The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-16
The Next Precedence


THE WING CONVENTIONS IN THIS CITY-R.,,o,,~,
FOR fELEG ArEs TO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND
CONFUSION, ETC.
THIRD DISTRICT.
The convention Of the Third district comprising the
First Second Third Fifth and Eighth wards met yester.
day evening at the Grard House corner of West Broad
way and thamber street rhc Fillmore members being
in the minority Proceeded to organise by appointing
Wyllis blackstone a*Chaman. To this tho Scott
b.rs protested and the other faction refusing to receive
the protest they withdrew. The Fillmore men, having
completed their organization. elected Hon. j. W. Beekman
as delegate to Baltimore and J. W. Meeks alternate
The Scott seeding portion Of the convention took
pofeston vi an adjoining room appointed Mr. etute.
want ar chairman and then bailoted for delegate to
Baltimore which resulted in the choice of VIM L. sh6rd
low John Is frnk was chostn alternate. 1t now re-
mans for The Albany Convention to decide which Of the
Two delegates shall represent the Third district.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
The Convention Of the Fourth district comprising the
Fourth Sixth I,n!h and Fourteenth wards met yester
day evening at Florcnccs Hotel corner Of Walker street
and broadway There was considerable spouting and
baoting which continued up eleven O'clock when the
convention adjourned over until Monday evening without
succeeding TO elect II delegate.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
The delegates of the Fifth district comprislpc the Sc
yenth and Thirteenth wards, and WilIiamsburgh met
last evening at eight o'clock, ut 100 East Broadway.
Th delegates from each, which made 49, and in
order to have odd number they elected nineteenth
David Forbes taking him from the Thirteenth ward,
which il Fillmore ward. The Seventh ward is Scott
and Webster. Williamsburg is mixed, but supposed to
he in favor of Scott than Of any other candidate.
There three candidatcs-J H. Briggs Of the Thr-
teenth ward Fillmore man; Morgan Morgans OF the
Seventh ward Web ter man. (second choice Scott)
and Justice Coles Of williamsburg elected Fillmore
but said to be really for Scott The convention
could agree there being fifty ballots at half past
o'clock this morning, when our reporter left there
| beiIg no appearance of agreement. Briggs had
md anrh nj tha MI fv0 n
act it seemed as if each ward voted for their own
] man. There was considerable excitement and
number Of persons around the door and in the lobby and
| at Eat Broadway House and the other side Of the
| street, waiting for the result.
SIXTH DISTRICT.
The delegates Of the Eleventh, Fifteenth and Seven
tcenth wards met at the Henry Clay House, Of
First street and A. and after sixty ballots could
not ogrec and adjourned at quarter to II O'Clock till
Monday evening O'Clock. There dcacons aud
churcbmen in the convention they would not break
the Sabbath like the Fifth district convention The ballot
stood in the beginning Of the evening for William S.
| ration Attorney also Fillmore man, 1--WE and 0g-
den Hoffman, (scot man four Finally the voting
Ave for EACH the delegates of each ward voting for their
| own man.
SEVENTH DISTRICT.
| The delegates for this district embracing the Ninth
Sixteenth and Twentieth wards met last evening" at the
Utah House of Twenty fifth street and Eighth
avenue On the first ballot they stood: -
William Turner (Scott s.
Joseph Smith (Fillmere)
Robert g. Campbell (do)
On the second ballot Robert G. Campbell of the Six
teenth ward (Filmorc) unanimously elected. anu
Nicholas Carroll OF the Ninth ward chosen substitute
Miscellaneous Political Items.
LIBERTY PARTY NATIONAL CoSvENrIQs.-The leaders OF
the liberty party have called convention to meet at
buffalo on the LIST of September next to nominate
ddates Tor President and Vice President the United
States
The personal LIBERTY BrLLn IN THE MAssAcnr.
SETS LFoIsLATUREThe bill to preserve personal liber-
~, which HAD previously passed the Massachusetts, Sc
nate. has passed the House by three majority. 1t
secures the pro Of the eas corpus and il cacu-
lated to impede the administration OF tho Engitiyc