The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-24
City Politics.

City Politics.
WIG MEETING or THE FOURTH DISTRICT.
The friends Of Mr.. VIM. +. Robinson, one Of the
whg candidates for the Fourth Congressional District
and large number of the electors of the 6th 7th 1th
and 18th wards met last evening at the North Amer
can Hotel corner of Bsysrd and Bowery, to hear an
exposition OF the influences which prevailed and of
the pledges which were broken at the whig
convention of the fourth district aud to take suoh
action thereon might be deemed expedlent.
MIR. G. j. Smith was appointed chairman of the
Mr. PATHS undertook to explain the objects of the
meeting. He raid that Mr. Robinson had been solicit
ed to come forward to represent that district in Con-
gress, and this proceeding act of his own.
(Cheers) The motive the people had in making such
q selection, was, that more competent or able man
offered for their choice one whom they considered
better qualified to represent them. (Cheers He had
stood forward and fought all their battles and had
made speeches behalf of their cause than any
other advocate. (Cheers) They di not meet there,
however for the purpose of revenging themselves by
taking an independent position with regard to their
greet and remonstrances against the improper inau
encss which had been brought to bear against him,
to them to require. lCheers,l
Mr.. H. GREELEY then addressed the meeting He
came there not to make encourage DIVISION but to
produce harmony among the friends the respective
candidates that Of them might be selected and
all might support him. (Cheers) After sdverting to
the violation Of their pledges by those who had pro-
missed to vote MIR Robinson he said that he beiev-
ed them both to be good candidates. (Cheers) There
| MODE, however,
to submit the claims Of the respective candidates to
the people at ratification meeting. (Cheers) Ano-
ther mode was to leave the whole case, with the
rious documents to arbitration OF their respective
friends-three of them to be selected by one party
and three by the other and three to be selected
by these the decision of the nine the whole
case to be final. (Cheers) He1 suggested either Of
| these modes with the view of securing the harmony
and united action eft. Of the whig party Ghss1'
resolutions and to consult as to the most expedient
to be adopted under the circumstance In the
| meantime, while this committee was in elaboration
| and preparing the resolutions
| MI. CHAs. RrDDLE, at the request Of the meeting,
then ascended the stand. He made an able and elo.
Suent speech, and alluded with considerable effect to
the shameful and treacherous manner in which seve-
raj Of the delegates Of 6th 18TH and other wards
had violated the pledges they had given before their
nomin alton to support MIR. Robinson. He then re-
ferred to ,the wire working that preceded 1.-THE late
Ions nppss Of the trcksry deception and hypocrisy
| which were prsctised. (Cheers) In whatever way,
continued Mr. R., this present question may De set:
afxing the seal Of political damnation those who
acted with such treashery, dupicity, and hypocrisy
The committee here returned, and preamble, with
series of resolutions, weresgreed upon to the effect
that MIR Robinson had not received y, fair play and
respective wards In the district would be held in the
same place on "Wednesday evening next, when the
people should be called upon to give their decision
| the claims of the respective candidates
The meeting then adjourned.
THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTION IN THE EIGHTH
The democrats of the eighth ward held primary
election yesterday for the purpose Of eecting dele
gates to the Congressional. lcounty and Assembly
CONVEX of the party. twas very exciting af.
fair on of the exertiOus made by the fre
of Mike Walsh to carry the ward, they considered
it essential, to procure the nomination of their
candidate. After great struggle. which was contest
ed inch by inch, the following ticket, composed of
| men supposed to be adverse to Mr.. Walshs nomins-
ton, was carried BY msjority of one hundred and
ccngressionai Conrenion B. BRENNAN Dennis f.
Root Francis DpHp Daniel Dsavan Bernard oaVane III
COUNTY Conpcnton,,Riehard T. Compton. Anthony Kelly
A,am SSen Pi..
Reynolds Lathrop s. Eddy Second DistrictAdoph
Ffss R
Gohn William Der%Ost Smith Gregg
Tsys si,a D:tEis.Tiis% mn Daniel Wilson. VA
Edwin Wa1yh Eighth Distre-ch,istian C. Ross Thoma;
We Are Informed that there were some very tumut
uary exhibited at the place where the election
was held. during the day In the afternoon, several
attempts were made to remove by force the ballot
box, but without success At one time laid
violent hands it, and was carrying It Off but he
Nv Sy .eh of the other and held os
minutes The occurrence was witnessed by a great
many people, and is represented to have been very
| ludcrous. The man with the ballot box held to
the others ear, and walked quite a distance, and
dragging the other by that organ. At time there
were upwards OF nve hundred persons on the ground
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTIONS.
The democratic (old hunker) convention of the
Sixth Congressional District comprising the 1th 18th
18th, 1eth 18th and 18th wards met last evening at
Vauxhan Garden, and organized by electing Isaac H.
| Dyckman chairman; and Joseph T. Sweet and Chas
| w Boughtop, secretaries. The following names were
then proposed candidates for the nomination for
| Copgl esemen
| John n. Bradhurs, James Lee. Adm. " williams
William Gage, Lerenzo B. Shepard, Eco les @. Neuder
VIM. Cook, James Quarry, George Law,
David johnson, VIM. G. Wadde, VIM. B. Lawrence
w. Gibbs Mcneil David s. jackson, James n. Smith.
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