The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-12
CITY Politics.


nominate Judge Of the Supreme and Superior Courts,
three for the Mans Court and Counsel Of the Oorpors
on convened Friday evening In accordance with the
Adjournment from wednesday Of last week. At the
vious meeting, nothing done except the settling Of
the admission Of contested seats and the adoption Of
vote by majority Of the members Of the Conven
ton instead Of vote by ballot
On Friday evening Charles OConor in the chair, tho
first movement made In the Convention resolution
offered by William p. Powers proprietor of Montgomery
Hail. Of the Fourteenth ward to rescind the vote
adopted the previous meeting he having voted in the
afRrnativs.
DANIEL B. TAYLOR the Fourteenth ward rose to
tain the motion, when
GARREr II. STRIKER, of the Nineteenth moved to lay
the resolution upon the table, which cut Of all debate
but upon being appealed to by several members he with
drew IT. with provso however, to oner 1t whenever he
defred.
DAVID D. TArIoR then addressed the convention in
favor of the ballot conendng that 1t was the only repuo
TiMerHY DAIrY Of the Eighteenth ward Warden of the
in bodies whereby the acts Of the deagte
could be made known to bis constituents.
Thomas d. JAMES, of the Sixteenth ward opposed
rire vote and was followed by
ENocH CAMP. of the Nineteenth ward, who advoca
ted ballot in accordance with all expression of the
people in the Empire state. He contended that this
convention, although repres enative, secret
venon to which none but delegates were admitted and
that fact alone was sufficient to convince him whe
the people send their delegates to the convention to select
the best they intended that these should vote
free all inside appliances, previous outside
illusions He concluded that the only precedent this
convention could present to sustain its position in favor
past had adopted 1t in their conventions to march their
men up to vote as their leaders dictated This alone
enough for him. If there nothing else to induce
ADAM G. FLANAGAN, Of the Twelfth ward Deputy
Keeper Of the City Prison. (and the only democrat ap
pointed by the Governor in it stated that he had voted
in favor ballot at the last meeting but that he
in favor of vote he thought that after
delegate had pledged himself to vote for certain the
TO whom he pledged ought to know how he
| voted in convention.
ballot and repudiated the idea offered by the previous
speaker, Of pedgipg delegates themselves before the
whole intent of the people in the calling of the
tom the OBJ ect of which that the delegates should
select me best men and not those VINO were snrewd
named man. before they could vote to send him to the
EMANUEL b HART then stated that some intimation
had been thrown out that private caucus Of portion
Of the delegates bad been held to the nomination
Of certain men for all the offices before the convention
and he therefore to say that far he COM
he denied that he had any relative
to this convention and any Of its members had, they
| deserved the opprobrium Of public disgrace.
The question then called by yeas and in favor
For the ballot 4-for rira rcce vote a. essrs Pur.
Of the Fourth. and Taylor Of the Fourteenth missing
The conver ton of sixty members being full with the
| ception OF the two before named gentlemen.
At this point two persons not delegates entered the
rupted One Of them was about retiring when the other
picked long bench and tossed among the delegates
mbed in the centre but they lodged the missile and
injured The Serge Arms then managed
| to remove them from the room,
AUGUSTUS ScHELL then moved that COMMITTEES Of two
be appointed apply to the police authorities for aids to
protect the convention Mr. Purser seconded the notion
and Mr. Schell and himself appointed aaid commit
tee to apply to the police of the Fourth ward The
themep retired and soon returned and reported that
they bad performed their duty
rr for Counsel of the Corporation who has the ap
pointmeDt Of Corporation Attorney and Public Admins
trato the name Of eoch delegate being called separate
Dm.osIst WaranN s Sd DmOad a.
Syss AL
svssny George Norris william inelair
ssi' s::s' @
Downing ABSENT Taylor sseassdl MI
iss sshs ass:s
asS f T%ashy Daily
(SSdseal VIM 9 II WaddeII 10Th. Garret H Striker, u
u ass Cook ns'y Wal. sas.
Gushing pthmGeorge Start lsthIE. l. Donnelly 18th
Vandewater. i9th-Enoeh E. Camp Thomas Easan To.
Just before the secretaries had announced the vote
Geo Purser returned to the room, and recorded his
Daniel Taylor slse entsrsd and a voted for Wright
Hawkes. DR. Robert Gamble candidate for Coroner, also
ID.
whom this deponen snswereth not but supposed to be
nan named Smith, voted for John Cochrane.
The nomination OF Mr. Dillon to Office worth $4,000
per sHnum then declared unanimous with few dis
senIing voices.
The Convention then proceeded to vote for Judge Of
Supreme Court. salary $4,000. The first vote gave
Robert II Norris "a Thomas w Clerke 10; Robert EN-
Eng To Mess Francis and Downing
second v?teMorris, 81 Clarke 81; Emmett d us.
Robert II. Morris was declared elected.
The next in order was vote for Judge Of the Superior
COurt-eAlarv AZ as fo1lova
For Thomas " Clerks 23 for Robert Emmitt 81 Peter
cnsSa Mehas Gsses James s. Carpenter i
There being choice the following the next vote
THIRD vorr-Clerke, %; Emmett, %; Cutter lo-no
FOURTH vorE-Emmett. 80; CIerke 49,
Robert Emmett was declared elected.
The the proceeded to vote for three Judges
Of the Marine Court as follows:
ai' RsG 81 ph hIsn'f Isl N sesst 81 e.
5SSSssrhc AlSsrts:n ;; Clarke q cS.s sweeney
Rhr and .oms aoasS other ~
A A. Thompson. Of First ward and Florence Mccarthy
OF the Fourth ward declared nominated. and the
Convention then proceeded to for the third
date. a. follows:
Alfred A. Phillips, of the Twentieth ward, 81 votes;
Ulysses d. French, of the Eighteenth ward q votes
A A Phillips was declared nominated; and after the
appointment Of the usual committee preparatory the
county meeting the Convention adjourned with three
cheers and unanimous vote for all the candidates In
nomination.
New York Crystal Palace.
The construction Of the Reservoir Square Exhibition
building Is We learn going steadily The directors in
order to insure despatch have determined not to give all
the work to any contractor but to divide between
various PARTIES and to retain the general supervision
their own hands Thus the north half Of the work
Is given to Smith Stewart and the south half to Loren
Nsses They have undertaken to deliver the
foundations, drains grading &C., in six weeks nom last
Tuesday, when they begun.
In like manner the iron work will be divided among
various foundres to rapid and certain de-
livery Of the twelve thirteen hundred Of castings
which required
The subject Of the New York Worlds Fair brought
before the Executive Committee Of the State Agcul
tural Society at Utica during the fair Thursday
committee appointed to confer with the directors Of the
New Yoark board, and to ascertain In whst any the