New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-21
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.

NOMINATION MADE UNANIMOUS.
TBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIaUNE.I
| SARATOGA Sept 2O-The first business at the
| afternoon session was the report of the Committee
on Gre entails on the contested seats, made by
joan d. Lawson. OF New-Y0rk. The first case
which caused discussion was that of the With Dis
trct of Kings. Albert Daggett made post
| tive speech, claiming that the sitting delegates
were elected by laree majorites and that the con-
test was ridiculous. Chairman Lawson replied
hotly. beginning by saying that he had had " much
to do in years past with frauds at the primaries in
New York" Such burst of laughter followed
that Mr. Lawson was obliged to .ower
| his bulky form into a chair while he and the con-
venton shook over it together. When he got his
voice back, and the ear of the convention he Ge-
cared thar the in this district was one of the
worst be had ever seen.
| George Wren aud E. Packard, of Kings, spoke for
the sitting dceg gates and Senator Ellsworth against
| them. There was il good deal of excited talk, and
| finally the Kings County men succeeded III gettng
the yeas and nays called, although the mass OF the
convention groaned under tile affection. The vote
| proved unexpec edly close-24S votes in favor of
| the committees report ana 246 against 1T. This
United three Folser dictates IN place OF three
anh-Foigr men, and proved to be the only political
change caused by the action of the Committee on
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the committee afterwards the Seneca case.
| There was long squabDlc over this case, ending in
vote of 272 in favor OF the sitting delegates and
PIT against 1t half past six before the consld-
Grafton of this report was concluded
| Then the report of the Committee OH Organiza-
| ton made by Pierre CYAN Wyck, of New-York pre-
sentcd ex-senator Madden permanent chairman.
Tbs announcement vas received with entire ap-
| probation. Mr.. Madden's quaint explosive manner,
| his effectual habit of pounding on the table with
| his cane and his frank way of talking back " at
delegates whenever he thought 1t necessary, had
caused great deal of amusement, and he was by
tEi, time thoroughly popuar chairman.
Another reason was perhaps that he had
no speeches to make, when maize
permanent chairman. George Bliss, Of New-York,
! announced that the Committee Resolutions
| not ready to report, and the convention thus
found itself face to face with the work nomIna-
| tons There followed long period
! of nominating soecches. General Sharpe
came first. and was called to the stage. He read
| from notes n glowing speech i'll eulogy Of Folger,
which was received with enthusiasm by the
Foger men and listened TO with pleasure even
With 1t. Tho best point in il, perhaps
WAS the dextcrous way in which he turned aside
| the fact that Judge Folger did not have his own
| county with him, citing II as proof that he had
| taken no steps to secure his own nomination..
| Senator Pitts, a stout, sturdy nun with clear
| voice and q ready manuer followed for Cornell,
speaking without notes. He cheered number
Of ,rues The votes with Folger, but the real
enthusiasm Of the convention was with Cornell, as
this and other incidents showed. The men who have
| been engaged In nominating Folger have at
no time had real heart in the business. lhe
expression of quiet humor with which John +.
bp rDw y
| while Senator Pitts eulogIzed Governor Cornell,
was instructive to
The other candidates were then presented in due
order; James w. Wadsworth by Eras5ns Clark, the
| beheaded Postmaster OF Utica; John IL. otarin
| by Johu Sikcll, OF Montgomery, aud General John
| c. Robinson by j. c. Edison, OF Broome, while Con-
gresslnan Wood was first eulOgized and then with
| drawn by Martin 1. Townsend, who also served
| notice OH the convention tnat Mr. Wood would be
| candidate again.
HE FIRST BALLOT BEGUN
The roll call began amid in
tense interest, but proved uneventful
enough 1t proceeded in absolute quiet until Rens-
selaer was reached and Congressman Woods thir-
teen votes were given 10 folger. This was, OF
course to be expected after the withdrawal of Mr..
| Woods name but the Foger men cheered the votes
| as gratefully as il they came unasked
The ballot did not dIlfer materially from that son
| temporary chairmanshlp except that number OF
| Cornell men who were under instructions to vote
for Cornell and did not dare to disregard
them. at least ON the first ballot, but
who had voted for Madden III the morning,
voted for Cornell now, as IN duty bound.
Such Wadsworth Stalwarts as voted for Madden III
he morning voted now for Wadsworth In fact
the one feature of the ballot which excited little
surprise was the size of Wads-
.I. otrnll lah
bv votes that had been conceded for
Cornell. Foger received % voIes in Kings County
and 63 IN New York The total vote announced
WAS: Whole number 497 O,weg0 having received
an additional vole necessary to Il choice 249
FolQer 223. Cornell $50, Wadsworth 80, Starn 10,
Robinson q.
One interesting fact showed ITSELF
that the Cornell and Wadsworth
vote amounted to exactly majority OF the conven-
ton 1t may be remembered that the estimate OF
Folger's vote on the first ballot, given III lHE
TRIBUNE dispatches of this morning.
was 2Os. This did not include Con-
gressman Woods 13 votes, which 1T was
supposed would not be gwen TO Folger until the
second ballot. Adding these to IHE TRIBUNE
estimates. it would give Fcger the first ballot
22l or lust votes less than he actually received.
The announcement of the vote was re-
ceved with loud applause by the Foger
men, after which the convention settled
down ouietly to another ballot. 1t was
sun,osed that this would result IN Folgcrs nomina-
ton of course but as he roll call went on and all
sides were seen to be standing firm, "A listless'
apathetic air came over the body, and Tor few
moments there was that lifeless and wearied look
in the hall that is seen in political deadlocks.
"Lo" Sessions wagged his chin and SAID
"Well, we've got some OF the old sltters oi 81 ia
our crowd aud guess can hold out" Inc Toll
call proper showed hardly half dozen changes'ahd
these were ofa tring kind. Three OF the SIX btoome
votes went from General Robinson 70 Cornen anu an,
EnIner aalned one In MnnrOe. one IN OsMcgO anu