New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-11-28
Meeting Of the Eighteenth Ward Citizens
Association.

A meeting Of this Association, composed OF
the most prominent citizens Of the Eighteenth ward
vas held last evening in the large hail OF the Mcdicai
College corner Of Fourth avenue and Twentythird
street. for the purpose Of bearing the report Of the No
mating Committee and ratifying .hc nominations so
made. Ex-Judge Kirkland occupied the chair Ar r
ZONE preliminary business, Dr. EoLLrs. Chairman 81
the Committee on Nominations made !cn.a. ,'roir
presenting the following naned candidate ~ Do SUE
frages Of the citizens of the Ward
FOK ALDERagN--Xivtn Aldermanic District, Eigh'en Il
ward-tichari Williamson, j.. No. I3l Finh ayenne o..
teenth and Eighteenth WardsWiiam :. opdyke No. -
Fifth avenuei David H. Jsques No 500 Wet Twenty second
jeremiah Pangburn No. rs 0.eenwieL street, Jane, Gai
way, No. 29G Blocker street, Ebert Robertson, No Sec
FoR SCHOOL CoMnsIoSER-' William II. Heson No. i02
East Fifteenth street.
FOR School IssrEcroR-Robet EnneVer, No 100 Third
For School TRUSTEES Edward Cooper, No darlington
avenue: Thomas Stevenson 10. 10 fnt Twenty third street
foa roLrcr JussicE-ylth J4ici,l District, rs:e.nth
and Twenty int W ards hi,hag. hely No. III East Thirty
FoR Cy Jusrrcn-vh Judicial District Eighteenth and
TWENTY first rds-tTheodorc j. Fonda, NO. l46 faf
Formerly same Office. Present incunbents
Accompanying the report letter from Mr..
Williamson accepting the nomination for Alderman,
and pcdgng himself if elected TO oppose aud defeat II
possible the punderng schemes OF tte men who nave
been for years past and still are Mt the head of mnni
cpa affairs in this city. He favored vigorous prose.
cution Of the war and further pledged himself t. do all
in his power To aid in filling depleted armies TIE
report having been adopted the Rev. DR.. COOK adj
dressed the audience briefly in regard to the character
Of the men vino occupied our public Offices, and
urged his hearers to exert their utmost to elect the III N
who had Just been nominated He was not politician.
yet Lc was glad If the opportunity OF attending
political meeting the atmosphere OF which was not
dense with smoke and where the blinking Of glasses
was not heard lie thought the place in which they met
- medical collegp-was very appropriate. Tor he
believed the public offices Of New.York needed thor
ough purging He spoke Of the high character Of the
men who had been nominated. and rej0iced In the
that they truly loyal 10 the unlon-oya
TO the Union today and to-n0rr0w-the Union up and
the Union down--the Union through and ,hrough-men
who would stand up against traitors wherever they
he again urged upon lis hearers to use their influences
e. elect the ticket which had been presented for their
consideration.
PETEE COOPER next addressed the meeting. and
alluded 10 the influence which the tleving system car
red on by the Municipal Government produced on the
other side oi the water where the people were waiting
10 see us work out the destruction Of our republican
form Of government lie urged one and all to the sup
port Of our Government. which was the
best be believed. that was ever estab
lished and 10 elect only true and loyal
men SO Office. Mr.. Cooper said that he was Demo
cra but The Democratic party had left him long ago
and he did not know where they now. In conclu'
sion he read a speech which he made 20 years ago
while chairman Of Democratic ratification meeting
at Tammany Hall Brief speeches were made by
ex Judge Edmonds. Mr.. Varnum. and Mr. Charles
Tracy in support Of the ticket, the latter speaker
urging gentlemen election day TO leave their shilngs
and pence for half an hour in the morning and devote
that time depositng their vote for upright honest
and loyal men.