The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-23
City Politics.

REPuBLICAN AND WIG PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
The city republicans met at their respective head
quarters last night to elect delegates TO the General
Committee for the year 1858 The republican party IN
this city well organized, and their ward Associations
very generally represent the feeling Of the party Here
toorc the primary elections have been honestly conduct
ed the party powerful enough TO carry our
local elections and the horde Of greedy corrupt Office
seekers looked TO other quarters to satisfy their thirst for
office. Within the last two years however, the party has
shown such strength in the State and The most
objectionable class OF politicians have Joined the organz
uon and are endeayoring to control all the local nomna
tions and tho General Committees A. yet the rcpub-
lcan primary elections are not ~ bad AZ tho old
whg aud democratic primaries were, but they are
fast becoming exceedingly corrupt especially rs tho re
cent election has shown that the republican organization
ssecond In strength 10 the democratic, and will hereafter
he the opposition party so far NJ our city politics
cerned.
There much trouble anticipated at tho election as.
night, growing out 81 the desire the part Of certain
prominent republican politicians 70 control the General
Committee for next year, AZ many four tickets were
run in some % tho wards and the contest in all of them
In the lower wards things passed OF quietly as there
was not enough of active republicans In them 10 get up
decent row In the Eighth ward there orsaniza-
tons both OF which claim 20 be regular and each Of
whom elected delegates In the Ninth ward the banner
ward OF The party IN the city, there were three tickets
run and much excitement was manifested In the seven
teenh ward the feeling high during the day that
possc policemen had 10 be IN n tho
peace that during the Fremont excitement some
400 Germans allowed 10 join the Assoc alton and
though OF them are now GOOD democrats few Of
then countrymen induce them 10 the repub-
hcan primaries and they generally control the
0f course the Americans do not like this, and wish
strike the tshy Germans from their rolls So high did
the feeling that the parties fearful OF coming
blows and hence the application OF thepoce. However,
the anticipated fight did OF, tho Americo
German party elected their ticket
In the Eighteenth ward William Bos, acting secretary
OF the club proceeded 70 call the roll OF members
cluded this and all having FIRST SUPPOSED de.
posted their votes the polls at O'Clock declared
by the President Homer Franklin ESQ. TO be closed
Al this time there hundred and fty people
few only Of that number, Immediately up demand
Tor the secretary 10 proceed aud call the entire roll
asserting that they were regularly enrolled and legal
voters In the club. The President and secretary h0U
insisted that the entire roll furnished 6y
the Executive Committee had been called over This on
the other hand denied. Some ats atom ensued
during which the committee and officers uf the meeting
were charged with having altered the roll suit them
selves and elect their own friends. rush subse
quently made Tor the ballot boxes which however we're
secured and taken from the during the excitement
by Deaneld Smith, and the votes counted by com
mtiee below stairs. general melee ensued IN which
sundry blows and kicks we're freely exchanged this how
ever, lasted but few minutes, the police who had
been sent for al the commencement OF the disturbance
Qon arrived restored quiet and held possession OF the
room during the remainder of the evening
10 the Nineteenth ward every thing passed of with tlo
eycement and N very peaceabe manner not over 50
In the Twentieth ward there feeling, induced
ny opposition 10 II. II. Conover, the acting republican
street Commissioner who was desrous of representing
the ward IN the General Committee mwever the wires
successful, and Mr. Conover was elected All the other
wards were quiet far as we could learn.
WIG PRIMARY ELECTION.
Pursuant 10 the call Of the Whig General Committee the
old ne wings met y their headquarters last night, and
eoc,ed General Committee for the year rSss The onca
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