The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-10-12

Attempted Nominations-Grea Excitement
i mt Tammany HalI-The Man with the
Red Shirt-Flash In the Pan-No Result.
The delegates TO the County Convention OF the
Democratic party, selected 10 nominate candidates
tor Sheriff, County Clerk and Coroner, met third
time at Tammany Hall on Tuesday evening" TO con-
clude the business entrusted 10 their charge. The
/ excitement on the occasion was very great, as
: during the two previous meetings no nominations
had been made and consequently the friends of the
numerous candidates before the Convention turned
out in great numbers to back their favorites
John J. Westervelt, as before. made the "Pewter
Mug" bis head quarters-Hany atwood selected
the widow Lynch's," and John Emmans was
conspicuous at all points, wherever the contest need
ed his presence. Old Tammany had opened her bar
! room 10 accommodate her customers, but the ele-
CANT marble floor caused some of the "subs'' TO
'urn up their nose at the innovation upon the an.
cient wood works OF the old wlgwam. The ballot
ing commenced about eight O'clock, and the ankle
ty among the expectants TO hear the result of the
hrss count could be cOntrased alone with the eager
ness OF man OF the turf, 10 see the nose of his ia
vorlte first over the scroll al horse race. 1t
was supposed by many that the since the last
meeting OF the delegation would have allowed time
Tor bargain to have been completed between the
friends Of some two Of the candidates, and that
therefore nomination would be made on the first
ballot. Others thought that II such bargain had
been made ltwould be bare faced to expose it on
The first ballot, and therefore 1t presumed that
such result would not be known until the third or
fourth Meantime all was excitement, and the way
the brandy smashers rum toddies gin cocktails and
hicGa linz en.J that
Piles of old Tammany, would have caused the holy
horror OF any ultra advocate OF the temperance
cause. rush from the stairs leading to the room
where the convention was assembled, showed signs
of news, and the first ballot was announced as fol-
| lows.-
For Henry C. Atwood. ..... q
John J. Westervelt... "a
John Emmans. ............. u
| q" William c. Seaman.
Thus the ballotings continued, the Seaman men
| changing their votes at times, from one candidate
to another, thus inspiring hope and causing despon-
dency among the friends of the particular candl-
dates. Atwood's highest vote during the baotings
was 3S-and Emmans ran to 80, as also did Wester-
welt.
In the meantime, the "Pewter'' swarmed with
anxious expectants, filled with rum, glory and pa
triotism-"Widow Lynch's" 6" Old Joe Murphy's,"
and " Little Tammany," were filled to OVERLOOKING;
and at the former place of resort the assemblage
got up" free and easy, in which Dixon, Amrae
and Ned WEIGH amused the audience with comedy,
| tragedy and farce. At "the Widows sponta-
neous meeting was held and resolutions adopted,
calling upon the delegates TO vote Uiud U0ce for the
nominations, which would ensure an almost imme-
date result, and prevent all dishonest practices and
trading away the delegates, and also secure to the
constituents Of each delegate the knowledge OF the
course pursued which, as matter of right and JUS
tee, belongs to every citizen who feels interest
in the nomn alton of proper candidates for these i'm
portant Offices. 1t now being past II o'clock, and
result, all of umors were put IN circulation
relative to the cause of delay by the committee
and finally, genius with a red shirt, who appeared
| as active as monkey, scaled the top of the I'M
| finished entrance door Of the room IN which the
delegates were assembled, and returned with re-
port that he had found the most of them in a
snooze, but on his approach they had awakened and
took another ballot. which resulted:
For Atwood. ....... .........3 3
westerVeN' 1900 ."..... -
| Emmans. .2s
Seaman ..............."....
The daring exploit of the man with "red shirt"
who in future will become as memorable as the
"man with the claret colored coat, prompted others
to enquire into the Of delay Of the committee
and the consequence was that rush was made at
the door at the foot of the stairs, guarded by the
well known "Cerberus' of the general committee,
whose shirt collar and stock encases his ears and
up they went, to demand admission to the room, or
compel some definite action, or an adjournment
Here scene ensued OF which Tammany Hall alone
could be the theatre-the watchmen were called
| the parties expelled-order followed. and old
Cerberus took his station again, with countenanoe
| hot. he, fri oaf
the door, if he had dared 10 ask entrance. The
committee at about two o'clock, took last ballot,
| which was
FOR WesterveE. .............. .....30
| EmHiaDs. ...2s
| A.wood. '''''.... .......... ......0
Seamah
1t being apparent that neither party intended to
| give wav, they then adjourned, and the crowd
below, who filed the bar room, made old Tam
many ring with three cheers" for Cahoun-"lhree
for Van Buren"-"nine for Calhoun when they
| dispersed, to assemble again on Friday, when the
delegates meet for another effort
The convention to nominate members of Assem-
| bly, meet this evening at Tammany Hall.
| The Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT The utter inef-
fclency OF the department. as atpresent organised,
universally admitted. 1t is also as generally allow
ed that the present head of it has by injudlcious
movements, enhanced the Inconvenience that the
public formerly suffered from it. The whole affair
is behind the age, and imperatvely calls for reor
nation. If we reflect in how grea. degree the
world has advanced in business, in means of CON-
munlcaton, and in general intelligence, since the
present system was adopted, we shall not be sur
prsed that il is totally inadequate to the wants of
the community. II is this fac; which has caused
| the numerous expresses which have sprung IN To