The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-15
Meeting or the Friends OF Mr.. Carsoa-EKis
Nomination for tho Mayora:ty.

| In pursuance Of a notice. published Ia tho city
journals the friends of Mr. Alfred Carson Chief In
ginser of the Pre- Department assembled ass event ne
at the of Grand and Henry for thr
pose Of nominating him candidate fo- hayor of this
city. The meeting called TO order 1t half pat
teven O'Clock, at which hour Mr. iiiism MsrrinsId
| wss appointed chairman and VIM rDecstur ssanstt
| secreta ry.
Mr.. Epnorp FovLxH read the folls wing resolutions,
| which psniuously passed
Wkereas The time has arrived whes ID Of every
:1S 81. Of , %
taxation that have rduoed such rOwuysu
nsss .ses h.ss
oorruPs Cooperation which deals psbs mossys
lie y.,Su. ssa
nOrsble contracts which corrupt 90 hisA
il Tie dsissss: q %anyss PSna,ra.
every man womss and child in oar sy sS. be III, sasa
destroy The ensreies q The Fire D.par,men. are hs
and the political wire pulsrs make our able
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.hrSusa ,asl. nsd ssoSa .sesai as
The gates Of when they sons y
snim. strength sois. to Keep hy
from the Po and 70 encourage fraudulent voting
Ta.. il A,st Il: and .
shold able aid courageous advocate Of shs people. sh
q. reduce s, % S' '
sr ras the s Of us % ssr asa
which bleed tbs purses Of Al. esiiss, ss scSs.
ss Dbl s. ST:. :S
warshousss ard private and wac sv.s Az.
the smsrty e a.ssl asd beat, and hill SOrsAy node
Resolved. That Alfred larson in o,r opinion is man vac
% nd v f' s. faSs d'
descend and saPps With wolves in their vile d.s'
Rsseved thia Il. m.nly and powerful report opposing
hisied sarlessnss the discharge Of public da.is
of political corrupo that would sssg.o. sue ma
nisipsi scLsr T men, OF ,ay Sno,,li,sa country
oWards eectins Alfred Carson chief maeis,raey
% pricnd sss ias s
liz p SSI o pO .Aa lie
watch check them ye,O ana b po.saiy ia
ana public disbursem.n. maaicip.i ed
Thorough Reorganization Of sas New York fire Depart
Resolved, Ths, the repor, Of tho representatives Of the
The c'mmCp Conneil ihronsa ~ Of the oep.r
s:rsy q useful ,pa noble snerI:s q The Fire Dra.p
annics and eowasdy ana naiio .as ..smsss s.asssa
ssss1s's s s% his s ana III
p.risd .nsir health ana vs for 40 mssy years - pro-
,es from sa s:,CSrI al " hs utter
kSsoived in View Of al iR thai We - d now
the rst see within our gf, under municipal sovor
New YOTk-herDg that all aborer, nsehaucs aud s Of
s, Sy is'S ss c ss % A' shall reach
u Pa:s a1s c
election !S,. in N % next:
s .enys and .le:plessy yislans ds elect.
N s9Sd men % he 'oo sa which he, :.
s nonin.,sa By The fearless .sd 'o,
Of Alfred Carson eonosvins that ss the nro savs
elarss v.Se to prosots The sol@"n welfare Of sah n
n lion % souls nov ss're ,seh man TO some iorw..d
inbeeiy. heentiousnsss inssmp.snee and horrible
Resolved That cOmmi.tos Of Thr.s be appellate. W
fsrmee ger the city for the puEpos 81 securing am
phait ELTON Of AlfIe9 carrcn the peoples candidate
Mr.. John l. Co,sssroRo was caIlad upon 70 address
the meeting and In response he sscsnded the platform
and spoke Tor short time lie said he appeared be.
fore the meeting not as party man for he hsd not
res.o5s set forth in th- preamble and resolution but
IS an Independent citizou He found that tas polit
ca. liberties OF the people were 10 the hands Of ro~i-s
anu be would have notAing TO do with party In
quence IL Is we'll known that the nominations Of
both the political psr.i. purchased aud that the
man who has The most money gets the domination for
the highest Office. Nos such bess the cass aud
kro.ins that the report of sr Carson satisfactory
to the people he considered IL his duty 20 attend
this meeting. lie did not attend for the pur
pose Of making eapit.i, Tor lac eonsie~r.d IL no
other position, under present circumstance. and 70
Will be no honor ~ long sstkngs remain In thsir pro-
sent state (Applsuss) lie wac r-lpe-d when h. found
there in IN. community who boii
enough 90 cut aud denouDss the eorruptiusa OF
the municipal government. Il. never NJ gsrsos.
and he did believe he nDxiogs 60 b- Mayor OF
New YORK; but the people ought 70 be anxious to have
such man in that ofice as SIR Carson The iso. Is,
there corruption ia the city OF Neg York than
in all the rect OF the United states Applause snd
1t ensoates from men who get in,o the Common Cooa-
| to make much they can for themselves and
thei, friends, out of the contract system shich Is
dole mt G; corruption TIE fact b. that there will
be purity In city Cover nment until the people
themselves make independent nominations. Ills re-
fpected Mr.. Carson for coming out In the mAnasr In
which he did nnd although the meeting IL not AS pu
msrous M IL ought to b., be arouna him ard
working msehsniea from whose hard -srnings are IL
tracted the money that supports tine city
(hpplauss Every worn ing man " interested In this
! question. ard every working man should EXERT him
| tefto procure an Independent government. Every
| one knows that, acaordibs TO the present sys-
\ TEN, men who 20 into the Common Council do
| 20 for the purpose Of carrying out th-'r private
views, aud n they attempt to reducs to prsotic, ay
purposes Of reform which they may entertain tnsy
sre at once called disorg.uizsrs Now II We had an
independent man ~ Mayor. and one Who -ouid act
to bis honest purposes there could be LEES
tion than there nov s and the people would r-sp-et
him. But tina. can't be expected long tn. people
submit 20 the present fystsm Of party nominations.
IL has been said that the arsmsn have mAis this
movement but he did not believe thai they had .ny
interest more than others In doing To be the
Common Council never attempted 20 controvert tn.
fer his part he believed that every charge he made
was trus-(spIlausel-and every man have met Gays
| II 70 true The who generally elected o. all
osces neither capable honest nor com p-tent
tcheers) sud it is time nc bad iud- dent msu
be elected and the bst gay 10 carry it out s 10 have
ward meetings throue hout the city 70 that the public
mind shall be aroused II wo DO that, -e css elect Mr.
1 Carson with rush The speaker concluded by emu
mefaling the advantages that would scorus 20 the
| ely from the .leotisn Of AIR C.rson as Mayor
| Mr.. EDso>D BL.SsNs- the next speaker. He
/ had not been called upon, he said ~ The private
friends Of Mr. Carsou 70 make a speech on this occs-
Sion, hut by the friends Of the hr-men Of New York,
who, like him, determined TO maintain the rights
OF the tremen 70 tn. beet Of their ability In Obe-
dience TO hat call he appeared before the nesting TO
express his Esniimonts the subject ~hich called "
together. He himt-f ranked am ong the nr-men. aud
he felt responsibility In the rattsr because the dis
closures recently mad ny ths tbief Engineer
the we'll beng Of the dsysrtn ant There Ia but
rmsdy for the abuses shieh complained Of oy Mr.
Csrs1b and that L. for the people deposit their
votes at the next election Tor iir Carsos Mayor
Coiees-we win VIII rhs TIM. demand that IN.
people Of this city should exercise their ue aud
their wisdom In the coming sir- Aud vhom siil
they votr for a. their Dext Mayor IL not for
him 20 say, but for the meeting By Walking 20 the
ballet boxes and depositDg their without being
influenced by the Office holders Who carry their honor
in one hand ard bill ~ -ale Of their honor a the
! other daughter Th~t IL the way IN Witch they
| would barter your honor swsy IL they could not
purchase IL for one dollar, they would give more