The sun., 1864-11-03
city Politics nnd Their Reform.

Inc iNoNhS bft .c, ungcr 'he ttoN' toIil u
aprcars in the CoNNEroi,L hpvKRTi IN, an irdc.
pendent e7cuiny Journal Il thir city, with -lght
Republican proclyi:cs respecting The prcsidency.
and strong u mocratic afinities on questions q
finance nod government:
We bnve before us TINS CiTiyrS-orsan Of the
Ci,l7ens' Association Of the city Of New Yoik, IN
which We have sought in vain for an indorsement
of the action Of the Convention held un Ter It's aus
p,ces. and whfch Convention has placed before the
citizens of Nav York n list ~ names for their sup
port. This led us to an examination 81 the state ~
nnairs Ia that organization, and VIC have dis over
c-, To- our conservation, but not 70 cur surpriso,
thrt the sad Association s already, IN the first vor
Of i:s rx xis,cnca eonvulscd bv all the piqucs, ic,l
ousics, and petty spirit Of party, wncn pcryados
evcly party org ni2ntion.
we updors,and from most reliable authority
that tho Convention which mNle tho nominations.
was ~ithost quorum when the nominations were
mace lbnt by th. repeated ru ug Of the char
man ~ The Convention, the vote WAS declare r.
| regular. But thnt despite this ru ny certain Narl
Delegations having determined 10 "run tie ma
ch'uc" IN favor ~ certain canidntc', ovrrfrcd The
| decision Of the chair, and persisted in making the
| nominations
The Central Executive Committee refuses To- TO-
coginac this ac,iou On the part ~ the War dole
| rates, and thus the nniagonian between the War u
| sld Cei.krN body tccoIacs as once apparent, nnd
| clogs ihoYrogress of reform had in WOW by the
promotes and nriglnntors Of The Association.
II i- possible .hs, the Central lod' hId sntc Of
/ ttT own, "nics II iu'cnntI 10 put tnr uCn NJ the
Convention, and, falling N thus object, It caused
thr " vitldrawnl Cf % suf ,crt number 81 the Ward
delegates to leave the Convention without the
| nl site quorum. lie that US g may, the Asl cia-
| I on l. considerably weakened, r,t only uumeri-
Nv, hu, in the estimation e ihc pInc. by ,ai,
q s.if tipr IN iis mije aud The ins'cmrnt Va prs,-
| icaily killed.
| Before ,hc Convention met they were advised to
| make NO Independent nominations, hyt holl the
| balance of rr~rr IN the city NJ New York, lctwcen
the corrupt political parties II the day, and thus
| lot only preserve theWsrlvcs pure b. this mcsns,
| from tie contIm.natious 6ud political sfr c iuc!-
dent To- the nHSing Of trcir own uonlnuhou, hut
also create spI,t u' competition between the par
~ to secure. by rn,.iug the best nominstop, the
suGray,- of the Cti1ens' Assoc alton. H., con.
| Ven 'on wGs Counq"cd 20 taeC the c'urs' v;r r.
Commended hv doci ate WHO addressed them o
tie FRA, evening of their session, ... r.s view.
were dacJI 'cLonrei by the IprescutitiveS of lhr
CONT. lotr' AMI the unfortunate resolution pass
-, d tcru'niug 10 make inJrreniolt notnua.
tons when resulted IN digging the gr.vc OF ihc
| hssv lat on.
The quest on now nrsc~, u tiorc To hop" n cr.
feet rciorm III orr city pJtics ~ has me Citi.
zens' A suciaton m!scaired. ny ress OF '1c rn...
conception IL prlt OF Ne unture oi She rp'rn e.
lc scromil SHED, and thc ui'nncr IN which 1t Il oui
| tt' clfr.cI out
We ine'ne 70 the latter opinion. We canno,
he eve tha, aud our heirs Rrc a7srncl an. -,
| over forever n q corrip, 49, ut p1.t.Iuut We
c1Hno, hh hore vist .ho important and p,of'IJi,
tai Il ,rf. .ri'iiig car ,ity Gcylrnuc. =. ,,.u l.,
Ioruttci 10 drop 10y our cit2.n' amer u, iirsi
check, hut rust that the ASSOCIATION VIII lie
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