The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-09
City Politics.

CHANCE fOR LOG H0LLfSG.
AT the meetings which have been held Of the Republican
and American County Conventions, the power Of recon-
mcncng nominations referred committee OF one
from each ward from each rar.y But this con.
yentn OF foryfodr too large sui, the purposes
the managers and subsequently the duty of recommend
ing fusion candidates referred committee six
three Know NUthings and three republicans. These six
dctaoIs viii agree upon ticket which of course mus,
be swallowed, matter how unpalasbe and what ni-
ences we're brought 70 bear upon the sub committee.
What lot the rank and e of the respective parties have
70 do With the nomination, TO be surei The two
tons viii meet next Tuesday night, when the candidatx
they must ratify viii be presented.
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTIONS.
TruRp RurMess CONGRESSIONAL pt-rpcT-rhis Ccu.
venion met last night at the fifth Ward HOTEL corner Of
Franklin street and West Broadway, Joseph d. Taylor,
chairman. Mr.. Henry A. Morgan, hardware merchant,
of 1tb Corandt street, unanimously nominated for
Congress
Tue Republican Convention Of tho sixth ds,ric, do
oiued TO adopt the Know Nothing candidate, Hon Joseph
B. Varnum, and proceeded IN ballot for candidate "
their own, with the following result:TomIs Iattc, n
Joseph B yarnum, =; r. ~ hctsrdy, 3; Geotge Fo'5om
The Convention then adjourned 10 next Tuesday eve
ping
SEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL nrrmC1--Thc Republican ON
venton hs, night Chelsea Hail. Eighteenth
street and Eighth avenue. Two delegates from the
Twentieth ward not having arrived, their places
nied. After an informal ballot Augustus D. Ducf Ninth
ward got eight votes; Isaac Dayton, Sixteenth ward,
eight; Welcome X ircbc 1wcntsch ward, four votes.
tn the urst formal ballot Uucr received twelve votes and
Dayton eight Duer accordingly declared nominated
The absent delegates then appeared, and claimed their
seats. The Convention, motion decided 10 reconsider
TIE nomination giving the substitutes leave W withdraw.
The Convention then adjourned 10 Friday as night but
met on tho previous night, and again adjourned 10 the
call al the Chair.
THE WORKING MEN MOVING.
The working men held their primary elections last
Thursday evening choose delegates State Convcn.
ton, which meets IN Brooklyn Wednesday NEXT Az
call was published, aud know that any such
election being held the projectors of the movement
bad H all their own way, and the convention will,
doubt, be a very secc, affair.
AsyucA- GxsKssL Coxsurxx, 1854 meeting OF this
Committee held las, night, in the Committee rooms,
of Tispenarr street and broadway II was eau.
Gus with rmly closed doors, guarded by croc,ous Ger
berus who moved the slide reporter knocking
Tor ADMISSION, aud gave most lug lbrious gruu the
depreciation " which was, that nno reporor be
admitted Tho faithful herald OF the HrRArD therefore,
made himself scarce, fnbued 70 certain Ca
as that meeting was cunccrncd-with something OF "Know
Nothingncss."
TwRp Asxxuty ntsrmcT.--An adjourned meeting of
The American Convention held last eveuing at the
g. Johns Park Hotci-Jam.s 8 schoI6eId CHAIRMAN
when Henry A. Morgan, of The Eighth ward, was unani
mousy nominated ior Assembly.