The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-20
City Politics.

KNOW NOTHING CoNyENTIoN--No NOMINATION. FOR
CONTROLLERS AND GOVERNOR OF THE AIMS
HOUSEKEEPING TIMES.
The Know Nothing Convention met last evening in the
American General Committee Rooms, OF Broadway
and Lspenard street, nominate candidates for Comp
troiier aud Governor Of the Almshouse
At half past O'Clock the Convention called to
order and Mr. Henry Snyder elected Chairman, and
Dir. Gilbert Graham, Secretary.
The Chair appointed tho following gentlemen a Com
mittee observation-disclosures n $. Hustled, p J. Mon
roe, Joseph TooDe, Robert Beatty and J. X Mack.
The credentials of the delegates from the Thirteenth
and Fourteenth wards being contested, moved and
adopted that person of each delegation OF contestants
be admitted 10 the Convention for the purpose Of stating
their grievances and five minutes be allowed each dele
gate for that Messrs Thaber Floyd, Briggs and
Reed Of the Thirtecnth ward, having been heard and
each setting forth that the President OF the Council OF that
ward would not call regular meeting TO elect the dele
gates for the Convention, each party had, therefore,
taken TO elect delegates, and were there 10
await the decision of the Convention One OF the repre-
senaycs said the Secretary Of the Council had gone TO
Canada and the President had gone over y the enemy
he democracy. He very cbarabiy concluded that the
whole affair should have been .'bown up" year ago.
The Fourteenth ward contestng delegates were then
Copeland were heard Mr.. L. stated that it not a
contention between the old supcrsedng council s.
but contest about delegates representing the ward who
any Of the delegation that he represented He
Vice President OF the Council and had instructed the
Secretary TO call q council, which attended TO, and
&. showed considerable pluck and In answer TO
nquirers would satisfy nobody on the place OF his resi-
His Council decided that hc competent per
~ be member thereof, and the Convention had
nothing 70 do with H. This went against The grain Of the
Convention; nevertheless Mr.. Copeland stuck To IT,
II was then agreed that the coucstng legations then
present the ante elect delegation to the ConveD-
ton Of their number which was done, aud the dele
cation admitted.
AMER considerable discussion the right Of the Con
venton to NEEDLE With the decision Of tho Council,
moved and carried that the seats Of the delegates OF the
Fourteenth wArd declared
Il then ed that due notice OF this decision OF the
Convention be published % AFFORD tho Fourteenth ward
legitimate delegation, and that, In consequence, this
Convention adjourn till Tuesday evening Considerable
and adopted that the whole subject Of the ward
be laid on the table.
The present cheers 81 the Convention continued
the permanent organization.
The Convention quarter 10 ten O'Clock entered upon
regular business and for the once Of Comptroller the
Mcssrs q. W. Morton r r Haws, Luther Bradsh, W. r.
Hayemeycr, s. II Ruggles and Isaac O. Rarkcr. An In
formal ballot then taken and the following result
announced: r It. Haws, 10; Luther Bradish, 81; l. o.
Barker, 3; = b Ruggcs, 4; q. W. Morton 2oTota, g.
The Third aud Fourteenth wards not being represented
the above total was evident that four bogus votes had
An open nomination for Governor Of the Amshcuss re-
suited IN the mcnou Of the following names Frederick
a. Wagner W. Binngcr Dr. Forester, Stephen Ranch
and Robt Beatty. formal ballot was objected 10 BY
member the ground that before another meeting could
mn,ossSc tbs, The repapiicsns would tanner Win thc
members Of the Convention, and willingly consent 10 20
with the American Governor OF the Alnshouse the Anne
would 60 with them on their candidate for Comp
troicr.
good deal of contention cnsucd division was taken
on the subject Of formal ballot and dccided27 afrma
lively Is negatively. whcreupon, the Convention ad
ourned til Wednesday evening, at place TO DO dcsig
mated through tn newspapers.
The Convention was very lively, and tho brethren not
over harmonious.
TAMMANy ALpgRMkSfC NOMINATION
y>rent>svh Dit id--iicnry W. Genet has been NOM
mated by the Tammany party Tor Alderman IN this dis
tric
REPUBLICAN ALDERMAsTC NOMINATION.
Nsnfh Dssrsd.-Hiram N. Forester, President OF the
Broadway Insurance Company nominated for Alder
By the republicans Of the Sixteenth ward last night
at meeting held at Chelsea Hall.
REPUBLICAN, C0uHCTINAsfC NOMINATION.
The republicans OF the sixth district the Blocker
Building and nominated the following named PARTIES Zoe
Councmen: Charles Spear, Ninth ward James Gallo.
way Ninth ward frankln ! uttarson, Fifteenth ward:
George Ross Sixteenth ward James Ingram Eighteenth
ward Matthias Brakely, Eighteenth ward.
TENTH WARD CHARTER NOMINATIONS.
The Republican and American Charter Conventions met
in joint convention last evening and nominated the oloe
ing ticket
tonaa,l>s-Reubcn G Mills, Robert s. Beaver
.Saaooi CogunisstonSr--J W. Mason.
iyhocf InsrsCfor-Edward A. Fraser.
School TWsoes--Andrew j. Kasmirc, Cornelius Corson.