New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-30
AMERICAN CITY CONVENTION.
;omSATroS OF MR.. oPDYKE FOR THE MAYOR


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The American Msyoralty Convention, pursuant 20
adjournment. met on Monday evening" at the West
chester House, GILBERT c. DEANE IN the chair, and
Geo. w. Warner, Secretary.
The Committee 10 wait on Rufus F. Andrews, can
ddate for Council TO the Corporation introduced that
gentleman himself who IN some heightened remarks
reviewing the position Of parties, stated that be had
considered it 70 be his dnty TO decline The decna-
ton was accepted.
Committee of three be appointed TO wait upon the
several candidates for Corporation Counsel and report
who was the best candidate TO be supported by the
American rarty the Committee TO report in hour,
which was carried and Messrs. Dawes, Schoheld aud
Borlapd were appointed such Committee.
Mr. WAGyER moved that the Convention nominate
VIM. T. Pinckney for Governor Of the Alms-House, by
reclamation, which, after heightened discussion wac
agreed to-
Mr. HOLDER moved that the Committee appointed 70
wait on Mr. Ogden candidate for Mayor be requested
TO report. q
yenton reconsider its action of the previous meeting oy
which Mr.. Ogden was nominated.
Mr. CoRsoS raised the question whether there was
any possible means by which ballot could be reeon
sidered.
The CHAIRMAN decied the motion to reconsider to be
Mr.. CoRsos appealed, and the Chair was sustained
Yeas 81, Nays ~.
The question then coming up on the motion 10 recon-
slider the ballot the debate took wide range, and wac
somewhat personal and bitter Messrs Cllmanni war
ner Kirby Glover, and others favofing the reeonsd-
Grafton and Messfs. Ho'aen, T. j. Brown, Rockwell,
and COTsOn in opposition.
rinai,y the question wa TAKEN and the reconsidera
ton carried BY a vote of 81 TO 10.
Mr.. CoRsoS then INDUCED in a harangue, in which
he suggested that there but thing more for the
Convention 10 do and that 20 nominate Mr. Opdyke.
Ind hv otto he
resolution which was lost by vote OF - 10 81.
Whereas There already four candidates for the Mayorsy
the cont. Il By the nomination nth and Me. Hayemeyer,
Opdye and Wood seeming to be the prominent candidates.
Resided That the American party present no distinctive can
Al this junctnre the Ninth Ward Delegates with
drew making all thirteen of the 66 delegates in the
Convention. -
The Convention then nominated by reclamation Sol
onion Il. Hull for Corporation Counsel.
The Committee on Candidates. Messrs. A. D. II.
Duganne, s. X. Kirby and Daniel Ullmann, reported
the following resolutions which were adopted unau-
imously:
Uhercas at previous meeting Of this Committee Nh j. De
peyster Ogden placed In nomination candidate for the
Msyoray to be supported by the American parry o. ms Guy
lie and private virtue, and deem him 70 be quaihs5 oS eA
Peenee and capacity for the once 70 WINCH we w a liz }e
nation effected through yotss IN TINS 3 s 1 h
present position candidate is regarded guaranty Of Fer
nando Woods and cheea In the present position OF
Is
which Mr. Ogden hope for from the united votes Of Wings
and Americans cannot BY possibility secure DIS S ~ 5o
WoodeontTo but the contrary can only eonso9ae he
hereas every Conservative vote that MI Ogden could receive
must hom the very nature Of his position be drawn rom MI
se 81 the orszed foreign and other classes which
aye arged under Fernando Woods leadership and constitute
the bulk Of the Democratic massesi aud a., ,.,. -
6ereas Our experience In indorsing the nomination OF
pan 1em'nn two years ago. has taught o Us he 2
Fernando Wood el Sho aisoard arranged tasnsys Sn
sole object Is party and personal assana1emen " the e
ps Wsey our FsS a. Conser,sve Americans. pas.
professions Of desire fOr good government, and 1924 men IN
See we 's op c IN se i Of nunP hery
conceive Il 10 be duty and citizens rather Than par
esi exposition TO FernanoO Wood and hi. imminent
and to unite as party on ins bsqeee be It
Rored That acting for the best interests OF the whole COM
honesty believe 10 be our boanden duty good
American citizens, to reconsider our hIst choice M pe
tefets and city and to ndorse IN his stead the
nomination Of Nh Ge@ge opdyke as candidate on nom
deepad schemes Of those who openly or secretly he eee
course of the Republican party without waving single
principle that separates it policy from that oil NS'0nA Amer
Eeored That in accordance with these our sentiments we
do hereby nominate the Hon George Opdyke @ our candidate
for the Mayoay Of this city to be supported py Tue American
party.
The Convention then waited upon Mr.. Opdyke, at
bis headquarters, where Mr.. Gilbert G.. Deane the
{ hartman
nomination for Mayor. Mr.. Opdyke, in neat little
epeech acknowledged the disinteresedness which had
induced them to nominate himself, not one OF their
party accepted the nomination, and pledged himself
that If elected 20 the Mayorl,y be would perform the
duties of that Office 10 the best of his ability.
The Convention, at its adjournment, numbered not
more than seventy but It's arrival at Opdy head
quarters the number was swelled 10 upward OF two
hundred and fifty.
THE DOLTERS.
A. L. iacf arlO or ~ "a
Westchester House. adjoining the room where the reg
ular Convention was held. Mr.. A. NJ. biSSISGER
lOld Line Whig was selected as Chairman, and L.
CoRsos, of Tie Nesc- York Express, Secretary. On
counting il found 20 be Convention OF very
limited Numbers and forthwith Committee was ap-
pointed 10 repair TO the barroom in search OF recruits
After which the Wards represented, and the number
of representatives thereof showed follows Fourth,
| delegate; Fifth, ,; Sixth, /; Ninth, y Tenth, Il
Eleventh. l. Thirteenth, 2; Fifteenth, l. seventeenth,
/; fifteenth, Il Twentieth, q Twenty-irst, J.
Total, II.
Dir. CoRsos followed preliminary speech, BY
moving the nomination of Win. L. Havemeyer Tam
manyj for Mayor, Greene c. Bronson Mozart for
Corporation Counsel, and VIM. I. Pmekney lkeP.l
for Alms-House Governor. This was carried
Immediately, six of the delegates withdrew from the
boilers and returned TO the original Convention, de-
clarng that they had been induced bolt from the
assurances of the boilers that they would be true to
Mr. Ogden ing the boilers with but eleven IN Their
Convention. The bolt from the boilers cauSed eonsid-
cradle discussion TO the fairness Of throwing Mr.
Ogden overheard, and il finally resolved that as
20 Mayor, Committee be appointed to wait on Mr.
Ogden lay the facts Of the division fairly before him.
and ascertain whether he still deems il advisable TO re-
main in the field The Committee to wait on Mr. Og-
den are Messrs Rockwell, 4. j. Brown, Webb, Scho-
field, and Baldwin.
The Convention then adjourned, to meet again on
Tuesday evening.
WING GENERAL COMMITTEE.