New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-10


BLOOD.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
ALBANY April 9.-Potters HOTEL u sn'aii 80
trv inn at Slingerlands, this county, was uS'u 90
convention hall by the delegates to the hepuunoal
Congressional Convention to-day Snnseii"" :.
itself is a small place, and was CHOSEN oeo"u'VT y
was feared that if the convention were hoiu III "
bany there might be not Inc rauoa' "
which the delegates were elected had peen 80
6ercely contested that bitter personal enmtles
had been formed Preparations were made, thefe-
fore. at slingerlands to prevent the preak-
;ng mn of the convention by Vloleh'
means. The adherents of the President, VINO
control the regular Republican orghhHaUon
in the county, last night took possession OF inc o
tel. and put guards about all the doors ana VIII
dows of the hall. To-day the railway trans Holi
Albany to Sngerlauds were filled win oeieSa'o'
and their friends Several hundred Repuphcah
polticians congrega.ed about the hotei' uh'i ~
looked as though it were besieged. No one was ad-
ritted 10 the hall unless he exhibited ticket
signed nv the managers of the Arthur organization.
Naturally n majority of the persons IN the nan
in the end were members of this organHatloh' Ahs
precautlon was taken because 1t was Known 'haU
majority of the delegates elected to the convention
favored the sending of delegates who should favor
the nomination of James G. Blame for President
A SCHEME TO OBTAIN CoNThoL
But the Arthur managers c0nciuueu Iha' Wy 0N
cludng some of the Blaine delegates on the grounu
that there some informahty III theil eIeouon'
thew could secure an apparent majority IN the con-
vcnt,on II had been decided by them to object to
tbe recepton of the certificates of election OF the
six delegates from the SixteenthWard OF Albany,al
Blaine men. The plot obvious Ihe other
Blaine men determined that they wouiu
not permit it to be carried out. When the conVeh-
tion hour drew near there was intense exclteiuenU
at the hotel and in the village. lhere
were present directing the operations OF the
TWO forces ex-Mayor Judson, Andrew s. Draper ex-
Sheriff Houck, John +. Smyth, William d. hashei'
Collector Luby. Postmaster Craig ana every o'hel
practical Republican politician i'll Albany County:
Andrew s. Draper, the State Committeeman, ana
Collector Luby led the Arthur delegates, and ex-
Mavor hudson and w. II. Haskell the Blaine dele
gates. Mr. Smyth gave energetic aid TO the Blame
delegates. -. ....z,,,,,,,,
The convention was called to order by Alderman
Mead. of this city, one of the Arthur managers
The calling of the roll of the convention at once
preeipitated conflict. All went well untll Uhe
XyIth Ward was reached. Then Mr.. Mead refused
10 accept the certificates of election held by the
delegates, on the ground that they were signed oy
only one of the two inspectors of election. Cas-
well another Arthur man, of the inspectors, re-
fused 10 sign the certificate, the singular ground
that Blaine men made TOO many challenges
snt was brought against him to compei
him to sign the certificate and he acKhowI-
edged that the Blaine men had $50 votes
and the Arthur men only 120 at the AVlth Nard
urinary. Yet he had determined not to sign the
certificates. On this plea MIR. Mead refused to re-
ceive the certificates of election, although one OF
,be inspectors certified that they were correct
His decision left the vote of the two factions al
most precisely even. Tie majority OF either was
not over one
TWO CONVENTIONS AND FIGHTING.
When vote came to be taken for chairman, Mr
Mead declared that George H. Fits, the Arthur
candidate had received IA votes and William H.
Haskell. the Blaine candidate, only 73. 1t will be
perceiyed that if the six excluded Blaine votes
had been counted, Mr.. Haskell would have
been elected. The Blaine men also dec are that
they had majority of one, even without the SIX eX-
cluded men, and that mlscount was lhtentl0hauuy
made As the "result" was announced the
convention divided into two conventions. lhere
was a scene of great violence and blows were eX-
changed between the delegates. AT last two sepa-
rate conventions were in progress III the nall Each
convention increased its numbers by declaring tnat
certain delegations were contested ana that other
representatives of the districts should be admitted
Thns in a short time each convention had ninety
delegates. The Blaine men elected eX-Sherin
James A. Houck, of Albany, and james Lamb,
Of Cohoes, as delegates to the National
Convention Mr.. Houck recently said
tbat he favored the nomination of Mr.. Blaine for
PRESIDENT and Mr. Lamb is understood to have ex-
pressed the same sentiments. The Arthur men
elected ex-Assemblyman George Campbell, OF 20
hoes. and Assembyman Hiram Griggs, of Guild
erIand, as delegates to the National Convention MI
Campbell was one of the "Spartan Band that
voted for Mr. Conkling for Senator constantly IN
1881 and is a well-knOwn advocate Of the nom
nation of President Arthur. Mr.. Griggs said this
afternoon that in his opinion the real issue at
Slingerlands was Blaine and ant-Blane. He was
opposed to the nomination Of Mr.. Blaine. 1t is
well known. however, that Mr. GT1ggs Is sup
porter of Arthur
A CoNTtsTING DELEGATION THE RESULT.
There will. therefore, be contesting delegations
from the Albany Congressional District at Chicago.
1t is thought here that the Blaine delegation will
be put on the roll of the National Convention,
masmuch as Mr.. Smyth has favored it, and his
influence with Thomas c. Plat, the representative
NJ, Nl,rl in, tln Nniin al lNnmLnIl