New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-02
REPUBSICAN JUDICIARY NOMINATING
CONTENTION,

The delegates chosen at the recent Republican
primary election, 10 nominate candidates for tho
Judiciary met in Convention last night, a, the
Republican Central Committee rooms, when Sinclair
Tousey was chosen Chairman and Frank w. SheP-
herd and w. S. Opdyke appointed Secretaries.
Two delegations presenting themselves from tho
With Ward, they were, on motion, both admitted,
with Instructions TO select from their number i've who
should vote After some little delay, Dir. Isaac
DAYTON moved that the Convention do unanimously
cleo; candidates for Judges of the Superior Court,
Lewis Il. Woodruff and Murray Hoffman.
David Dudley Field moved ~ 81 amendment tho
following preamble and resolution;
nominations shOad mo- costume - sa sada and s "a thr
5aase, e h; sv $ sf' Ss arc S ~ "a %
seys. honest era ePs ',!s' ss,t b. onn.s r
,lsctoa Judge Of the sapIsme cogrt ls Lewis b. Wed
Iug and HHrsy Hoamaa be nominated oL IrsssHIn as
nominated f0T jade OF The Court Of Conmen fle.G
Mr.. Fitch, of the Fourteenth Ward, spoke against
nominating Judge Clerke, because be had decided
that Newly was Slave state. lie bad decided
IL lust as (" JEFF. DaYis' wanted him W. The
speaker called upon the Convention, in the name Of
God, not to nominate man FOR Office who bad made
such decision. sec
Mr. Field said that be entertained entirely differ
emf views from judge Clerke ON Tue subject referred
TO, but that question would not 10 all pro9aoihiy,
come before him again. The Slavery question Wa
forever decided in this country and would never
more come before the tribunals
Mes Hull, BIdulCtd &nl Vlb1le bpb~S - iHfNi
of the nomination, when a delegate moved ~ an
amendment that Committee Of Conference be ap'
pointed.
After some further debate, tho renohitioa was
adopted, with but three dissenting voices. -.
ATno,ion was finally carried 10 80 into nomination
for Judge Of the Marine Court. On an informal
ballot X. A. Adams received 80 votes, and X. H.
Shannon 90 votes A formal ballot was than .aken
which resulted in the nomination OIL X a. Adams
for Judge of the Marine Court.
A resolution that Committee OF Conference, with
other Nominating Conventions, be epPoinied, wts
amended by moion that the Convention proceed
10 make nominstion FOR istret.AttoiDey. I'm The
informal ballot, A. Oakley Hall received % votes
Chas. d. Spencer 81 votes; 1hos. u. Van Buren, a
votes; John sedgwiek, u; blink, .: M sedg-
wick was then Withdrawn a formal ballot was
then taken which resulted in the following VOC
My. Spencer, %: Mr.. Hall, 6l. On motion inc vote
was made unanimous. .
AR. Stewart again moved that COMMITTEE OF
Conference he appointed for the purpose OF confer
ing with other Committees composed oil pcrsohs hot
oaice-holders OF candidates for Office, VINO may
represent other political organizations lor tue pei
pore Of agreeing upon honest and capable men, ana
as candidates for The Offices Of District Attorney ana
Marine Court Judge. The resolution was CARED
after slight debate.
On motion, the following Committee was appointed
by Solomon H. Hull, who had been calico TO the
chair by the permanent Chairmani
o. &. Stewart, Fifteenth Ward; A.. W. Bradtord,
Twenty First Isaae Dayton, Sixteenth; ID. d.
Field, Eighteenth; S. Is. butcher, Ninth Mmd'