The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-25
City Politics.
WING PRIMARY ELECTIONS.


rnhD coSeaEssrorAL D'srnier-rAE wsIos ! Cow
FusIoN.-The delegates constituting the Third Con.
OCCASIONAL district, to nominate candidate for Cou
eT,ss net last evening at the Washington Hotel No
broadway consisting OF i've members each from the
fret I've wares with the exception OF TIE Second ward
which brought contested election thsre being tbs
Bensob ticket, which is termed the anti Seward AMI
the CHER, termed the regular Kelly ticket which
carries with II the Seward interest The fct business
on tie tGrs the admission Of the delegates from
the Second ward Some hours consumed ia
discussing he merits OF the ac,iens during which
time votes taken, aud it found that they
stood IL to To- that is the First and Fourth wards
went together for the anti Stewards or the Joha r
ROjman candidate for Congress ana the Tnir1 and
Filth vent tor the Bowen iatsrest. However, the
last ballot OF the Fiftn ward delegate Robert
jonas, mt over to the other side thus rnsking
ioriiy No sooner this accom- piis:,ei than the
balan the DELEGATES constituting the Thi.d aud
Fifth wards. Withdrew from the room. The Veto
Iious party then oEganized ana admitted the deega-
tion IRON the Second ward nsadsd the BENSON tsks
ard The result was the nomination OF Joha kJdman
tor Congress. The imprecsIions meetsd the
heae OF MIR iohes who, they say, boied from his par
~, vas an, thing but favorable Tho seesdiug
beers have resolved TO iate either Mr. Bo~ea or
Phoenix aud thus run split ticket; aud should eh at
be the result, the general in preston is hat Mr.
Emanuel o Hart the dem 10 candidate viii surely
b. Elected. Much dissatisfaction was mamie. ted du-
rng the evening asd especially at the result The
wire pulling potlGiaIB; some got angry accused
Others OF brltery and corruption Yes said pro-
nipent mem ber II vi offered $3.50 by certan
throw my vote for particular candidate for Con sress
ard would not do it, (l4aaehtsr) It Ia believed
that the seeding members viii hold meeting, and
make their nomination
Tie .Gs,emiiv -lbs delegates act lsst evening and
orgsnzed, but mace no nomination. They adj augned
10 Saturday evening.
FoURrH CONGRESSIONAL CoSvESrroy-This couveu-
tion met last evening at the Eastern Emblem. Grand
street, between Forsyth and EdriIgs streets The
Neweorls CbairInsr and WA II. Kin, seoretary
After admitting the disputed delegations. Hoxie's
from the Seventh ward, AID Brennan's, from the
Sixth, the Convention adjourned Kill Monday evening
Without making any nomination. 1t seems hat the
prominent candidates are Aldermen Robert T. uawea
aud Hobart II Hawes brothers IL will he rseollscted
that the latter Illegally appointed Commissioner
OF Jurors by the Beard of Supervisors who ate pied
to ouft rr. walker but s!gEally failed.
TIE .asseeJiy The by delegates Iet last even
lag, at the North American Hotel, organized and
fnished oil With fight between two prominent mem
btIs, in the bar No bones broken. They meet
again on Monday evening.
Firm CONGRESSIONAL CoNvENTtny.--This convention
Grand street and Broadway. The Convention
e,uzed by appointing Mr.. Benedc: Lewis. Jr OF the
Fourteenth warG Chairman and hr Nicholas Carroll,
Of the finth ward Secretary. ana MIR. James acker-
man OF the Eighth ward. 'rwenty-ith maa - The
Convention then s5jomne til saturday evening,
without making any Douna.ion.
sIxrH coNGHrssioSAL CovyfSriov -T5is Gonve ntioo
me. last evening at Constitution HAIL ESQ Broadway,
AID organized by appointing ex Aldermen Maynard
CtGi1man. and nr james Duke Secretary. 1r.
James Brooks vas unanimously nominated tsr Con
eiefs, and resolution Sss-ed eulcgising the
COME he pursued in Corgress The Convention ad-
jourped in sbouG twenty minutes after they ss7ein
bled proceeded TO the residence OF IL. Brooks,
where they had champaign jolidcation, and Mr.. B.
also tertain.d them with speech. How the affair
end depon. NJ saith rot
E.cnrH ASSEMBLY Drsrnicr. Last evening, the
Eight Assembly Convention met at Kelip -, Cor
nsr Of Broone and Edridge streets The Couvention
organized by appointing Or " cir Cnairasan, and
Mr. Ccrrhs, Secretary. M sanGforl 4. Nacomber
was nominated by seven out OF eleven votes "a ths
frst ballot MIR Barton who was delegate 10 the
Syracuse and Utica Conventions. received the remain
Ing four votes. The Convention tden seParSssd
THE DEMOCRATS.
TErTu AesTMBLY DIsTRIcr The Convention ofthis
dkt-ict which H. composed Il the rceith a1j Sine-
t.snth wards have unanimously nouoinao1 Carrie II.
Striker jr the democratic can didate Tor the next
Legislature.
THE COMING ELECTION AND THE CUSTOM HOUSE.
We understand that Er r Rockwell Commissioner Of
Customs is NJ present in New York for toe pnrposs
arranging The salaries Of tn. assistant sorekecrers
this collection District with the assistance OF i.ugh
Maxwell ColiCetcr &: che pot Of New York fse "a
Iariss Of these officers range from eight TO eleven hun
d.oe collars year, and u l. proposed 20 make the
ell eight hundred and rita ms sum tsRt IL saved,
appoint sddi.onal oisers so a. TO add strcnsth "a the
whig party, st the coming election II such move
m.o6. win euch purpose Ia view, has been under.
suksa II highly aiscrsditabie 20 all concerned IN IL.
IT, she ether hand, economy Ia the object. why
not ile inspectors -st attached who receive salary
of S1.O93 per yser for rcr~ioes which "if
lisve the assistant storeksepers held meeting the
subject lest evening at which, without distinction Of
party they resolved 20 stick to each other, aad 90 op
pose the Contemplated reduction. and not to make
rhsrnsslvrs PARTIES to any such scheme Is is sssao.ei
forth In the movement.