New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-29
POLITICAL.
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CoNyENrToy.

REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Delegates to the Convention lor the County oi
NewYork assembled last evening a; the Centrni Com
mit,ee ROOM, No. 6lS Broadway for the purpoSe Of
Nominating candidates for the several County Ofcer,
70 be voted for at the ensuing election.
On motion of Mr.. EDGAR KrTcHUW ofthe Thineenh
Ward Joseph Hoxie esq. wa- appointed temporal,
Chairman. and Mes,rs. Jane, W. Boyd and VIM VI.
Wade were chosen Secretaries.
NJ. HONE suggested the Iropriety Of selecting
permanent Chairman Of the Convention; but NJ.
JoHS II. WHITE thought that the permanent oiiicer'
ought not TO be selected until the rights o nil claiming
seas in the Convention Delegates hai been settled
which course accordingly adopted.
Two lists Of Delegates announced for the Frst
Ward but as only one set answered to their names,
they were admitted.
Two sets of delegates presented theHselv,s from
the Third Sixth and Eleventh Wards; and on motion,
Special Committees were appointed by the Chair To
examine their respective credentials. and report upon
their claims in the course OF twenty minutes, during
which period the Convention took recess.
on the assembling OF tine Convention, the Com
mi,tees reported the names of the Delegates entitled
10 seats from the abovenamed Waris. and they We're
admitted accordingly.
M ALLEN of the Tenth Ward then moved that the
temporary officer. be the permanent officers OF the
meeting. Mr. PETER of the Second Ward moved to
amend by appointing Mr.. John H. White the Perma-
neIt Chairman. Tie amendment was lost and the
original motion of Mr.. Allen carried almost unan-
iInous y.
Mr.. CHARLES A. DANA then rose, and addressed the
Convention, in substance as follows:
great responsibility rests on this Conventions IT.
action may affect for good for evil the result upon
tie State ticket; il may decide whetherth Republican
preponderance in the State shall be preserved or lost
and whether We shall go into the election of 1850 with
New-York on the side of Republican principles or on
the side of Slavery extension. Government prohigacy
and Federal dctation. This Conventionmsy nominate
ticket which viii cary the city by fom two to three
thousand majority, il may nominate ticket which
will be beaten 10y from ten to fifteen thousands The
former will insure the election OF our candidate tor
State officers the latter will place them in the utmost
peril if it does not defeat them altogether; but II We
are to carry the city, 1t must De IN the hrst
place BY selecting candidates whose
position character and capacity are such as call out
the honest support of every voter-no men who are IN
the habit of bargaining for ofce or OF requentng the
primary elections. And in the second place. II must
be by arriving at such basis Of cooperation as will
enlist in the support OF candidates every branch
OF the opposition. No Tammany Hall and Lecomp-
tonism on such basis And with such candidates
we may succeed; otherwise FIVE must be defeated
The responsibility of defeat, with ell its farreaching
and disastrous consequences defeat is our destiny
will rest upon this Convention.
H. conclusion, Nj, Dana offered the following reso-
luton:
Rs,oired The. Committee of be appointed By the
Chair confer with other authorized OF par
tie. opposing Federal yards basis Of
operation in h. coming election in this city, and report to M
tire meeting OF this Convention
Mr.. ABRAHAM b. WAKEsas ofthe Twelfth Ward, on
rising TO second the motion of Mr. Dana, said he would
prefer to see the proposed Committee Of Conference
somewhat enlarged
M STEWART of the Twenty-frst Ward expressed
his concurrence in the remarks Of Mr. Dana, aud suS-
gssted that the Committee Of Conference consist OF
seven.
Mr.. EDGAR KETCHAN of the Twelfth Ward conceded
with the views of Mr.. Dana. He, however, desired to
remind the Convention that there were others beside
the Americans opposed to the Administration, and said
that he was in favor of effectBg union of all the e-
nients opposed TO the Administration party in this city
He hoped that q survey Of the battle-ground would
be made and ascertain what was necessary to effect
the desired result.
Mr. STAFFORD. of the Sixteenth Ward sad lie had
come there without knowing whywere to be the ofii'
GERS Of the meeting. specifically for the purpose OF
efectng union of all parties opposed to the Lecomp-
ton Democracy and begged leave to offer the follow
ing resolution a. substitute for the one presented by
Mr.. Dana:
R.solred Th., Committee be appointed eon,,tns OF o
n,,,. , AL Ward 20 confer with al other Organized
orpoueuts Of the Administration Ia reference 20 .ho one
pniuston. 70 which 10 be made by this ConFrhuon
h Committee be- appointed by h~ Deess,e- rom esch 'd
and lcTor: o tie next meeting Of this Cougrnslon
Considerable spirited discussion ensued. On the
question being put the Convention finally accepted
ami adopted the substitute offered by Mr. stafford,
when recess Of five minutes WAS taken for the pur'
poe Of sforting the several delegations time to select
one Of their number a. a member Of the Conference
Committee At the close of the recess the names OF
the following gentlemen were presented as comprising
such Committee:
Mad. Wards
G.or,. L Garlic. Xfi-Edssr Ketchan.
IL Edward d. Psppei. Nlll-Nsison 'Sor-.
Ill Sheridan Shook. NlE-Adopnus ,VoIN'
IV-H -H.ury Adam, XV-ChaGles A. Dana.