New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-15
REPUBLICAN MAYORALTY CONFEN-
TON

The Republican Mayoray Convention, consisting
of five delegates from each Ward Of the city, who
chosen at the recent primary election, met last
| night at the Republican Headquarters, corner Of
Broadway and Twenty-third street, for the purpose
| Of nominating n candidate for Mayor. George X.
Jacques of the Sixteenth Ward was chosen Chair
man, and Messrs. Hewlett and Ellery Secretaries.
Contesiing delegations appeared from the first,
! Seventh Eighth, Fourteenth, Nineteenth, T1en-
teth, and Twenty first Wards, and over TWO honrs
were consumed by the Convention in deciding who
were properly entitled 10 eeats This matter being
/ finally settled, the roll called and the Chair
announced that the Convention was ready for
business.
! A motion was made that the Convention proceed
TO nominate candidate for Mayor, which was
amended by resolution from MIR. Gridley Of the
Twenty first Ward, that Committee consisting Of
- delegates, one from each Ward, be appointed to
confer with other organizations opposed 10 the
election Of Fernando Wood. II was finally decided
/ TO take an informal ballot; and upon the names OF
the dees gates being called, the following persons
were mentioned: l.. Il. Woodruff, Hamilton Fish,
Horace Greeley, Moses II. Grinneil Ben Wood, Geo.
Opdyke II. Is. Minturn, Peter Ross, w Il. Stewart,
Joe Bowers, John Jacob Astor, Sheridan Shook, j.
w. Booth owen w. Brennan, Hiram Barney, and
James Gordon Bennett.
IO5 votes were cast Mr.. Opdyke having received 66
of the number, Mr.. Stewart IL, and the remainder
two, three, i've, dc.
Secretary had not kept true tally, as one of the
candidates had received three instead of two votes
Mr. Spencer saii the Convention might "a well
face the music ut once, and moved that Nh Opdyke
lie nominated by reclamation as the Republican
candidate for Mayor.
Mr.. Gridley again put forward hs resolution,
that a committee Of twenty-five, one from each
ward, be appointed TO confer with other crQaniza-
tions opposed TO the reelection OF Fernando Wood,
which was supported by delegate from the With
- a..I Int no IN ,p(a
with other organizations. Tammany Hal, he s,ij,
was oppOsed TO Fernando Wood, aud he wss pre-
pared 10 say that they would do anything and unite
with any party TO insure his defeat.
Mr.. Spencer made strong speech IN opposition 10
conference with any party; and he did Lot believe
that the Young Republican bride was yet ready 10
lie down aide by side with the old gfay-headed
sachem Of Igmmsny Hail. lie was not in favor OF
aiding Tsmmany in any way, that hereafter tic
Ropubh,ans would have TO II. ht consolidated De-
mocracy. Tie Republican party, he asserted, was
The only national party, and the only oLe supported
by the great principles which conftitutc the life OF
the country, and must prove victorious.
Mr.. Ketchum was opposed to conference, and said
he did not believe in the going about and asking
other parties what il was beet for them 10 do.
Horace Kngsley was opposed 10 any m0ngrel
ticket and favored the nomination OF straight out
and out Republican ticket-live or die.
Br. Field was informed OH good authority that a
member OF the TammaDy Conference Committee had
reported that the Republicans would be sadly dsap-
pointed If they calculated upon their voting for any
candidate unless he was Democrat.