New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-06
CITY POLITICS.
AN INDEPENDENT NOMINATION FROM THE MER-
CAMILLE COMMUNITY


ing the Mercantile interests Of the City vas held
Clinton Hal. Astor-psce, for the purpose Of nomi
netTs an Independent Ticket to be presented 10 ~
! public at the ensuing election
Thomas II. Painter, ESQ, was called TO the chair
and Messrs. H. II. Smith and j. Byrne were sp
pointed Secretaries.
After the usual preliminaries Of the Convention,
Committee Of Three were appointed to draft resou.
TORS, and this Committee reported as follows:
Whrea', The Municipal Government of this City for year.
past ia: been given TO designing politicians and siins
tered with the grestes' corruption and
WAeas We the Mercantile Men Of yewYork have perhaps
eou for our CITY than any other class Of men
soush we have generally kept ourselves aoO from party poll
6e'Ord That the merchants clerks Of NewYork
Convention assembled deem due to Ourselves and inter
Of the City Give expression sentiments the
coming election, and will do by nominating and support
Ing body ticket Of composed Of best
select from ranks and the nominees presented
ResOred That for the Office Of County Clerk unanimously
nominate Douglass Lens ell deem expo defer
making the other nominations till another meeting Of the Con-
Resolred That Douglas Lefngwe 10 known to all of NJ
fsitho honest capable man who has been fo engaged
aspirations prejudiess but who is thus brought forward By
the voluntary effort Of those who know him. will conf
dsnt, make an impartial and industrious officer.
Resotted That a. he DO seeker ser once nor idenied
with Of the political organizations Of the day we the
cordy support and present his because not poll
cians desire the services competent Clerk
should 90.
These resolutions were adopted unanimously, after
which speeches were made, in which it stated
that the organization at this moment numbered about
six thousand and that was almost certainty that
the Reform Republican or Temperance parties would
indorse this nomination.
The Convention adjourned to meet at the call ofthe
Chairman to complete the nominations.
THE YOUNG MEMS WING COMMITTEE ABANDoNs
THE PARTY.
A meeting of the Wing Young Mems Committee
was held last night-about fifty MEMBER OF less than
half the body, attending.
After the reading of the minutes, the following
luton was offered by Mr.. T. j. Ottsrson of the Fif
teenth Werd
Resed tt this Committee reoognizns the great import
scSuesee in the action ofbe late WhE State Convention
Syracuse, and recommend the ticket there nominated.
motion Immediately made to refer 1t TO
Committee; whereupon very lively debate sprung
up, Messrs. W. T. b. Milliken, Edgar McNluuen,
Charles c. Holt, and f. W. Morgans, advocating the
adoption Of the resolutions and Henry w. Genet and
one or two others opposing it.
Under the previous question the Committee was
brought TO direct vote upon the resolution, and il
was reeeted-ayes 90, nays 81, as follows:
cssiimaHJ sec6ad; Edgar MeSiqea, Don. c Hendsf:cn
csd AF Fcois VIM Re%s sixth Mosa. "a
nonds Seventh J. J. scocks = Eddy, Eighth Theodore
f F. steS gS 3bom % 1StoS VIM MEsn
J. oarson, Fteepthi Samuel Reynolds sxteenthi X d.
Lamont VIM H. Brown, Twenty -hrst Robert Macay I~en
HNsYs~MesSr. John NJ Co.tar Third Wards Alfred R.
A. Lord Eighth; G. B. Desne, j. G. Crawford Ninth
Sson tf Robsr G. HuSt Eleventh. S Vfedenbss
r. Mcdonnell, Philip Jordan. r. A. Knox IweIt.h X n.
lev Fifeenth Moses Jackson SIXTEENTH David s. Kendall
B. Andrews John Orr Seventeenth ): anOIp'1Pn, X
Keyser George Mosnoy, Nineteenth; Jas NJ Oae Dennis
McCsbe Twenty -fIst-Totsl 81
While the vote was being taken some of the oppo-
neps of the resolution rushed down stairs and brought
up five or six outsiders, who began to respond No
in place of absenees. The scoundrely trick was dis
covered. however and the new allies OF the Silver
Grays sneaked off.
When il was found that the resolution was lost, Mr..
Genet proposed series repudiating the action OF the
Convention and the ticket, and heroicaDy resolving
to stick by the Wing party, after the example Of
Brooks Wood & Co.
II was moved that these resolutions be laid on the
table. Lost 81 to %, as follows:
AYrs-Me.ns JCsheph II. Ga.dueI, First Ward James T.
Augustus P Greene Fourth Charles FSote william Roge
ssh E. r @GTsiS, william JoDe. J s. Hustled
Tenth samuel Brown Tho@ss s. svad
TIVE nty frst-Totsl, 81. .a.,p
Booth Filth; G. w Roosevelt seventh; John + Miller John A.
Lord Eishth Geo B Dean, @. Craword Ninth samuel
} Hans Rey s%bGn vedsnSash Mcconnell Philip
Jord,n John A KnOx TSelithi H. hieesiosGn' M
eenth Daniel Bowley, fifteenth David s. hsnadu ~ o.
snn Ruins = Crane Eighteenth; Henry ". Genet Isaiah
Keyser Geo. Mountoy Nineteenth James %: ode i"9"'s
first; Peter Van Ripper, Twenty second Total o.
TIE ostensble author of the resolves Immediately
applied the previous-queston gag, and his bantins
was repadiatcd, % voting in favor and 27 against
Here are the names: A.,
Ayrs-Mers O. w. Roosevelt, Seventh Ward John l. NIL
Ier John A. LSTd Eighth Ii o. Iarsop Rchsrd e. Hunt
Eleventh; j. s. vredenbuIgh, McOcrnel, rnuP 1.,a
r. A. Knox Twelfth r. H. Richardson Inesan Ms.n
Kendall D. b Andrews John Or, seventeenth Una ~
Genet Isaiah Keyssr Geo M0noy' Nineteenth James W.
ose, lw N.Y.. Joseph H. Gardner First Ward; James a.
Vsisb second Edgar McMusn, c. Henderson, Josa ni'
SSsiai C 1nn Eeote VIM Rove Sixth E W: Morsans,
j. r Edmonds, Seventh John j. scoek Iosnsor
VIM. Jones Jun n $ Hns.teG, Ie TSomss c. Actin VIM
Il B. Miken FTsnklin Oarson. Danl' bo~Ief'
saml Reynolds, Moses Jackson sM,e eshs W + Brow1
Twenty FIRST; Robert Maekey, Twenty second Ieta 90
The Committee then adjourned with lots o. cheering
OF both sides.
soFT-sHELL COUNTY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NJ"
NO NOMINATIONS.
The Soft Shell Democratic County Convention met
At Tammany Hall last night. VIM. Tweed OF the
Seventh Ward presided. The delegations from the
Twelfth and Nineteenth Wards were contested. 10
the Twelfth Ward the Swackhammer delegation was
admitted instead Of the Flanagan delegation. RES
was contrary TO the decision of the City Convention
- .:sb. rrex;ous which admitted the delegation