New-York daily tribune., 1855-08-21
KNOH-NOTHING NOMINA TIONS.

The Nominating Committees of the various societie.
met last night in different places for the purpose of
preparing ticket for the Fall campaign, and after
ward assembled at the general rendezvous in Palace
Hall to report and confirm the nominations that had
been made In ADDITION to the regular delegates there
were great number Of outside Know Nothngs pres
ent and perhaps never a Primary Election at
tended by greater number of Strikers or dis
gTaced by greater display OF drunken rowdyism
than tue grand Hndoo reunion of last night. During
the report of the proceedings there considerable
amount of pickering and abuse between men belong
ing to different Councils and in one or two inst ances
it was with difficulty that order could be obtained.
Among the illustrous wire pullers' preseat were
james W. Barker, Sam Briggs, Judge Maynard,
Ex-senator Brooks, Chauncey Shafer, Joe Taylor,
Dr. Height, and an innumerable quantity Of would-oe
ofiice-hoders.
We give the nominations so far they were
turntd d ~ to l2I O'Clock;
SherlB-Joseph II ToOne.
Comfy Cierk-Robe't Beatty.
COntroller-John s. Giles.
ClfY InspectOr-GeOrge W. Morton.
STREET Commissioncr JOseph ). Taylor.
Commissioner Of Repairs and SaPPles-Joseph
Southworth
Gorernor of Aims. House-Isaac j. Oliver.
Corporation Counsol-Louis n. Glover.
Jusfioe of Sspreme Court-Edward Z. Cowles.
justices Of Superior Court Ls ewis W ny1 WoodT1tf
Justice of Common Pleas-Aexander Spaulding.
Justice Of Marine Court-Arba X. Maynard.
60 ( DIR. Weher,l, DR. Ramsay,
|"0""' ! DR.. Perry DIR. HILL
Speeches were made by numerous individuals,
which were Characteristic of the party and the occa
sion. Chauncey Shsfier made doleful attempt at
congrauatng the choice of the delegates in tue Ju-
dietary; was happy to perceive that old members
were adopted, and that the " Order not uming
that proscrptive character with which s enemies en-
deavored TO sticma,ize it, He roiced at this phase
of the movem'n MT and hop that there weud be no
change in this respect but that everything would con-
tipue to work harmopiousy for the progress OF Amer
icapism Taken altogether, this attempt of Mr. Shat
fers was Of most ugubrious character, and was ex-
cellently described by member of the Seventeenth
Ward CouncI, who compared the performance to that
of " sick monkey crying for chestnutsV y
The author of Brooksia1a succeeded, and IN speech
of considerable length diated upon the bengnsnt IN
ueDce and perfect purity of the American party He
thought that Hindoosm contained the best qualities OF
all parties having discarded their worst features. He
thought the party was eminently conservative in its
effects and purposes, and could not understand how
any moderate man could be opposed to it. lie was
himself true American in favor of " Americans
"ruling America, sc. &c. &c. sd libitum.
More stereotyped, vapid, and pointess was the ad-
dress afterward made by Mr.. james w. Barker, who
was surrounded by crowd of partisans belonging to
all grades Of Hndooism. But the intellects Of most
of his audience were by this time more or less
supifed by rum and the speech contained frequent
allusioIs to "spread eagles "the glorious
Union" Star spangled banners" &C., it was
Of course received with noisy demonstrations Of
applause. But while the majority Of those pres
ent were undoubtedly very strongly impressed with
the necessity ofsavng the Union BY nominating some
of Mr.. Barkers friends, there was yet disahected
minority, which gave evidence OF a considerable
amount Of resolution. II is by this minority, welding
in some places the balance Of power that some por
ton of the party preserved from the rum interest
There can be questioning the fact that the liquor
dealers have e1ered a strong influence on these nom
nations, and certainly the appearance of the bar
room Of Palace Hall at midnight would sufficiently
indicate the natural proclyites OF the delegates to be
in fzvor Of rum