New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-19


SARATOGA, June 1s.-After the bosses COM
pleed their deal early this morning the interest
in the preliminary proceedings of the convention
almost died out There was no longer any expecta-
ton of contest in the afternoon session. The day
was hot and as the delegates wended Their way 10
the town hall they all sought the shady side OF the
street. Among those in the throng were noticed
several State officials not seen here yesterday
Among the workers were Deputy Treasurer bacKus,
Deputy Attorney General Maynard, Public Works
Superintendent Stranahan with number of his
assistants Dep1ty Controller Benedict, and severa!
department clerks. The hall would hold only about
700 people, that Onehalf the outsiders could hoU
get in. There a general agreement that II sara
toga expects conventions to como here IL should
furnish decent hall The ALBANY Phalanx
dndes were admitted early to the hall to shout for
Cleveland They found the atmosphere so hot that
many of them sat with their coats off. At 13O p.
m. when chairman Manning, wearing a dark suit
with white tie, and looking conStitutionally tired,
raped the convention to order, several hundred
men were vigorously tanning themselves. Ihun-
derbolt" Norton, with a cigar pointing upward at
angle of 45 degrees sat conspcuously on the lelt
of the chairman. Norton was ono of Tweed's favored
Senator'S He is now an earnest Cleveland man.
On the other side of the house sat Tim Campbell
wearing his usual placid smile and white tie, Inn
is now Cleveland reform delegate, but he was
formerly one of Tw eeds trusted ieutenants in the
Legislature, where he is said to have grown rich.
Across the aisle from Campbell sat Edward Cooper,
with Commissioner Thompson by his side. Both
men part their hair in the middle and wear closely
cropped boards. Busy :" jolly good fellows" who
spend money freely, they are immensely popular
with the boys" Captain John K. Fellows, OF the
late Confederate Army and spokesman for Ihomp-
SON. sat next to him. AS an Assistant District-At-
tOrney' under Mr. McKeon, Fellows was Obliged TO
keep quiet at political meetings, which was great
inhictiOn to him; but under Mr. Olney his sharp
tongue is allowed to wag it will fol Cleveland
and Thompson Assistant District-Attorney Fitzger
aid sat next to Fellows AS witness of the deal
with Kelly the silvertOngued Grady sat In front OF
THOMPSON and discussed with him and eX-COrpora-
ton Counsel Whitney the terms of resolutions to be
offered. Jimmy" Oliver the Tombs lawyer. who
also wears a white tie and has shining pate, was
Aanked by County Clerk keenan, and his deputy
Beattie, all for Cleveland. Jarvis Lord, of the old
Canal Ring, wearing white tie and side whiskers
and looking like preacher, occupied conspicuous
seat Near him sat Willard Johnson, another mem
Der of the old ring. They still for reform and
will work for Cleveland. Contractors Cunningham,
and Flynn of the Public Works Department In
spectors Babcock and Hamilton and host OF other
city officials appeared among the Cleveland dele
gates "Billy" Dwyer and /" jim" Dunno, the two
ex-pugilists OF Brooklyn, with Pat Hayes, " Tom
Lowery and other well known Kings County pol
lticians marshalled by Senator Jacobs. occupied
front seats
KELLY AND MLAUGHLIN REMAIN OUTSIDE
" Boss Mclaughlin, like Boss Kelly, renamed
out of the convention hall. They had given their
orders and knew what was to DO done. Purroy,
the iawbreaker. the dignifed MARITIME. "Pat "
Keenan Andy" White and Others who were last
in Saratoga as Tammany delegates now came as
County Democracy representatives. 81 can't keep
track of those New-York fellows" said Congress
man Lewis Beach. "They jump from one hall to
another like grasshoppers looking for fodder"
"Jimmy" O'Bren and many of the Flower men
found themselves on the outside of the convention.
Tom" Walsh, MOrrissey's old lieutenant
Harry" Ford "Tony" Hartman and ex-Ader-
man Cavanagh who told the Mayor of Montreal
that he had to cut and curve in Now-York politics
or he would get left"l were among the Cleveland
delegates. In fact, all the wel-knOwn Democratic
workers conspicuous since the days of Tweed were
TO he seen on the floor of the convention.
When order was secured Mr. Manning announced
William E. Smith as the choice of the State Com
mittee for temporary chairman. There was no OPP
position, and he came to the platform. lie IS a
rather tail young man, with light mustache' ana
hook nose, and wore cutaway coat. Inc prlhcl-
pal thing he had to say for his party was TO charge
that Hancock had been defeated by bribery ana
dersve character. lie did not propose 10 VlhdiGale
Hancock. The roll of delegates was then called
and the name of Samuel j. Illden, IT,, OF Columbia
was cbeered When the Ninth District OF
Kings was called a gentleman stepped forward
and protested that the sitting delegates from tnaU
district were the product OF fraud, bribery anu cor
ruption The chairman finally awakened TO the
fact that the gentleman was out of order.
MIR. PURCELL ENTEEs PROTEST.
William Purcell the Democratic nestOr of Mon
roe County 7and the Editor of The EOcheSter Cn'on
who was beaten by the Cleveland machine at the
Buffalo convention and afterwards saw his success
full machine opponent Judge Maynard) buried
under an adverse majority of 10000, was loudly
cheeIed, when his name was called lie arose ana
stated that the regular delegates would not partic
pate in the convention unless accorded their full
rights The State Committee had outraged decency
in admitting from Rochester n cOntestlng Cleve-
land delegation, allowing them one-halt the votes
This was second indication OF the smouderhg nrey
of discomfort. John kelly's name was received
with upTOariOus applause; III comparison WIN
which that accorded Commissioner Thompson was
faint General Faulkner, and other Flower men
were cheered. showing that the Flower enthusl-
aSn had not all died down. =
Committees were appointed by the delegates OF
each Congressional district, thus rObblng the tenn
norary chairman of any power. Captain Fcllows
announced that the New York representatives had
agreed to appOrtOn the city delegates as IolloWs ;
n TO Tamnany, 81 10 the County Democracy, ana
10 to Irving Hall. The show then closed and the
delegates poured out in the hot sun TO wait until
the evening session. .
Soon after adjournment the Committee on Resolu-
tions met at the United States Hotel, Nelson .;
Waterbury presiding. The committee was addressed
bv John ". Kehoe, NJ. Hall and George Blair, They
requested that the committee incorporate IN the
resolutions plank in opposition TO contract con
yict labor in prisons, in favor of shortening the
hours of labor on State works. prohibiting the en-
ployment of children under thirteen years 0I @ ago
In factories and denouncing the bringing OF aborers
from abroad under contract to work at low wages
The delegates from the XVlth Congressional Dis'
tee be requested to devise plan to elect delegates
hereafter to the National Convention from Con Con
gressOnal Districts instead OF by the otate Ooh, on
yention, as at present. This was referred 10 'ne