The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-20

Tne Vammomy MayOr@lty Convention
WILLIAM r. HAvENEYER NOMINATED FOR MAYOR
AND SAMUEL j. TILDEN FOR CORPORATION CoUN-
Sell.
Convention was held yesterday at Tammany Han, 10
pursuance of adjournment for the purpose of nominating
candidates for Mayor and Corporation Counsel Upon the
occasion of the previous meeting, disagreement
arose as TO who was to be the favore Of the general
body, and as the quieter way Of determining the ques
ton finally resolved that the should rest upon
the shoulders Of committee composed OF one delegate
from each Of the twenty two wards Such committee
straightway formed, 10 whom was entrusted the
duty Of selecting and submitting TO the general body the
name Of candidate who would take upon himself Tor the
general benefit Of bis class the cares and responsibilities
Of office This committee attended yesterday at Tammany
Hail. and brought around them very numerous body OF
freDds and retancrs anxious TO know officially the result
Of their deliberations.
The committee met up stairs in the old familiar room
little after the appointed hour, three O'Clock. There
they remained about hour and half before the ex
pectant crowd down stairs enlightened to what
was gong on. Inen the selection OF the committee
General Convention which had assembled to receive
the report of the committee. stepped out upon
the balcony and informed the outside crowd, the
passers by, and all whom ii might concern, that
Wm \. Hayemeyer was nominated by the committee Of
twenty-five as Mayor Of the city and that the general
body had unanimously endorsed that nomination.
The speaker also announced that Samuel j. Nlden was
nominated Counsel to the Corporation and that the ra
crowd below received the news without displaying any
marked enthusiasm. few cheered, but the effort was
unsustaiDed and the fact that such attempt had been
made was lost in the noise and hustle OF the street.
In respect to the difficulty Of Thursday evening when
the Convention failed to make nomination, It issbut
proper 10 state the plan then agreed upon committee
of twenty two was appointed 70 consider the claims OF
the various put in nomination. and from the greater
TO choose the lesser evil otherwise they might hap
pen TO hit IT, The committee ordered 70 report on
Saturday, at three o'clock and previous TO that hour
committee Of five was appointed called ratification
ntec, who finally 70 decide upon and raify the
choice Of the select committee Of twenty-five.
The General Convention, composed Of five members
rom each ward WAS prcsaded over by the Hon. John
well and Judge Smith secretaries Previous recey-
ing the report of the committee the chairman read let
ter from Mr. James Brady declining 10 be candidate.
letter was also read from Mr. J. f. Deycln declining
the nomination Corporation Counsel and friends OF
Mr. G. Barnard also withdrew his name from the list
When these prelminaries had bocn got through, the
Chairman OF the Nominating Committee handed IN their
report, which submitted to the Ratification Commit
with unanimous approval Of the choice OF nominees
On the announcement OF Mr.. Havemeyer as candidate
for Mayor loud cheers spoke the approval Of the whole
Convention and similar greeting hailed the choice OF
Mr.. Tilden as Corporation Counsel
. Several speeches were subsequently made and the
unanimous feeling OF the Convention ultimately ex.
pressed in yote Of thanks to the gentlemen who com
posed the Nominating Committee As the meeting was
held With closed doors, cannot favor readers with
last nights specimen Of TAmnany oratory.
understood that out Of the ITO members copos;n
the Convention only two refused their assent to the nomi
nation Of Mr. HavsqCyer. These two, who were from
the Twelfth ward, wuhdrew from the Convention.
Mr. Eavemeyer, who If a wealthy merchant and surar
reiner, has been twice Mayor Of New York namely In
1895 and lsiS I'm the first occasion he received "a aO7
woes OUT 9. tota OF ~ pS0 the next highest tho
list q candidates being James Harper, who received
i ,4S5 votes.
MT 1lden, we believe has never before held Office
lie WAS member Of the convention which framed our
state constitution OF ls46 and has been always cons
defed an industrious, hard working lawyer.
A vAMMASy HALL DELEGATE ExPLAINs.
. MI Patrick OGrady, whose appeared as one Of
the Tammany delegates to the Mayoralty Convention
from The First ward, and whose name stated
not IN the Directory, keeps "hote somewhere in tho
Mozart Hall (ad Part) Mayoralty Com
vemtiOM.