The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-30

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Bcll-Everctt or American party. The list placed
in the hands Of republican to get printed,
SO as to DO convenient for reading the assembly When
the list appeared it found that the republican who
had charge of getting printed else with his
consent, had erased large number Of the democratic
and substituted republicans their stead to that
extent that 10 the republicans the control Of tho
matter should the vice presidents be constituted per-
manent organization. Subsequently, when tho
| time came to carry out the original program
| me to constitute the officers Of tho meeting
County Convention, portion Of the delegates TO the sy
racuse Convention found that they had been cheated by
the change of names and determined TO steal the march
] Accordingly resolution drawn up authorizing
| the delegates to the Peoples Convention 10 take
such steps necessary for the nomination
Of county Union ticket Dr. Bradford handed this reso
luton to the Chairman who 1t had been posted in
regard tho other movement and requested him 10 put
1t to the assembly, but the Chairman refused, where
upon Dr. Bradford announced IL and called for VOTE
| which had, and it declared carried. Immc
diately person in the back part of tho hall rcpu
dated the power Of Dr. Bradford to put any question TO
the assembly, and moved to lay it on the table, which
motion declared carried when Senator Manierre
troduced resolution constituting the officers of the meet
| ing Union organization, which put by the Chair
and also declared carried and from those resolutions
| we nave TWO Union parties organized ana at work.
The delegates TO the Convention at Syracuse holding
that their resolution fairly adopted could be
laid on the table without reconsideration once set
about their work Of organization. To distinguish this
| from the other we shall call It Cooper Institute
and Union party No. L. They met at the Howard Hotel
on last Monday afternoon, and, after talking over the
pros and cons Of their regularity for some three
hours, appointed committee Of six from
| each ward, or one hundred and thirty-two
| in all, to nominate county officers for the
November election. That committee was composed
| Of two democrats, two republicans and two from
| the Bell and Everett party from each ward, and
has upon it many good names, all Of whom are
| known In some capacity to the public They
have held two meetings at the Cooper Institute to talk
over their programme-the first evening aournirg
portion of their number participating the meeting Of
the officers of the ratification meeting Their last gather
ing Friday evening, when they took recess to
hear the report Of Mr. Marshall in the Twenty third
street Union gathering, and, soon as that was an
nounced, reassembed and remained until the small hours
Of the nigh; discussing the for them to pursue
sitting with closed doors which gave origin TO the report
that they were the dark lantern party The closed
were for tho purpose Of preventing the Twenty third
street parties coming in and breaking up the meeting
| and for no other purpose. They meet again
this evening, and will so and make their nornina
tons without regard to any other Union movements d
vdng their candidates fairly possible between the
old parties They wal however, conine their nominations
to the county and Judicial tickets, leaving Assembly
and Senatorial to be made by local conventions James
Lynch will doubtless be their fer Sheriff; the
District Attorney Of the Judges will be given TO
the republicans Their idea seems to be to nominate
ticket that will bring Mozart the republicans and the
Bell and Everett party to its support With this
mt will leave them and pass to the Union party
No. which has had tho greatest share of public atten
ton during the past week, known the Twenty third
street meeting
The party composed Of the officers Of the late
ratification meeting at the Cooper Institute They assem-
bed for the first time Tuesday evening last in tho
Medical College, of Twenty third street and Fourth
On that evening they adopted resolution, of.
fered by Isaac J. Oliver, the printer, appointing com
mittee Of Ave to report programme. The committee
retired and drew up report which was adopted All
thorizing Charles H. Marshall, the Chairman
of the Convention, to appoint commit
tee Of three from elch ward to be constituted
the nominating committee to place candidates in the
field Tho committee Of five consisted of Oliver Ma.
Mere, p NJ wetmore, E. j. Brown J. s. Libby Soon
after tho adjournment there noisy gorincaton at
different saloons and hotels party rejoicing that the
result had secured the nomination of Opdyke for Mayor
and another that it was q Tammany triumph
Mr. Marshall having been constituted the autocrat of
the to the who were to nominate the
Enthusiastically the nominating power-wus forthwith
beset all sides by the friends of the different candi
dates urging the placing of this and that the com
mittee, until he finally put his foot down and turned
deaf ear to them all, and made up his committee The
Convention was to again assemble Friday evening In
the meantime there great deal of manuuvring on
ali sides, and desperate effort change the list On
Friday morning he had on his list the Eighteenth
Brady but power greater than the throne itself
scratched off Phelps and Brady, and substituted f.
Marbury Charles Mcneil like change was made in So
yeral other wards said to have been brought about bv
williamson and William A. Butler at the hour who are
really the nominating party and it is impression
is Custom House arrangement designed to make
Opdyke Mayor at least the friends Of the latter gentlemen
openly boast that his nomination is secured beyond
doubt. lie may possibly have a majority of the com
mittec but there not the least doubt that some of
those the committee very strongly opposed to him.
The Convention assembled again Friday evening" the
Chairman announced tho committee when the canoe com
merced A motion made to give them power Ia
make Senatorial and Assembly nominations bela,n
like confusion followed Several motions were nut I'm,
few knew what, until all at once the assembly was de-
clarcd adjourned And then reported that thew had
received power 10 nominate for all the Offices to he
filled at the coming election This conclusion
was not satisfactory to all, and another
meeting organized the spot by the election oil Hon
F. A. Conking, Chairman, and s. b. butcher Secretary
both republican The gas then turned OF by the
successful party leaving them il the dark. Light was
finally obtained and otter little controversy they con-
cluded that best to adjourn sleep over it, and
meet at the call Of the Chair, when all hands dispersed
The difficulty not account of the complexion OF
the committee, but from the 10 make s.na
tora and Assembly nominations On all other points there
| was want Of harmony.
The committee, however, intend to Immediately make
their nominations and we shall probably during the pre-
week. have their full list The leaders were on Sar
day busy making up the slate Engaged at this labor we
will leave them for the present. and pass on TO the Union
party No 8, known as the Fifth avenue reform party
The latter organization has held several meetings at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel composed Of some of the first men
of the city and considered by many the most important
organization On the Union platform At any rate il has