The New York herald., 1864-10-05
City Politics.


following morcing.
City Policies.
CONVENTION or THs oITIzENs' Ass0cfArION-cAs-
DIDATEs PROPOsRDsv0R COUNTY OFFICES.
A conysntiou called BY tho CNixens' Associaiioa
In Dodworth Hall Broadway last evening. for the pur
pose dominating candidates for tho various local ooes
connected with tho city governuens Tho attendance
large and respectable tnere being delegate present
from every election district in the city mo Convention
called TO order, when Mr. Robert B. Roswell was
appointed temporary chairman, after which Mr. sands
Association, which were to secure an econonical and
honest city government.
Mr.. Charles Tracy was elected permanent President,
and Mes.rs. McMullen and Stewart Secretaries.
long and desultory debate was participated IN By .
number OF tho delegates as TO the propfety Or making
nomns.ons Sr .ne respective omccrs 20 90
political parties would put in the field IL was finally do
;erm,nsa tina. tn. convsusou nominate separate and
name candidates Of their choice from which tho
men are TO be selected and nominated subsequent
The prominent names mentioned for sheriff wers-
John Kelly John " M Farmer, Jonn ,. % Parsons William
worth, General Duryea, W. G. Leveridge, and William
s. Davidson. For City Judge--James r. whiting, John
sedgwick, Henry Hilton and Henry b Townsend For
District Attorney-Icnard UGorman, John Dim
mick. Alexander W. Bradford John sedgwick, Charles
OConor, Jas g Brady, Thos. r Van Bursn and Chas.
Tracy. For Supervsors-R A. Whithouse, Orison Blunt,
VIM T. Dodge and Jas L. jackson. For Coroners
J. ". Green. ODonne, +. Roosevelt Ranney, Mcclellan
and a number OF others.
Tho Convention adjourned at late hour, after very
harmonious session, 70 meet next Tuesday evening
REPUBLICAN, UNION NOMINATIONS.
The Republican Union Association, more generally
the Twenty third street organization
evening at the OF broadway and Twenty-thir
street. the purpose Of nominating Sheriff. super.
visor and four Coroners Five delegates from each ward
present and answered The business
OF the Convention opened with the report Of the Com
nee Of Conference appointed to confer with the Draper
Of the difficulties in the Of united and harmonious
action in the matter OF the nomination could be arrived
A. and they now stood just where they did before the
mtee Was accepted. Several motions we're made and
lost for committee 70 be appointed to confer with the
Caens Association for the Same purpose Tho Convsn-
tion wsro very much afraid Of acting on their own
responsibility wanting the splits" to endorse their
or by several loud ones TO vsusilate their
peculiar ideas. resarding the business and
ing much from parts OF the house, owen W.
Brennan Of the s ward, received los votes for sheriff
Mr. Brennan by acclaniaton which lost, the Con-
venon standing in fear OF the Draper and Citizen organ
xat0ns.
The nomination for Supervisor then made. two
informal ballots being made, when Andrus Whl.
nar. sIns 70 ooeS 0us rnaed Ss S,
oi each delegate called who gave four his
nominees In this informa manner Coroners Ranney 70
10. The Chairman theun The nominations Of
the ,b n.s a
for hash Of sloouence and patriotism differing only
the usual style OF the dish In that II exceedingly
stale little more Che motion net, aud the
following substituted THAT committee Of two from
Congr residual district bs appointed confer with
the Citizens organization The Convention then ad
journed, TO meet again on Saturday evening.
EIGHTH DISTRICT UNION CONGRESSIONAL HoxrNA-
rIoNs.
Mr. James Brooks was Yesterday evening ronomiDatod
Cor congress in tho Eighth district by the
Union Convention.
TO IHK RprroR or rHR HKRALp
Nnw YoRR, Oct. 8, 1864.
am not candidate for the Office OF City Judge.
JOHN II. WHITE.