New-York tribune., 1885-09-15
Drowned buoyant and equally ready to cut rates or
make peace with vigOr.
WEsrcHlSTER DEMOCRATS WRANGLING.
ONE CONVENTION DIvIDED-TDREATs AGAINST
THE CHAIRMAN.

ONE CONVENTION DlvIDED-TDIEATs AGAINST
THE CHAIRMAN.
-. Democratic Convention of the Ist Assem-
by District of westchester County to elect State sen
torial and Judicial delegates met at Columbia Hail.
Yonkers yesterday. 1t ended in row. ana atte more
than onehalf Of the delegates withdrew and held CON
yention Of their The convention OF thirty dee
gates-nfteen from Yonkers, nine from GreenburS ana
six from Mt Pleasantwas called to order by Ihomas
L. Mottram chairman OF the last convention anu WI"
lam j. Gravey, Of Dobbs Ferry was elected chairha"
many who opposed to his side voting for him n"
amendment to motion TO have delegates eectea oy 'ne
convention at large, disregarding town hnes' rsou
n great confusion Every delegate was on MS
feet and all were talking at once The outsiders
around the delegates aud chairman ana ior iew iin
utes 1t seemed II fight was Inevitable Ai'er taklps
themselves hoarse vote was taKeh' whien
resulted in a tie-15 TO 1o-but the
chairman declared the amendment carried. Then
excited delegates shook their fists in thecharmans ana
each others faces, and threatened to throw the chs
man out of the window. Above the din the chairman
was heard to say al promised when took the chair
to be as partial as could be, and mean TO keep-my
word"
"You are keeping your word with vengeance" cried
some of the delegates "lf you don't act fair wen toss
You down to the street." The chairman maintained MS
position said that nothing was in order but nomna
tons of candidates. He refused to put every mouon
made by the sannecker side and the outsiders from on
the aaueduct Joined In aid him. All attempt TO clear
the hall were futile and finally fifteen OF the delegates
withdrew from the hail. The other fourteen with
Graney made out full tlcke state delegates
The fifteen eegates who had withdrawn from the con-
venon too possession Of tho hall with TWO uelegates
they had red from the opposition they elected D. NJ
Sullivan chai man and also made ticket:
The Democ OF the lid Assembly Dlstrlct OF west
chester Count comprising the towns OF EaStchester
Pelham, Rye, scarsaale westchester and WHIT MT
proceedings were smEseg to 0n'SSets; 1nrs
in favor OF the nomination of' Flower for Governor
Mr. Morton of Eastchester, moved that each deegale
should be empowered to appoint his own alteriate'
when Mr.. Verden, OF Rye moved to amend the motiQh
80 delegates should collectively appoint the
alternates. This motion raised storm IN the c0h-
yention the of the original motion ana Tue
their feet and gave tterance
their respective notions In anything but
remarks. Mr. Verden insisted that he was right thal
each delegate allowed TO appoint his own aernate
he might get elected deegateth appoint some
rascal TO take his place. Angus NJ. flelu, VI
Westchestcr, repelled such insinuaton ana
convention MI Verden stuck to his text, and ms
father, although not delegate, yehemently ahrmeo
the views OF his son, no demanded that vote De taken
on the matter Afte considerable angry discussion on
the question: the irman hesitatngy DECIDED IN avor
OF Mr. Verdens amendment, stephen A. AarshaiI ap
peaed the decision. and the chairman aplcaeu 10
the convention sustain him, which II dd Inc oele
gates Senatorial Convention are caineu 10 De o
posed to the denomination OF Henry Nelson III was
bnted that the majority are IN favcr OF inc hOiu"on
of Colonel Richard Lathers, OF New-Rochelle.