The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-08
City Politics.
MEETING OF THE coNsoxrDATED (oLD HES's) DyMO
CRATIC GBNEkAL COMMITTE.T


There was quite an excitement afosnd Taluhany HI
last night being the first mevtvy Of the co 7sodate
democratic committee They csr'ssnet In the la ise hal
and there being over 40 perscns present. pre- s.nte
| quite form dable appearance.
Among the members in attcndansc.v vas Mayor Wo2A
who has recently been chosen from che Twenty sAcoal
| ward, and Daniel e sickies from tie Tsira ward.
Among the outsiders and lobbyers wsro Csptaln Ryn
I ders Hon Z b Hart c. Godfrey Gnz.her and other
Lorenzo Shepard occupied the chair es,a e. C. Berc.
9iss so and sol \ Savage Jr, hard o1cssed rs sec
A'ier the roll called Mr. HART hard CT the FIJI.
heiNi ward moved tha. tire yules the Tam som
adopeA
pkrEe b swrEaEs moved 80 an amendment tiAs the
eoft and si rules brth he used when they did syt
lict tbs excited scrimon5 discussion nes ely
hour, IT .eirg supposed thut section wissed IN
am j. Bearesley, Of the Ninth ward the usual par s~n
iary rules we're adopted ir the peseEt and ntste
o. ten-ive hsrcs and nvc sos.1ses appointed to dah
rules for the deliberations II the Joint committee
An invitation was received from Capean Rynders d
tkc part n the democratic ocessior s the Ninth OF S
tember, which WAS accepted.
JonS CocsRANz offered long llst OF resolutions
endorsing the norrnaon Of Blohanan, the substance OF
the Cincinnati platform. and the action OF the
Syracuse State Convention. These we've passed unan
mousy but a supplemented resolution eaiiing the
appointment Of conmittce o. five report m improved
system Of primary elections lucky II excited
instant suspicion and storm Of 6euuncasion. 1t
supposed that cat under the eal bag somewhere,
nomination for Mayor.
20 Mr.. Cochrane's improved primHr eeetsn system
did not 90 down, and eventually laid the taDe
without amendment The vote in favor of Mr. Cochraaes
motion very small To al likelihood the p esent
system Of primary elections will prevail for tae present
committee Of one from each werd ap-
pointed 10 get up mass ratheatien mesting TO
endorse the State nominations to be hecn about the
2lst inst the 18th Congress will ieara and many
OF the democT attic members will be in the city, their
way home.
Tos j. MrSpAy called the attention Of the Cc,nmt,ee
to the fact that the Sheriff and other officials h their
printing done in the black republican, stusse1 Post
Office, when the simon pure journals starving for
lack OF help. request ma &c them not 20 forget
these poor fellows.
alter other merely routine business the consoiSated
Committee adjourned.
There was large democratic mass meeting held in
Forty second street Of Third avenue (kneteon,h
ward,) last evening hickory tree pansed . IN
raised, and hundred guns Fred Dr Sanger pre-
sided assisted by number OF Vice Presidents ard
retnries Resolutions adopted re approving the
nomination OF Bucanan and Breckinr gc and endorsing
the action OF the Syracuse c)nventon and It's norHUs
Speeches made by G. Swackhamer, Levi :: Ctss.
held r. Busteed, DIR. Beard, Of uslna, and otEers.
After the adjournment procession formed ane uia
MANNERS and music marched through the principal o
town. streets.