New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-11
NEW-YORK AT CHICAGO.
ACTION OF DISTRICT CONVENTIONS
UNpLEDGED DELEGATES FROM TIE III
r.NIIToN FISH, JR., AND b. PLArr CAHriN H."
sFIFcTED-AN ANTI-PAYN CONVENTION


srIrcTFD-AN ANTI-PAYN CONVENTION
IFRoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT of inn he 1n'-tu
PouGHKEEPsIE, n. Y. April lo.-ino nopuDn ,'n
80 of tho with Congressional District Columbia
Dntcbess and Putnam Countiesl met here to-day 10
nominate delegates TO the Republican Na'iOn"l
Convention The Convention was called 10 oiuo "
by Henry NJ. Swift, esq, of Union Nae' Nna ,n
man of the Congressional Committee WHO ~ su
awe are for the first time called together TO CHOOSE
delegates to National Convention Accoiuns "
tbe manner in which we perform the duty VIII the
new system commend itself to the people ana 'ne
marty NJ large For the first time you nave voice
directly in shaping the deliberations OF the party
and selecting its candidate for President. AS 0nai
man of the District Committee call TINS CohNen-
ton to order and nominate the Hon. Jonn D'
butcher as its President"
Mr.. butchers nomination was received with ap-
plause and il was unanimously agreed TO.
FISH AND CARPENTER SELECTED
The nomination of delegates TO Chicago being III
order NJ A. Fowler, of this city, SAID; 'SNo
Measure in presenting the name of one VINO mas
f,an renresented this county and this district ana
one who think will fairly represent the sentiment
of the whole district nominate She Hon. Is. flalt
Carpeptern Applause followed Mr.. Fowlers re-
marks. when Judge Wood, County Judge OF fut-
nam. rose and said 1t may be considered pre-
sumptuous for little Putnam County 10 come u 'n
front among the other giant counties and oher can
ddate delegate but is not the number OF No'es
which counts on election night. III one county
casts hundred thousand votes for one canduate'
md hundred and five thousand for another' the
man ,vno has the hundred thousand loses. Putnam
is small in votes but large in maJonties. Inns Is
the first time that Putnam County has asked any
thing of a district convention. L remember when
Dutchess and Columbia nominated Putnam man
for Office but regret to say he got left. But IL
was not the fault of Putnam County that he was
left she gave him majority. remember anothcr
occasion when a distinguished Dutchess county
man was nominated and he got left, but futham
gave him majority. / remember how last fall we
met here and with great apparent unanlmlty NOM
mated Columbia County man, but on election uay
Putnam County was the only one that gave MN u
majority Please remember this to the credt OF
Putnam County" At this point Mr.. Wood resumed
his seat. when there were loud cries of name
namep Mr.. Wood rDse again amid much laughter
md said name Hamilton Fish, jr That time
came very near being left" Loud applause ana
mnch laughter.l J. Rider Cady, OF Columola
County, seconded both nominations.
The Chair put the question and the convention
elected b. Platt Carpenter and Hamilton tlsh, IT,
as delegates to the National Convention by ACCLAIM
atiOn. =,
Isaac Sisson nominated Willard II. Mase as Mr.
Ca1penter's alternate and William Wood nominated
j. Wilton Brooks, of Putnam County, as hamilton
Fishs alternate, and both were elected
Henry NJ Swift offered his resignation as one OF
the Congressional Committee, but the convention
would not accept it, Mr. Swift said he supposed
he was bound to accept the decision but up to this
date he supposed he had been living in a free
couptry The Chair told Mr. Swift that some men
seek honors and Others have honors thrust upon
them. George Esselstyn was elected one ol I olo
Committee i'm place of John w. Hoffman, deceased
a resolution expressing decided preference for
MIR. BlaiDe's nomination was latd on 5le raoe 0 f
Putnam said he thought it might be gratIyng ioI
the Republicans of this district to know tne G1olce
nj the members of this convention for President
lie moved that the roll be called, and the delegales
respond by naming their candidate for rTesdeht.
He said: We have shown that we are an ; naIinon
ious we know no factions, and have no divisions.
When the roll is called fter the Chicago convention
we will all be for the nominee But before IL Is
held we are entitled TO our individual Opinions
LEI ms make manifest our preferences as an express
sion of the sentiment of the district, aud for the
guidance of our representatives. , ,,,o,.od +o cd
Stephen Baker, of Putnam, then moved 10 ad-
iourn and the motion was carried
TALKS WITH THE DELEGATES.
After the convention adjourned Hamilton Fish,
,r was asked whether he had any preference for
President. He replied: I" / am committed to no
man either directly or indirectly. have made no
promises whatever nor will make any. shall go
into the Chicago Convention untrammelled IN any
way and shall cast my vote for the best interests of
the Republican party"
b. Platt Carpenter said: l am not committed to
any men or any man. If should favor any one
man at this time something might might happen
six weeks from now that would change the whole
aspect of affairs. Therefore deem it wise to go TO
fbe Chicago Convention and hold allegiance to the
best interests of the Republican party only"
The Convention was in every respect thoroughly
and overwhelmingly anti-Payn. 1t was stated by
those who know that Mr.. Payn's whole aim is for
Logan for President and Alonzo Is. Cornell for Vice
PRESIDENT 1t would have made no difference who
he championed. he would have been beaten:
The Republican Assembly Convention OF Dutch
ess County elected X. +. Wilkinson, John !.
ylatt, George Innis. Allen II. Hoffman. and Wm. H.
Hopkins delegates to the State Convention
THE XXIXTH DISTRICT FOR BLAINE