Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-03-12
The Mayoralty-Ths Convention-The Cam
dIdates and their Merits.

| orally Convention VIII nominate some man from
their party be placed before the people worthy
of being entrusted with the highly important and
deeply responsible office of Mayor of this city
Already there are so many Richmonds in the fied
that the committee will have some difficulty in de-
Gliding upon the most proper candidate. We shall
therefore give them little assistance, by detailing
few of the qualifications of the different candi
dates.
| ROBERT SMIrH.-He is a well disposed man; has
been poor; is now rich mechanic; has many
friends; has not distinguished himself much in the
Board Of Aldermen, ana declines serving as such
any more. He will have many votes.
SP PHESIx-Not much known; celebrated for
nothing very iustrious; would do at pinch.
| JOE HoxIE.-A most humane man; by great ex-
ertions he saved even a murderer from the galows.
| He is ripe and ready for any scheme, being COM
plete tool of the Wall clique In the present
! demoralized state of society, he stands good
| chance.
Pun EoNE.-He is well qualified, because he
| has been twice defeated; once a candidate for
| Mayor and once for Senator. He also qRotes Latin
without understanding it, and enacts Cardinal Vol
sey with ludicrous gravity at fancy balls.
Roswell SALToNsrALL.-He is also well quail
fed; he is great dscoverer of wonders that
existed; great borrower, and great bore; quail
ties which all men possess who rise to eminence.
JAMES c.. -KGNe.-Like the Duke Of Rigmarole,
he is great discoverer; he has discovered dread
full delnquencies in the Manhattan Bank, which he
does not dare like TO disclose. He is therefore
called great fnancier and prodgious investiga.
tor.
RoB WHrrE.-Alsoa great fnancier and discover
er. Discovered that there something rotten in
the Manhattan Bank, after every body else knew it
H., ell L,I al
SO, 900, when it too late to catch him.
JACK HILL.-An excellent candidate; always kept
the of the second ward in better order than
those of any other part of the city, well the
news boys. An efficient man, and would keep all
Wall street clean, and the press there decent, il
possible.
Coz. SrorE.-Wel qualified; last at fray; first
at feast; can eat any thing and at any time can
| cat enough to last a moderate for week.
MoRpEcAI NoAH.-Has fine taste in old clothes,
old Jokes, and old paragraphs; would accomplish
what other Mayor would attempt the purfca-
ton of Chatham street, and the honesty of all pawn
brokers and junk shops.
EGBEnr BESsoN-A Knickerbocker Of the old
school; rough but honest; full of fine wit-loves
good Joke fine wine, and fine women.-W ould make
capital Mayor
GEORGE w. BRUHN-An active, industrious, wit
| ~, shrewd, smart man; would make a good Mayor;
but he is little too captious and snappsh to make
many friends. He has considerable talent, and will
| pass for scholar in some places.
G.. S. DoUGHrY-A military man; could quell
riot as easy he toss of good glass of wine.
GEeRoE ID. SrRoNG-An excellent candidate, and
would make most efficient Mayor-Is a little TOO
much given to write novels, and nonsenscal
His redeeming quality, however, is that he
is the great champion and historian of the news
boys; they would all vote for him to a
r. A. TALLNADGE.-An amiable and good ma
tured man; too fond of the flesh, however to make
very active mayor. But, probably he would have
strong support from the blackless, and, certainly
he would from many of his numerous female adj
mirers. lie would poll many.
G.. G. VERPLAScK.-A worthy man, but too much
of literary turn to make efficient chief magis-
trate Of a large and riotous city.
JosrPH BLUsr.-The sterotyped "parlor orator.
described by Boz Always readyto talk and spout,
spout, spout.
Gin one weak, vashy everlasting hood,'
Of words, the cheapest possible terms, and the
shortest possible notice.
EDWARD PRME.-Also a great inancier; but his
talents must be like ''bread cast on the waters as
it will take great 'many days" before their fruits
| are siscernable.
ROBERT BoGARDUs.-One of the first Harrison
men Would do for want Of a better.
| HENRY BREvooRr.-A gentlemen, and a scholar.
Has too much Of the milk Of human kindness TO make
| a good Mayor, and too much good sense, and in
stnctive feelings Of decacy and refinement 20 for
sake the delicious pleasures Of private Ii rthe
busy burmoil Of public
| n. Ii. BLUST.-W ould make more out of the Of
fee of Mayor, he did out Of that Of Corporation
| Attorney, than any other man.
Henry LAvERry.-Has nothing else to do; a man
Of fortune, good sense, shrewdness wit and humour
Loves his wine, and his ride to the widows
| SANDY WELsH.-Would make a most capital
Mayor. Would give the best dinners that ever were
seen in the City Hall. Would convert all the hun.
CRY locofocos by filling their bellies Is capable of
anything; and what is Of great service to a public
man in high office, he talk faster, louder and
better than 80 out OF 100, and has condolences in
his own abilities. He got up and put down the
| Arsenal Riot solitary and alone.
JAMES WATsos wEBB-A little too much given
to getting up riots, to be enabled put down disor-
| ders. lie would do very well for the eating, drink
ing, talking, and Boosting part; but would probably
be found deficient when the fighting had to be done
| CALEB :. WooDHULL.-A quiet, talented and
| energetic Mayor.
| PETER :. TowrsErD.-He could keep the city
healthy by of prescriptions, and could write
official documents that nobody could understand.