The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-01

ca up = tie republican candidate IN this dissYics have
supposed that IL the person Of that name who,
1 ~ one time one Of the leading lights and Grand
Sscnems OF IsmmAny Hail. but such IL the cass for
AS' person mas been dead for number OF years. ne H.
however young Of about twenty Ave yeas Of aee
:" good family; clerk an auction stsre In water
street. ana mas some property His associates are Of the
best class and he bears the reputation Of STRAIGHT Y
ward and upright young man. Never held any once
neither has he been candidate before.
ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY, prsraxcr.
This district takes in all that portion OF ths civ wine
between the centres OF Twenty and FortIsth ssr.s
and extending from Sixth 70 The HUDSON r,vsr
and represented in the last Legislature BY Cumminrs
H. Tucker. There irrepressble conflict going On m
this district on all sides The Tammanytes have nomi-
mated their candidate Of last year In the person,
Of John Hardy, . promising young man, about
twenty seven years Of age, who 10 native Of
New York, and from carly age has been hp'
own engineer In the battle Of life; graduated IN
the nrst class In tho Free Academy and wa the vaedc
torian Of his clans. He immediately after became tu
tor In That Institution, and remained there nnt 1857
when be appointed to q cerkship 10 the Navy
Agents Office through the influence Of Geo. Sanders,
position which, understand, he still occupies &c b.
Of the orginatos Of tho Students Aid Tsnd the
sSeHteASS VI Hecoy nc u An hCtivo, nuuBRf
Gus person. marked talent secretary the Nationa
Democratic Central Committee, and would mako an
efficient legislator. his appearance 10 not striking, OF
little below tho medium height thin and WIZ frame,
dark complexion, with somewhat round fade with dark
eyes OF restless character, and dark, heavy hair Hc
presents, the whole, somewhat Of spged appear
He commands The confidence Of I'll his dicrict.
me AozArtsrs and Rreckinridgen Of this district have
united upon ex-Aderman William Acuonkey, moro "A
milariy known Bill McConkey. He seems 70 have
come to the political surface sort Of illustration
Of what we stated At the commencement Of thte
article Mr. Moconkey Is native Of Ireland, and came.
10 this country when about years old and now
about thirty elk. he has had good deal or experience
In our municipal Affairs, and 10 well known by the fire.
quenteIs Of the City Hail. he member Of the
Board OF Assistant Aldermen in 1852 and 3d. and The
Charter election o! 1858 for Alderman got the
certificate Of election, but his contested By
Cummings H. Tucker, and the latter admitted. He ran
for the Office in 1855 against Mr. Tucker, and wac
elected Since that time he has kept Of public lfe
and Is gentleman Of leisure, real opera
,or. He Is . email man, dark hair and whskers, and
has one Of those expressions Of counenance TO b found
upon persons that the public generally consider marks Of
low political adrotness.
This Ia the only district in the city where
the republicans present divided 'front.' There 10
regular warfare In their ranks-a conflict
between the legislative corruptioniste the lead
Of william r. Stewart and Cummings a. Tucker,
aid decamps Of Thurlow Weed, and the apsiIcgissve
pecuators under the lead Of John Hooper assisted by
the TAxpayers Association Of the district The former
have very appropriately renominated Cummings b.
Tucker OF the leaders In the last infamous Lgsa
ture. Mr.. T. 10 native Of New Jersey, and about forty
years Of age He builder by trade, and received hs
first lessons in legislative bodies the Board Of Alder
men. BE was member Of the memorable Committee OF
Cities and Villages that ground nearly all the pecula
ting bills OF last session Of the egisatur also the
Grinding Committee. 1t the custom OF those who
wished to know how he going 70 vote 10 call upon
D. D. Conover Who had the reputation Of being hs real
member from the Eleventh district Mr. Tucker was one
Of the connecting links between the committee and the
lobby His vote s recorded for the city railroads in an
their various stages and in favor of passing tben
over tho Governors Veto He, however, voIed against
the West Washington Market BILL from nrst 70 the
last, and against the Commissioners Of Records swnde
He medium sized man, dark hair, and has sour, re-
pulsive EXPIRE ssion Of countenanoe
John Hooper, the nominee Of The other
wing Of the party, 10 . man about forty
eight, abort, thick set and Geshy person,
with gray hair, gray eys and Of happy or
pressons Of oountenanoe noted In the possessor OF
saDguine, lymphatic temperament BE ia native Of
this city, and was for number Of years member Of
EuucAtion, ana ncin Q6 PROM
nent position the Finance Committee, advocating tho
strictes economy In all branches Of the School Depart
msnt. He is now advertising agent. The nght be-
tween the two factions Of the republican party
terestiDg ono The struggle whether this republicans
Of the district will endorse legislative pecnasion or not
and the result may possibly reveal The public Tho
real principles Of that party in this city
TWELFTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
This district lee ~ the extreme posn, OF Man
haitian Island and comprises all portion Of the city
lying east OF and between Houstoo ssd Pour
teenth streets. II he's for long time bean denoorai<
stronghold and YVES represented 10 the Legislature
BY Andrew Smith. who has received the Tammany nomi
nation for 70 election. he V native Of Ireland ana
came 70 this country when about twenty two years c~
age; he Ia about thirty eight has a. cormsa school
education, and has always been engaged In he LIQUOR
business member Of ramnany Hall and has been Of A,o
an active politician. According general nterprct
ton Of " record Of the OF the last Legislature
Mr. Smith has lefi black behind him. he was NON
Der q the famous Committee Cities and Villages ana
the connecting link Tammsny au ard the CON-
mitsec His vote recorded In favor OF city railroads
In every stage Of their progress likewise the West wash
pston Market bin and the Commissioners d Rsoevds
BILL He vosei 70 sustain the ferry monopoly and bore
the reputation Of working way the ccmuisce aa6
The opposite when the bills before The house.
re Sunday a~, which paused the Legislature, was 70.
ferred 70 the committee OF which Mr. Smith . menu
Der; u vas reported hvcraby by the committee and no
minority report There nothing upon tho record Of Mo
procesdnC Of The Legslaturso whether Mr. smith
was present In the committee when considered or moi;
but HE vote 10 recorded another bill IN he house
few minutes after Mr. Tucker reported the Sunday law
and be must have present the report wss ac
and rased no objections The bill in question vss intro
duced IN tbs Lsisisturs n The stage Of proceeding,
which, under she rules, would have required o
two-shirds vote 70 psss Il there ssd boa .
minority report He voted against ths bill o. 10
final passage, and bad be made minority rcpor. rom
the COMMITTEES II would not have become . law dus,ng
shs last session. HIS IN fsvrof sboro-
Ing the Alnshcuss Governors, bin that p>ssd during
s let hour q The session Of thA; LegsAts Ne bs-
sovy OF which yin always Be like black coud upon e