The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-18
NEW YORK HERALD.
New York, Friday, August Is, IsAs.
The First shot for the Presidency Calhoun
stock OH the Rise Strange Results

The ward meetings of the Democratic pary 10
select delegates to Tammany Hall, to choose others
TO represent them in the Syracuse State Conven-
non, were held last evening" and the result will as
tonish many who supposed that Calhoun stock was
entirely below par in this city.
First Wsrd-In this ward the contest appeared in
some measure to be personal matter. Mr. Asss-
tant Alderman Charlick headed one ticket, and Mr..
Nichol, the other, both proiessedy strongly tinctur-
ed with Van Burenism, though the Nchol ticket
was sub rosa understood 10 have inclination the
other way. The Nicholl ticket was elected, as io-
lows :-Henry Nchol, William l.. Lockwood,
and David Kelly.
The voting presented an exceedingly singular APP
pearance. A gentleman, by courtesy designated the
"Chairman," stood upon table and received the
tickets in his hat-two three talley clerks took
the names or the assumed names of the voters, and
forty or fifty true democrats, who appeared to
possess nothing uncommon, filled up the remain
ing space of two small rooms thrown into one,
at number forty-eght Broad street, fer this
special occasion. The room itself was SO hot that
thermometers were useless, for they could not get
high enough TO designate The true state OF the atmo
sphere; one talley clerk boosted huge and killing
display of whiskers, and amidst the amber tints of
the LADY killers, ihe preparation stood in drops that
resemoled the dew In the grass fine frosty
morning; and the hugep who constituted the
entire meeting, were swelterlng in sweat The
room itself resembed an oblong oven, and it was
really the warmest meeting we ever attended. As
one man approached the table to vote, an elderly
democrat challenged him OH the ground that he
was Wing. but it was admitted that conversions
could be instantaneous, and he passed muster.
Another succeeded, who had evidently seen SER
ID 4 II l.. n.
your aame norr?'' "John Jones'" reptile the voter
with The utmost iinperurbability. "Why, you've
voIed three times already sob, you shut up"
was the response, aud the votewes taken tall and
dignted parsonage next presented himself, and was
challenged on the ground that his vote was "anony-
nous" The voter was struck spec chless with as
tooishmept al the singuarty of the objection but
when he recovered ais parts Of speechhe used them
10 way not very complimentary TO the eyes, and
intellect of me assiduous chaenser Thus the
voting progressed until nine O'Clock, many being
challenged the ground that they belonged to the
Fonrte enih, and not the First Ward; indeed very
few FIRST WarJers appeared to take any interest in
the matter-mlny having voted and gone out at
one door, returned through another and voted
again and then il moved and seconded,
and carried by reclamation, that the poll should
close at the expiration of ten minutes Three
minutes and an eighth having ELAPSED, by the
same Unanimous vote it was determined that the
ten minues had expired, and the polls were final
ly closed, though some other polls were open
ed /; or, in plain phraseoogy, some heads were
cracked by quarrelsome rival politicians. And then
ensued scene which we would describe if we knew
how. Mr.. Alderman Charlick wished to present a
series of resolutions to instruct the elected deega.
ton to vote for Martin Van Buren,, but the Alder
and his resolution were treated with con-
temptuous and obstreperous rudeness and series
OF resolutions offered by Mr.. McCulom were
adopted in favor of the district system of representa-
ton In IN e National Convention, and thus ended
the election of delegates in the First Ward, which
we may say in conclusion, was not rery fattering to
Mr. Van Buren,, II such meeting can be taken as
expressing the public sentiment of the Ward.
In the Second Ward the Van Buren party pre-.
vailed without much difficulty. Two tickets were
run, one proiessedly Van Buren, and the other Cal
houn, but singularly enough, two if not the entire
three names on the Calhoun ticket, were those of
full blooded Van Burenites. There may have been
some ruse in this; we do not pretend to say there
was, but the fact may speak for itself The follow
ing were the delegates chosen:-S. Waterbury, A.
Rating, and P. Riley. The two TO mer were on the
the original Van Buren, ticket and the latter on the
Calhoun. he being substituted fer Johnson, who was
scratched. Matty therefore secures this district
10 the Third Word an Anti.Vun Buren,, Custom
House, and District System ticket was elected, as
follows William II Jansen, Patrick G. Moloney
and Charles Gallagher.
twas, however, whispered that ansen was a Van
Buren, man without adultefaton.
In the Fourth Ward the meeting assembled at the
Shakespeare, in a lower room, and Medad Plat was
called to the chair by a unan nous vote, but as
soon as the other officers were selected and it was
ascerained by the Van Buren, meu that the remain
ing officers and tellers were Calhoun or anti Van
Buren,, they boiled, and moved an adjournment up
stairs, which was lost The Van Buren, men then
went up stairs, while the large body of the meeting
remained below and gave 5s votes for their dele
gates, Medad Platt, Joseph Murphy and Thomas d
Bickiord all OF whom avowed themselves ami
Van BJreu men At the meeting. Three cheers were
given FOR Calhoun, and The n-ttipg adjourned
10 the Fifth Ward, Lewis P. Clover was selec,cd
as President OF the meeting, and Andrew Lester
aud E. B Hart. Vice Presi ients Being Calhoun
men. this.-howed the Strength Of the meeting, and
the balloti Tor delegates COM
menced than the hat containing them was Instantly
flied by p.r5ous throwing handfuls of tickets INFO
1t. Several attempts at order made, but being
unsuccessful, the meeting was finally adjourned 10
Monday next, when day ballot will be had.
In the sixth Ward VIM Shsler, John Foot and
Johr Gehraty, avowcd Calhoun and Ap,i.Van Buren,
meu, were elected delegates by over two hundred
majority. Henry hiel, DR.. A F Vache and
John Mcmahon were on the Van Buren, ticket
Every thing went of quietly here
In the Seventh Ward John Murray aud Bartlett
Smith, Calhoun delegates were chosen, end John
J Clscoe, Van Buren,, oy about sixty majority Re-
solutions were also passed in favor OF the district
system.
In the Eight Ward the ticket in favor of Martin
Van Buren,, end having the selection of the candi-
do d,xaotlr, L.,t Il ca.