The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-28
THE EIGHTEENTH WARD REroRMERs.

THE EIGHTEENTH WARD RErORMERs.
MEETING LAST EVENING" TICKET NOMINATED
COMPOUNDS WITH THE KNOW NorHIKas-srioF
DEBATE.
In accordance with call issued to ths members Of
tbs Rsfcsr CoGmittee In the Eighteenth ward meet
ing was holden last evening in the church edHcs,
Fourth avenue, near Twenty third street.
Mr. Peter Cooper was called to the Chair. Mr. Royal
Phelps was irs. renominatsd, but psremptorily Do.
clned
The report OF the Executive COMMITTEES was then read
The committee recommended tho adoption of tho follow
ing ticket -
For Councilman, Fifty seventh distrct-F z. Mathsr.
Fifty sixth district--Wm. n. Baxter
For scheoi Commissi,ner Of Eighteenth ward-Wm.
Nelson Inspsctor-Joseph T. Joy. Yrustees-E. De-
ladeld Smith, Peter Cooper Jas N. ESpey J. n. Bur-
iisson For Constables-Amcs Bishop, WIN. Tompkins.
Judge vASDKRpoEI made 9 lengthy speech, commend
ing the course of the reform Aldsrmen and Council.
men. He particularly isudat,ry OF Mr.. Nsthor
Mr., ROYAL PHELPS said that 1t had been rumorsd that
bis nsme had been left of the ticket Che had been
School Commissioner, and to be nominated for one
of the Trustss) account of coalition with another
organization &c wished to have the facts in the
He had always done bis duty by ths reform party n
every instance.
that Mr. Phelps name had been left OF the ticket &c
had served on the board with that gentleman, and
thOrghr thai the interest OF the schools in the wArd
won,o be seriously damaged by his withdrawal
Mr. smith thought that he could throw some light on
the As he understood it the executive commit
tee minated pant of he ticket and then left the rsst
OF it to sub committee with the understanding that
this last committee 10 confer with the organization
Of The now Nothipgs. The conference was hed-tae
for Councimen and thy took the rest CT the ticket
Mr PBElps Objected to sny such arrangement. This
With any other party II he BIZ put aside to Day
Tor Know No'hiDg ne might bs put aide next for
xhig or a democrat He was mot a Kaow Nothing.
cared nothing Tor this or any ether office, but having
retired to give place to another candidate (Mr. Neil
for the Commits ionership, be expected the
mnasinn OF trustee as az &C. Of Dmmon courtesy.
Tire CHAIRMAN sed his willingness to Withdraw his
nsue from the cket and give place to any person VIII
,s.i', d shs BorniI All On.
Judge vASDsRroEL said lat tiings bad changed since
tss reom party rad resolved {, stand aoof rom al
0b.r, 1t Necessary to be little polite and
therefore this comttse had been appointed to
fer with powerful trsaDza ion already existing in the
the ticket before the meeting ept Of ss aacrace had
been manifested all sloog, and he had hoped that such
would be Se tonight. he panied tina. his friend
(Mr. Pbelps) viewed the matter personal slight.
and he should be panied IL the party should split
on go small snsg HIS trusted thst his friend would
prediIec lions come upon ihs platform which they ali
occupied He that Royal Phelps did not want this
Office He thought be was contendiDg for principle
The speaker thought he was wrcrg
Mr. BONNER said that the committee did not osracise
Mr.. Phelp, becaufe he was not Know Nothing; but
tney OLD tn0 best they could Tor toe party
Mr.. PHELPS moved that the question be taken each
nomination separately
Mr.. LORD moved that Mr. Phelps name be substituted
the ticket for that Of Mr.. Cooper
Mr. J W. GERARD thought that for the sake of the
schools In the ward, Mr. elps name should be kept
on the ticket. The matter very important one,
and the welfare of thousands Of children depended upon
it These officers (schcol Gustees) were 10 his opinion
more important than the pcilmen. He mr. Gerard)
willing to resign his Office Inspector to which he
had often been ee ted both BY vhigs and democrats
If anybody wanted III but he hope! that all the old ON
would not be lett off the ticket to give place to stan
gers
Judge yANDEnroEI to speak, when Mr. Phelps re-
quested that he would adopt t. end the de-
b.te The Judge went on to cay that there
trapscendently good that his equal could not
be found. Thi principle OF sticking to particular
was sufficient to sound the death knell to any
party, and in the present srate Of things It
suicidal for the ref,rmers to ask for
the whole CT nothing. We sure OF our Councilman,
ba ssd, under this arrangement, and don't agree
to II We consummate fools
NJ. SMITH III usht the schools would do well enough
1t was certainly importsnt to get good into the
Council
Mr. rEmTs1ER replied 70 Judge vasderpoel, and said
that he (the sreske Lad endesvored to support the
right, and that LIE could not co too warmly. He
should however, support the ticket whatever might
be.
After fsin. opposition the art OF Mr. Phelps
and few Others this ticket siven above tifed
and then the meeti ing dissolved