTs g Sa haye aS Ogrienoud
prolonged cheering- II would mGye that ne Ds our
Republican part OF THIS city that poed $4,000 votes IN
1850 lie not 70 have single voice
John DLawson.n a subdued vOice)-We have got
four Republicans on tine ticket now. What the -
is he talking aOOutf
Michae. Burns-I want to know was Allan Camp
bel d Union IL A during the warY -,
Colonel Spencer-I suppose he was. t'e has the
confidence and honor OF every man no knows MN.
Chairman Mason-rhe gentleman from the lst
District asks the question, Was Alan CampDeA
Union man during the wari and Colonel spencer
colonel spencer-Oh, no. 1 say that believe
lie was.
the amendment. The right thing for Jnls cOnyen-
tiOn 10 do adopt pure AM simple the resolution
FIRST offered Colonel spencer asks for represent
afIye Republican tine ticket There are now
the names Of four good Republicans on the ticket
One-haf he ticket almost-and yet he undertakes
10 say that there is Republican upon II. Ihe
Ocjcct OF adopting ts ucket Is 10 prevent the com
p ege restOrat ZION Of the municipal government 10
the control Of Tammany Hal Ii we are 70 adopt
this ticket let Us do IL heartily and cOrdlaIly -
Colonel Spencer-I rise 70 a point OF order. Inc
question must be divided. YOu can't IOg-fou lhls
tnu. through like River ana Harbor DllI.
The Chairnan-I decide Ithat any delegate can
demand a division OF the question.
Mr. CAMPBELL NOMINATED.
There were appeals from the decision, but the
chairman was sustained by large majority OF
the house.
Colonel Bliss-I rise to a point of order
Colonel Spencer-I move 10 nominate Allan
Campbell for Mayor
JOhn d. Lswson-I move to substitute the word
Endorse" So
The Chairman quicklyl-You can't move any
thing until l state the question. The question is
upon the nomination of Allan Campbell for Mayor
Ar. LawsOn-I wanted Mr Spencer to withdraw
Dis amendment 80 that
Mr Spencer Iin a loud voice)-I won't do il.
Michael Buns-I would ike TO know before
We proceed if the XIth District Will support the
heket l want to say that am RESPONSE
bic here or anywhere else Tor Tor wha1
will not support him. will choose nay own
Democrat. daughter and hlsses
The question was then put on the noinlnauOn OF
Mr. Campbell, and it was carried, there being only
sDout three dissenting voices delegate theu
wanted 10 know II a motion would De III ofueI "
fatity the remainder Of the ticket 49,,
Colonel spencer-NO II we have got to take this
phi, We Will take ii IN sections.
W. II. Lehmaler tof the XXIst DistTtct)-l move
Ihen, 10 rati y aud lndOrse tue nomination OF W. A
Butler for County Clerk The truth Is not always
Pleasant, but this Is a great emergency we
hust look in the face the feet tnat not
nly was the existence OF thus organization threat.
Ned, but the Republican party itself IL Is OF
peat Importance that that eminent lqrlsI 1uuge
toger snould be elected. [ADplausel do not ad-
iocate the nomination 01 Butler because
Ike hun but because IL WHl