Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-23
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. MANY NAMES UNDER FIRE Candidates In Plenty At
 Saratoga. ONLY ONE BALLOT TAKEN. General Carr Showing
 Great Strength. REEL UNDER A HEAVY GUARD. Smallpox Victims Left To
 Die Alone.
THE FIRST BALLOT AT SARATOGA

THE FIRST BALLOT AT SARATOGA
 Shows Ne CIS SoIce And An Adjourn
 ment Is Taken Until To-Day-St1r.
 ring Scenes When The Names OfThe
 CandIdafes Are Presented.
 SARATOGA, N. Y., Sept. 22.-As the hour
 approached for the opening of the Republi- san State convention this morning spectators I(began to crowd into the Casino in large num-
 bers, many ladies being among the visitors.
 Shortly before 12 o'clock the Kings county
 delegates filed into the hall At the confer
 ence held this morning vote of the delega-
 ton was boiled, and out of the sixty-six
 votes Carr received twenty-one. The re- l mainder were scattered. At 12 o'clock Dor
 ing's band of Troy mounted stand opposite
 the chairman's platform and struck up g
 lively tune which only had the effect of dead
 ening the voices of the delegates and visitors
 who were chatting among themselves At
 that hour nearly all the 693 delegates were in
 the building, but there was the usual tardi- ness in getting large bodies to move. The
 convention was not called to order until 1 1920 o'clock, when Chairman James D..
 Warren of the State committee added to the l usual formula pleasant request that, in view of the presence of many ladies, smoking should not be indu1ged in. | The Rev. Dr. s. V. Leach of AL bany then invoked divine blessing upon the | labsrs of the convention. He also prayed | that the hands of President Cleveland and other members of the federal government be | upheld by grace from above. Music then | q | the State committee read the roll of dele gates. Contests were announced in the First and Second districts of Albany. A contest ! in the First Saratoga district was settled by ! both sets of delegates being admitted to the floor with half vote each. The roll hay ing been called, Chairman Warren announced that the State committee had agreed on Sen ator Warner Miller for temporary chairman (applause). Senator Miller in ad- dressing the convention 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 future generations of the heroes of the late war, he said, were now placed alongside the Revolu- cated rigid adherence to the protection of American industries. Loud applause.)
 'tWhen we turned over to the opposition the civil service of the government" said he,
 'sno better civil service existed under the
 sum-" Referring to the political com
 Miller maintained that throughout the length and breadth of that land there was not to be found single government which holds the reins of government by the will of the people. The Republicans, he said, to nrnva this statsnas1at, only aolsod for free field and fair fight. The Republi- can party had put the civil service law into
 practical use and were committed to it. He
 would suggest. however, that the civil service
 commissioners be at once summoned togeth- CT and directed to add 8 clause providing
 that Call jailbirds and ex-convicts are for
 bidden to hold office." He closed by pre-
 dieting victory for the ticket if to-day's har
 mony continues. Alter routine business a recess was taken until 4:30.
 It was 4:5O p. m. when the convention
 was again called to order. The chair an-
 nounced that the first business in order was
 the report of the committee on contested
 seats. General Sharpe, chairman of that
 committee, reported in favor of recognizing
 the contestants in the First Albany district and the regular delegation from the Second
 Albany district. The report was adopted as
 presented except as to the first district. A motion was made by William B. Woodin, of
 Auburn, that in order to have perfect good
 feeling both delegations from the Second AL
 bany district be admitted, each member to
 have half vote. A. s. Draper of Albany,
 from that district, insisted that
 this would be sacrificing justice to an
 unfounded sentiment. The regular delegates
 were either elected or they were not, and if
 they were elected they were entitled to the
 full power of their votes. MT. Eugene Bur-
 lingame of Albany, one of the contestants,
 moved the seating of the contestants. He
 made 8 vigorous speech, claiming that they
 were the true representatives of the Repubh-
 cans of the district the other factions repre-
 senting a combination with Democrats. He
 made several charges of bad faith, but said
 the contestants if seated with half vote
 disregard their grievances and in the inter
 ests of harmony would take part in and
 abide by the action of the convention. Gen. eral Sharpe in closing the debate for the committee supported it's repor5 He said that in the deliberations of the committee the principal evidence against the Republicanism of certain delegates seemed to be that they had Irish names. He thought it high time that the fact of man being Irish should no longer be taken as prima facie evi- dence that he was 8 Democrat. (Applause.) The report of the committee was unanimous ly adopted. The committee on permanent organization reported for permanent chair man Hon. James w. Husted and 8 list of secretaries composed of the names of Vroo- man, Chickering, Stearns and Barker, and also a long list of vice presidents. The re- port was adopted and amid great applause General Husted took the chair. He said Gentlemen of the Convention-I thank you for the my ability the duties of the chair with mpartiality
 presently report platform of principles which will be the political chart in the pending canvass. address of your distinguished. temporary chairman
 feel ssyoa my part a tG yes T the views W which press Suffice it to say that the great party which
 saved the Union will insist that the principle. which
 recognized as the key and corner stone of
 sn honest baliot an honest count and protection to every form of American industry will be forever
 1ppause5 AT % We % stand to day on Ralio%ed groand edI
 On wonder mountain b in sight of that historic i victory that made the nation died the neat cap,
 tain who by his great proves and his skill saved
 Whole people of America mingled their tears of sym
 poured into their bleeding hearts the balm of con solation. But though dead he yet lveth. for his countrymen. Soldier, statesman, patriot, sage
 one of the few names % . that were not born to die
 here today to renew our fidelity to principles for
 ns he a '9 in men again thanking you s fer your courtesy and re- A motion was made and adopted that the convention proceed with the nomination of candidates for governor. After brief dis cussion, during which an unsuccessful at tempt was made to adopt motion for an in- formal ballot, Charles D. Baker of Steuben county took the platform and in very con- plimentary speech placed in nomination the hame of Ira Davenport Mir. L. L. Van Allen, of New York, followed with a glowing trib- ute to Hon, Levi P, Morton's candidacy, whose name he placed in nomination. In like manner James A. Dennison, of Rensse- laer county, nominated Hon. Joseph B. Carr, and at the mention of the name of the candi- date the convention was thrown into uproar. The band played and the shouts were again repeated. As Mir. Dennison recounted the abilities, virtues and achievements of Gener- al Carr applause was generously bestowed by the delegates and at She close of the speech there was another noteworthy outburst of cheering and handclapping. Robert Sewell, of New York, at once took the floor to en- dorse General Carr's nomination and again the mention of the nominee evoked a noisy tribute of appreciation. At the close of MT. Sewell's brief but earnest eulogism there was more applause and another spirited selection by the band.
 MT. Edward W. Hatch, of Erie, next occu= II sv, &Io -of