New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-29

DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES FROM BUFFALO CHOSEN
BY FRAUD UNsEATED-PRoPosED AMEND
MENTs TO THE CONSTITUTION.
FROM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRrBrNE
Albany June 2s.-The Constitutional Convention
adopted the creditable to-day Of declining
to accept the invitation Of Saratoga to hold It's
sessions there instead Of in Albany. While natur-
ally Saratoga Is a much peasanter place than
Albany In the hot summer season, the delegates
recognized the fact that all the State documents
are in this city. and that the Capitol has an add
mirable meetlng-room. with abundance or COM
mittee-rooms They deemed 1t their duty, there
fore, to remain where the public work could be
done in the swiftest and most thorough manner
Mr. Lester, OF Saratoga. came TO the convention
arrayed In summer hannes. and made a speech
extong the summer waterng-place as Just the
spot in which to hold the Constitutional Conven-
ton.
Mr. McDonough. OF Albany. in reply called at
tcntion to Mr. Testers nannels, and said that they
plainly indicated that the day was very hot one
in Saratoga As for Albany, It was notorious that
every one had been wearing his overcoat here
to-day
David Mcclure. of New-York CDem) said that
when he heard that the chairmen Of the several
committees who had been termed the House OF
Lords had met at President Choates house and
resolved TO oppose the movement to 20 to sara
toga. he had advised Mr.. Lester to drop the propo-
SitiOn.
Elihu Root. In reply. said that II he himself
wished to SOW dissenson in the convention ana
discredt It's work brfOre the people he would vote
as Mr.. Clure had voted. namely. to go to Saratoga
but he hoped the convention would stick TO its
work In Albany, for ne desired the conventions
labors TO be crowned with success and accepted
by the people -
Mr.. Testers resolution to 20 to Saratoga was
voted down by a vote Of % 70 1919
The convention to-day adopted, after long
debate the report of the Committee on privileges
and Elections In favor of unseating Herman =
Trapper and c. ". Beckwith Of Buhalo, two
Democratic delegates elected by fraud IN the flrst
Ward Of Buffalo. The Democratic members OF the
committee had signed the report; so that althongh
us adoption was opposed by Some Of their numb-r
notably by Messrs Blake, Titus, Griswold ana
Sheer IL was sustained by large proportion OF the
democrats. Messrs. Roche, Maybee ana others or
their number denounced the election rascanty ~
Buffalo The report unseating Trapper was adopteI
bv vote OF l2 to l6; and that unseating Beckwltn
bv a vote of 100 to II. There must have been AT
least thirty Democratic votes in favor or unSeaunS
publican contestants. We're then sworn INTO o, IT,
The following proposed amendments 10 the OoH-
sttution were introduced; - - ,,o,ov
Nv MIR Phipps. prohibiting the use OF money
raIsed for the public schools for the support Oh any
tartan UNCONVENTIONAL or parochial schoois. -.
Nv A H. Green prohibiting judges OF courts Oh
record or surrogates recorders from practising
law. - .a.,, ~ Covernor NJ
four wears and that of Lieutenant roVerhot d. ~
years and the Governor shall not succeed hIseii'
Nv Nelson Smith. providing for UNIFORM JUL
clary article.