New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-15
POLITICAL.

TRY AND CouvrY oy NEw-YoRK.-TheC ,,fp,ence
Committee from the Republican and Ame r;csn parties
met last evening at the WestchesterH nsc ard agreed
anon the spportionmeut Of the coun' y Offices the sae
70 be recommended to the respec dive nominating Con-
ventions The recommended 4, ia a. follows:
To De ae~inated 6y he Kep .5iiea.'sberS SUPERVISOR
'.Gs1 .ns b. aS A. two @oent, Clerk D,,ric.
Attorney and two Coi'he'.
SnrB CosGRESsIo ,siL FUsreS CoS'hNrIoN'-i"o
Convention Of tb .s District assembled on wednesday
nigbt at BInl ers Hotel No. ID Leroy place. "hefe
uey were RE, by the Republican Committee Gen.
Ikoyd tie Csair. An informal ballot was had, with
The fl,ov;nr result: Gen Lloyd, Is votes Guest !.
AConsret,-e Committee then appointed, who id
learned with the Republicans to No 6lS Broadway;
and ser remaining in session there for over an hour
The Know Nothing Committee returned with their re-
psn The Chairman of the Committee reported thai
1key hsi gone inte three informal ballots a. No. 6lS
Aroaa~ay.
fhe4rr was: ForMeCurdy 10; FOLSOM, 6j Lloyd,
Second ballot: Fo Lloyd, o: MeC"rdy, o. Folsom u and
1Ss third bsllo: the as the second
The Convention then proceeded TO ballot for candi-
sdste. There were four ballots taken, as follows:
rr,. ballet. Per Lloyd q McCurdy 8; Gus't and -, l.
a.eond hsll,t. For Lloyd, 2; McCuIdy, 2; Quest, l.
Third ballot; Lloyd, 10 hcCufdy D
Gen. Ioyd was accordingly declared nominated, but
he declined the nomination in favor Of McCurdy.
Af,er some remarks from Gen. Lloyd some discussion
and eros. firing ensued to the probability of fusion
Hwas stated that the Republicans were very willing
70 scctts McCurdy, but several of the Know-Nothng
delegates were opposed to his nomination. on the
sroupd that he was in the Republican interest. Mr..
IAyrirore of the Eleventh Ward was then started by
enc Of the delegates as q candidate, "hen louI'h
ballot was had, with the following result; McCurdy,
8; Larrmore, 5. McCWdy was then aeciareu the
nominee of the Convention.
T,r EIGHTH CoSGRyssiOSAL DISTRICT CoSvEs-
,os nfter rather stormy meeting, and an Intellectual
attempt 10 make nomination, adjourned to meet
again on Tuesday next. On informal ballot, Mr..
Jackson received votes; Jas. Gordon Bennett, 6.
CirY DEmocRATIc JUDICIAL NonIsATIoSs.-The
Democratic Judicial Convention last evening nomi-
mated Nelson j. Waterbury, as their candidate for
District-Attoney; and, on motion of Mr.. Dunlap,
james Moncrief was nominated for Judge Of the Su-
perior Court.
VIrH CONGRESSIONAL DIsTRICT.-Tbe Republican
and American Conference Committees last night
agreed upon ROBERT ii. McCURDY as the union nomi-
nee for Congress.
FIFTH ASSEMBLY DIsTRIcr.-The Vth Assembly
District American Convention met at Spring street
Hall On Wednesday evening, and appointed Com
mittee Of Twelve to confer with like Committee from
the Republicans in relation TO the nomination of an
Anemblyman. The Committee consisted of Messrs
Roberts, Barnett McCready, Hendr ,kson, King and
Traver of the Eighth Ward; Keech, Tro~ bridge and
Bhss Of the Ninth; +. Jones, VIM. Dlks and w. +.
Merritt of the Fifteenth. The Convention then ad.
journed to meet again at the place on Saturday
night at O'Clock.
SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DIsTRrcT.-Tbe Republi-
can Congressional Convention met last evening, and
was called to order shortly after O'Clock by the
Chairman Mr.. Luke c. Ryder.
After calling the list of delegates, Mr. j. c. Larned
Of the Conference Committee reported that the Amer
cans had agreed to allow the Republicans the Con-
gresham and Comfy Clerk, the Americans TO have
the remainder of the County Offices.
The report, after some discussion, was accepted and
adopted, by a vote of q Yeas to ii Nays, and an
informal ballot was taken for Congressman, with tie
following result:
Jas. Humphrey.
H. Il. .'.s.'s....s.'.'lV
John A. Cross. '.''.'''.''.''.''''''"