New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-10
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.
CITY NOMINATIONS.

SOFT SHELL.
CousoILmEN.-XHh District-Johh Clancy, coal
dealer, present member.
Kim District-Michael Donoho, not IN the Drec-
tory. present member.
MIN Distylet-.James T. Kerrgan, not in Di-
rectory. present member.
XXXIId District-John Hart, rumseer, present
member; George Elliot, not in the Directory.
INDEPENDENT.
CouNcuMAN.-IIId Dia.-Samuel Yates, news
agent present member, Gideon Clifton, produce
dealer, renomlnated by the Wings
NDEPENDENT RFFORM.
YIN AssemLIy-Marcus p. Ferris, lawyer.
MIN -hjdcrmaa-John B. Ryerson, chair
maker; present member, George IL. Covert shoe
dealer. ,,,,. =; \,
Coikle, mason present member, DAVID a. forDes'
XXXIIfh Dist-Joshua b. Arthur, not in the Di-
rectory; present member Daniel +. Sammis, shoe
dealer.
MANI DisL-George w. Weed, halter; present
member, John Nj. Belden, brassfounder.
DEMOCRATIC Sort NAYORALrY CONVENTION -
The Mayoraliy Convention of the Soft-Shels Of the
Democratic party was held in Tammany Hall last
evening OF the to delegates chosen to this Con-
yenton "a were present-one from the With and
one from the XIIth Ward being absent. Benz. Fair
child, Of the XXIId Ward presided Fernando
Wood was nominated on the first ballot for Mayor
The vote cast follows;
Fernando Wood ..........f5 Robert Kelley
John r. Brgss..........l5 Scattering
''''ot
HARD SHELL MAYoRALTY CoNyESTIoN-SEcEs-
sIoN-Two CoSyENrIoSs.-The Hard Shell Conven-
ton for the nomination of candidate for the Mayor
atty me, last evening in the Stuyvesant Institute.
Before organizing, +. b. Hart was temporarily called
to the Chair There about fifty delegates present.
Resolutions were offered by John b. Haskins,
pledging the Convention to adopt the Syracuse plat
orm also, recommending that every delegate should
be catechsed SIS to whether he would support the
kuyvesant and Bronson ticket
Mr.. Cooley moved TO lay the resolutions on the
Mr.. Haskins spoke in support of his resolutions.
lie san many men were present who had no right to
HoractF. Clarke thought the Convention should
recognize Ne Stuyvesani Committee as the regular
democratic Committee of New-York.
MI Sutherhud dwelt strongly on the necessity of
preserving orgSiza,ion. As Bronson was nominated
| o. lhe Nauohai Democrats, the man who voted for
| seymour was nor National Democrat. That party
are now lhe OIL! blenders Of the Constitution in the
| Mr.. Corey contende that, before organizing, any
vote was irregular.
The motion 10 lay on III table was lost.
Iheresolutlon reeognizhy the Syracuse platform
] was carried, only one vote kpg in the negative
| The resolution recognizing The Stuyyesant Com
mi,tee carried.
| The resolution calling for the,s,ecbis;ng of Dale
gates withdrawn, and that intrsine the S,uyye-
| san, and Bronson ticket was carried Nom co,
| A letter was read from Wn. NJ. Iseed declining a
| nomination for Mayer.
The resolution sent in by the Hsrd Nell Commit.
tee was accepted. sse thar proceedine.l
The Convention then preceded TO elect a pra.i
dent. f. Il. Hart and Ssnes c. Cooley were nro.
POSED. The last Convsntr having resolved hat
he election Of President sould be by baIot "a.
| confederation was moved an carried. Z. B. Han
aid he aid not desire the npinstiOn of President
but ii elected he would not aiine; the roll would
| nd ha Who received most votes ould be President
A Delegate proposed E; b. Hs by acclamstion;
another proposed Jas. c. Cooley the same man.
per but the roll was called, as ihc,hair had sug
rested. The vote stood thus;