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the temporary chairman of the convention. This
is the first appearance OF Mr. Beebe in position
| Of any prominence since 1876, when, as Con-
gresham, by his tcmpestuous jumps upon his
| desk in the House of representatives, while OPP
posing the passage of the Electoral Commission
bill he earned the derisve title OF the Bounding
Beebe." Mr.. Beebe, upon this occasion, it must
| he confessed not in the least picturesque,
and made one of the dullcst speeches ever delivered
' in convention hall. 1t was speech that
obviously had been prepared by David b. Hill, and
| then given to Becbe TO read.
! Mr.. Beebe, in opening bis speech, dwelt with
special emphasis upon this convention being an
assemblage of unterrifed Democrats ; a reference
TO the convention of the Independent Democrats
then being held at Union Hall. Mr. Beebe, speak.
ing for Hill, of course appauded the latters
action in stealing the Legislature. lie also had
the audacity to speak Of dishonest boards of super
visors having attempted to deprive the Demo-
cratic party Of its majority" in the Legislature.
There has been a belief On TIE part OF the readers
Of newspapers that Democratic boards of SUPER
visors cheated Republicans out of several seats
in the Legislature and there is no record Of O
| Republican board of supervisors Gepriving any
man of his legislative seat. Mr.. Beehe of course,
ended his speech by declaring that the New-YCrr
Democrats were unanimous for the nomination
|
be Is most dangerous to our focs-David h. Hill"
The roll of the convention was then called
Mr. Croker received the biggest round of applause
while the roll was being called, and cheers were
also given for Edward Murphy jr., W. +. Sheehan,
Patrick Diver. John R. Fellows, w. B0urke
Cochran, John j. Scanne the murderer, and
Frank Rice. Resolutions were then swiftly passed
| for the appointment of committee to draw I'D
party platform, committee on credentials, and
committee to settle disputes concerning deleQatNs
| to Chicago.
A COMPLAINT FROM SMITH NJ. WEEDS son.
There q dispute at this point, which
showed that the convention not as harmonious
as appeared on the surface. George s. weed.
Smith NJ Weeds son, who was delegate from
J Clinton County, complained that the delegates
from two of the four counties in the COngrcssfonal
district had named the delegates to the Demo-
cratic National Convention. There has
been meeting of the Congressional
delegation" said Mr.. Weed, "and l
am sure that the convention will consider that
We who form part of that Congressional delega-
ton have been treated unjustly."
Some of the Tammany Hall delegates roared
out at Mr.. Weed He's Mugwump; pay no
attention to him; but Mr.. Beebe was fair and
at last Mr.. Weed compelled the Hill delegates TO
meet with the delegations Of Clinton and Essex
counties about the matter resolution was
passed without debate and unanimously contn-
uing the present Democratic State Committee in
office until 1898, and giving it power to nomi-
nate Judge of the Court Of Appeals this fall,
and candidates for any other State Offices which
il may be found necessary TO fill. Then the con-
vention adjourned for three hours
In the interval there was a reconstruction OF
many States for delegates to the National Con-
iuca sad
| the Tammany Hall leaders had seized the xIvth
| Congressional District and mad put IN Henry ID.
Purroy and Francis Larkin. jr., as delegates for
the National Convention in place of two men se.ecr
| ed by Mr. HILL This may be an additional proof
| to Mr. Hill that Tammany Hall does not Intend
TO die with him at Chicago, as the 306 died
for Grant" at Chicago in 1880
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention was called 10 order again at
4:2O D. m. Mr.. Croker was among the last 10
arrive and was of course applauded and then
the wheels of the convention began to turn.
The Committee on Permanent Organization re-
ported that they had selected General Daniel E.
Sickles for permanent .'airman of the conven-
ton General Sickes was escorted to the chair
He is over sixty years OF age, but he is still
fne-looking soldier. He clad in black, and
wore al his button-hole the red badge of Tammany
Hall As is well known he uses crutches, hav-
inc lost leg at Gettysburg. lie rested one OF
these crutches against table, and in clear, ring
ing voice read David B. Hills second speech TO
the convention. 1t was somewhat similar TO tho
hrst speech delivered through Mr.. Beebc: ana
dwelt especially upon Mr.. Hills theft Of the
Legislature as especially commencing hlm 10
Democrats as candidate for President.
General Sickles, as Mr.. Hills telephone, said
that Mr. Hill belonged to group made
illustrious by the names of Van Buren, wright,
Marcy. Seymour and Tilden.' Why was 1t that
the name of Grover Cleveland was obliterated
from this list? The friends of the eX-Presdent
EXPRESSED great wrath tonight when they read
the speech in the Albany evening newspapers.
General Sicllles closed his address by saying tnat
the Democrats of New-York would present as
their candidate for President leader whose sue
cess is always the triumph of his party; and
then. acting as if the description might not 10
thought to fit Mr.. Hill, the orator declared:
You all know | mean David b. Hll.' There
was shout of applause, and then the convention
turned to other business
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE on PLATFORM
The committee on the party platform reported
that document, and great interest was shown IN
it. All present saw that Mr.. Hill had lodged
making any frank declaration in favor OF fuil-
weight silver dollar But the most interest was
taken in the resolution instructing the delegation
TO the Democratic National Convention 10 vote
as q unit" II reads rs follows:
In obedience the mandate Of the Demoefstc voters
NJ Nevyork the delegates selected BY this convention
are instructed to present the National Democratic Con-
yent,on the name OF Hill as their candidate Tor
r ,;dent Of the United Democrat who has led
his pary from victory to victory for seven successive
vo.r and who has never known defeat The said dele.
gates are further instructed act unit In all matters
n,,ust,d 10 their charge said action 70 be determined
by the vote OF a majority OF delegates
IL will be observed that the resolution merely
sovs that the New-York delegation Shah present
rho name of David b Hill as their candidate for