New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-24
DEMOCRATS ~ STORUY SESSION.
Az ASSEMBLY CONVENTION AT YoNKERs WHICH
HAD PECULIAR FEATURES


HAD PECULIAR FEATURES
The Democratic Assembly convention for the LIST
Assembly District Of Wes,ches;er County was held
A, the Turn Hall In Yonkers. yesterday and
stephen J. Sti.well. OF Mount Vernon, was NOM
mated FOR member OF the Assembly The convention
Was peculiar II lasted less than An hour, but
within that time majority OF the fonkers dele
gates bo,ted held another convention downstairs.
and nomlna ed Alexander G. Sutherland Of Yonkers.
Mr.. Sutherland finally persuaded the Yonkers dele
gates 70 allow him withdraw in the interest OF har
mony the boiling delegates went back into the con-
veniion Endorsed MI Swel, love feast was held and
after indorsng the Chicago and Buffalo platforms the
convention adjourned. with peace and harmony
reignlng The convention called order by
John Eylers chairman OF the last convention. at
II O'Clock In the forenoon and adjournment was
taken for dinner The convention assembled soon
after o'clock in the afternoon after noisy
caucus Of the delegates had been he'd. Trouble
began at once. Mr. McCourt, OF Mount Vernon.
nominated James W. Prendergast. OF Yonkers. for
temporary chairman and IL was promptly seconded.
The chairman Immediately put the motion, while a
number OF Yonkers delegates were camorlng for
recognition place in nomina ton William Casey,
also Of Yonkers. When the yeas and nays were
called the chairman declared the motion carried and
that Mr.. Prendergast the tempora = chairman
OF the convention. number OF the Yonkers dele
gates their feet at once, clamorlng for
was going Mr.. Prendergast escorted to the
platform and took the gave. The Yonkers deleg ates
siormed and fumed, but Il was Of no avail.
Seeing that they were to get recognition they
Immediately withdrew and assembled In the CORR
dor downstairs and held convention OF their own.
John I McGrath called ii 10 order, and In
vigorous speech denounced the treatment the dele
cation had received upstairs. James NJ. Caxton
nominated Mr.. Casey for chairman and he was
unanimously elected. He also denounced as out
Ia e. no Hpln bad
Edward Fitzgerald nominated Alexander @. Suth-
erland. OF Yonkers, as candidate for the Assembly.
Frank McElmeel seconded the nomination. and
The convention went through the form OF electing
Il secretary and empowering the chairman to call
the next convention. After indorsinK the ChicaY
and Buffalo platforms the convention adjourned
ana MT sutherland was Informed OF his nomina
ton In the mean time the other convention had
nominated Mr. Stilwell An unlocked for compli-
cation then arose Mr.. Sutherland said he did not
want to accept. He said the party was already
split from one end Of the State to the other and
would have hard time to elect its candidates
ana he did not want to add to the difficulty BY
being party TO a split In the LIST Assembly Dis
withdraw. The boiling delegates then went I'M
stairs. reassembled and Sutherland addressed
Them urging that In the interests OF harmony he
De allowed TO withdraw motion to accede to his
request was voted down by a large majority What
10 do next. the delegates did seem 60 know.
sutherland again jumped into the breach and made
another plea. This time he was more successful
ana motion to allow him to withdraw was car
req committee was appointed to md Mr.. Still
Wen. VINO was still about the corridors awaiting
the result. He escorted to the platform and
was informed by Chairman Casey that In the inter
est OF harmony Mr., Sutherland had withdrawn and
that the boiling delegates willing to support
MN Ills nomination was then made unanimous.
u was then found that I'm the excitement the con-
Ventlon That rad first nominated Mr.. Stilwell had
ADJOURNED without indorsing the Chicago and
Buffalo platforms. This done. and after Mr..
adjourned