The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-22
City Politics.
iMpoRTASr MOVEMENT AMONG THE HARD snrLIs--
A NEW PARTY TO Ms roRurn

h'ion OF the primary election system universally
meaaed the action Of the Generai Committee in tap
oil the power TO Themselves generally ccndeanei
Had they proposed substitute the primary election.
or indicated wish TO reform them ali would then hav
seen weii but ss no such action has been taken and
sony Change would be 20 substitute one corrupt sys
tens Tor another esually Objectionable much dissat,c
tios y ei', snd that FEELING is s, Fpenng into open
scaies OF gseeinss has h,ey been held with view
20 ior', new ceinoeaic party in which the oil dis
tnc,ioa al haS ard soft shell 20 lie dropped they
propose - 20 into 'h- ensuing contest
ux;-oppfeitson to the Aaine law and opposition 10
know N@aDgiss and 10 drop oil minor questons.
The paine- VI several who rank ag in tho har
shell ranks roy, who after Ian :. Dictinson are the
very head and front et thst Organisation are known to
be interested in this rooyene Mt From prudential
considefatons we re,atn ON mentioning their names
at present
II Is proposed by tn, getters up Of shia w national
democratic party to appoint conntce OF one from
each ward who will meet in convention and devise re
formed system II primary elections which proper con-
yenons viii be chosen scnotnnate candidates rgeapec
tive OF the old dstnciions o. hard and soft voted
Tor next Novcmtm. Nothing IL 10 be said In the platform
aeoat the adminntraon, the slavery question: the
the sake 81 the spells, for froe liquor and against lila
dooiam."
Already this rnoypmen has excited noIttle eomrao,ion
amnog Tho old line hsrd and IL said t,any the lead.
IN tho late comp dftdt beginning to lter ID was
remarked that at tse Hard Judiciary Convention held
on Ihursday night barely quorum present and
was predicted that At the meeting week not more
than tw,nty persons will be present.
loHiicr are now sadly mixed and the addition of
ibis new par viii make "conision conioundedn
II multitude Of candidates apytbinq like multi
tude OF councillors we will have 'wsdomp enough In
our next city and state governments.
HARD SHE'LL CITY AND COUNTY CONVENTION
NAMES or TIE CANDIDATES fUr IN NOMINATION.
The Hard Sheli City and County Convention rect last
night, At Stu,vc Institute.
Alderman NootF u the First ward called the meeting
70 order, ana nominated Augustus Schell Of the ri.
teonth ward as chairman, which carried James c.
Rutherford, q the Nineteenth ward and Alex G. Morton
q the second ward, appointed secretaries.
After the roll called, A. c. MORTON moved the
appointment Of special committee to repor, permanent
officers.
Jona u. HAskIS opposed this moion-tl.e present oh.
GERS we're good enough for him He moved amend
ment that they oicate Dcrmau This an, c,rrioi
by a vote Of 50 to 20.
ArGrsrrs scIruL thanked the convention for the honor
done HIM On the course thu, body took would depend
the fate Of the party The State ticket was good one
and would receive the hearty support Of the national
democracy. That State platform disavowei all connec
ton with secret societies. (Appl,use) When the dc.
mocfato party united, II broken up by secret
socic'y-the Tammany socicty--who drove them from
lamnany Hall. Mr. sche opposed Maine hwism and
concluded by hoping that the ticket nominated might
be such A. - command success. Mr. :. concluded
amid much applause
Mr. Han moved that after tonight no person be al
loMed ~ substitute unless he recommended by the
other four delegates /, possible that sos wonld
creep in and control the convention This after some
debate, was adopted.
Mr. imlilrs, Of the Fourth ward said that Mr. sher
man Brownell. Of the Ninth ward was a Know Nothing
whesenpon that gentleman denied that he had beea
candidate for Office from the Know Nothnys. He was
god national democrat. and nothing el.e. lie had
voted for Greene e. Bronson and would always stand by
the national democracy. tApplausc.)
Here II moved tina, the convention adjourn 70
meet on the Wednesday evening following. This amid
some confusion, was lost by n vote of 81 10 rs.
Here II foand thst number a ousiaass were IN
The room impeding the action Of the convention where.
upon L was moved aud carried to clear the room aud
allow none but delegates in reporter wns also re-.
quested to leave aud through nadv~tencc was no.
permitted 10 enter until after much of the business was
trans1c'ed Ths created some talk among the outsidc
deeRates who thought IL strange that tie hard gios
hould oppose sccre, societies yet hoi private meetings
We learn that the following named persons placed
ia % ominatt1n on call q the several wards
ibr Sicri8.
VIM. ". acnirc, was named by The 1st "a 81 4th
sth, ON, eth ION, llth- 18th, Eth h 18th, 10th.
"a p Bcnsel by the s,h, Iith, 18th, 10Th ami 2ist
waias
W. E. squires, 7th ward,
", 4, Tenure. .0th and 22d wards.
VIM b Atkin, 1eth ward.
Fred +. yuitee, 9th ward.
John Brown 9th ward
Th cosay cet
Richard o. Connolly was proposed by The lst "a 3d
ith, 9TH, eth, IN, sth, eth iOh Iith l2th 18TH lh
litb, 10Th. 10th, !lst and "a wards.
Jo5eph NJ. Marsh, 10ih, l5th nn1 18Th wards
John Il. Brady, 10Th and 2ist wards.
VIM. sinclair, lst ward.
lohn ". Boyce 18th ward.
Augustus schcl named BY tile "a. 9TH 5th 9th
sth, 10th f2sh, lith. f7th, .olh, Il.
Wm e wetIuoTe, It, p, .th, sth 9th, llth 10th
18th, 18th, list wards.
Hugh smith, LIT ward.
VIM. h. Blake, "a ward.
Elias T. Smith 18th aard.
Jonathan Tro,tcr 18Th, ielh warls
Frederick Il. Lee, l7th ward.
& II, Stryker. 4ist ward.
Anson herricks name was proposed bu, L va novel
n1t i be stricSen from the list which done almost
unanimously.
~, Ngot commi,sorcr.
Charlie. Deslin was named by the lst "a 18th, 10TH
18th 10th, and aist wards.
Harry H. Howard by The 1st, "a. ID 9TH 7th sth OH
l2lh, 10Th, lsih, I7,h isih 2ist and "a wards
JAS 5. Halstcd, by the Sth and goth wards.
Thomas Mcspcdin, by The s,h, 18th ami 2ad wards.
Ectnaid Kelly, by The lIth ward.
Edwin BoughtoD, by the Iith ward.
Ierick McIfoy by The 18th and 2ist wards.
James Furey by the 2lsi ward.
John r. Bfiggs by the 10Th ward.
III commissionv n RTai,t and supple.
FaTtholomcw B. Pufdy namsd by the III, "a ~
III eth, lith, 18th lith 10Th 18th 10th and 2ist wards
Nathaniel selah by the "a, ih sth, 9th 10th, 18th
lBth, 18th and I'D wards.
Henry Bafthof by the 9th and I'D wards.
Thomas starr by the 9th 10Th, 10th and I'D wards.
I6s tsty hspongr.
Alexander Y. vache nominated by the LIST, ID ith
fth ith, sth 9th, 10th llth 18th, lath 18th 18Th
18th, 18th, 18Th, goth, zIai and I'D waris.
hamas =. Downing ~ the ls', 6th and 2o,h wards
latrick Mas'erson by the 9th. i2ih, 10Th and Goth
wards.
John ". French BY the sth and i2h wards
n Hyde by the lsth ward.
Ceo. q. Glazler by the 18th and I'D wards.
James O'Reiiy by the 10Th ward.
a. u. Nesbt by The I'D ward
Tor CoHSo Of CoJorai0n
John ~ Haskins wa named by the lat, aih, 9Th 9Th,
9th 10th lith 18th, 18th 10th 10th l7th 18th, 2o,h
ard 91st wards
= G. West by The %, 9Th 7h nth 10th 2ist and 22d
wafds.
Horace D Clark BY the lat, "a. 4h, 18TH iath, 18Th
snd Goth warts.
i. Ward by the n and 10th wards.
fby afpsh0Ls sgreynorg,
The follow ing sons xgfe otnfu
g. w. Boughton, James McCeaty
VIM. bonoho James Nuillgan
avid A. Fowler, Peter Bolan
4. Godfrey dunfher j. Ritter
Nichslas DIAMOND John T,oyce
stmuel Gillis, Patrick Henry.
VIM III. Cornell.
NJ Coron>g.
Tr y d. fonnery ~. NORTON,
Thomas Whelan, Joeerh Blackburn,
Isaac tockefairs, Ur. kcirnaH
~ Carpenter, D. Wilhelm,
W. McAuley, n. O'Donneil,
Robert y. Gamble W. ! & kinney
Ir. Rollins, Dr. thl
Ir. Gnernsey Dr, Lambert
Ir. Bylan, John Brown.
Ir. ffndley, IN. IIsnann
Ir. taGry,
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