New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-28
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BUFFALO Sept. 27.-The Democratic Convention
met .o-day at noon in Saengerfest Hall. which ac-
commodated vast audience on the ii0or. where the
convention itself was only fraction of the crowd
and in the galleries, which were packed with News
York men, mostly the forces OF Iammany trioeS'
Rival bands of music stationed IN the opposite
galleries. and played alternately while the braves
fought their way through the entrance ooors'
where the arrangements for admission were p:oo-
ably the worst ever seen in State Convention
The hall Is said by proud Buffalo people to be the
best in the State The acoustic properties are ad-
mlrable. and the Tammany yell rang back full and
loud from overhead. The stal wart form of Captain
Clipchy. of the New-YorS Police, was visible. Inc
captain was in charge of force OF detectives Who
were here to see that the thieves didn't reap such
harvest as they did IN Rochester In 1870 "Ihey
are all here" said one of the detectives, but they
aren't going to do anything from which 1t would
appear that the thieves were for harmony TOO
When Mr. Manning, the chairman of the State
Committee appeared on the platform. which was
about forty minutes after the hour appointed, lie
was greeted with general applause. The announce
nent of Alfred c. Chaplin, of Kings County, as
temporary chairman was well applauded. Every
one looked at the young speaker WIN
n good deal Of interest. lie spoke IN
a low, clear voice, with the manner OF man
who is sure of himself and of what he wants
10 saw His speech, which was soon seen TO be an
argument for the State administration. was as
nossionless as a recitation. of the multiplication
table. schoolmaster reading list of prizes would
have shown more fire. A spectacle less suggestive
of the ordinary speech from Democratic war
horse eonld hardly be imagined. The speech re-
ceiyed careful attention, however and was warmly
applauded several times, especially at the reference
TO Governor Cleveland.
SAMPLES OF DEMOCRATIC HARMONY.
In the roll-call that followed the name of Samuel
7 TildeD. ir, was wildly applauded. though he Is
only the nephew of his uncle. Messrs Chapn'
Faulkner and Others were applauded. When the
names of the New-York delegates came to be called
Tho factions showed their teeth at each other as
they continued to do during the day. though every
body knew they would not bite. When the hrst
Tammany delegate, Patrick q. Duty, was called,
Francis L. Stetson and announced That Judge
Dnffy's seat and the seats OF thlrty-three
other persons on the roll were coh-
tested. [Howls1 Then Senator Grady, the
beefy vounp statesman who acts as spokesman Tor
Tammapy Hall got up and announced a contest OF
The seat of Francis I.yde Stetson and thrty-seven
others on the roll More howlsl Then Judge John
Callahan on behalf of Irving Hail. contested all the
seats Laughter this time rather than howis.I In
this way the seats were contested all around ana
evidently there to be another old-tlme argu-
1nent before the Committee on Contested seats
There was harmony with vengeance when John
Kelly,s name was called, the familiar Tammany
roar swelled until 1t hlled the whoie HAIL. o was
cbeered again and again.
SHARP CONTEST OVER A SMALL MATTER.
There followed long struggle over the appoint
ment of the Committee on Contested Seats. lam
MANY was anxious to have the members chosen ny
delegates in each Congressional district. and not by
tho chairman. contested delegations taking no part
Every one seemed willing to concede tins, out eX-
Mayor Cooper was desrOus that no precedent
should be made by which paper contracts should
be used in future years to throw delegations ouI oi
the preliminary organization in THIS way. lie
,hrafore son oht TO except New York from the OPP
orat;op of the resolution and the result was IN In
volvsd debate. which tired the convention, on
noint of no possible consequence Some bitter
things were said
Lester b. Faulkner interrupted the harmony Dy
reminding 1ammany that five years ago nc iheSleu
onsittlng as Judge in his own case. lhere were
cries of Sit down at this. and Senator Grady VINO
saw the force of the point laughed behind his iat
hand John Kelly. who sat next hlm 10 prompt
him. seemed to have twinkle OF amusement III MS
owe Grady made the convention laugh by saying
that his memory "ddn't go back that far" and
talked derlsiyely about this "blessed peaceful,
harmonious year of 1888"
The resolution was finally passed, and was as
unintelligible as IL was unimportant' lhis cloSeu
tbe morning session, and the bar-tenders in the
,ample-room down stairs, who were marSnslled
there in military array, each with keg OF beer IN
front of him, did large and harmonious business
REPORT on CONTESTED SEATS
7, ,vas after o'clock when Mr. Chaplin called the
convention 20 order, and ID. Cady Herrick, of
.nanv chairman Of the Committee on Credentials,
r.nor,ed the Murphy delegation from the lst Dis
ty,ct of Rensselaer,, the Stevens or anti-Manning
aelegation from Oneida, and the anu-Manning
Allegation from Onondaga County. The commit
Toe recognized the County Democracy as the
~regniar" organization OF New-1OrA' al
which the Tammany men looked black and Kelly
whispered in the ear of Grady, his telephone, Dut
snnortioned the delegation just as the State Com
,n;t,es aid last night Mr. Henick closed by NOV.
inc tine preyious question upon the report at which
there was great ind dIgnation In the Iammany seats
and cries of "Shame" from some of the cranks II
the galleries. Grady III ie" noV . "oIu'
demanded es ayss ,Sa ana came nAy from M the Tden
stror ghod-and there were a tew-were d0uay tI,s
cheefed The rOllcaIl showed however that 1he rhe
"machinen was holding Its strength well: Inc
vote was test vote Of the strength Of the Tilden-
Cleveland machine, and so was watched with great
,aos six;ag the machine three -fourths vote
All the sitting delegates from New-York voted.
FURTHER HARMONIOUS PROCEEDINGS.
Senator Grady then obtained the floor upon mo-
ton to reconsider the vote, and denounced the de-
esion bv which majority of the party In New-York
was given minority of the votes in the Democratic
Convention. He told. the convention deEantly,
amid great cheering, that regularity was not made
by resolutions. but by the votes that
are cast at the polls. He asked the
County Democracy when their claim Of regularity
bsd ever been ratified at the polls In closing he de-
siared Tammanys absolute loyalty. which no action