New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-29
r.e judicial Conven,ion-IId Ward Case.

MIA fud,cjnI Convention-IId Ward Case.
To the Editor Of the Tribune;
SIR: / have read with great equanlmlty OF tenn
nor your remarks in the issue Of this morning, In
rap,v to nv communication Of Saturday on this
subject, although in them you do not manifest that
charity in passing judgment upon the sincerity OF oher
eps motives and acts which the readers OF lhe Tribune
have right to expect from person often in need OF the
exercise of that Cr5 virtue III the hands of others as the
Editor Of that The object Of my former communlca-
lion was much vindcate The legal technical night
or wrong Of that decision, the integrity OF my vote on
that question That erred in judgment is probable, but
the Editor OF The Tribune TIE contrarythat judgment
was honest one made the facts of the then
understood and now understand them In my first COM
nunica,ou did not deem necessary state all the par
ticuars upon which made up my mind, supposng that
had stated enough be entitled belief" if nothing
more at your hands VIII say, that after the state
ents OF the respective had been gone through with
by the respective delegations from that Ward during the
course Of which various statements and commensurate
menls were made, took the opportunity 20 inquire OF
several members Of the Convention who familiar
with and knew ubout matters in that Ward what
the truth about the regularity and authority Of the
respective Ward Committees who had issued the calls for
Inc respective Elec,ops The result Of that inquiry was
teinormaion that in tine Second Ward there serious
and honest disputes among the voters of that Ward
m who were and who wer. not The regular Committee
and that it question hard decide This being the
case and the difference being OF long standing it seem
ed 70 me e t ana now se9 10 me- a t %aS d case a
that Delegation which had received The votes from
The IotYS fine Ward should be the entitled to the
sef.s in the Convention. In ii Nominating Convention
formed of Delegates elected at primary etections appears
10 me that where everything has been fair and aboveboard
las in lnslanccOr II appeared that both elections
conducted with prOprety far dccOrum concerned
that delegation should prevail which represents the
s0ters and this the OF power and pref
rerce lies with the voters lna Nominating Convention the
voice Of the majority should always be heard if possible
for in other way can you get at their wishes or prefer
ences respecting candidates for Office.
You refer to the decision III the Sixth Ward case TINS
entirely different case from mat OF the Second
Ward, as presented 10 our Convenuon Inc contestants
rom the Sixth claimed Their seats the ground atone tdt
the Inspectors Of Election Cho returned The Brennan Tick
t woud not recelpe The votes Of regular Wig poters Of the
ard and that for his separate election DaS held
On investigation, satisfied tiat this was not So
but that the contestants or tnelr party mad mad every OPP
ponunity vote and that they were beaten was be-
they outyoed or because they voluntarily re-
fused to vote and without cause organized separate cleo
ton and that too the spur Of the moment In the Sixth
Ward there dispute about who were or who were
not tie regular Ward Committee, nor about the validity OF
The call Cf that Committee for The Election to the very
boar OF election both parties recognized The same Com
mtee and the cali And then the contestants for the
alleged above named (Which had il been true al
Legged would in my opinion have been sufficient and lusti
not be aleged) held separate and irresponsible
election first endeavonng to get away by force the ballot
boxes from the regular Inspectors.
This is not the case of the Second Ward In it two
sponble Ward Committees long previously 10 the day of
call for an election were recognised by the voters
the Ward one by party, and another by another In
deciding therefore, upon this question: and holding such
sentiments do upon the right of The majority always to
be heard in primary elections and nominating conventions,
where fraud violence has been pracced in the return
their Delegates, what could be fair aud just than to
decide it solely upon pumercal representation % your
sist nellts about me recognition OIL me Gherai Col-
And now one word as to this General Commiltee," and
how far their decision granting them 10 have made one
the Second Ward case s binding upon the voters OF the
Ward. What influences hat were used TO BRING
about the decision which you say they made do not ap
pear One thing Is very clear however, that they did not
tl1u nj
the voters Ward bu in which led the minority
ofhe voters OF the Ward repudate such decision. do
know enoug h about such bodies 10 know tsthat they
are by no means Immaculate; ut my rate, would not IKE
snc BODY be it Wig or Democatic in the CITY Of New
York or elsewhere The voters otte W ard having passed
tier decision being well fitted to pass upon the mat
they Begging pardon for lie length OF my re-
marks, remain yours, &C.
Remarks.
We have already told our correspondent
that he does not himself believe what he as
serts with regard to this Second Ward
Case. This is the only point on which it
is worth while to pursue the discussion, and
we shall very briefly establish our position
once more, and then let him run.
You may always tell whether a man be-
Iieves himself in the right by examining his
statement of his adversary's case: If he
juggles with or misstates it, you may know
that he is trying to cheat others without
really cheating himself.
One of the Judiciary Convention thus
states the case of the Kelly or Sayre' Del
egates from the Second Ward, which his
vote ruled out of the Convention:
And now one word ms to the Genera Committee,
and how far Their decision granting rhfn 70 nave , Yor 9
of The Ward What influences aud what means were
used to bring about the decision winch you say leg ac
do not appear 1t is clear however, that theg ala no uc
eide il according 10 the popular sentiment OF The voters OF
the Ward, " &c &c
Now we had made no such statement
as this pettifogger for roguery imputes to
u.s. We had stated the facts as they were
namely, that two rival Delegations from
the Second Ward presented themselves to
the present General Committee when it
was organized in January last, and that the
General Committee diS not make any de-
csion in the case, but referred the contest
back to the Wing voters Of the Ward, or
dered day election, appointed three In
spectors Zone of each party, and one from
the Committee itself,) directed that the
poll-book of the last Election should be
used, and none but Wing voters whose
names were inscribed therein permitted to
vote. That election rcas held, accordingly,
and the ticket of the Kelly or Sayre
party elected thereat by decided MAORI
ty, as was certified by the Inspectors of
both parties Whereupon James Kelly and
associates were admitted without opposition