New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-29
CITY POLITICS.


sEvKSrErsrH wARp.-The following are the Re
publican nominations for school and ether officers in
the Seventeenth Ward:
School C0zmssssorcr>-James Gushing, y.
Insp,cf0T.-Wn. Hubbard.
TrNsfess.-Wm. II. yzndenhoa, John Lloyd
Corsta6le,.-RudOlph Nuremberg. George Rohoins-
ELEyISrB wAsD.--Tbe Republican School Scn-
venton Of the Eleventh Ward ne, last evening at 70.
q Avenue D., ard made The following nominations
Counissioner.-Danie ID. Wright.
Observation-Disclosures S. Underisn.
T,-sts,s-C. Barber, Turns Duryes-
CozstaBles-Jserey Losee, John GangieE
sEvENrxysTH WARD REPUsLIoAS RATIFICATION
NrI-TISG.-The Seventeenth Ward Republican Asso-
ciatos held an enthusiastic ratification meeting At their
rooms, 10 20S Allen sereet, last evening Col Pinek-
new the President Of she Association, III the chair
Tie room vas uncomfo-7sbly crowded thrcugboua the
evening, asd the assembsge expressed the most san,
guine hopes Of success. 4 Committee was appointed
ic make arrangements foF mass nesting OF tie No
pubhcans IN the eastern sexton of the sity.
Col Pincknev made fe1g remarks on the suSect o.
the approachna municipal contest AMI urged tsl Re-
puhcans 70 put foTtftheir u;Hot eortso secure me
election of their whole ticket.
Mr.. Cushing the Republican candidats for Scscos
Commissioner, ms5r brief s5dress, rendering his
arlnow Judgments for the honor conferred upon IN,
and announcing his conviction a the success OF TIE
Republican ticket.
Was received with applause. lie was introduced by
the President and addressed tue meeting, stating that
he owed the compliment of the high honor conferred
upon him to the working Republican, OF tins city.
Working men Were men of deedr, and not men OF
words hence it would not become him 10 make
lang sreech for that wond indicate that be was not
the choice of that class. He would, however make
few suggestions in regard TO the issue OF next week
q not han
he the humble speaker was a canddaoe-not because
Mr.. Opdyke was the nominee torthe Office OF Mayor
not because Of the other gentlemen on me ticket
but because of the absolute necessity OF the
peepls risng in their might 10 strike one
blow for good municipal government
The City of New-York had grown mush during the
ast eight wears, but in portion OF II ban grown so
rstidly ard astonishingy as In is taxation. lie was
glad to say that the Board to which the gentleman
who had l,st spoken had belonged, 80 Tar as ms
knowledge eX ended there no corruption. In
regard 10 the Board of Education Of this city he be-
leyed taking il IN ts whole range OF duiy and ex-
Ueuditure, there were few men, no matter how tght
they held the dollar, but would acknowledge that the
full valve had been received for every dollar expended
uron the Public schools But this could not be SAID
OF the Municipal Government. 10 1871 the axes OF
this city were between 80 0CG 600 and S3OoS.OOO IN
1852 the taxes were nearly Sll 100000 One milios
Of inhabitants of this city, $l head forevery man,
woman and child must be paid, shall be PAID by every
citizen Of Now-lork. The Democratic party had mad
possession Of this City Government since iosZ Tam
many Hail. 81 organization, had controlled the City
Government for that period Gould any one tell where
FIVE millions Of the eleven millions had honestly gone
Did any gentleman believe that this government could
not be inanagedeven better managed so Tar as pubic
good rs concerned-for five millions than It has been
Tor eleven During the administration OF Mayor
TCmann whom the people ralsed 10 ONCE 0y Joining
Lands TO work in opposition to Wood the taxes nave
increased from nearly eight millions TO nearly eleven
millions. Tie Democrats would argue that this IN
creaee of taxation would show that Fernando was the
more honest man. But how came this resutE III
was this: Mayor 1iemanH had hardly got INTO the
Mayoraty chair before he SAID, Ianmany, AN
herc-taEe me-naue your nickname your instru-
ments with which you wish TO piunder the City
Troasury-name your polcy-yery true, promised
these Republicans these Americans, the peoples
folks but those were promises maze before eiees'oh
Iauobter and applause. Now, | am Mayor Tam
many must ba sustained your strikers, your
loafers your punderers--Tamnany, bring them ail l
will give them employment in the city work there Is
plenty of money here. The result has followed. In
1857 he speaker had the honor to be one OF the three
individuals who called upon VIM. +. Havemeyer to see
if he could be induced to become the peoples candl-
date lie emphatcay said This year, whoa all
good citizens were looking about it rumored that
he was Hkely TO be Peoples candidate, aud Tor fear
that he mis- ht be asked to, he said no IN advance lie
told the people payers that he would not serve
them x few days passed, and he who would not
serve the reople was named as the candidate of Tam
many and he accepted At the last election the Demo-
Gratis uoed 81 600 votes and the Republican vote was
~ CG0 the American 4OUO. suppose that the same
- coo votes should be cast again this time. They
would voie-they We're voting peope-they vot 90 at
ways Out OF these 81 900 votes at least IL OOO would be
cast for Fernando, which would leave l5u0O Tor Mr.
Hayemeyer. Tie Republicans would east their 1900
votes. Where they would get those votes eoAa De
counted upon every time. They men who have
prucpe In their heaTts Out OF the 4l,OuO yoleJ cast
for Parker when running for Governor two years ago.
Fernando would yet u 600, and Hayemeyer not over
I9 OCO Mr. Opdyke would get the Il ,OOO cast tor the
ID - La heat Ia American
sneaker concluded by expressing hs belief IN the GER
inty of the success of the ticket, and when he eit
the stand he was greeted with repeated rounds OF APP
plause The meeting then adjourned.
TwTSTY-FIRsr WARD REFUBLrcASs.-A meeting OF
the Twenty-frt Ward Republican Association was
held last evening at No. 1875 Fourth avenue, which
was numerously attended. A call for general mass
meeting of the friends of DIR. Opdyke for Mayor, TO be
held on Thursday evening next, was circulated and
received the signatures of all present. numbering over
zoe. Tie following resolutions were adoPled uhAIl'
Resesd That It the duty Of the Republican perry Of this
city 70 give ~ UNDIVIDED support 20 ths NOMINEE. ns
to the candidates Of any other party; - ,. =
Reiored hat the character Of M Opdyke sa grAntee
hf1 ard honest administration Of municipal affairs and
pledge to him the hearty and f support Of ms A''oc
alton.
II vas stated that many Germans Of the Ward
were anxious % take part at early day n Ward
mass meeting 10 express their satisfaction At the noml-
nation OF Mr. Opdyke. 1t therefore resolved that
such Ward Republican meeting shonld be held
on Wednesday evening next preliminary 70 the gener-
al meeting on Thursday evening Several speeches
were made by prominent citizens, and nos enthusiasts
tcauy received. After three hearty cheers for the
ticket he Association adjourned.
ISpEPESDEsT CoUSoIAASIc CosEIsTToS.-An
adjourned meeting Of the independent Couneilmanie
Convention of the With District held last evening
at the Murray Hill House, corner of Fortieth street
and Sixth avenue The Twelfth, Nineteenth,
Twentieth Twenty first, and Twenty-second Wards
were represented After considerable debate by the
members of the Convention, comprising some OF the