The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-18

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PROCEEDINGS IN TAMMANy HALL.
A meeting Of the ward delegates of the democratic
party was held in the old wgwam last night organize
and take the preliminary to convene a
meeting the democratic electors Of the city county
of New York. on some day subsequent to the first Of
June to respond to the nominations for President and
Vice President to be made by the Baltimore Convention
on that day. Richard b. Connolly called the
chair and Arthur Gallagher and Alfred A. Phi Hips we're
appointcd Secretaries On motion, it resolved that
tho delegates the contested wards eighteenth
Nineteenth except enc from each side bc requested to
withdraw till decision be maden their rne
msnts on both then the secretary and
motion made that the Shepherd dee id
Lost then moved to admit the Morris delegates
carried Motion was made that the Nineteenth ward
ease be taken up and the Duryea ticket admted-Car-
Rcd The meeting then proceeded to permanent oryani
cation with instructions to report Thursday evening"
the plan operations to which they may agree for the
purpose couvcning the meeting according the
intentions of the parry The meeting then adjourned
THE WING DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.
Two more of the six conventions of the city have been
decdcd-one for Fillmore and tho other Scott There
therefore, two for each and of the remaining
two Scott is almost certain of and has good chance
Of the other, that if Scott will have four, he will
least three out Of the six The Fillmore men say
they will not submit the disputed elections to State
Convention but will 60 to the National Convention with
their eegatcs They even threaten elect separate set
delegates for every district and send them to Balt-
1t appears there is difficulty about the forma
lty Of all elections held since saturday night The call
1 of the Central State Committee was to elect
before the 10th. But Saturday last the 18TH
and is contendcd that anything done since that time
null and void and that the State Central Committee
must fill up the vacancies.
FOURTH DISTRICT
The delegates constituting the Fourth Sixth Tenth
Fourteenth wards met again last evening at Florcnccs
Hotel for the purpose Of selecting delegate for the al
Convention On the meeting being called to order
evident that matters had considerably
monzcd since the previous meeting, as the second
ballot Mr.. James Taylor scott) of the Sixth wacd,
unanimously elected and Mr.. Augustus p Greene,
| (Scott) of the Fourth ward elected alternate. Mr..
Greene is a clerk in Bowen s McNamce's store.
Justice osborn one Of the delegates from the Tenth
ward addressed the meeting in Of his brief yet i'm
presye speeches for which he stands precminent calling
on tEcm support the Scott interest he OF their
ability The Justice then submitted the following
That while as wings VIC have no hesitation in decar-
ing preference for General Winfield Scott the
didatc of party for the first Office in the gift Of the
people VIC will abide by and cheerfully support the
| in Baltimore at the time stat ed.
| by Mr. GREENE
Resolved That the devotion which General Scott has
shown during period of half century to bis country
is guarantee that he will administer and execute
| the laws justly and impartally.
The third resolution
That our choice for the nomination as candidate for
the Presidency by the Democratic Wing Convention to
be held at Baltimore the 10th day Of June next IL Gen
Winfield Scott and that the delegates convention
from the Fourth district hereby instructed vote
and exert their influence in said convention to
| his nomination.
The meeting then adjourned to room below stairs to
talk over the coming contest
FIFTH DISTRICT.
1t at first arranged that the convention of the Fifth
ad; a.
at No. 100 East Broadway; but for dodge the
other it has been postponed to Wednesday evening aud
accordingly, advertisement to that effect inserted
in the whg evening Of last evening The Seventh
Scott but contending to have their to rep
resent the district the contest being personal matter
Thirteenth ward hold firm for Fillmore aud VIII give
any aid comfort to either side The Scott
gard this district as their own The object of the post
ponement probably to see what the other districts
would do.
/ THE SMITH DISTRICT.
This d strict, comprising the Eleventh. tho Fifteenth
and the Seventeenth wards met last evening at eight
O'Clock in pursuance Of adjournment at the Henry Clay
House. of First street and Avenue A. At early
hour Mr. Charles Tappan and several other officers Of
| the Custom House. operating there; also Mr.
Erasu Brooks of the Express For thirteen ballots the
members the Saturday ev.ning-fve for
WIS. Duke. five for Henry Davies and tive for Ogden
Hoffman. At this period they took recess in order
get drink when the whole matter successfully
arlang, Fillmore On the tenth ballot recess
three OF the Fifteenth ward gave way. aud voted for
Duke Of the Seventeenth ward when the members stood
Duke Fillmore
Hoffman (Scott Observation-Disclosures.
Duke declared to tc elected having majority Of
all the votes IT was then propo.cl that his election
should be declared unanimous. and IA voted for the
ton and one against it; consequently it not unani
nous. The chairman of the convention. Edgar Van
Wrinkle. appointed the alternate. This delegate is
also of the Seventeenth warl The Fillmore
in extacies there were no Scott men present. but that
section at the Broadway House and throughout the city
dcnounce the Fifteenth ward be,rlying them
They say that of wealth and honor pledged them
seye to vote for Scott il elected the ticket anhey
| have broken their words
/ THE EIGHTH DISTRICT.
Last evening the Eighth district, comprising the
Twelfth Eighteenth and Nineteenth wards met at the
Of l25th street and Fourth avenue pursuant
adjournment but they did not proceed to ballot
even to n nomination. committee had been appointed
at the previous meeting to investigate alleged Illegal
proceedings in the Nineteen h ward The names Of the
committee were:-JamesA Baldwin ofthe twelfth ward
NJ ID. Green of the Eighteenth and John Gillian Of the
Nincetcenth together with the chairman Of the
ton Peter Randall ofthe Twelfth ward The committee
took mass Of evidence but were not ready report II
appeared that the tickets thrown in hauduis
the ballot box in the Nineteenth ward and that t5s
who would not vote for Fillmore knocked down with
/ bludgcons The committee meet mt five o'clock this
evening at the of Twenty seventh street aud
Fourth avenue. The convention meets at the place
at eight oclcck in the evening This committee rather
ward del gates will be let into the convention the
d'tion Of voting for Moses II Grnne, who for
Scott There appears to be little doubt that he will be
elected Tom Carpley, the Sheriff in the bar room
of the hotel and asailcd the Scott politicians He asked
cheated Of the election though it him 500.
This was not much considering that he o.e brings him
! $4,000 per annum.
TELEGR APUIC.
WING DELEGATES TO BALTIMORE
ALnasY May u, 1852