New-York tribune., 1891-08-26
DISORDERLY DEMOCRATS.
R0T0US PROCEEDINGS AT A MONROE
COUNTY CONVENTION
THE HILL AND CLEVELAND FACTIONS FINALLY
ELECT coSTEsTING DELEGATIONS TO
GO TO SARATOGA.
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Rochester, Aug 25.-One Of the most disoTderly and
e1clung conventions ever held in Monroe County was
that OF the Democrats Of the Ist Assembly District at
Pltsiord TINS afternoon. 1t was fight between the
Hill and Cleveland factions for the delegates to Sara
oSa, and resulted in a draw. two conventions being
held and contestlng delegations being chosen. The
Hill faction was led In It's fight in the caucuses by
George Ranes, William II. Tracy. who desires reeec
lion to the State Committee and Levi J. Deland, Of
Fairport, who bOlted Cleveland in 1883.
The Cleveland element had for It's leaders exPost-
master Valentine FIeckenseln who wants TO succeed
Mr Tracy on the state Committee, and John W.
Martin, who was Collector Of Customs during Cleve
lands Administration. OF the niue towns in the dis
tict Tracy carried four Fleckenstein four and teo
caUcuses were held at Penfeld Each town is en-
titled five delegates that the issue depended
Penfeld.
As the convention was called to order the
trouble began. Charles E. Green, a Cleveland man
and chairman Of the District Committee, named Will
lam r. Bancroft, strong supporter of Ill., for chair
man, Green having been ouvoted in the District Com
mittee He entertained an amendment naming Win
field 5. Watson, however and declared it carried in
spite Of the storm Of nays Then T. A. Defendorf,
the exAssemblyman. also member Of the District
Committee, made motion that Bancroft be declared
elected chairman. lie put the motion and declared it
carried. Then wild fight for the chair. Dele
gates seized one dnOncf Dy the coats ana shOOK their
clenched fists in one another's faces. Bancroft de-
clared that he would take the chair, but Green kept
on putting motions for the appointment of
secretares These he declared carried. while Bancroft
leaped up, screaming It's lie, it's e.' Chair
man Watson took his stand at BancrOfts sde and both
proceeded 10 organize conventions In the room.
Meanwhile a mob Of angry Democrats surged around
the table, calling one another names, and uttering
oaths Several Rochester Democrats who were there
were ieered unmercifuly for interfering in country
politics. among them being George Raines, whose efforts
10 secure order frutless. Finally, the Tracy
men. by dnt Of loud yelling succeeded in declaring
their Penfeld delegates seated, though the other
faction tried to drown Chairman Bancrofts voice with
long-continued and deafcning yells. Bancroft snc-
ceeded In getting one ballot cast for T. a. DcfendOn,
W r. Bancroft and c. r. Vought for delegates TO
saratoga and then that convention adjourned, and
Ralnes Tracy and their followers came home 70
Rochester badly disappointed with the result They
had expected an easier triumph.
The Cleveland faction then organized, and admitted
the Fleckensein delegates from Penheld, and chose
Charles F. Green f. A. Bronson and W. ;. Watson
As representatives OF the district ut saratoga Their
convention comparatively quiet