The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-11-22
CITY NEWS.
The MayOralty Nominations
Complete.

ISArIoS OF FERNANDO WooD.-The Mozart
Mayorally Convention met last night at Mozart
Hall Hon. j. c. d 'laplaine pr 5ided. Mcssrs.
J. W. B,nck and W. H. jackson oficatel as
Secrctaric-. The Chairman, in tai ing his seat,
INDUCED in some eloquent remarks Oh the con-
dition Of the country and the necessity existing
for proper administration Of the city govern
mcnt. Mr.. G.. e. Genet then nominated for the
Office Of Mayor the Hon. Fernando Wool. The
Secretary called the roll end the members an
swcrcd WOOD" "F,ruanJo Wool" " the
Honorable Fernando WOOD" and Mayor
wood, without The introduction Of any other
name until thu nam, Of Patri k Burns, a sub
stitute for Cornelius Burn- from the 18th Ward,
was callrd-and h. answered James T. Bridy"
until the calling Of the roll was completed
Paddy Burns bollnr,, seemed natter for
amusement; but when one Of the member. wish.
cd to see his credentials aud to know by
what authority he was present, Burns be-
came quite excited, and, mounting a chair.
produced his credentials, which ho tossed
toward the Chairman He then went
on to say that though Brady was hi, choice
and he had voted for him, yet Brady
wasn't the candidate of this Convention, by
whose action he was determined to. abide, and
he would move that the nomination Vi Fernando
Wood h. made unanimous. This motion va,
carried, with loud cheers.
Mr. Genet moved the appointment Of COM
mittce Of three to prepare an address to voters,
which motion was carried, and the committee
appointed was made TO consist of M,ssrs. G.. G.
Genet, J. Crossinan, and Benjamin Ray.
a committee of two from each ward was ap-
pointed to arrange for ratification meeting at
the Cooper Institute.
A committee Of one from each ward was ap-
pointed to notify Mayor Wood of his rc-n,mi
nation, which ceremony will take place at tho
Mayors office, at ~ o'clock today.
The committee appointed to prepare an al
dress then presented the following
AppEr,S OF TuE NA1IoSAL DEMoCnArfc
MAloRALIY CoSvESriuS TO THE Psurtg
on NEw YORK.
Erliotr Citizens This convention composed
Of delegates from each Of the two hundred and
twenty election districts Of this city, present
with pride and confidence the name of EERNNN =
no WoOp as our mdldatc for Mayor. lie is
not a new man TO YOU. OF large public expert
encc of conceded abilty-of we'll tried fidelity
to the interests Of all classes irrespective of BIRTH
station religion or politics, he stands before YOU
| n u nan Of whom you may well be proud.
This is no time to make experiments in the
Office Of Mayor. The country is in a divided
and disturbed condition. DtmagOgues and ia
natics at the South and at the North have pre-
ciptatcd upon US civil war. and brought this
or Itflpr N In las pfl
luton and ruin. Tins city is the heart Of tn,
American UuiOr--what affects the cNtremities
affects the centre, and thus to an extent beyond
our present appreciation may our metropolis
be agitatyd by the present national CONFUSION
Growing out Of the condition of affairs, uucv-
pcctod events may trauspirc here. Finas al-
w. socially and politically, we have everything
at stake. Here, at least, We must preserve
public order, protect private property, admins
ter justice and maintain the dignity, the majes-
~ and the supremacy Of the Laws and the Con-
stitutiOn. And 10 do 50, successfully, We must
have at the head of the corporation n nan Of
nerve, talent, GOODNESS and experience like
Mayor Wood and give him the necessary lc-
gal POWER to sustain himself.
IL is true, under the existing City Charter, tho
Mayor is pOwerless for good, one man may as
well be- Mayor as another. lie has no control
over the public expendiures-nor the admins
tration Of justice-nor the Executive Depart
direct these branches of the public service. But
this defect in our system will doubtless be rem
cdcd. The friends Of good government see now,
that the evils under which We labor arc in con-
sequctce of the want of suilic mt authority in
the municipal head and not in the omissions of
that officer II | the decentralization Of our
municipal system, ere Iting 50 many Independent
heads, that has produced the present enormous
expenditures and lax government. To remedy
this there must he a concentration OF power in
the Mayor, who could then with Justice be held
responsible. Responsibility and power would
then accompany each other. II is unfair to hold
that officer accountable for the conduct of the
Common Council the Executive Department,
or the Police, when he has no authority over
either. Give to such man as Mayor Wood,
the Necessary authority, and the city of New
ioIk will soon become the first city in the
world, 50 far as good and cheap government is
concerned.
That these evils will be now remedicd there
can be no doubt. All parties and all men see
and acknowledge the mistake, which has de-
priyed the Mayor of power. With a conviction
therefore, that the necessary change in tho
charter will he made 10y the coming Legislature,
we desire the recollection OF Mr.. Wood. lie has
had no opportunity to display his mastery exc
cutiyc qualities. Let MS re-clect him, and re-
store to the office the dignity and authority,
which OF right belong to it., and wo pledge our
selves that, at the conclusion of his term, no
man Will dare to raise his voice in this Commu-
nifty against him.
II Is scarcely necessary to remind you, that
the abuse which j. now being heapcd upon the
defencecss head OF the present Mayor is from the
same "old COON He shows himself just before
| the election, every two year.. II comes mainly
| from men who cry "stop tibet, to divert atten-
| ton from their own misleeds in the past, and
| designs upon the municipal treasury in the fu'
ture. The honest masses Of this city 10 require
reform, but IL is in the city charter, in the Com
| mon ouncil and In most of the Executive DE,
pnrtmcnts. Over these, (where the evil really
lics) the Mayor, under existing laws, has ne
| control.
| But ifthcre be wrongs inthe Mayoraltv chair
Tammany Hall is not the place to look for re
form. No true reform emanatcs from tina
| quarter, Indeed, from that hot-bed OF cOrrup
| ton have sprung most Of the evils under whicl
| New York labors. Even the present Cit,
Charter was passed through its influence t,
take from Mayor Wood the power TO do good
| and TO retain its own hold upon the money
| power OF the corporation, For years it has sen
into the public omploymcuts its agents an(
| pluEdcrrrs, and derived its sole pccunilry sup
| port from their dcprcdations upon the public
troaSurv. Let the Democracy recall the name
| ot tie deiauters-Ol the Albany lobby sChrmer
oil the Aldermanic Ring,-of the Fortl
| Thieves Common Cnuncil-and of the 10
| torious hullics and law breaker, who ha
disraccd this city for years, and thei
political headquarters will be found il
Iammany Hall. That concern is yet rule,
10y men who though of minor importance, ar
| vet Of tn same stamp, Reform from such
, | quarter cannot be expected. However fair
by common rcputc, may he the reputation o
| dty man presented 10y them as a candidate, it
, | certain that the unsCrupulnu~ Clilup. who l,oy