New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-17
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

WutG GENERAL CosNITTEE.-This Committee
held special meeting last evening at the Broadway
House for the purpose Of perecting its organization
for ls55-Mr. ARCHIBALD CocHRAsE, of the Third
Ward presiding. and Messrs. Schafer and Tappen
acting as Secretaries pro TEN.
On motion the COMMITTEE proceeded to business.
Tie First Ward was again contested by the Hndoos,
Int the Robert S. Collins ticket, elected under
the supervision of inspectors from the Broadway
House' was unanimously admitted. protest from
The contestants ives laid upon the table With like
unsnmity.
The Committee then took ballot for Chairman
with the following result Gen. VIM. Hall, Of Fifth
Ward, O.; Morgan Morgars, OF Seventh Ward, 5oi
John Ii. White, of Eighteenth Ward, 5.
Gen. Hall wss then declared unanimously chosen
On the announcement of this result by the tempo
rafy Chairman, Mr.. Cochrane.l Committee was
Amounted 10 escort Gen. Hall 10 the chair On be-
ing called TO preside the General msde the following
remarks in return Tor the honor Which nau OeeH wv
ferred upon him
FILLow.DELEGATKs: | appreciate this mark or
vopr politicsl confidence highly. and return to you
INV most grateful thanks. shall take great pleasure
in d.seryipg YOUR esteem, by assisting IN all your
Iisns for reiuyenafing and reorganizing the Wing
Marty upop the radical and progressive basis lad
Gown by the wings of the State az their lat Conyen
tion held at Syracuse-conhdent that those princl-
ME. "a IN lead TO a glorious triumph IN ls9o nave
been Whig worker for thirty years, and II IS a.
ways been my pleasure to see the party harmonious
IN uben W. have been defeated. We have met
here tonight TO reorgsnize the wig party ana 10
secure the ascendanoy once more. OF our clerisn7a
nrirciples. do hope that the sectional differences
snd isus which have heretofore divided us as party
are now forever buried and that the gtea pnnclPes
Tor which we have always cOntended may be prop
erly br ought before fellow citizens, aud through
,b.ir sncce.s we NAV be able 10 dispel the he.vy
clond which now envelOps our national prosperity.
Ry united action only can We strike tue STRONG Ov"
which will win for ne the victory. Inc erea' re'olu
tiopsry maxim should never be forgotten IL cam y
be repested too often " United we stand, dNlaeu
ave fall" O.,
such in substance was the brief response OF usn
Halt which was cor cluded amid applause.
Ex-Ah. Morgan Morgans. of 9TH W ard, ana george
BRIGGS Of 9th Ward, were then chosen wee thaH-
men. by reclamation. -,
g. w. Schsffer, of 9Th Ward, was reeles'ed one o.
the Secretaree and Charles 5. TsPpen, OF 9tn ara
as smother. both by reclamation.
ExAld Robert T. Hsws, of 10th Ward VS. sun =
larly chosen Treasurer; and horino u "e'0'' -
18th Ward Sergeant-at Arms: ,aL y.rd
On motion OF Thomas Csrnly, OF the .eilI " 80
the thanks of the Committee we're unanimous! en- ~
ersd 10 Mr. Cochrane the temporary Chalrmso lof
The able and impartial manner IN when ne h'A P'V
sided over the deliberations Of the Conn
The following Committee was appointed :. Us.
ard prepare bylsws for the government 81 I'D
mittee: Messrs. John II. White, Eixnteen,n GU; .
Dsnsl n Conovsr. Twentieth Ward, and wHIa n
Allen az the Tenth Ward. They are unoerssou .. -
act in copiuI ction With the same Comm'''' ~ wa
Jupior General Committee ,-;,..,
Tia ssverL Wsds we're called upon to o'n''A''