The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-26
City Politics.
LIQUOR DEALERS CITY, COUNTY AND JUDICIARY
CONVENTION.

This convention met last night, ut National Hail.
Philip Engs called to the chair and c. w. Schasr
OBLIGATED Secretary. The convention proved stormy
one throughout, there being large number presert
who wished to stave off all action the ground that
all the candidates in the field were sound on the auor
question This feeling led TO excited debates but a
large majority found to be in favor Of nominating
Various motions TO adjourn were made and lost and It
past midnight before the convention proceeded to
ballot. The fist ballots were for Judges they being
deemed most imports ant.
R. Whiting and E. 7. Cowes for Judge Of the Supreme
Court when It decided ia pass them over. For
Judges f the Superior Court is understood that Jonas
B. Philips and Michael Uishaaer were chosen. By this
time it was near O'Clock, and we were obliged to
leave Tho knowing predicted last night that the
following other persona would be selected by the
convention
Comptroller. Philip ". Engs.
SneriH. James Y. Wiuett.
County Clerk ............. N y Conneiiy
Street Commissioner. ........H H. Howard.
is. and Supplies Nat s :s seish.
Corporation Attorney. .........l y. Shepard, or
T. Il. Tominson.
Most probably the former.
FOURTH WARD HARD SHELL RATIr1c ALTON MEErINd.
In response TO call published yesterday in the
papers Of the city, about seventeen hundred persons
assembled at the Shakespeare Hotel last eening to ray
the nominations made the hard shell democrats OF the
Fourth ward. The meeting was called to order by VIII
liam Phillips, who nominated the following officers CT the
meeting which were unanimously spproved-
Tresdent-l arick Crow.
Vice observation-disclosures Priest Wikam Co.ig'n and
secretaies-Edward NJ Morris, John Casey, john Bus
Ter and John Ware
FpwARp NJ MORRIS then introduced q series OF resolu-
tons ratityrg tho city and county nominations and
dorsing Senator Thomas j. Barr and Councilman ealy
which adopted. After speeches from several gen
temep the meeting dispersed.
wonxISoMEN's PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
This committee has fully organized By tie election
of the foil wing permanent oicers-William Abuthno
Chairman William s. Gregory and D. Mclaughlin, Vice
Chat men, Recording Secretaries, Jacob r. Saight and
j. c. H'rde,s n; Financial Secretary, John Collins SER
eeRntst-Arms, oscar Taylor.
The city county and judicial nominal tons, as complet-
Cd and revised stand ol.ows:-For She i'll, William n
John iyea Charles Missing, William UEonneil Robert
GAMBLE Comptroller, Philip W. kings; Street Commission
nssestsr chsssn s wv sebper
Counsel to the Corporation, Theodore T. Tomnscn; Co.
Of the Almshouse; William H. Aibertson; Justice
Of the Supreme Court Edward r. Cowles Justices Of the
Superior Court Michael Ulshoeifer and Murray Hoffman
Jrage Of the Court o Common ileas Cambridge Lving
A. The meeting of the Provisional Committee We'd
resocy evening, AT the Cooper House, the members OF
tie Executive COMMITTEES the First Eleventh Four
tenth Fifteenth and Twentieth wards reported chart,,
nominations which were received and adopted as also
the nomination Of Theodore voorhees, for Assembly fol
| the Sixteenth district
The Chairman of the Corresponding mmittee report
cd the reception If letters from MIR. Mntyre and the
other nominees in favor If the Hope Chapel platform
The committee adjourned pending the oiccussion Of the
sixth ward char Ter nominations.
SECOND DISTRICT waIG ASSEMBLY CONVENTION.
This convention reassenblea last evening at Patten 3
Hotel, Mr. Owen w. Brennan Of the Sixth ward, presd
rg and Mr.. Charles h. Foo,e of sixth ward acting
secretary. letter from Ca plain Robert g. Coleman,
6eciLirg the wing Assembly nomination, received.
His resiynati accepted and Or. Pierre G. Van
Wytk, 81 sixth ward, unanimously nominated the
wg candidate for Assembly The convention then ad-
journed.
SIXTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
The Liquor Dealers Convention Of the Sixth Senatorial
district met Wednesday evening and endorsed rhos.
J. Monday The union democratic candidate by vote
Of TO- TO for Erastus Brooks the Know Nothing cand
da;e.
NOMINATION. OF THE UNITED DEMOCRACY,
The United Democracy held public meeting last
ming, and nominated for Councilman for the Tfy-drs
district in the Twentieth ward, Mr. Arthur Mcdonald j
| Gibson III. d.. presiaed ut the meeting.
| TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
NEW York Uct. ~ 1866
observe in your classification OF candidates for Coun
cilmen set down being the nominee OF the har,
shells, while opponent, Mr. Coyer, Is given tho
cit Of the soft nnatinn. As this statement might pre-
JUDGE my petition before constituents, beg leave 4
state that the regularly nominated candidate o
both the hards and sots aud that Mr. Coyer the
dictate Of the newly hedged party called half shells
/ WILLIAM TAYLOR,
Councilman Twenty eighth district Eleventh ward.