The New York herald., 1862-11-19
CITY POLITIC
The Tammany Hall City Conventfon-
The Comptroilcrship y Hard Nut to
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inc NOmptroiIcrsIip u Hard Nut 10
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The sell constituted committee OF twenty-five, com.
posed OF some OF the chief managers Of the Tammany
concern met at the Old wgwam yesterday afternoon for
the purpose of nominating candidate for the Office Of
Comptroller, pursuant to The plan adopted by the
ference committee. The attendance very FULL and
the excitement of the most intense charsctsr The
ssssr 9. Of ..dg: c:uoy Judge Bsnaan, eese fnssaa
Dick Connolly, Supervisor Briggs, Alderman Bools and
Mr. Giles held possession Of the barroom and kept up
the warmest kind Of concerning the claims and
qualifications Of thor respective favorites
The strongest outside pressure evidently for Judge
Connolly who counted his adherens by the hundreda
Of them most vehemeny cheering and roaring their favor
ties int the Of The opposing parties great
crowd Of the Connoytes got into the large hall and i'm
provised meeting, whersat number Of the hsrdfs,ed
held forth in eloquent strains, declaring that "Judse
Nike should be elected nomination or no nomination
They wound up their demonstration by giving the Judge
an independent nomination the spot, after which
they rushed to the door OF the in which
the committee were deliber rating and nduged the
londest cheering and uproar behalf OF their nominee.
Meanwhile the committee had organized At one O'Clock,
and busted until three O'Clock IN endeayorng 10 cut
the Gorau knot OF the Comptrollershp. Several ballots
had, when it appeared that tho votes pretty
evenly balanced between Roolc Briggs, Giles Brennan
the Connolys and Barnard. Fuding 1t impossible T.,
change aspect o affairs then and there the committee
resolved to adjourn again uutil to DAY at noon.
From the appearance q things yesterday i = I'M
possible TO state with any degree Of certainty who
will be likely 20 get the nomination. Each OF the
candidates declares he is certain, absolutely, 70 win
the prize so that outside innocents find themselves
al a loss 90 figure up any result There Is some nice
fnancierrg going ON, and it will not be surprising ~
after all entirely new candidate wins the coveted prze
from the hands of all those who at present seem most
prominent IN the contest We heard the name OF Daniel
L. Delavan mentioned favorably yesterday by outside
parties person upon whom all the factions would be
likely TO mite IN Of dead lock among the other
ca,rda,es john Clancy also Thought to have an aspl-
ration man. and several oer persons have seen
mentioned in the same connection.
Previous to ballong yesterday resolution was
adopted TO the eec. ,hat the committee would earnestly
support tho peison who should receive their nomination
Peoples Union Convention.
meeting o! this organization was held yesterday
evening in the rooms Of the association, No. Union
square
After some preliminary business permanent chair
man appointed in the person OF
Captain CHAs. Fl. MARsuALL, who accepted the ONCE,
and briefly expressed his thanks for the honor thus
Other officers were also per rnaneuty slscted and the
Committee Of Organization appointed at previous meet
ing discharged from their dutics.
There sixty-seven delegates present.
Tho permanon, officers appointed were:
I'readeat--t has. IL. Marshall.
vice tyesidsnts--Martin Thatcher aud wm W.
Drnker.
SsesYG,es--sauuel C. Reid and A. lie Witt Baldwin.
city oGcss
The nrst question the nomination OF candidate
for Corporation Counsel An Informal vote at 6rst
taken by districts
The following persons were put in nomination.
Judge Slosson Alex ". Bradford Jas. Smith, Chae
2. Speucer Richard OGorman Henry Sheldon, Captain
Duffy, Sixty ninth regiment, apd A. r. Lawrence.
On the Informal vote taken Judge Slosson out OF the
whole taken or seventy delegates received thirty
two votes
1t was proposed to postpone the informal vote for Cor
poraton Counsel till after the democratic nomination.
Tbs opposed by delegate, who denounced
the idea Of being any way influenced by the action OF
the democratic body. It high time for the Union
mon Of New rkior the men who went hsart and sou
with the government FOR the suppression OF the rebel
lion--to have SOME backbone, nominate their owr
candidates. and put them before the people a. opposed
bogus, sham, reasonable democracy. There good
true omocFats, and sGeh isbt well he pl,
the ticket II true 10 meet and overthrow ,his }eaEss
| OF rdrdy. " God a,h Honllany.
The rcsuit o several ballots showed that Judge Sosson
had the majority OF the votes. The nomination was then
made UNANIMOUS.
Robert r. Haws received the nomination for Comptrcl
| ler by acclammati0n.
The meeting then adjourned.
JeHersoniau Democratic AIderManic
Nomination.
Ward 1.-pairick Kerrp.
Sc. =. Woodruff.
22.-Niehoas Seagrist
Republican Counciimanic Conventions,
Dit.
L. Adjourned until Monday night.
2.--Nafhap Hall, Simon Ilagleton.