New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-19

be no chance Of the Governors nomination after
balloting In the National Convention, they will
support William Mckinley, of Ohio
THE MAJORITY DISREGARDED.
HIGH-HANDED ACTION IN THE xvTH-RIvAI.
CONVENTIONS HELD.
IN Renwick Hall, Eighty-sixthst and Third
ave, the delegates Of the XVIII Congress Dis
trict held a convention last night and elected
General c. H. T. Coils and Robert j. Wright
rs delegates to the St Louis Convention, with
Elias Goodman and George S. Sutton as alter
mates as against Excise Commissioner Murray
and David Friedsam. who were declared chosen
BY the machine. with George A. Morey and JEFF
feeon A. Simonds alternates. Out Of a total
Of 57S votes General Coils and his associates
controlled a clear 339 On the final vote the AL
ternates received each vote Of SS4 viva voce.
and the work done while the Platt men
we're still engaged in the aborious process Of
accepting ballots from all possible sfurces with
no announcement Of results for the benefit OF
anybody. In addition to that, the regular or
Eanization adopt ID the following resolution:
Resolved That the who are the authors Of
this riotora conduct here who have packed the
SaSe Brought sh T.. aep1oliesa Pariy Organization
into contempt, BAD we eau upon all law-aolding
supremacy macy Of the party CT Abraham Lincoln 10
unite in one common pfo::s; against methods inat
are bringing our party AZ the Empire state if'o
disgrace and to disruption
This resolution contains the news Of the con-
vention as regards its results. and the end was
reached shortly after II o'clock with the motion
to adjourn made by Henry c. Robinson and car
ried in dignified fashion. But a good many
things happened while this business was being
accomplished. The declaration had gone forth
that there was to be trouble, and Acting In
spector McCullagh was on hand with force OF
100 staiwar. policemen to see that nothing un-
toward occurred.
EARLY IN LINE
The delegates who adhered to General Coils
and Commissioner Wright early on hand,
having had their supper In the building, and
they formed in line at the doors at an early hour
and proceeded TO present their credentials In
regular form at the door. Thus tNNv passed into
the hall The Platt men began to appear While
this work was in progress. but were prevented
from going in out Of their order by the officers,
who insisted that delegates must take their turn
Promptly at S o'clock. or. TO be exact. at three
minutes after o'clock, William r. Spooner nom
mated E. S. Clinch as temporary chairman OF
the convention. AT once the motion was put ana
carried amid conflicting cries. the Platt men
trying to make themselves heard and failing TO
create any impression, despite herculean efforts
It was apparent from the start that the majority
was distinctly against them, and 1t was notice
able. also that Chairman Cnch fair in his
decisions, while the chairman Of the opposition
tried every possible method Of interruption within
the power Of his gavel to infct. An effort was
made to have Mr.. Clnch removed from his place
after election but the police refused to act.
TWO DISTINCT CONVENTIONS.
Then the machine men put James p Degnan.
chairman to act In place Of Isaac H. Newman.
1t was an inspiring sight TO see the two chair
men elbowing each other at the same table. and
conducting two distinct conventions. II was
sight to move Western man to tears. 1t was
early evident, has been said. that the Coils
men were In the majority. for their part of the
work went forward steadily upon a business
basis The secretaries on each side were sur
rounded by shouters, who signalled to the dele
yates what was to be done either in the way Of
voting or in cheering for their favorite candi-
dates T. NJ Murphy and J. c. Fishard and J.
= Ellison were made secretaries for the Coils
convention while Phillip Doblin acted for the
machine The scene can be better imagined than
described when the opposing secretaries began
10 call the roll Oh delegates There was only
one point on which the convention appeared to
be AZ all unanimous and that was when Gov
ernor Morton's name was mentioned Once the
tho noIce threatened to clear the hall II the
confusion was not stopped, but that was use
less suggestion for the evident purpose Of all
the delegates was TO create as much confusion
as possible.
VOTE On THE ALTERNATES.
1t was nearly II 80 O'Clock when the vote was
Announced on the alternates on the Coils side.
and up to that hour the Platt men had not made
the count of their ballots the delegates proper.
let alone the alerrates. The leaders OF the Coils
men claimed that this voting by ballot on dele
gates was clearly illegal AS soon as the Coils
convention had completed its work and passed
the resolution cited above, Henry {. Robinson
moved adjournment. The motion was carried.
ana then there was such general movement
toward the doors that the secretary OF the other
SIDE looked dsconsolafe. No figures on the dele
rates put up by the Platt men were gwen out
~ the time OF adjournment Of what may clearly
pe looked upon as the regular organization
TWO CONVENTIONS IN THE XIITH.
JAMES L. STEWARDS HIi;H-IANpED CONDUCT
ANrI-PLATr MEN. LED BY COLONEL BLISS.
ELECT THEIR OWN DELEGATES.
inc xIIth Congress District Republican Con-
sentioh' at the Murray Hill Lyceum. Thirty
1our'h-st and Third-ave.. last night. split into two
separate bodies. Patt and anti Platt with the re-
sut OF TWO contesting delegations to ST. Louis.
sne anti-Platt convention. led by Colonel George
Bliss. elected Cornelius ~ Bliss and Colonel s. V.
=. Cruger delegates from that district and =.
aeeumseh Sherman and Edward Hardy aternates.
sne opposition chose General Howard Carroll and
w anar'ow weed Barnes delegates to St. Louis and
~seo A. simmF and Charl,s Edlich alternates.
trouble begar at the start James L. Stewart,
ofG Gua