The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-03-14

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DEMOCRATIC WARD ELEcTroNs.-The elections
of the democratic party of the several wards to
select delegates to nominate Charter Officers was
held yesterday. Considerable excitement existed,
but we believe bloody noses and black eyes were
not introduced to settle the matter. In the first
ward, Assistant Alderman Charlock succeeded with
his committee to nominate him for Alderman, and
Mayoralty delegates were elected friendly to the
nomination of Alderman Purdy. In the second
and third but little interest excited, and the
Mayoralty delegates elected are divided between
Jonathan l. Coddington, Alderman Purdy and Eli
Moore. In the fourth ward, the contest for
Assistant Alderman, and the ticket friendly to Jo-
seph A. Diver, liquor merchant, was elected. In
the fifth ward, Alderman Tillious ticket succeeded
The Mayoralty delegates in these wards are divi-
ded. In the sixth, 1.-THE Emmans and Henry ticket
succeeded, and divided Mayoraty ticket. In
| the seventh ward the Nash ticket was defeated;
and in the eighth, Assistant Alderman Brown
was foored in his prospect of nomination for
Aldermen, and Peter Crawfords party was sue
cessful with Moore mayoralty delegates. In the
ninth ward, Isaac B. Smiths ticket for Alder
man was elected, and divided delegates for Mayor.
In the tenth, Daniel Wards ticket for Alderman
was successful, and Purdy delegates for Mayor.
In the eleventh, Charles j. Dodge's ticket for AL
derman carried the day, and Purdy delegates for
Mayor. These three last named gentleman are at
present members of the Board of Assistant Alder
men. The twelfth, we did not hear from In the
thirteenth, it is said that Assistant Alderman Boggs
succeeded in securing ticket favorable to his
nomination for Alderman, with Coddinston and
Purdy delegates for Mayor. In the fourteenth, the
Davis and Inns ''split'' run union ticket, which
was elected with doubtful delegates for Mayor.
| The candidates are to be chosen for alternately
| from both splits und the ticket is completed.
In the fifteenth, Coddington delegates were elect.
ed for Mayor, but no interest was excited other
wise, the wings have large majority in that
ward for Alderman, &c. From the sixteenth, we
learned nothing definite, but presume that Moore's
Mayorality delegates were elected In the seven.
teenth the contest was for the nomination Of Petit
grew for Alderman, as Alderman Lee has declined
result doubtful all round. 1t will thus be seen
that Aldermen Purdy, Hatfield, Lee, Vanderwor
Briggs, Rawson, Waterman, and perhaps Nash
have withdrawn from the canvass and given theil
Assistants fair chance to secure their Places
The Mayoralty delegates will be devided between
Coddington, Purdy and Moore, but the first named
gentleman appears to have the largest number.
THE INFLUENCE OF TIE PUBLIC PRESS ON ROGUE.
AND RoGUERY.-For the past several years the in
fuence exercised by the public press of this city
has tended tar more to prevent crime, and rectify
the immortality of the age, than any other power
not excepting that of the laws of the land
We were among the first that took an open anc
public stand in the exposition of crime, and with
daring hand probed the excresences of 80 called
"good society,"" that had so long existed upon tn.
corruption of the community. We were anon,
the first to lay bare to the gaze of an astounding
world, the fraud, the deception, the treachery, o
these who, standing high in public places, under thu
mantle of banks and trust companies, had be
, | Id
therless, and the orphan, of their Inheritance w
/, have been among the first to warn the public @
the frauds of scheming SPECTATORS and grasping
avaricous so-caed bankers, who have attempted
! time and again to flood this community wit
their worthless trash, and who would have succeed
ed in many instances were it not for our timel
y warnings.
This course has caused much of the bitter oppo
stlon that was formerly arrayed against us, but re
Gently we have discovered a new attempt to smo
Their public investigation, and prevent that full e,
posure of crime that has caused more fear on tn
part of offenders than the law itself. We regre
to say that this feeling has extended itself t.
ret out crime, and fully expose the perpetrators
We alude to the course pursued by the Mayor o
this city IN Investigations OF crime held before him
1 at his Office. lie has assumed to himself the RICH
I to close his DOORS and pursue such nvc-gation
, he pleased boldly refusing those courtesies or w
J. might say those rights, that belong to the public
press OF this CITY; and he has long continued thi
> course that the rogues 81 fashionable life, when ar
rested, are IN the constant practice OF asking, de
mandng, begging, and at last beseeching to be ar
4 raigned before the Mayor, instead of the Police
Magistrates, IN order that their acts of villany MAJ
not be exposed to the world through the pub
; press We could cite instance after instance wher
5 public exposure has thus been prevented, and tn
parties escaped in the end by forfeit ofbai or from
+ some neglect on the part of the public authori
i ties We could do more I'VE could show the Mayor
, and we do this with no unfriendly feeling, wher
he has mistaken his own power and influence-hi
own knowledge and sagacity, and prevented tn
, ends of Justice from being satisfied by an adhei
! cnce to his old tangled notions of suppression
! facts in his possession We could point him to tn
case of Mary Rogers-the murder of Corlis--th
bogus money case-and last, but not least, the steal
, ing OF Pomeroy's trunk In each of these investl
Importance to the community, which, if pubhcl
exposed at the time, would, no doubt, have led t
1 the almost immediate arresL and conviction OF tn
guilty parties. lie had the sole management an
control of these particular cases, and presumed, W
have no doubt with perfect honesty OF purpose
that such course was best calculatedto secure IN
ends of Justice But he has been mistaken, as n
will certainly admit and we. therefore, trust tina
; those who follow him in the Mayoralty OF this cit
will devote their time to the duties for which the