New-York daily tribune., 1855-08-28
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.
wH1e JUDICIARY CONVENTION.


This Convention assembled last evening at o'clock,
at the Broadway House. Henry c. Genet OF the
Nineteenth Ward called the Convention to order, and
moved that the Hon. Guy X. Pelton of the Third
Ward be temporary Chairman, which was carried.
Tnon his taking the chair, A. Oakley Hall of the
Twtpty.frst moved that Joseph c. Pinckney of the
Seventeenth and Pierre Van Wyok of the Sixth act as
Temporary Secretaries, which was also carried
A Committee was then appointed TO select perna-
nent Chairman during the deliberations of the Con-
venton.
The Committee reported Frederick A. Tallnadge Of
the Twenty-irst Ward as Chairman, and on motion
the temporary Secretaries were appointed permanently
Judge Welsh moved that the Reporters attached to
The CITY Press be admitted TO the Convention, which
was lost-e5 voting in the affirmative to 36 negative
This motion was supported by Mr.. Dayton OF the
Sixteenth, and opposed by Jonathan Nathan OF the
Eighteenth and George j. Cornell OF Fifth WarSs.
Mesgs. joseph b. Varnum aud Welcome X. Beebe
we've appointed Tellers.
On Going into ballot for Justice OF the Supreme
Court, L. p Cowles received 81 votes Il. H. Shsnnoa
:. and c. p. Kirkland /. Judge Cowles was then
unanimously nominated
The next business in order the choosing OF
! judges of the Superior Court, and Murray Hoffman,
Lewis B. Woodruff and Judge Campbell were nomi-
mated.
A. Oakley Hall brought forward & letter from Judge
| Campbell declining sry nomination stating that he
was about retiring to his native home, &c.
This letter raised a considerable breeze and very
eloquent and learned discussion ensued about DARK
lanterns and snndry other mysterious articles relating
to the Krow Nothipgs and their odd way OF dong
business.
Motion was made to lay the letter on the table,
8 VI -, of hn
Sixteenth. twas resolved thst it DC returned
judges Murray Hoffman and Lewis b. WoocrHh
were then nominated by accamstion'
llessrs. VIM. Allen. Alexander Spauldog, Cam
bridge Livingston, and Frederick 4. Tallmadgo were
dominated as candidates for Judge Of Common Pleas
ana On d ''"0' Is. Ballot, ID s.ro'.
VIM Alien reoeiyeG.."............&
Cambridge Livingston reeeiyed''''.-s
A'exarlef SyaulGug rece.yed........
Fieleiiek 4. Tarmsdse re-eiyed....
Cambridge Livingston was unanimously H0"E
mated
The Convention then proceeded to the nomination
oe candidate for judge of the Marine Court and the
following were nominated: Charles +. Birdsal, ).
Rspc,ott stevens, Lucius Pitkip, G. Ward
ON proceo ling 10 ballot Chares f. Birdsal received
so vo,es J. Bancroft Stevens To- Lucius Piikns 4, G'
Ward which. OF motion, was made unanimous.
The officers of the Convention were then directed to
rosfv the candidates of their nomination Thanks
were returned to the officers and the Convention au
iouned. The best Of feeling seemed to prevail Judges
Cowles, Hoffman ard Woodruff ere the same nonii'
mated 10y the Know NothinSs, but the merlne Sou'.
candidate as well as the Common Pleas are different
men.
F,ouru WApp X. n. NoxIS STIoNs.--Duripg the
last week the /: LOW. Nothings of the Eighth ward
.-u;...o1 nsviJ Color,an 6or Alderman. he Is now
Cour Gilman from the XvIIIth District. They also
renominated H. n Wild as a candidate ior tne ssne
position he row holds-CouDcihnsn from tue Asi,1n
District: James K. Coigroye for Councilman Oh 'oe
XvIIIb District, and Joseph d. Martin Tor Councli-
r,.r Of Tho yJXth District Their nominations are
not yet completed. 1t !: supposed WA VIII '''''"'