The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-19
TO CHICAGO.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS.
A Most Harmonious Gathering or the New
York Democrac.
rBy telegraph to the p,spatcn.I

1
York Democracy.
fi,y telegraph to the Dispatch.I
SARATOGA, June 1s.-The Democrat
State Convention was called TO order By
, Daniel Manning, OF Albany. william
: Smith. OF Clinton county, was elected tenn
porary chairman and addressed the Con
vention. The roll OF delegates was tier
called and the names OF ). J. Tiiden, Jr.
and John Kelly were received with ap
plause.
Mr.. Flower denounces Magone's charges
IN the State Committee last night as devoid
Of truth.
A caucus Of the county Democracy and
the State Democracy this morning at &c
o'clock adopted the following resolution:
Whereas the New York county Democra.
cy, meeting with the Democracy Of the State
to name the candidates who shall receive
the vote OF every Democrat and OF ma
lority OF the people for President aud Vice
President Of the United States. is prepared
TO make all necessary efforts a d cOnces-
sions to assure the Democracy OF the State
and nation that the regular organization in
the city OF New York has at heart the true
and largest interest Of the party every
where.
Resolved, That the four members OF this
organization upon the State Committee be,
and they are hereby, appointed a commit
tee with full power TO use all reasonable
| efforts TO secure harmonious representa-
tions for the city OF New York.
! The members are william c. Whitney.
Edward Cooper, Hugbert q. Thompson,
and John keenan,.
An adjourned meeting OF the State Com
mittee met at IL o'cloct at the United States
Hotel. The doors and windows leading to
the room where tn committee held its ses-
sion were thronge1 with crowds OF dele
gates anxious to bear the proceedings. At
the rOl-call OF delegates all the members
were present save five.
Judge Daniel OReilly, Of New York,
was elected sergeant-at-arms OF the Con-
ventlon.
The committee then adjourned to dis.
| tribute the tickets.
| The Tammany delegation held meeting
ut the Grand Union Hotel at l0:30 O'Clock.
| John Kelly presided. Credentials were
presented, and General Spinola announced
that at the conference between the chair
men OF the county Democracy, Tammany,
and Irving Hall respectively, it was agreed
| the representation OF New York county
should be as follows: New York county
Democracy. 81 delegates; Tammany, 81
delegates; Irving Hall. 10 delegates.
ADDRESS or THE TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
Mr.. Smith, on taking the chair, said:
"Gentlemen OF the Conyention,-We
have met to-day under circumstances which
cannot fail to be encouraging to every per-
son who desires the success Of the Demo
cratic candidate at the next election. The
Republican party, by its abandonment Of
those principles which secured it the con-
fidence OF the majority OF the people in
the past, have lost many Of its former
adherents. while the facts which have
been published during the past four
years us to the means and methods
by which the Republican success in
the last national campaign was accom-
plisbed have Convinced the people that
but for bribery and corruption General
Hancock would to-day be our President.
The Democratic party. by its earnest adj
vOcacy of retrenchment and reform in
National and state governments, has
retained all its former strength and gained
many recruits from the ranks OF its cppO-
nent. The importance OF the political
issues OF the present cannot be over
estimated, and the position which The
Democratic party will assume in the COM
ing canvass may be to a great extent de-
termined by your action to-day. Reports
from all parts OF the country show that
thousands OF Democrats in every State OF
the Union are anXiously awaiting the re-
suit OF this Convention. Trusting, gen.
tlemen, that wise councils may prevail in
all YOUR deliberations, thank you for the
honor you have conferred upon me-"
The roll was then called, and the neces-
sary substtutions made. The rules OF the
State Assembly were adopted rs the rules
OF the Convention.
A resolution was adopted providing that
the Committee on Credentials be consti-
tuted OF one delegate from each con-
gressional district, and that no member Of
said committee shall vote upon any ques-
ton affecting his own seat.
William G.. Whitney, OF New York.
offered a resolution TO the effect that
committee composed OF a member from
each congressional dis rict be appointed
to select delegates to the National Conyen-
tion. four delegates and four alternates
from the State at large, two presidential
electors at large, and one elector from each
congressional district.
Mr.. Grady, OF New York, offered an
amendment that OF the New York repre-
scntation the county Democracy have four
presidential electors and seven national
delegates, Tammany three electors and
seven delegates, and Irving Hall one elector
and two delegates.
Mr.. Whitney accepted the amendment,
and the resolution was adopted.
Ex-senator Grady offered a resolution
that in any case where the delegates OF the
congressional districts are unable to agree
upon choice they shall report The fact TO
the Committee on Delegates and Electors.
who shall report their recommendations IN
any such case for the action OF the Con-
yention. carried.
The following resolution was offered by
Colonel John Il. Fellows
Whereas contests have arisen concerning
the representation OF the city OF New
York i'm this Convention; and whereas the
New York county Democracy, heretofore
recognized as entitled to preponderance
OF representation, expresses Willingness TO
concede something from what it considers
IFS inst rights TO secure more uniform and
efficient action OF the Democracy OF this
State: il is hereby
ReSolued. That the agreement Of repre-
sentation from the city OF New York be
ratified by this Convention itself, and there
be admitted from the city OF New York
thirty-one delegates, to be named by the
representatives of the New York county
Democracy, thirty.one delegates to be
named by the representatives of Tammany
Hall. and ten delegates to be named by
representatives Of Irving Hall; and that
the clerk place such names upon the per-
manent roll of the Convention wen
made.
The resolution was adopted.
At 2:15 O'Clock an adjournment was
taken until I p. NJ.
The members from all the districts en-
cent New York were asked TO remain TO
hand up the names OF their representatives
from congressional districts.
a. Tho convontion adjourned there was