New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-21
TWO CANDIDATES. NAMED.
PLATT CAUSES A SPLIT IN THE XXv1H
CONGRESS DISTRICT.
UNELECrED DELEGATES PLACED on THE ROLL
BY THE MACHINE-MILLER MEN NOMINATE
HEACoCK-PLATT MEN PUT Up
SHERMAN AGAIN.
.By TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE1

! Herkimer. ~ Y, Aug 20.-Thoras c. Plat
has built fire in the Oneida -Herkimer Con
gress District. the XXVth. that he may find
much trouble in putting out. His desperate at
tempt to defeat Warner Miller has made the
whole district indignant. When the Congress:
convention met here to-day, the most noteworthy
/ representatives of Platt from Oneida County
were Thomas Wheeler. canal superintendent
and David Dishler. The canal heeers were
with them
At the County Convention held here last week
which was controlled by Mr. Miller by fail
majority Of the delegates Seth G. Heacock was
empowered to name the delegates to the Con
gress convention. ]. 1. Sayles, of the lid
Oneida District, had the privilege there
These two districts constitute a majority OF
the convention.
c. S. Symonds Of Utica, chairman OF the Dis
trict Committee, called the convention to order
at the courthouse at noon to-day, and named
Thomas Wheeler temporary chairman. An
amendment was offered by T.. A. Brown nam
ing s. II. Russell, of Herkimer. When the roll
which had been prepared by the District Com
mittee called it found that the anti
Miller and anti-Sayes delegates had been
placed on the roll. Symonds declared Wheeler
elected. At the same time Brown put his mo-
tiOn and declared Russell elected. Both men
took places behind the desk. and two conven-
tions began work After appointing a commit
tee on contested seats the Wheeler convention
took recess for an hour.
The other organization continued its work.
Both Heacock and Sayes placed in nomi-
nation for Congress. On the first ballot Hea-
cock had 10 votes and Sayles 10 On the sec
ond ballot Heacock had the unanimous vote
of the twenty-five delegates. and was declared
duly nominated. He appeared before the con-
vention and said that. as he had been nom-
mated by a majority of the delegates legally
elected he would defend his title and the honor
of the district to the erd.
After adjournment the Wheeler convention
reassembled and renominated the present Con-
gressman-James :. Sherman. of Utica.
special messenger left Herkimer at 80
with certificate of the nomination Of Mr. Hea-
cock TO file ii with the Secretary OF state. The
sherman certificate will be filed tomorrow
Then the courts will be asked to decide which
is entitled TO be printed under the Republican
emblem
After the convention 1t freely admitted
by the Platt contingent that the Heacock dele
gates were entitled to seats, and many were in
favor of putting them on the roll. But as
Judge Evans has the delegates from the lid
Oneida District for State Committeeman, ii was
necessary to shut ont the Heacock delegates TO
save Chairman Hackett from defeat. AT Syra-
cuse to-day the Miller delegates were admitted
to the judicial convention without contest
Only two Of the cO1testing delegates put in an
appearance As there were two vacancies In
the Herkimer delegation, they were courte-
ously invited to seats.
Seth G. Heacock the Republican nominee for
Congress. lives In Ilion. He Is thirty mine years
old a graduate OF Hamilton College and hne
speaker. He owns thirty-four oil wells IN ONO
Warner Miller in town to-day but did
not attend the convention. Sheard was pres
ent and made frequent boasts that Platt would
seat his delegation at the State convention.