Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-23
TELEGRAPHIC
THE SYRACUSE DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION.
The Unterrifed Seemingly Har-
monious.
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RESOLUTIONS.
A Six-Sided Duel Between
Cowboys.

SYRACUSE, Sept. 22.-The Tammany DEL
egates as they filed into the hall this morn
ing were received with cheers and a few
hisses, The Convention was then called
to order. The Committee on Contested
Seats reported that the Committee .recog-
nized the county Democrats as the regular
delegation from New York City, but with
s view to the success of the party at the
polls, and for the purpose Of securing en-
tire harmony, they recommended that the
New York representation be divided as
follows: County Democracy, So; mem
bers Of Tammany, "a; Irving Hall, 10.
The report was unanimously adopted
amidst vociferous applause. The Com
mittee on Permanent Organization re-
ported for permanent Chairman Lester B.
Faulkner. After the address Of Chairman
Faulkner, General Prior presented the
platform, which arraigns the Republican
majority in Congress for failing to reduce
taxation, and favor such a tariff as shall
best serve the interests OF all classes; con-
dennis the River and Harbor bill; declares
that in nominating the Secretary of the
Treasury for Governor We see the Alarm
ing power of the Government to control
the State politics; holds the Republican
| administrator responsible for unredressed
wrongs upon our ~foreign-born citizens;
charges that the Republican party in the
State refused to renominate its Governor
because he dared to use the veto power
against the demands Of a dangerous
moneyed element in the State; favors To-
cal self government OF cities; favors the
passage Of general laws providing for secu-
rity against frauds at elections; declares
that monopolies and corporations should
be held subject to the laws of the States,
and that corporate property should pay
its fair proportion of the public burdens;
supports constitutional amendments; in
favor OF free canals; condemns convict la
| Dor; declares that labor shall have the
same right as capital to combine for its
own protection; declares that the Govern.
ment, State and national, should be re-
stored to the condition it was in during
the primitive days Of the Republic.
John Kelly. in a speech, moved that the
platform be referred back to the Commit
tee for the insertion of a plank condemn
ing the enormous grants OF the public
lands to private corporations. Adopted.
A Duel Fought by Twelve Men.
DENVER, Sept. 22.-The particulars Of a
six sided duel between cowboys has just
reached here, George Howard, the owner
of a herd of 5000 cattle, and John Kelley,
the owner Of a herd of 1000, were driving
in company from Arizona eastward. North
of Trinidad the two herds were separated.
Howard was to follow the Santa Fe trail
to Kansas City, and Kelley was to drive to
Denver. On the route accidental exchanges
had been made, and Howard insisted on
having his stock cut out, but was unwill-
ing to deliver Keeley's, and it was finally
agreed to settle the matter by a battle be-
tween six picked men Of each party. Ac-
cordingly twelve men arranged themselves
on horseback on two sides. SO feet apart,
aud at q signal from their employers the
hght began, At the irst fire four men
were instantly killed. George Lester, one
of Keeley's party, was shot through the
breast, one of Howard's men fell with a
ball through his head and two others of
the same party we're shot through the
heart. The dismayed Howard party, with
the exception of their employer, fed from
the camp. Kelley rode up to Howard and
proposed that they fight it out. Howard
declined, saying that as he understood it
the matter had been settled according to
the terms OF the battle made beforehand.