New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-22
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION.
THE CONTEST BETWEEN JUDGE HoADLY AND GEN

THE CONTEST BETWEEN JUDGE HoADLY AND GEN
ERAL WARD.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNE'l
Co1uMBts OHIO, June 21-George Hoadly, OF
Cincinnati, was nominated by the Democrats to-day
for Governor after a struggle that could not nave
h.n more fierce OF turbulent without becoming
riot IL lasted five hours, and was hot from the
start Yesterday and to-day had been one 10 the
candidates and to most of the delegates. CROWDS
suroed at the public resorts all night long. Excite
ment never abated. The arrival OF dlvided dele-
CATION from Cincinnati stimulated dlckering from
early in the evening Couriers were running All
night from the rooms of the candidates and back
again with reports and propositions from tne
various delegations Nearly every one wanted some
thing This tended in some degree to shake ale
giances. Hoadlys purpose was to make up for the
Cincinnati detection. He did not apply hlnseh
at first to getting back that support, but showed
himself shrewd leader by seeking to make such
inroads elsewhere as to force Cincinnati TO support
him bodily or suffer the Illumination OF his nom-
nation without such support de assumed that no
part of the delegation would consent TO be In
certain minority. His purpose in this respect was
ultimately accomplished, but not until alter the
fighters had asserted themselves in convention.
General Ward was apprlsed of these tactics. and
although he devoted himself actively to holding
his own, which would have kept him in the lead,
he had neither the fertility of resource nor the
means of execution that Hoadly possessed. The
result was that while he apparently holding
fast to Cincinnati delegates whose loyalty he dld
not question: we're slipping away from hm. Inc
nights confusion and the temptations of bargaining
made traitors in the veterans camp. There were
not many of them. but enough to give HoadIy
the advantage. Estimates early last night put
Ward about thirty votes ahead, but still
twenty votes short of majority. 1t
oh nd
on the first ballot would have the hurrah when the
second roll call began. This was to be important
if for no other reason than that Hoadly and Ward
were running a neck and neck race and were both
within few votes of majority.
ASSEMBLING OF THE CONVENTION.
The convention hall was crowded al 10 o'clock
this morning. Bloodshot eyes and dis ordered linen
were as common in the galleries as on the hoor.
There was sitting room upstairs for probably 400
people; not less than 600 forced their way up.
The rail in front was utilized for seats all
the way round; the aisles were packed
and solid mass of heads reached to tho wall 1t
was impossible down stairs for fully half the dele
gates to get seats. The passage WAYS were blocked
from the door to the stage and on the stage there
was hardly standing room. The dOorkeepers were
vigilant in ordering cigars to be thrown away as
they were in taking tickets, but they could not
strip pockets and before the proceedings began
tobacco smoke rising from all parts of the hail.
mingled with the smell of clothes dampened by
sharp rain and fumes that told how nerves had
been quieted during the trying labors of thirty
hour&
DIFFICULTIES OF THE CHAIRMAN
II was not more than fifteen minutes after the
appointed hour when Chairman Irvine's round
figure and ingersoll-like head pushed their way
from the left OF the stage to small table in front
Tie hall was in an uproar, delegates clamorng for
seats and the stout resistance OF their occupants
was elciting vocferous entertainment from the
galleries The chairman pounded the table with
cane; be might have whispered with as m uch
effect. lull in quarter seemed to redoube
confusion In every other stouter cane was handed
from the back part of the stage, and after
covering the table with dents the chairman was
able to let 1t be understood that he had something
TO saw Then the noise slowly subsidized When
something like order came, q wiry, Tasplng voice
from the gallery filled the hall with dyspeptic pro-
test against smoking. The gallery crowd took up
the cry and he was bold man who kept his cigar
putting under that fusilade. Five minutes were
probably wasted in this performance. for which the
chairman made up by calling, the convention to
business without the aid of prayer After
the report of the Committee on Perma-
Dent Organization. the oak cudgel was
banded over to Mr.. McSweeny, who was TO hold
the reins over the convention. His quaint dis
claimer of hedge of parliamentary tactics aud
the trustful manner in which he threw himself on
the consideration and goodwill OF the hungry,
eager factional assemblage before him, were hardly
less udicrous than the grotesque attitudes with
which his long body emphasized the periods OF his
salutatory. The stage crowd had followed out q
space too small for him, and he bumped against
friends on side and then Oh tho other. and
at the climax of his ardor nearly
sfuynhled the fOOtIi glltS Applause
was quick, scarcely sentence failing
to call it out and the old Scotcaman was heated
by it into redness OF face and extravaganza of
gesture in which the cane played part OF danger
to those within its reach.
WRANGLING OVER TILE PLATFORM.
Time was lost waiting for the Committee on Res
olutions which had been wrangling all night over
the platform. The mass Of delegates cared little
about that and when no one responded To the call
Tor report. voice from the Cincihhau quarter
moved to 60 10 the next order of business This
was done and the delegations announced
their choice of members of the State Com
mittee Mr. McSweeny called again for the
Committee on Resolutions. There was pause OF
an instant and then motion to proceed with busi-
ness was again proposed.
do you know what the next order of business
hfD asked Mr.. McSweeny, raising warning finger
cheer from all over the hall answered him. " II
Is" he went on. as though imparting information
the prosen tation Of candidates"
p" That's what we want" some one shouted. aud |
the crowd yelled. Mr. McSweeny said that the
Governor led the list. Another spasm of cheering |
was succeeded by the only silence of the |
day. Even until this moment the candidates |
were wary of each other No one stepped |
forward. The announcement of the order |
peated, but without response. After an expectant
moment delegate moved to proceed to baloting.