New-York daily tribune., 1863-11-25
CITY P9I.sTICs.
n.,uoernsic Rctribusioa--A Eramn-~:scere
Laid fn the six;censh mud Twentieth
uxAa

Wards.
Mr.. Thomas A. Ledwith, C. young lawyer ol
ebarac.er and tscnt remler OF tie las, Asse'p!
from the Twentieth Ward ard Was ona Of the very ''"
ire ininort,l few who refused 10 vote for the fUA
Railroad. This Le did. although threa'ene1 ~ M
Peter b. Swecny who chief engineer oi the A'o'''
way opernon and who both is aad then was 'ne "'n
eral Committee Of Tenmnny ha' IN 'Ao A"'"'i'l"
Ward" with political death in case 81 r'rssns N IT,
fussl II cannot vote for IT, Mr. S"eeiy'' Fa1i Mf'
Yo5u;,,. "u,s against rny conscience" "Consc;ence
be.s,methinred WAS the reply "f yor doi't 'ote
,o,,. your POLITICAL life in the Twentieth ard is nj an
end"
,is threat was carried oct az ,ir Swc-ny tAourh..
last Nor :nbor WHOM anohor gentleman was put for
xr,rd both bv rammany ard Mozart and elected sub
rsntial,y without opposition: Mr.. Lcdwith not COM
netting FOR the place ahsngh rendered various rTegi
lar nominations and wei satisfied that hc could have
been snceesslul even uroa q stump" SO also MI
Iedwjth refused the nomination fr senator against
Air. Thos e. Fields, although he could pcyohd any
question have at least divided the Democratic 'o III
Se di,tict-great sympstAy being iols for hii among
all classes irrespective Of party who kne" lle Iea''
OF his ostraclsn By the gentleman who IS 'h' ",u ~
Committee and General Committee Of IamrSi! ii"'
IL the Twentieth Ward.
orfs f,ieoas Of Mr Lcdvt this. thought thn' Nc
fsoxod pluok wns not keen enough 10 alpTe'a.c ''o
in,ustice he had suered bot his answer 70 al s''n
rer,ese itations as clear ard hohofhO1e u N'u
beer his e,,islaivo record. "Gentc'nen, fAy 'ee'
ths Injustice done me, and viii exert nysei az 1he
rcper time to the honest Democracy oi TIE us
trict from the lobby clutch in.o which IL has iaeh'
lam not rich enough 10 take tie office OF senh'o' nay
term in the Assembly took me away from my pr"o'oe'
and cost ne more than could spare cannot vote fol
4
o.increas.ng the very s,inted salary allowed by low
Resides the interests At work for nv regular opponent
are 90 heavy thas can good chance OF deisa's
than even il content to racr6ce myself for tle pur
pose" Thus the November election passed OF anu 'he
candidate for Assembly put forward by hr. s"eohy
vss eeo.ednct through any strength oi Lis osiensb'e
psnssur but IN deicgeaec TO an interest Wil'A s"'u
behind him. ard which the popular leaders o. '-c A"eH
tie:h Ward were anxions to oihgs
No sooner was thst contest cleared sway thaA Nj
Hueeuy flushed VITA success irv.ed on; resiI'e @.
Lis Own who had quite recently ssGated IN The aoic'i
District embracing TIE Twentieth aid snieeA'N
Nsras, a, his cand.date for Police Jr.'iG" ~,
Eweeny as Ward snd General Committee % IsInmaHy
Hall for the Twentieth Ward. resolved mc1eA ih'o
Nominating Convention. ana Placed s Tc4i'e on ."e
lDdicial rscorsck bis pea eeiAg IA rS - - a. ~. -
that had been made upon nm ano tAs. -
there.Ore necessary 70 siadsse hs s.Vns ,as
-.
Cssstui and the relative vas duly no'nAae1 o0' Ills
Ess only half the play x,,, III
II neat became necessary 10 secufe In lShsA OF slo
velave TIE Mozart Hall nomination, TIE oIirteIs ps
ing strong IL not the stronger. IN tnis dIt'neI iue
friendly sid Of Ar. Fernando wood WIS nlieai'e =
will The implied threat ,ha, Il the dni as hAe1
Mr. Wood might reckon next rear upoH not Tece.f'
Sng the Tarl,nRny nomination for reocct"h 70 Coh
rTss Fernando smiled rriniy and :, once acquieiced
fernaps he did not Wish to quarrel fcIhals DC 50"
here good opportunity for Lying OFT eov I's ulola
foriai young iiend Of iAc Tseato,l a; .ty rate he
ncoUie.cea; ard Mr. T. q. MoiOny as at once f'el
fhe nsrulng Of tie ious,cea AJzaT! Gcgo!ss nom iHe
Twentieth Ward to the Judiciary Con'erioa tAe Sii'
seeuth Ward being ents 20 eei tea S'a '1'.,o'e ye
ins Of account. Mr.. T. q. hoiony sas be,1 eshS
Saie before and has backed Ogs before i.detG L.
was tie Mozart Hal noi.inre ioF Seneior s"iae isy
feuaIkeble .aie" held. event which suifi e.
Il song IA Democratic aiha!-
Wr Molory wos therefore 10 10 pouinatcd by hoz,r
ye and tlen conference IVES - lie bed beta cen ~
friends and the friends 81 Air S"eenys e,Ha.as'e
lIolony would then bs wlihdfawn IL so.ie ,-dFtsii
..aie' am iar 10 ne s oe ne conseqaent norma
Sion BY Mozart Of Ar. sWeenys relative, ere'!laine
would be just snug as 8 pao.c sle OF e.iy voDds
WITH such responsible Bidders IN the roon as John H.
iDofy" "E s. Williams" " Martin T. Koqp" eid r..
that other band oi financial AID broaowa, kslfo 40
brokers' who have iItestly - much eA.sIebc. ~ io'
as tho ghosts" o. Wsil-cas G. TIE winter sEaen
yEaste. Eve ything arranged the pTes 81 sei
sSd everything was working b. perfection.
But Euddcaly Llere ea.e crash a"ili 70 cyn'ei s'o'
DesBite fact .Let AaJiy Aal tcieted Lis ON eDf'
tom de!egaes ard iAe fac; Tat IN tie f1ilre
OF oe Of the fourteel liz. MOllay IL goTia peTsyHo,
toot his place being CuVsg ~ nfi lst az! ess iTns.-
WORTHY aIyOcGte El,his tie Coz ertct--tGccenl!
say the CGicary Ctnfc1igL actDt -.te4 us ilca
sure OK the Unanimous outside icenB "a tic uistEe.
nacea ,ir Ihouas a. LeL~itA IN L0Ili-rt.Oh for 70
ice ustice, vice AO.ony chEcAco oStTD' iG oLl Hls
pous nation they made gDsiuGons-.he ~ men TON
the S.xteeuth Wafd 0nd tAe fourteen nrn irom TIE
Tweutieth a.. going II IN lede III "IiA RECT 'vcsr
ness ye-o wss az rlsettng of ire nrps-c-fi rias d.
f,zdus! Hero waS TIE dutsy poithiaie - pa! ""e A
warn pi.1D IL lie iumLilaie Si.,aiiy. crowd ol
ebcs fi:een hundred ting tis bone aAa slls'
Of the District hailed l. lW.ti n0Dila0a VIII -hir
furous lcsrs grooming Ar Sneeag an1 AIR. S"ceAy
candidate and cheering .os tie inaepsncercc q tAc
parry. NO c0Irap. ,isaEces Witi coifrW .-epAyr
csns~ "Ao City RalgOId dicioiion' ~ !o.h.
fnausqer 10 rule - IL Ito S.xiecnsa G1d lRontc.a
GarGsl" -, e,-
OF Mr.. Lodwihs tgecess ss aglpl III. SNceLy
Nominee under these c.cGr4taLCrs, ;Ac.e ctA be 10
soHablo doubt Faets can bc produced "LlcL 6ll
leays tie honest Democrats o. Tie Gisict 70 vP"Vi.
Jhe nckeOn Democracy -yOlns. ecu -Afa'ru. a.
able 10 wait Rlch b. waiting iAey gai.eT strength To-
certain ssccees ACxt yea4-vib ildo!ss Slf. Lc1aNA
20 also VII. tie powerful dis.sci oiSaL]jou - icA
AID Hardy is the leading sIDi', aad Wien posH 10
fsss than GU votes tie 1s elccLOB .stI! "Aeis lc
Democratic mGsses for air Lsi| III, rAd INC lee
thus made between A.r Sseeuys caLGdate Gid TIE ~
ferrsts 10 opvo to Liig IA tAe d!s!ci e1iCt %
doubtful Some say Iua. SlI. j. Wood - secieiy hVi
yuuek dspeaeca At lLc ulsalseiidIe " A-f ~ ~ Ep
iOny 1hIy Gay lie chncaleE sHd " uVsiy, s-d ifi
private caciunalio 70 on ~ lie fSi teeNe o. Ia
coat 1T G. LOuTs v; te caJ when 10. oty - 1Ofii t.
s. much tsg tLAs Co sla .st VI Ds-oSI4l.s Ist!.
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