Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-10-15
POLITICAL.

In Newark, N. J., the opposition elected their
ticket by four hundred and fifty majority
The Republicans OF Charlestown, Mass. held
a ratification meeting on Wednesday night. AT
which Senator Wilson made speech
The democrats of the Third district Of Massa.
chusetts have nominated Arthur w Austen.
Collector at Boston, for Congress.
A meeting Of the democratic central COMMITTEES
OF virginia will be held in Richmond, on .be
18th instant, for the purpose of taking some action
on the question Of recommending the time and
nate State officers.
YORK city met on Thursday night at Tammany
Hall, and nominated the following ticket for
county officers: Sheriff, John Kelly; County
Clerk, John Clancy; Coroners, Robert Gamble
Francis O'Keefe, A. r. Jackman, F. schriner /;
supervisor, VIM. G. Conner.
herman mass-meeting Of some I 500 to 2,C0O
persons was held In the Volks arten. New York
on Thursday night, for the purpose of layiny the
foundation Of new independent German paTtv In
opposition to the existing political organizations
enthusiastic speeches were made and a number
OF OF resolutions passed laying dowd platform for
the new party.
The Democratic congressional conventions i'm
the several districts OF New York city assemble
on tuesday night, the 18th instant, to name can.
diaates Tor Congress. In the third district, Hon
Daniel f. Sickles was nominated for reelection
In the fourth district Elijah F. Purdy was the
unanimous choice Of the convention In the
i MIN non; w McClay was re-nominated. In
a
TED unanimously. In the seventh Hon. Elijah
Wa'd was nominated. In the eie hth district
mere was no nomination. The ballots resulted
nr; Jackson. S; Mr. Henrick, 3; Horace F. Clark
8; Moses Taylor, 1; Ex-Justce Pearson 4: A
Eroment, 4; Swackhammer, ,; James Gordon
Bennett, l. The convention adjourned to meet
on Thursday evening following
Hon. Daniel f. Sickes publishes In the New
\ ork papers Of yesterday, letter written by him
on the 2Ith OF September last, in which he states
as justification Of the course he has pursued to-
wards Gen. Hiram Walbridge, that the General
had publicly made known the following memo.
Tandum made by friend of these gentlemen in
Private Hemorandum.-At a meeting between
Mr. ID Sickles and Mr.. Hiram Waibrdye In
my room this morning, II was made the distinct
understandiDe between those gentlemen
That MIR. Walbridge Is to retire from the pres.
emit contest In the Third Congressional Distric,
Sickles. " MI
Iaat MI Sickles is to make all proper ac.
Acknowledgements for this course
That Mr. Sickles does not contemplats being ,
candidate for re- election In that district: but i'm
case a contingency should arise, now unforeseen.
rendering II necessary for his political justi6ca.
lion TO seek denomination, he will only do 40
upon securing for Mr. Walbridge a Democratic
nomination In some other Democ attic district Of
tnis city; otherwise MIR. Sickles will not be a cam
didate unless with the consent Of Mr. WaIbridge
Everett House, N. Y, Oct 81, 1856.
h w. ] These initials are placed here 10
ID. +. 3. show that the above memorandum
mas been read by both the gentlemen named In H.
anu stated 10 De correct. GKo. w. BREsA