New-York tribune., 1894-10-10
DJSSINILAR CONVENTIONS.
HARMONIOUS REPUBLICANS AND DlSOR-
nrpIy DEMOCRATS AT WHITE PLAINS.
T.. l.. FMRcHIID. THE PROTECTION cANpipN' l.
rop CONGRESS -HowLING DELEGATES OF
THE OTHER PARTY-oNE MA"

LEG AFTERWARD BhohbN'
rr, conventions were held in White Plains yes
tcrlav one the Republican, was harmo""uS '''
,'aann,,, tho other the Democratic, was turbulent
and factous The Republican cohNeh''"" "''' -
the Orawaupum Hotel at noon 10 hohl"'"
,,o for Congress I'm the XVIth District Ex-Junse
Robertson called the convention to order' i".
was a fun representation from an the Asse'''''' NY
Districts comprising the Congress District ~ os
den Bradley OF Do5bs Ferry, was chosen ci'a'f'''"
and Charles Austin of Yonkers. secretary
on motion of Charles Young. OF New Hocie'i''
p.ri,nin l. Fairchild Of Pelham. was Unanimously
named as the nominee for Congress MT rarcn'.u
* a large real estate owner at feihaHi fiels"'', "
Wcstchester County. and "A member OF 'he la" "'"
Of southard a Fairchiid. No. lo5 Broadway Ne"-
York lie Is a man OF aDhily anu ""' "
earnest canvass of the district
Tho Democratic County Convention, which assem-
bl.d in ST Johns Hall at | o'clock, was attehded
by none Of the order and decorum preVaiIhs at .e
Repubcan convention The convention WAS ca'e'
to order by Colonel Francis larkn. Jr' the chalr
man Of the County Committee who SAID ina, nv
had been directed by the committee to name as
,ar,,orarv chairman Edwin W. Fisk the recently
defeated Democratic nominee for Mayor OF Mount
Vernon After the convention had ratlled the Sc
lection and secretaries had been chosen, the con-
venton was in an uproar for two hours.
rh. trouble began when the Chair SAID that 'he
first business in order would be the handing up OF
credentials Colonel LarkIn. of Ossining VINO was
uron the nlatform suggested that the Chair ac-
cept printed list Of delegates as prepared oy 'he
secretary of the County Committee from credeh-
tals forwarded by the chairmen OK the Democratic
town committees
The chair refused to accept the suggestion. where
upon MIR Iarkin hastily left the platform took
seat among the Ossining delegation and In a de-
nant manner Informed the Chair that he was now
delegate and demanded that his suggestion De CON
siered as "A motion. The Chair ruled MIN out oi
order and insisted that the chairman OF each dele
cation hand up its credentials as secretary caisu
the roll OF towns Colonel Larkin became furious
with rage. and ex-senator McClehnd was recog-
nized among A score Of delegates who were shouting
words OF dlsapproval at the chairman for his rul-
ing Ex-senator McClelland was heard to move
that the roll as printed be adopted except as re-
CARDS the names OF the delegates from New-Ro-
chelle there being contest between the NJ }.
Dillon and f. " Shannon factions Of that place
The names OF the Shannon delegates had been put
upon the printed roll
The chair ruled ex-senator Mc'lelland out o.
order and recognized ex-Sherin Schirmer' OF White
Pains who spoke against ex-senator McCleland $
motion Mr. McCleand stl shouted for recogni-
ton and William n Wright. OF Somers came TO
b,s aid Standing beside Mr. Fisk ne hourishei
"A cane In somewhat reckless manner, al the
same time shouting with an oath that .he oha,r an
ble until order restored when ex-senator
McCelland again upset the Gon'r,,om Iy ayas
moi ntary rules before he got through
william j Penield OF Mount Vernon. Attempted
to he . the cx- senator In his task The chairman
at last carried his point but tn" trouble broke
out worse than hefor, when Alderman Lally. o..
Workers moved that three delegates whom he
named hc appointed by The convention a com
mittce on contested seats Alderman l.aly's com
rnittoe was favor OF the Dillon faction. MT
cecdcd having the chair decar" II carried rs
many a. thirty delegates were al shouting at
once appealing from thc decision OF the chair
Al last John II Murphy. OF Mount Vernon, was
rec ognizcd and when he excltedly demanded
voice, OF the convention to whether the ruling
OF the chair should be sustained. Mr. Fisk set the
Dillon men into a ielirtum OF rage by announc-
ine that what he meant 10 say was mat Alder
man I.ally's amendment was lost
Finally the chair appointed committees on reso-
lu,ions and contested seats and then recess
was taken for half hour. Aftcrward Daniel
Warren og Rye Neck. reported that the Com
mItter on CREDENTIALS found unanimously In favor
OF the shannon faction The nomination OF can
P.ck=kill nominated Eugene Travis. OF Cort-
audt for Surrogate Martin J. Keogh named
oven r. Coiiin. who has occupied the Office for
"A quarter Of century. and Charles Roosevelt.
of New Rochelle nominated William y Boyd. OF
Namaroneck MIR. CONN Was nominated on the
nrst ballot receiving ffty nine votes out OF the
| eighty three. Alderman i.ally then named John
j. Frederick. OF Nonkers. for Sheriff. William
Lyon OF bedford. Lowev - defeated Frederick by
eight votes. Robert Br.lom OF Tuckahoe. was
| then named for Justice Of Session. and br. Mix
sell of Mamaroueck for Coroner.
After the convention Archibald Rushel "A depu-
ty-sherin from TarrytoHn. became involved I'm
a quarrel Sith several mon about the nomination
fo~ Sheriff. ana IN the fight which followed one
of MS legs was broken. lie taken to peve-
| sons Hotel and lated to MS home In rarrytown.
IIis assailant escaped. III. convention was the
most disorlery held here n years.