Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-12
NEW YORK DEwocuar.
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The COaventton Omen. A. m.ss~s
Cseersag th- Frcssaeu,,s P,cssr..
bUFALo. N 4, sept l2-MAin street was q
scene OF noise and hustle frou early morning 10
aAy. ksefy incoming train brought new oelega-
tons 20 the democratic Convention nom an nsrts
OF The state. the majority OF them had nsndx
and those who had not tell In behind tho~s VINO
tse , sS HRa mar SresH w t9e central tnorOugntkre of
Walks The objective point OF most OF me oelers-
uons was the Senessee Hotel aud those who ana
not 80 there rendezFo0ed al the I'M House where
the klmira Delegation band kept un an .Imo.t
constant concert throughout he forenoon ma
ioooies. corridors and sidewalks OF me Genessoo
ALMOST nrAsssBIk WIN rHr rprosa.
that nlled them. IL was there the state commit
Tee, The Tammany Hall. County Democracy. iurroy
their headquarters Al IL O'Clock the Elmira
clubs ana delegates fell into line before the Isrt
House. With their olae-clad baud in front and
marched up 70 Music Hall where the convent1on
was held They found the doors securely faStsned
and tt Was IL 80 O'Clock before they gained en-
trance.
TEE DELEGATES rooK rHsrk sk.r
on the main Door where cards stuck on stsnp
marked the place where the delegation from each
county was TO sit brass band seated In the
gallery began 10 play when the irst OF the dele
gates entered and kept up q series OF ihspIuIing
strains while the hail Was gradually nlling Qn
The only attempt made TO decorate the conven-
tion hall was the placing OF two fags OF the 7sth
stage Tne stsse Slse was SCI as lereS sse sess Os
ana held about 300 chairs. occupied by those who
had influence suflcient 10 secure platform tickets.
Ladies occupied the boxes either side OF the
slage One OF the rst 70 take a seat tn the section
reserved for Delegates was Henry d. Purroy, who
WAS elected a delegate from West Chester. The
New York delegation occupied the trOnt rows In
the center OF tue hail. Immediately front OF The
West Chester delegatlon.
AT noon nearly every seat In the house was 90
cupled. The band struck up the star spAngled
Banner, and an usher was soon making his way
down an aisle TO the platform bearing gut
framed portrait OF President Cleveland, waich
was placed on an easel al hight OF the stage. The
house rose and cheered, the Elmira clubs being
especially enthusiastic and adding TO their cheers
for Cleveland another volley for Hill The gover-
nofs portrait had been carried GO the platform i'm
mediaIely after that OF the President but soon as
secretary Defreest saw I. he sharply ordered it
taken TO the rear OF the stage. He deemed It's
present alton then would be premature and would
spoil the stage effect It's appearance AT later mo-
meDt WAS Intended 10 produce. The hour nKed
for the opening OF the convention was IL O'Clock,
but IL was IL 80 O'Clock when Edw ard Murphy IT..
chairman OF The state committee, stepped Tor.
ward on the platform, amid cheers and
CALLED THE cosvEsIIoS 10 ORDER
he announced that by direction OF the state COM
mittee he nomipated as temporary officers George
Raines, OF Monroe, as chairman Charles X De-
freest as secretary, and 1hos r. Gilroy, Mm. Il
Delaney and Joseph n. Sewberger reading zee.
retaries They were unanimously elected. Mr. Muir.
ply then named John Austin Lainrop. Of Steubea,
and John 4. McQuade, OF New York, 20 escort Mr..
Rafnes 10 the chair. Bernard y. Martin. OF tho
Tammany delegation, announced that Judge NO
Quade was unaroidably absent aud moved that
Richard Crocker be substituted. Mr. Murphy In
stead named Gen. spinola, but he suggested that
George H. Forster president OF the New YORK
board OF aldermen, take his place, and the sut-
stituiion was made. Mr. Raines on taking the
chair was received with applause. The usual COM
mittees were appointed.
RECESS TILL EVENING.
At Las O'Clock the convention took recess un-
till O'Clock this evening.