New-York tribune., 1900-10-07
.NAGLE MEN STAY AWAY.
HAFFEN NONIINATES HENNESSY FOR
SENATOR
ADJOURNED TAMMANY CONVENTION IN
THE XXIST DISTRICT PASSES OFF
WITHOUT A RENEWAL OF
TROTTRT,E F
TROUBLE.

The Tammany convention TO nominate candi-
date for Stale Senator in the XxIst Senate Dis
jrict was tame and peacotut last night. Percivai
T. NagIe. the Tammany leader Of the XXxIVth
Assembly District. remained away from the con-
vent!on. and as did tkewis- all his followers
There had been an agreement early yesterday
morn.ng. when the delegates we're tired out
after hours of fighting and no temporary chair
ma. rad been selected that the contending fac
-ious should have a truce until 10 O'Clock last
uigt- 7n5 than there should be another atternpt
- .rcsa.ze Vie conven ion Louis T Hafien
7od his followers .of th= XXXvth Assembly Dis
lylcs we're ar ZoItner's Hall Third-ave ana One
hurorec -erd-seventieth-ct before the hour last
nigrt AMI thev were surprised when Nagle and
his followers did NOT appear. They went ahead
and nominated Joseph ?. Hennessy. the young
lawyer. Of Boston Road. as candidate for State
Senator
Police Captain Wiegand and about fifty blue
coats were at the place Of the convention, pre-
pared TO prevent a repetition of the fighting of
Friday night The police declared that the pub
lished reports Of the fighting were much dis
rorted and that no blood was spilled in the con-
vention on Friday night. The delegates were
not admitted to the upstairs hall. where the dis
graceful scenes or Friday night were witnessed.
but were let into the basement hall Only dele
gates and a few reporters were admitted.
There was great deal or noise when Mr..
Haffen went on the platform at 10 o'clock and
called for order He said there had been an
agreement to have the convention proceed at
that hour. and he began TO call the roll of dele
gstes for the choice Of temporary chairman.
His voice was husky from too much shouting
the previous 1neht but he managed 10 make
himself heard He read off the names Of the
delegates from the XNNVth Assembly District
rapidly and most of them we're heard TO name
Joseph !. Marion. who was sworn in as the
temporary chairman There were no responses
when the names Of Nagle delegates were read
of Michael Garviu was made temporary
secretary. nd then the temporary officers were
made perrre0e mt officers with a shout
Mr. Hsffe0 then named MT. Henne5sy as the
candidate fer state Senator and all the dele
gates present voted for Mr.. Hennessy. The
chairman declared Mr Hennessy nominated
Meanwhile. PerCival F. Nagle had held an As
twenty r.-,Ir-. ST. and had started for the Dem
oCratic Club tn see Nj Croker, At NagIe's head
quarters IL was said last night that the nom
nation Of Mr. Hennessy would not be allowed to
stand because there had been an agreement to
postpone the convention at Thtrd-ave. and One
hundred d-seveutieth-st. last night TO Monday
evening a : o'clock Nagle's followers said
they pr0bably would meet tomorrow evening
and nominate another candidate
Mr. Haffeu last night took pains TO deny that
there had been any conflict between himself and
Mr.. Nagle on Friday night and said that there
had been no fighting in the hall There was a
lot of noise and confusion. he declared. but no
violence