The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-16
City Politics.

TIE YOUNG MKH's DEMOCRATIC HARD SHELL COM
AIrTEE-No FUsIoN SENTIMENTS EXPRESSED.
An adjourned meeting Of the Young Mems Hard Shell
COMMITTEES was held last night, at their rooms, No. 663
Broadway, to elect officers for the ensuing year, and do
such other business rs might come before them. There
was quite a large attendance, and much interest was
manifested in the proceedings. Mr.. James Parker pre-
sided, and John King and Arthur D. Creighton sBciated
as Secretaries.
ROn motion Of G. Godfrey Gunther, the Committee pro.
eeeded to ballot for permanent officers, with the follow.
ing result
President-James Parker, Fifteenth ward.
Wee PrestdentsmChas H. Smith, Eighteenth ward;
Recording secrearies-John King, Twenty first ward;
CorresponSing Sseres,yIJohn n. French. se.ona
ward.
7reasurer-Timothy Garick, Fourth ward.
/. Merit, Tenth ward.
On the announcement Of the result Nj. Parker spoke
substantially as follows
certainly feel highly c~emplimented in the selection
which you have made of president OF this committee.
competent to fill that position, so far az experience and
capacity extend, than myself; but none more warmly
which we represent and profess. The large and enthu-
Biastic attendance Of members here this evening, COM
posed as they are Of the young and active portion Of the
democratic ranks In our city, most e6ec.uany gives the
lie TO the rumors SO insidiously circulated BY our enc.
mics, that the national dsnocrscy is either ann!hilated
or on the eve Of o worse fate-fusion. From every aide,
cheering news reaches us, giving . certain assurance or
success in the cause to which we are devoted. (Ap-
plause.( When, at the last election, Governor Seymour
received so large q plurality Of votes over that staunch
and ihdomirable democrat whom we supported, Greene
friends, overloootiDs he side issues Which con:r.besed
to that result, believed that our party had fallen from
the hight position IT maintained at the preylou. election;
but the recent vote, at the election TO the Senate, Of that
arch traitor to the true cause of freedom--w. II. Sc yard
when Daniel g. Dickinson-(applause)-tbe embodiment
from our State Legislature a vote which left the Candidate
Of the softs far in the bacsground-those who have for
e~greerious error under which they labored. An sYami-
nation Of the Congressional returns also shows conclu-
low sa,sy s,a on1s ne S.r psr iona usmerrscy, 20 "a, IRON having
and determination (ApplAuse Gentlemen, as much
.till remains to be done towards permanent organiIa-
ton Of our committee, l shall not detain you With re-
marks longer At this time. In performing the duties on
my Office ] h~ope.you will extend 70 me that indulgence
turn, exert mJs TO the best Of my ,ilit.ss 70 pro.
mote the interests OF the cause to which We are an at
taehed. Warn applause, amid which Nj. Parker took
A committee was appointed, consisting Of gessrs.
John Keen, Charles Graham and William Z. Clover, to
prepare bylaws for the government Of the Committee.
Mr.. CHls. GRAHAM then offered the following rssolu.
tons which were ~unanimousiy adopted
cratic Representatives Of the state Of New York, In the
election for United States Senator, is highly Satisfactory
20 the national democracy; and shows conclueiyely that
the Hon. Daniel s. DICKINSON, the cs hampton Of our party.
maintains that boli. upon the sympathy and Affections
q the democracy TO which his distinguished services
and unwaveriDg hdslity 10 principle, so sm.rently ena.ls
him.
kesofved, INIT tttnouRn tne NOMINATION OF HorRtio
Seymour, upon an issue foreign 10 the principles for
which the national democracy have contep6%i tipso
ls4s, gained for him a large plurality Of the popular suf-
frage. 1t the recent gubnernatorial election; YET when
he name was brought forward 10 orposi.ion 70 the
champion Of those principles In the State J~Islatare, he
was signaly Defeated and the result Of this contest, -
wen as The popular democratic vote for Congressmen In
this county and the State generally, 10 conclusive evil
dence OF the firm asd unsbaken position Of he nationsI
democracy, notwithstanding the ~treactory Of 40 inbe-
foes.
The COMMITTEES then adjourned, to NEE: again 90 tho
second Tuesday In March.