The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-09
CITY POLITIC S.
HALF SHELL CITY, COUNTY AND JUDICIA
RY CONVENTION

Hall corner of Deancey street and the Bowery. HE
building on the outside bockaded with an excited
crowd OF the adherent shoulder hitfers ana
the democratic party Of both the hard and solt aeons
who eagerly waiting in expectation OIL receiving the
endorsement of the half shells for their particular friends
at Tammany Hall and stuyvesant Institute The excite
ment was so great the neghborhood Of the hal
that posse of the Tenth ward police, under the COM
nand OF Captain Norris stationed at the doorway
The course Of the convention looked upon with much
anxiety by the greater part of the Tammany Hall demo-
vst for they considered the support Of this party
the coming election would be victory their side
to dead certainty, consequently they were not little
chagrned when they informed the halls had deter
mined to postpone the nominations until next Friday
The meeting called to order by 4. B. HART Of the
Fifth Ward, who nominated John a. Williams OF the
First ward, for Chairman, which agreed to.
William Cotter, OF the Ninth, and Walter Roach of the
Sixth wards were then appointed Secretaries to the
convention.
The roll was then called when it appeared that there
were several contested seats in the body There
TIVE sets OF delegates hand from the Eighteenth ward
known as the Halstead and Duckerman factions Each
Claimed, in most emphatic manner, to legally enjoy
their seats In the convention and neither was willing
70 give way for the other, the entire assembage was
row and smash up. The uckerman party proved them
selves the strongest in the end they admitted
to place in the convention by avoe of AZ to u.s. Order
having been once restored the attention of the
convention was turned towards bu mess.
DANIEL E. SctIfs rose to congratulate the convention
that about two weeks ago there appeared to be no hope OF
the union of the democratic party but now he was glad
fore divided democracy. The feeling in favor Of union
was rife in both sections of the party and the masses OF
the party only prevented from Joining hands in the
coming contest BY The machn Of the woud-be lead
ers The fact OF that convention having thus assembled
proof of the strong desire manifested by the demo-
cratic party to be once united in brotherhood
against their common foeshe Maine law fanatics the
Led 10 that 5 party voa
aeier making their nominations until they had
made theirs, but in this he sadly mistaken.
The old leaders of the wgwam being afraid of
getting the route from office and from power
madly rushed things. through, with the vain hope of
so much afraid Of the half shells debating to them who
should be the candidates. and that there might probably
be fusion Of the national party in jealous and III
natured manner gave the republican party the cold
shoulder. Although these leaders Of the Tainmany Hall
party had acted in manner calculated to distract the
democratic party, still he certain from present APP
pearances that union could be brought about this fall
However there doubt wha ever of the complete
fusion OF the democrats before the election of 1856 Mr.
Sickes concluded his remarks by urging amalgama-
ton OF the liquor dealers Germans and half shells into
that both Of these first parties would be gladly united
with the balls in the coming campaign. Before taking
his seat he offered the following rcsolu as express
sve OF the Of the meeting which unanimously
adopted amidst some confusion:-
Whereas the true object political organizations
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eracy Of New difference opinion Concern
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sary union Of the democacy and ihe conventions which
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zaon hereby enasnssrng the Of
sos and SWING such an ADVANTAGE to aaversaries
the Just and reasonable expectations The democracy
me Interests OF the but have
paaes rather than BY demoer ATTIC principles and
Received Thai hs convention alscSarss is duties
nominated at stuyycsant Institute and Tammany Hall.
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opponents 81 that odious and rannca enactment peculiarly
Resolved, That carry Intention Of the preceding
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such ticket as may secure the cooperation and support of
Resolved That the recognized opposition
e @ party TO the hereses Of The
religious tests g exclude any Of people
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rights and privileges and hat we therefore cordially invite
party in which alone hey support and protection
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70 take such measures as in their judgment be necessary
fellow citizens Of foreign birth. :
now adjourn to Thursday next at7P NJ.
In accordance with the above resolutions the following
the LIQUOR dealers aud Germaus-Daniel T. SicLles E. B.
Hart, y Clark, W. Q. Donnell, Thomas Moloney John
Mack Wer!ey Hunt, Anthony EichoH and Joseph H.
Petty.
TIE convention then adjourned till 7 u o'cl,ck on Fri
oay evening next.
SOFT SHELL JUDICIARY CONVENTION.
The delegates to this convention met last night at
many Hall. The retinue Of outsiders in attendance,
though not as large at the previous conventions Of
this wing Of the democracy, sufficiently large to be
democratic, and sufficiently noisy aud enthusiastic to
give il undoubted political character. The excitement
however did not centre much in any special interest
to who would be the successful candidates for the Offices
for which candidates to be named, in anxiety
to know which of the Twelfth ward delegations would be
received. These delegations standing they did neck
and neckthe swackhamer delega tion, well known
hsg been rejected from the City Convention, while 1t
was admitted in he County Convention and the suyter
delegation rice strong interest prevailed to know
which Of the two would be admitted to the present
venon The excitement and interest of the partzans of
the dderente,elegatons was such that bets freely
exchanged as TO the result.
At s O'Clock the convention organized, by calling Mr..
Amos Hatfield q 'ne ward to the chair
res The roll called and the delegates answered to
their names
The two delegations appearing from the Twelfth ward
the Swackhamer and Sluyter delegations referred to
nbove-Mr A. X. Pattison, Of the Eighteenth ward,
moved that from each of the delegations be heard
explanation Of the grounds upon which they contested
their seats in the convention The motion put by
osed to state their caeWm R. suyer and Mr.
Swackhamer appearing for their respective delegations.
Both read several afdavis accompanying the with
extended remarks in enforcement OF their claims Suisse
quently they both withdrew while the convention de-
liberated upon the relative claims Of the two contestant
parties. long and somewhat fierce debate was the re-
suit and finally terminated In the reception of the wack
haer delegation, twenty votes being cast for the
Swackhamer delegation, and fourteen for the Suyter
delegation. The seats from the Nineteenth ward
II vas supposed would be disputed at the previous
ons; but the Herrick delegation permitted
Quiet occupancy of their seats
moved that the convention proceed to The nci-
tIon Of candidates for Counsel to the Corporation
reno Shepard be nominated for Counsel to the Cor
poraton by reclamation.
The vote being taken Mr.. Shepard received the unani
nous vote and declared by the Chair nominated for
Counsel e the Corporation
After this motion made TO proceed TO the noni-
nation q Judge OF the Superior Court
Mr.. Thomas BrRss Of the Second ward, moved that
John Whiting be nominated for Judge Of the Supreme
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