New-York daily tribune., 1863-10-24
r. should receive the Tammany Hall nOmi-

half an hour after their meeting, 1t was every
where noiscd abroad through the said inside
circles of the Democratic party, that the choice
whether by tossing up cent or by written
lots-had taken place, and that the "next
friend" of Mr.. S. D. Garvin had drawn the prize.
We shall further prove that at the Judiciary
Convention which took place tho subsequent
Monday, the name Of Mr.. s. B. Garvin'S com.
petitor was not even mentioned as an aspirant
for tho nomination, although several scores Of
the members Of that Convention had been ap.
pointed to their seats in his interest. The
nomination of Mr. S. B. Garvin was made by
acclamation, we believe, and made unanimous
ly-every member Of the Convention who had
been elected in lthe interest Of the defeated
aspirant giving his voice for Mr.. Garvin as tho
successful competitor.
We shall furtherproye that the "next friend"
who is said to have represented Mr.. Garvins
interests in the interview at noon last Saturday,
has been engaged in other raffles of the kind
described for other nominations and places
that he managed the rattle by which X. b. Com
molly was made Senator of the With District
some years ago, and that he also managed tho
rattle by which Mr.. Andre Fromcnt-his card
to the contrary Observation-Disclosures defeated
in his aspirations for the Presidency or Chair
manship of Commission appointed some few
years ago to prepare the draft of a revised City
Charter These things we hold ourselves ready
to prove whenever called upon, and every one
of our many witnesses shall be a Democrat of
at least as good and as Old party standing
rs Mr.. S. B. Carvin possesses among the Dcmcc-
racy of this city.
Whether the rattle was decided by "lipplng
copper" (the phrase is dcmocra'ic), or draw
ing written lots, or pulling longer or shorter
straws. or saying (which hand will you have
or PLAYING game of "scvcn-up." We csi.no'
determine with accuracy at present. though
all things are possible with patient onics' or;
but that it was substantially decided jy q
chance game Of some sort in Mr.. Garyins favor
we shall cite all the anlcccdcut. surrounding,
and following circumstances 10 show: and that
il was unQuestionngly ~ believed 20 have been
decided in Democratic circles, and even among
the friends Of the defeated asprant in 'he
Judiciary Convention We hold ourselves pre-
pared to prove. whenever properly called upon,
by cloud Of Democratic witnesses, embracing
gentlemen high in official station and OF per-
sonal characters quite as blameless a. that
which We conccdc belongs to Mr. Garvn.
Mr.. Fromcnt's card Of denial. published
two days ago, has promyted some iaFiher
inquiry. Assuming IL 10 DO authentic, M We did
on receiving II for publication. !, is quite probs-
bic ,ha, certain errors Of detail may have crepi
into our original statement, which II is proper TO
acknowledge. Tho written ballots. FOR orinstanoe,
may have been drawn from a hat, and not from
the hand, and the contest for the Presidency OF
the Charter Commission wss in another shape
from that which we described. The actual facis
of the case, We believe. were these; The Com
mission was a mongrcl one. half Democratic
half Republican. II the presiding officer
were Democrat. the Secretary would
have e. BE- Republican, and r'o,
ru,a Mr. Fromcnt, Democrat, was
candidate for presiding officer. Another gentle
man. now also All alderman. wa candidate for
Secretary. Hence arose the contest, and the
ballot was taken whether the Presidency or the
Secretaryship should fall 10 The Demccrats, and
il wa in that contest that Mr. Froment wa de-
feaicd. n it Is asserted he then thought. by n
fraudulent ra,,ic--tlc manager against him
having been in favor Of the Secretary, and being
the person who wns "neKt friend 10 Connolly
in his contest against MoOny, aud next
friend" 10 Mr. s. Il. Garsin in The late contest
for the nomination Of judge OF the superior
Court
To sum up then: In irining deiail- we may
possibly be mistaken. bu, IN the substantial ac-
curacy Of our statement there can lee no rea-
sonablc question. We believe we shalI be able
to prove by Ynimpeachable evidence that Alder
man Andre Froment has described the whole
trick as regards himself To friends, on more than
one occasion; and that he has frequently refer
red 10 the Connolly and Molony raiilo (of which
the full history can be produccd) as something
which ought TO have taught him better than
to engage in nny such mode Of deciding an I'M
portant contest. The names Of our witnesses
we retain, 70 be brought forward at tho proper
time At present We cannot afford to crafty
the gentlemen who resort 10 the old device Of
raising personal issue. involving coarse words
and heat Of temper, in order to distract attcn-
ton from the broad simple issues Of public i'm
port now in debate. In the mean time we re.
mind Mr.. Garvin Of his pledge TO renounoe the
nomination if it was secured by chance, and