Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-09-23
First Day Of the New York Republican
Conyention-After EffeetiBg a
Permanent Organization.
Nominating Candidates for Governor
and Taking One Ballot, an Adjourn
ment Taken Till To-Day.
Delegates to the New York Democratic
Convention Arriving at Saratoga
Coy. HIPS Strength,


the Divine blessing upon the labors of the 1
convention. In his prayer he implored |
that the hands of the President and the 1
other members of the federal government |
be upheld by grace from above. The.r
erend gentleman also alluded to the d le- |
gates present ss being representatives of |
the party which blotted out slavery fro n |
tha nation The roll having haor, oelled
Chairman Warren announced that the |
State Committee had sgceed upon Senator |
Warner Miller fer temporary chairman of |
the Convention. Applause.l The Chair |
appointed the Hon. A. B. Cornell and |
United States Senator Lapham to escort |
him to the chair, and Mr.. Miller was re- |
ceiysd with much enthusiasm.
In his address Mr.. Miller called atten- |
ton to the fact that the Republican party |
OF the State of New York, for the first time
in twenty-five years, was confronted by
both the Federal and State governments
in the hands of the Democracy. The fu-
ture generations of the heroes of the late
war would be placed alongside of the rev.
olutionary heroes of our first period. He
advocated rigid adherence to the protec-
don of American industries and American
labor. loud cheers. When we turned !
over to the opposition the civil service OF
the government no better civil service ex.
listed under the sum-" Referring to the
OI In0 SOuIQ0rn
States, Mr.. Miller maintained that through
The length and breadth of that land there
was not to be found single government
which held the reins of government by
the will Of the people. The Republicans,
he said, to prove this statement, only
asked for fair field and fair fight. Con-
inuing in reference to alleged illegal bal
tc;ing in the South, Mr.. Miller said the
men who have managed the polls in that
Sg2ion b0Dt To1ld 9pt no4tn"e S Dc the Tasd
civil service of the government, NJ. MIL
ler said the Republican party had put the
law into practical use and were committed
to 1t. He would suggest, however, that
the civil service commissioners be at once
summoned together and directed to add a
clause providing that FALL Jail. birds and
ex-eonvicts are forbidden to hold office"
This, he thought, would greatly relieve
the President of the United States. Mr.,
Miller closed predicting grand victory
will be achieved in November next.
The chairman was authorized to an
point the usual Committees, and the con
vention adjourned till A 80 O'Clock pm.
AFTERNOON sEssIoN.
1t was 4 80 O'Clock pm. when the con-
venhon Ras again called to order, The
chait eGnounced that the frat business in
oreer was the report of the Committee on
Contested Seats.
CONTESTED SEATS,
Gen. Sharp, chairman of the committee,
reported in favor of recognizing the CO
testants in the first Albany district, and
the regular delegation from the second
Albany district.
The report was adopted as respects the
first district.
A motion was made by VIM. B. Weadin,
Of Auburn, that in order to have perfect
good feeling, both delegations from the
second Albany district be admitted, each
member to have half vote.
The motion called out a rather sharp
debate, in which it was charged that the
regular delegation represented combina-
tion OF Democrats, to which it WAS re-
piled that the time had passed when a
man must be set down as Democrat be-
cause he bore an Irish name.
The report of the committee was then
unanimously adopted.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
The Committee on Permanent 0rganiza-
ton reported for permanent chairman the
don. James W. Husted, and a list of sec-
7etaries, composed of the names of Vroo-
man, ChickeTing, Stearns and Barker; and
also long list OF vice-presidents.
The report was sdopted and amid great
applause
GEN. HUsTED
took the chair. He spoke briefly. Among
other things, he said that "honest money,
an honest ballot, an honest count, and
protection to every form OF Amer can in
dustry, will be forever the cardinal doc
.rines Of the Republican party. Ap-
plause. We stand to-day on hallowed
ground. On yonder mountain, in sight of
hat historic battlefield, where the Cont
mental soldiers won the victory that maze
the nation, died the great captain who, by
his great proves and his great skill, saved
for all time what the Continental soldiers
had gained. Under the shadow of that
grand name we meet here to-day to renew
our fdsity to principles for which he
fought and to fight it out ourselves on that
! line until the leaves fall in November.
CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR.
At The conclusion of Mr.. Husted's
speech a motion was made and adopted
| that the convention proceed with the NOM
| ination of candidates for Governor.
After a brief discussion, during which
| an unsuccessful attempt WAS made to adopt
motion for an informal ballot, Mr..
Charles D. Baker OF Steuben county placed
| in nomination the name of Ira Davenport
Of Steuben county.
Mr.. T. T. Van Allen of New York City
followed with tribute to the Hon. Levi
2. Morton, whose name he placed in nom-
| inatiop.
James A. Dennison of Rensselaer, county
| nominated Joseph B. Carr, and at the
mention of the name of the candidate the
| convention was thrown into uproarious
| applause, repeated egain and again. Mr..
| Robert Sewall of New York seconded Gen.
Carrs nomination. At the close of Mr..
| Sewall's brief but earnest eulogium there
was more applause.
| Mr.. Edward Hatch of Eric next occu-
| pied the platform in the interest of the
mittee chairman. At the mention Of this
veterans name there was a good deal
applause, but the demonstration was moi
| equal in volume to that accorded to the
preceding nominee.
| During a pause in Mr.. Hatch's remarks
crowd Of several hundred men outside
the line OF delegates shouted loudly fol-
| Swinburne, the laboring mems candidate.
| Another instance of this speech was the
hearty applause aroused by the casual
mention of ex-President Arthur's name
| Andrew S. Draper of Albany urged the
convention to nominate DIR. John Swim,
burne of Albany county. At the mention
| of the name there was frantic burst oi
applause from the doctors friends outside
the convention. Eugene Burlingame o
ALBANY seconded Swinburne's nomina
ton,
Senator Arkell nominated Joseph W
Drexell of New York.
Corporal Tanner of Brooklyn seconded
the nomination of Dave poY'. Th,
MANNED veteran answered tue snouti o
platform" PLATFORM" by : prr;laen'
referet ce to the difficulty he would hRv
in getting to the platform.
Edward Mitchell of New York nominal
ed Cornelius n. Bliss of New York.
:. + Payne presented the name of Gen
W. H. Seward of Cayuga county.
A motion to adjourn until morning wa
at this point very decidedly voted dow
Uicd Uoce.
A motion for an hours recess was like
wise defeated.
Mr. George Bliss of the Committee OF
Resolutions stated that the committe,
hoped for an early adjournment to-nigh
in order to give time to further hear th'
representatives of the labor interest aR
the soldiers interests before formulating
platform. Applause
Mr.. FOsseIt moved that one ballot b
taken and an adjournment had until morn
ing. Lost by strong dissenting siud poC
vote.
A motion to proceed to ballot for GOV
ernor was then adopted and the roll wa
called by districts. The roll-call resulte
as follows:
Dav, nport los, Carr 205, Morton A:
Sc sard 81, Swinburne 81, Low 16, Ware
1877, Dre1el 81, Bliss IS, Cornell 4, Evari