Year: 1875

OCralS 10 Iauy tobetheI loE III pun
lie affairs Mr. Littlejohn performed his
which had its effect on those delegates who felt little
restive about putting republican their ticket when
he told the Convention to bear in mind that the cleo
tion next November the skrmsh before the great
battle the Centennial year. which battle could not be
unless good republicans and good democrats joined
forces This little speech duly followed by the
nomination OF Mr. Bgeow by acclamation, though,
when the question put three four delegates
sponded NO., in feeble tone OF voice


The nomination OF Lucius Robinson was an easy
matter, other candidate being mentioned but did
strike people rather queor that the delegates
who proposed him should have right the heels OF
Bgeows nomination. advocated this candidates claims
chiefly the ground that he had been long demo
crat and none Of your recent converts There was
strife the Attorney Generalship the friends
of Attorney General Pratt failing carry out their
threat, made a few days ago, that they intended
TO make it for his deputy when
his name came up Mr.. Pratt had found
that the delegates were kept too well in
hand, and matter what his friends might do, they
could only do him harm by dragging his name into the
contest, and had given them warning to remain quiet
though certainly they were given provocaton enough
to be otherwise when Mr.. Peckham who put Mr. Fair
child in nomination. said that that young gentleman
had been really the Attorney General in the work
of prosecuting the Canal Ring, because of the fact
that his superior too busy with other
matters 10 give his personal attention to it, When the
vote taken it was noticeable that Allen C. Beach,
though his name was called twice did not vote The
nomination finally made by accamaton at the sug
gestion of Augustus schen, who brought it about by
moving that the 'roling of the calln should be dis
pensed WITH which trip of the tongue caused the Con
venton and the spectators to break out in a of
laughter, which lasted several minutes


THE NOMINATION FOR TREASURER


took the shape of regular stand up fight between
Apgar and Ross, and there considerable excitement
during the roll call the vote for tho two candidates
for long time very close. The unanimous vote of
Kings county for Ross brought down cheers from his
friends which were Offset by the Apgar party when
New York announced her vote with almost equal unan-
unity for their candidate. Finally Ross carried the
day and the nomination was made unani-
nous, Dewitt G. Littlejohn having assured
tho Convention that his nomination would
be the means of carrying the Cayuga and Wayne Sena
toral district for a democrat


The nomination for State Engineer opened with tho
of D. NJ Green, the present deputy, who was
first presented the Convention but who was strongly
opposed by Senator Parmenter on the somewhat ncon
sistent ground-in view of what had been done for the
head of the tcket-that there evil
dence that he was a democrat During the
discussion this point Senator Jacobs, who
was among the shrewdest of the Governors
spokesmen on the floor of the Convention took the
opportunity slip in the of John D. Van Buren,
Jr., of the Canal Commission, who had already been
named for the position at Albany. Jacobs put in the
presentation of Van Buren's name on the ground that
he was the choice of Kings county, and as Kings had
not had man the State ticket for nineteen years





feet reservoir of democratic votes, the least
the Convention could do TO allow her to
select this minor candidate the ticket Jacobs
gument seemed reasonable and sound and the Conven
tion without further parley proceeded to vote for Van
Buren and finally nominated him by acclanaton Thus
under cover OF favor TO Kings county, another Of Til
denis favorites and second member of his Commis-
sion, was placed on the ticket


THE CANAL COMMISSIONER.


The nomination for Canal Commissioner was wrought
out among three or four candidates without much
element the main question considered being
that of locality. Lttcjohn's sonorous voice and
earnest manner brought to bear in favor Of Wal
rath it had been in favor of Bgeow and Ross and
he carried the day. In fact it was suggested by some
jealous democrats that Litejohn had altogether too
much to do in running this Conver'on for man who
made his appearance in the party olly year ago. and





A REGULAR SCRAMBLE


for the last name the ticket less than
didates being presented and all Of them claiming
have superior claims the ground OF locality extra
fitness for the office of State Prison Inspector Crowley,
the successful candidate, was urged mainly on the
ground that he would draw largely from the liberal
vote of Cattaraugus county, where it intimated,
Senator Fenon exertng his influence to bring them
back to the republican ranks. After this nomination
and the transaction of minor business the Con-
venon adjourned sine die with the customary cheers
for the success of the ticket.


TIE ANTI-TANMANY DELEGATION.


II seems that the ntTammany delegates made more
of an impression upon the Committee on Credentials
than was stated yesterday The meeting being secret
one the facts could only be obtained by hearsay. In
stead of the vote being unanimously against the admis
sion of the contestants it that IT Is against
to for their admission and that the latter vote would
have much larger had not certain influences been
brought to bear upon some Of tho members of the
committees somewhat similar those which made the
Convention unanimous in sustaining the Governors
pet nominees Indeed, it is said that Mr.. White, of
Orleans intended to bring in very decided minority
report, but was somehow dssuaded from so doing


THE STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE


held meeting this evening and organized temporarily
by electing Allen c. Beach Chairman and Joseph
Warren Secretary The committee will meet at Albany
on the Oath inst


THE PROCEEDINGS.