New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-04
CITY POLITICS.
WIG CITY CONVENTION.

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rominsiou for Governor Of the Aims House. On mo-
lion Of Mr.. Cbas. Riddle the Convention proceeded to
ballot for a new Candidate The first ballot resute
as follows; G. Hall, Is ex-Mayof Har rer, "a, ".
| II. Albertson, 2s.
Mr.. Riddle then addressed the Convention. srd
urged the delegates TO put nomination working men,
and not men OF wealth. In his opinion, men as good
and honest and capsule, coah be found in the work
shops es in the counting-room, and the true way TO
elevate the working classes was to give them fair
share Of the offices. He had objection to Mr. Har
per- but as q workingman he preferred to support
| Of bis own class.
| Mr. Conover spoke at length in behalf Of Mayer
| Harper as a man who would worthily fill the ofics
| and give strength TO the whole ticket.
The Convention then proceeded to the ond ballot
with the subjoined result: Gen. II al, o. Mr.. Hzsper
81 Mr.. Albertson, 30. The third ballot resulted:
Gen. Hall, %; Mr. Harper, s; Mr.. AlbeYtson, 40.
| On motion OF Mr.. Ridoe, the nomination of Mr..
| Albertson made unanimous; AID the Convention
| adjourned.
| TENTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT HARD-sHELL con-
vRNTION.
| The Hard Shell delegates from the Twelfth Niue
teenth and Twenty second Wards, composing the
Tenth Assembly District, met last evening at the
corner of Broadway and Forty-ninthst, to make the
nomination for member of Assembly. Mr.. William
A. Turnure called the Convention to order, after
which it proceeded to examine the certificates Of Dele
gates Delegates from the TTenty.se )nd Ward were
admitted without question. Two delegations presented
Themselves from the Nineteenth Ward, aud being
bic TO agree among Themselves upon the simon-puie
delegates, proposition was made aud &C .eied to,
| that as Twenty-second was the only Ward properly
represented il should be left to the gentle men fvIu
that Ward TO decide which set of Delegates from the
| Nineteenth should be admitted to the Convention.
After a private conference Messrs. james {. Ruher
| ford, Thomas OReiley, John Carney, John Leeder,
and vivian Keefe, OF whom all were present except
Mr.. John Quincy here acknowledged as the leyiti-
| mate delegates from the Nineteenth Ward.
hr. VIM. A. Turnure was elected ornament Chair.
man of the Convention and Mesrs. John Lseder and
| Henry l.. Ryer, Secretaries William Hierty was
received as delegate from the Twelfth Nard, being
the only gentleman present Of the Twelfth Ward dele
| CATION. On calling the roll eleven delegates were
present. motion TO adjourn was made, and the yeas
and nays were called for and the motion was carried.
| NINTH WARD DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN NOMT-
NATIONS.
| The Ninth Ward National Democratic Republican
Committee met at the Adratc last evening and made
| the following nominations for COuncimen: XXlst
| District, C. A. Kentish; XXIId District Lawrence
| Van Wart; XXIIId District, James NJ. Lawson;
| XXIVth District, Alex. NJ. c. Smith. The meeting
then adjourned to Monday evening at the Adriatic
ELEVENTH. WARD.
There is to be meeting of the Free Soil spubi-
can Club at Manhattan Hall, No. Cos Fourth st., this
| evening.
| SIXTEENTH WARD REPUBLICAN ASSOCIATION.
This Association met at the of Sxtsenth-st.
| and Eghth-av. A Committee Of five was appointed
to draft plans for organization and to select candl'
dates for the ensuing election. Committee of three
| was also appointed to call general meeting
KINGS COUNTY WIG GENERAL COMMITTEE.
| The Wing General Committee Of Kings Comfy met
on Tuesday evening. The usual committees having
been appointed Charles Kelsey Jr, offered the fol-
lowing preamble and resolution:
the September declared iae1pedent to m.ke
WING nominations and resolved thu. the Convention
mated the Republican party and asea this Wing General
the NJ
therefore -
and win unite in ths support of the ticket
nominated by the Republican Convention.
This resolution after some discussion was laid upon
the table. The following gentlemen voted against the
SAYs~Alonuo H. Gale H. N Holt, Henry o.tley, Isaac
Muir, John N. stesrns, james Z. Hsle.t =,
The following resolution was then offered by MIR.
Reired That this Wing General Committee representa-
tive Of q % KSs SS" ss the
September tina. the delegate. from hi. County to that
| This resolution adopted by a vote of 20 to 9.
The following gentlemen voted against this resolution:
Aaia D''''"'' T. '" A'''''' ''''' Messy ''' ~
HARD SHELL DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
The Hard-Shell Democrats of Queens County held
a Convention at Hampstead Court-lIouse on Tuesday
| and nominated the following ticket: County Clerk,
| Oliver S. Denton; Assembly, Edward A: Lawrencei
Sheriff, BerDardus Hendrickson OF Jamaica.
The Softs held a meeting the same day, but ad-
| journed till the 10th inst without making any nomins
| tons.
| CONSTITUTION HALL GENERAL WING COMMITTEE.
| This Committee met last evening at their head
Quarters. Constitution Hall, No. $50 Broadway.
After discussing the preparations for their public meet
| ing there to night a motion was made that state
| Convention be called for the purpose OF nominating
| State Wing Ticket. reference was finally moved OF
the whole matter to the Executive Committee, which
prevailed after much discussion. The Committee then
| adjourned.
| FIFTH WARD
| The Wings of the Fifth Ward have united with the
| Know. Notbings in their nominations
| EIGHTH WARD HARpsHELL NOMINATIONS.
The Eighth Ward Assembly Convention OF lard
Shells met last evening at Bradburys, corner OF hud
son and Domnick Sta, and nominated William b. AIT.
ken for the Assembly The Charter Convention NOM
| mated the following: For Councilman XVII District,
| Jonas n Philips; XVIIIth District, John ID. Bets
| XIXth District, Robert II. Ellet; XXth District,
| Abraham L. Brewer.
CENTRAL REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE
This Committee met at the Mercer House last even
ing. Conference Committee of three was appointed
to meet with the Deleg alton which represented this
City at Syracuse in the Republican Convention The
following lie the Committee james c. Bennett, Thos.
C. Acton j. T. NJ. Beakley After some further dis
| cussion the Committee adjourned.
| GERMAN DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Delegates from nineteen Wards met last evening 10
Pythegoras Hall and discussed TIL midnight ques-
tion involving the nomination Of Mr. Dessoye or u
C;odhry (;untber for Governor Of the Alms-House.
STzTE Politics.