New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-20
CITY POLITICS.
TAMMANY JUDICIARY CONVENTION.

GRAND ROW IN THE CAMP-THR CONVENTION
PACKED-PROTEsT OF THE MINORIrY-JUDGE
,'LLSHOEFFER NemINATED-THE CONVENTION
SPIT IN TWAIN.
Tss, az, hing the Judiciary Convention of Tammsny
Hall me, in IN old Wig am at the call of the Coair
msn, to nominate a candidate for Judge Of the Supe
rior Court in the pls.'s OF Mr. Edwards Pierrepons
resigned 1t was feared bat some Of the more ardent
friends Of Judge Russell migh. upon 'ae AASsmonus o.
this Convention, make some toro bile demonstration 10
hs behalf upon former occasion, nIa'Ds 'as' nc
did not e'and chance Of nomination, t. ~ "o''oy
the ballots while the telers were engaged II "SAi"S
the count 90 the Chair deemed il advisable oaVe
police force on band to maintain order. Capt Ffxa-N
Speight, with posse Of his men were 10 wsitics
within call; but fortunately their services were nH
brought into requsitioa.
Upon assembling and calling the roll, it was found
that good many delegates not present, aud
represented by snbstitutes Mr.. Wm. N. Tweed, the
Chairman could not account for it, all of the gentle
men bad been duly notified in good season. One men,
Der swore he did not get his notice till late in the after
noon Other delegates affirmed to the came eject, and
there were some pretty sOdble and not very compi
mentary intin atops that the Convention had been
packt d for dishonest purpose.
III tIo Dihuutbt mduncf III tuo WVItu M. WoOu as
sured the gentlemen present that they u,h mis-
TAKEN and if any person had received hs notice late,
Il SEINE of them failed 10 receive any notification
whatever, the fault lay not with himself, but with
the Hon. John A. Dix's new city postage system. He
then explained the object of calling the Convention
together.
DR.. Rollins of tie Eleventh Ward, at this juncure
jumped up, and ina speech brief earnest and patriotic
moved that his Honor ex-Judge Michael Ullshoefer,
be nominated by reclamation.
This motion was received with a storm of cheers,
mingled with cries Of dissent. and hisees.
Mr. Mehen of the Second Ward, moved to lay the
motion on the table. IHissss and cries Of No, no."
by the friends of Ullshoefer, and cheers from the
oth er eide of the housel.
Mr. John E. Devlin got the Hoor and in a speech of
orsiderable power (which frequently interrupted
by the confusion endesvored to convince the Conven
ton that Judge Ullshoefer would not be popular
candidate with the Irish that the Convention was not
a legitimate Convention, but packed body of in
dividuas met together to accomplish pre-arranged
purpose and that the Democracy of the county couldn't
be fooled in that way.
Some one moved to djourn to next Wednesday.
Cries of no, no, and cheers.
Other persons strenucusly objected to going into
nomination; among them Michael Connolly, Emanuel
B. HART, Thos. Byrnes and MIR. Mehan, were promi-
nent.
The question of adjournment was voted down.
MIR. Michael Ward of the Twenty second Ward,
then moved to nominate Judge Ullshoefsr by accama-
ton.
The Chairman put the motion amid much noise and
confusion, and it was greeted with storm of ayes.
1t is alleged that without putting the negative, the
Chairman then hurriedly declared the nomination
unanimous and with bis frsnds ont of the room,
leaving minority of 25 or 80 out Of $50 odd behind
These gentlemen highly indignant at the trick
which had been played upon them" and manifested
their feeling with much energy. Simultaneously with
their departure the gas went ont, by whose agency,
did not appear. The minority however, swore that
" Bill Tweed" put it out Fortunately for them, there
lighted candles upon the table, that they
were not in absolute darkness
1t was, on motion of Mr.. Emanuel b. HART, re-
solved to rspudate the action of the majority, and to
reoTgapize the Convention, With this purpose in
view, Mr. English of the Third Ward was elected
Chairman, anu Daniel Mehan of the Second Ward,
Secretary.
Mr. HART then moved that Committee Of three be
appointed to draft an address the Democracy of the
county, bolllDS IOTJu uOW
ity, had been oatwitted by Messrs. "Bill Tweed Il
Co. Emanuel B. HART of the Sixteenth Ward TboS.
Byrnes of the First and Mr.. English of the Third,
were appointed such Committee The Convention
then adjourned to Wednesday evening next.
In conversation which our reporter subsequently,
had with some of the discounted minority he learned
that they chagrined not go much at THE nOmi'
nation of UlshoeHer by the manifest want Of con-
fdence in them as shown by the majority in suddenly
deserving the hail. and leaving them without aquo'um
The truth it, and of that purpose the abscOndng dele
gates were well apprised, the indictments meant to
have taken down the Of Mr.. Hoffman, their
candidate for Recorder, from the ticket and to have
nomin ated in his stead the Hon. Abraham d. Russell
candidate of the Mozart Democracy. MI Russell not
being desirable man, in the eyes of Judgs Ulls-
hoeers friends, they took their departure in hurry,
10 prevent the contamination of the scheme.