New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-30
WING CITY CONVENTION.

sta Convention at Syracuse.
WING CITY CONVENTION.
The WING City Convention assembled last evening
at the Broadway House, and an unusually large num-
Der of politicians especially that part of them vulgary
ycleIt the "Chan Gang" were in attendance
At o'clock tie Convention called to order,
and .be Hon. Merwin Bre yer Of the Seventeenth
Ward was elected temporary chairman, and George
Hoberton of the Fourteenth and Lemuel w. Parker
Of the Fifth elected temporary secretaries.
Upon motion the officers were declared permanent
during the sitting Of the Convention.
Charles Miller Of the Twenty-f ST, and Joseph Car.
Isle Of the Sixth, were appointed Tellers.
II was moved that majority Of all votes cast con-
sttute choice-Cauet. A'so, that nominations
should be made by ballot only, which was also
adopted
The first business before the Convention being the
selection of candidate for Controller, the following
gentlemen were nominated: Robert I. Halves, of the
Tenth Ward; Joseph c. Pinckney, Seventeenth
Ward; Joseph r. Taylor. Eighteenth Ward.
Mr.. George Mounijoy of the Nineteenth stated that
be wss authorized to say that Mr. Taylor was not a
candidate before the Convention.
Upon bsloting, the following vote was cast:
Robert T. Halves E. ......- 65 j. T. Dodge...........
J. R. T-ylor;.....''''.a l; ''.'''.'''.''''
Mr.. Hawes on motion, unanimously nominated
as Controller.
STREET COMMISSIONER.
Upon motion it was resolved to proceed to ballot
for Street Commissioner, which resulted as follows
5::ssi PtE T:y. ''' is' Ward 8 votes
On motion to make this nomination unanimous it
was received with loud grooming and every evidence
of dissatisfaction.
COMMISSIONER REPAIRS AND SUPPLIES.
1t was resolved to proceed to ballot for Commits
soner Of Repairs and Supplies Upon the first ballot
Jacob L. Dodge of the Ninth Ward received 70 votes,
and Joseph Southworth of the Eleventh Weird 81 votes
On motion, the nomination made unanimous.
CITY INSPECTOR.
Upon the City Irspectorshp being balloted Tor the
result was as follows:
C. w scbsaer 9th wsrd; IS Q. Hoffman.
Geo W. Morton Wrrd. n Scattering ....''.....''''
DR. j. w. Ranney, 18th Wd@Sl
No choice having been eTectes under the rule re-
requiring majority Of all the votes cast second bai-
lot was taken with the following result;
Second Ballot.
Christian w schsFer...... I. T. Tomlinson-.
Dr. j. w RaInsy .......SS 5lank ....'.''.''.'''''''
Upon motion Christian W. schaffer of the Sixth
Wald was unanimously nominated.
GOVERNOR OF ALMs-HoUsE.
The following were nominated: CorDs. Wander
son. Ninth Ward Dr. Jas. L. Wood, Seventh Ward;
Robert Collins, First Ward; W. I. Pacsney, Sew
euth Ward; w II. AlbeItson, Ninth Ward Isaac j.
Oliver, Eighteenth Ward.
Mr.. Andersons name was peremptoray Withdrawn
FROM the Convection. The vote stood:
Frat Ballot
DR.. Jas. E. wOOd....S7 +;
Robt Collins ............2l J. }. ohver....'''''''
w. II. Albertson.
Second BaLot.-This ba lot was declared iniomai-
there being ll2 votes cast the whole number OF dele
gates being but no.
motion to adjourn being made, was lost by a large
majority.
There having been no choice Of an Aims Hoase
Governor. on motion, the baloting for that Office was
laid aside temporarily in order to ballot for a
CORPORATION COUNSEL,
Which resulted:
rbeo u Toulipson.......ss Daniel Bcwlsy
smisl willard CLARK B. Wheeler '''''''''
MIR Tomlinson having been elected unanimous bys
vote the Convention returned to the consideration OF
| the
AIMS HOUSE GovERsoR.
Third Ballot
w H. AIbsr.O T. Z, ISS1ins.n
Wm. Piuekney....' .'''. % N' ~ /
DIR. JAS Wood was then elected unanimously.
On notion the Officers were appointed committee
70 notify the candidates of their nomination. and
On notion the thanks OF the Convention were 10
turned TO the Officers when the Convention adournea
Much dissatisfaction and bad feeling existed through
the evening at the result of of these nomnaonsi
but the friends of "Joe Taylor" and Jim Dewey, as
thew were called semed to be the moot excited Oh any
in regard to their respective candidates
Broadway House wss very much thrOnged ana oe's
were freely staked upon the success OF Taylor anu
Dewey even after Dewey's nomination.
Ts,lors friends say there is something IN toe vino
which will come out before many days, wnen 'ney
will vet lead in the struggle for the Street C0mral''
sioDership. 81 tia
person who stood in the lobby taking notes OF ,ne
rrocedipcs stated that they were to be semi 70 'ne
so Convention at Syracuse s. evidence to cneef up
the leaders from the City x-y,a
| vua SrArE CoSvESTios.-Nex-f orS- u ~"
| ....,Us District - Moses II. GrnneA aeiess'ei
Mathew d. Greene alternate.