The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-19
CITY POLITIC
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CITY POLITICS.
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The Mayoralty.
Pm xoxAxT HALL hAYoRALrY CONVENTION
suCOND PART.
Mr. "Biny" Wilson'S wing Of the Mozart Han NayoraNy
usnventson advertised to hold adjourned meeting To-
naeht Probably Mr.. "Bilyn Wilson will nominate him.
ssh for the Nayoralty.
THE AMERICAN MAYoRALrY CONVENTION.
me American Aayoraty Convention will meet onight
= No. 1S7 Bowery TO nominate candidates for the Mayor
ally and Alnshpuse Governor.
THE rAxxANY xAYoRALrY CONVENTION.
An adjourned meeting Of the Tammany Mayoralty Con
vensn win be held three o'clock this afternoon when
ing will report list Of names, from which candidate
win no doubt be selected.
LBrTR FROM Mr.. JACOB vANDERPoEL.
10 uu DrroR or TIE HERALD.
Nxw YoRk, Nov. IS, 1859.
Iperoeive that my is mentioned in your paper as
enc Of four persons named by the gentlemen forming the
Committee 1t st. Nicholas Hotel proper person to
ceive the nomination for the ONCE Of Mayor Of this city.
Deeply sensible Of the kind feelings thus manifested TO-
ward me yet cannot consent allow my be-
1ere the public that connection, my private ars
require a my attention o. the present time sna even
Sesw citizens should feel compelled 10 decline the honor
intended 70 be conferred on VIII you, therefore, do
ne circumstances whatever could consent 70 be candi-
date for the Office Of Mayor at the coming election,
JACOB vANDERP0EL.
The Tammany County Convention.
DENOMINATION OF Mr. M'ELROY FOR ALMSHoUsE
GOVERNOR THE HERRICK AND MsPED0N FIGHT
BIT OF A QUARREL BETWEEN Ex-CITY NsPEC-
TOR DOWNING, BILL REYNOLDS AND HERRICK-
ALMOST ROUGH AND TUMBLE, ETC., ETC.
Pursuant TO announcement, the Tammany Hall County
Convention convened last evening to select the most oft
and desertess" person to dispense the important duties
aevolving upon Governor Of the Almshouse. Long
before the hour for assembling the barroom, halls and
stairs leading TO the convention room, were literally
crammed with politicians large and small fry, discussing
In subdued tones the claims Of the various candidates.
and emitting from their mouths clouds Of smoke tobacco
guilds and politics in about equal quantities
sidewalk committee, made up Of the toughest of the
:roughs held possession Of the exterior Of Tammany
spite Of the rain that poured down occasionally short
Showers.
Punctualy at half past o'clock the doors Of the
room in which the Convention to SIT thrown
cpen and the delegates rushed in with precipancy de-
cidedy unpleasant to outsiders As something
like quiet obtained, Mr. John Carroll, of the Thr-
teenth ward, proposed Harry Howard as perma-
nent chairmen Of the Convention. The motion was
carried unanimously, and Messrs. Wm Fitzgerald and
Geo. H. L. Lynch were elected secretaries
The question Of the contested seats OF the rival dele
gates from the Nineteenth ward then taken up
most exciting scene followed. The friends of Messrs
Anson Herrick and Thos McSpedonthe leaders OF the
two factions Of the wardargued warmly the Of
their favores, and jolly good evidently brew
ing when delegate moved that both delegations should
vention. This proposition prevailed and the Herrck and
McSpedOn parties accordingly withdrew from the Con-
vention, only TO the dispute, in somewhat
bOserous manner outside. After listening to speeches
from Alderman Genet the side Of Mr. Herrick and Mr.
Alex Ward the side Of Mr.. McSpedon il resolved
by the Convention invite Messrs Herrck and ;Spe
IN 4lprsD for
themselves for the space of ten minutes eacn. They
thereupon went into the room and complied with the
quest Of the Convention subsequently Withdrawing again
70 await the decision
Pending this decision, lively little bit OF sensation
got up outside the door OF the room which very
ending in serious manner Bryan McCahili, Nc
Spedonlte, and Geo. Weir, Herrickite, engaged
here quiet discussion Of the merits OF the contro
yersy when all Of sudden Mr.. Thomas X. Downing,
City Inspector, made his appearance and opened vo
lent assault upon the character, private ami POLITICAL OF
Mr.. Herrick. "Anson Herrck, quoth Mr. Downing, lis
the meanest most contemplate political sucSer the
city Of New York. say here, publicly; am ready TO
fight him here in Old Tammany or anywhere else; aud
any his friends present they take his part"
Not content with this plain charge and challenge, Mr.
launched into fierce and excited trade against the
fortunate Naval Sorekeeper, accusing him Of backmai
ing selling his friends "ior pair Of boots and utterng
charges against Mr.. Herrick's character which
are too foul and disgusting for publication In
the midst of Mr.. Downng's harangue Herrck issued
from the Convention room and was Immediately Set
by his opponent, who repeated 70 hs face every
tinp he previously asserted against his character
Some of the bystandcrs interiered but only made
the affair look worse Bill Reynolds the o contractor,
imneo lately backed up Downing, and became quite
violent and abusive against Herrek who all the while,
stood half way down the stairs, hemned in by very
hostile looking crowd pale and evidently very uneasy in
his boots venturng only 10 put in word and again
by way of sthrowing oil upon the troubled waters"
There calculating what might have been the result
Of the dispute the Herrck msn were beginning TO mus
well as the opposite party had not messenger ar
rived from the Convention room and announced the de-
cson 70 of the admission Of the Hsrrck dele
CATION Mr. Herrick Immediately entered the Convention,
and this timely departure had tile effect OF 9nieng in
some degree the disputants.
After dsposing Of the Nineteenth ward question the
Convention Immediately proceeded nominate rod
q candidate for Governor Of the Amshouse. The vote
stood follows
McElroy, s................S0 80
broderck...
On moton the nomination of MIR. McEroy, who is at
present Governor Of the Almshouse was made unani-
nous.
After appointing committees to wait the candidate,
and to confer with committee from the Mayoraty Con-
vention for the purpose Of getting ratification meeting,
the Convention djourned.