New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-25
THE COUNTY DEMOCRACY BEATEN.
HILLS FRIENDS SHOW THEIR STRENGTH.
HIS OPPONENTS DEFEATED AT EVERY TURN-AN
ovERwHRi MING VOTE.
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| ovERwHRi MING VOTE.
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| SARATOGA, Sept 24.-When the conven-
| ton met in- the oyenius there was an air OF
sweetness aud Hight everything. The Tammany
braves aud the County Democracy tigers looked at each
other placidly the aisle. bank OF flowers In
front OF the charman desk shed Its sweet fragrance
upon the air. and Mr. Hlrs managers upon the platform
looked conteucdy upon the assembly. confident that he
would be nominated for Governor By sccamation within
| haitian hour. They had determined to nomi-
| nate Mr. Hill and then adjourn tho con-
| venton I'LL tomorrow without making further
| nominations for State of1ces II was their
opinion they could best make ticket ht to COM
pare with that Of the Republicans after ghrs thought
| about the serious matter. There was one unhappy
bunch OF delegates. This the Kings County dole
CATION They had learned that Governor ilil objected
to having Senator Jacobs OF Kings County made his
colleague upon the State ticket n candidate for
Lieutenant-G Governor After what Kings County ard
Boss Mclaughlin had done 20 bring about Mr.. hFs
this considered very ungratsfu M. Nc
Lnughu's henchmcn ha al so learned that Mr. Hii con
templacd nominating Roswell r. Flower For Iieutenant
Governor II be would accept the nomination. II was
also rumored that Abram Hewitt might be nominated
for Governor by the County Democracy OF Now
York The Kings County Democrats In their disappoin
ment over tho rejecting Of Jacobs began to say
that they might abandon Hill aud their votes for
Hewitt Mr. Hewitt came into the convention early and
took front with General Daniel sicklrs Hubert
O Thompson entered the ball IN company with eI Police
Comuss sioner Kelso and actively nstructing
his cutenants to delay the proceedings OF the conycn
ton and II possible, TO adjourn until tomorrow with.
out making nominations for Governor. IL said TO
he Mr. Thonpsons plan TO make combination Ia the
night against Governor HLll ahd TO nominate
some other candidate for Governor There was
a rumor that he might make Mr.. Hewitt his candi-
date friends Of Governor I'm saw That 1t would
inperl his chances Of nomination TO postpone the
and thcV ycdt 10 Ppfa "A
they had TO hold the convention together TIL far INTO
the night.
It was near o'clock when George
Rtnes called the convention 10 order.
lie was made permanent chairman and Lester
H. Faulkner's delegation from Livingston County was
admitted The plan Of Thompson to put of the uomina-
tIon for Governor till tomorrow then revealed ID.
Cady Ierrick. OF Albany. the chairman of the Commit
tee on Resolutions sOrrowuly stated that the commit
tee had completed their task and asked that 1t be
given I'LL 10 o'clock tomorrow morning TO do So EK-
Senator T. c. T.. Ecccsinc. OF NcwYork. then offered
resolution providing that the convention should
at once proceed the nomination OF can
ddates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor This
opened the fight ID. Cady Hcrrick. who is ono Of
ThOmpsOns assistants said II was plain that tho senti
nents OF the had not crysallzed the
nomination for Lieutenant Governor. lie moved that
vote be taken tonight only npon tho nomination for
Governor. ID. G. Griffith, OF Jefferson County. sup
porter OF Roswell T. Flower, moved that the convention
adjourn Till This motion caused Intense as
tonishnont and recognized rs hostile to Governor
Hin. Griffith argued that the delegates had
lust arrived in Saratoga aud that their jndg-
ment was immature in the matter OF nominating
candidate for Governor. lie thought II cXraOrdinnry
10 nominate "a man Tor Governor before tho party
platform was adopted.
W. BOurke Cochran, OF Tammany Hall. mado the
blundcr OF demanding roll call ON GIihhs motion to
adjourn This oi TO flib1sterlng on the part OF
THOMPSON aud his allies. The diversion lasted an hour
and half They called for repeated roll calls on the
question OF aijourning. Tho first roll was watched With
keen interest It recognized to be test OF Mr
Hills vote In the convention. Thompson cast the thirty
one votes of the County Democracy Tor the motion TO
adj ourn Abram s. Hewitt Is member OF the delega
ton When he voted In the Affirmative there loud
cheering all parts OF the convention hall Finally the
County Democracy delegates arose and loudy chceFcd
Mr.. Hewitt who seemed much graicd by the cnthhsi
asm over him Tho Kings County delegates at frat
divided their vote: then under the Leadership OF Con-
troler Chapn. who fears that Governor Hill will not
saucton his denomination for Controller they voted
unanimously for adjournment Ibe call resulted In
aso votes for adjournment and 23l votes against the
motion.
Tho vote showed that Mr. Hill had a large majority in
the convention. sill John keenan, and Hubert o.
THOMPSON perseycrol in their attempt to adjourn tho
convention. Thoy put up John X. Fellows, who
begged the convention not 10 rush through tho
nomination OF Mr. Hll. Mr.. Felows admitted
that Mr. I'LL wOnd be nominated but Raid that
there was much dissension over the lesser places
on the ticket II Mr.. Iiill had the control OF tho
convention, 10 harm could CONS 10 him by delaying
his nomination TIL tomorrow. T. g. Esclesinc, In re-
ply 10 the artful Mr.. Fellows said that ho had not
discovered any dissenson. L. Griffith. OF Jefferson
County then made another motion TO adjourn ana
admitted that Roswell r. Flower would tomorrow
accept the nomination for LeuenantGoyernor at tho
hands OF Mr. Hs friends. Mr. Iilrsfrends, OF course,
fought Mr. Grilfths motion, and Mr. Raines the chair
man. ruled that IL out OF order. series OF hihust
erng votes followed There contest over motion OF
Eccesines that the convention proceed at once 10 the
nomination OF Governor, and the taking OF vote on
nominations. General 5pinola moved tho previous
auestiou. John Keenan, who shares with Thompson
the control OF the County Democracy, was promptly on
his feet demanding the ayes and noes on the motion 10
order the previous question. The chairman called for
those ia favor OF this demand to rise and Hubert o.
Thompson with u little band OF tho County
Democracy were promptly on their feet Win
many groams, tho calling OF the roll began. IL
Continued es Fifth Pasc.