The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-12-01

snosd say 10 Gunther, Who has heen m, nnr..r.
You to my record OF the past two wear. n ,,gh,s
Now without any disrsspcct In reward 10 NJ Haoh.,
LyESINo rosr in essfi TO them ,orTns, nI,s' o. Tie
h"tnrported Democratic candidate Tor a nn,at' :
hc;o Gentlemen or that could d.rhSse %Ss TSs' aSS than
iejn, I,Vc i,' or ln;,esence , | only mean to s, II
Head. Of oee iGI ,he a' ve yesr connected s,h
| tRrngi.i thug. nave made but bad use Of nv time
esnvssr Snd r,,,osS @ se many oppositions In this
y,o tet M NAM, ns the n nALr NEws .,... mo
I've sp,xr 9c,r conduct IN 1903 on the other hand
TeiS niT. In i fcssS SI To y Rs gsSn S...l, 'Ss os
onv 10 .,r ~. 49,, 10 my conduct in 1893 have
Cbssst.. Cbbsst ,pP,,T,e lhA, !. an answer 70 that hat
of TOD IT % I9fsrd 70 tho remark. Of tho TarSu Sn
cpu,alon which have borne, Is such s'e1ser ro'
sttnrt b,,.orl Is uwes,,o'cd w by such q slantctous
,stvins hut horo and trust the pcore vii sn.wsr
40 Ill .,., ~ i1%csdSN % ncHt as they did two year.
po.o r eape9aiture oi money, b Hose Who OPP
nhN" 70, efpend tofty, hfty, even ono br,t1ct
thousand dollars II has been openl, st",ed h he
.nZ"h, A,ociation that they have r.ised, and III
election Of their candidate Why septls,nc, u,S nv
S,d SVu nave road hslory-ii yoa have read municpai
nc pal offices r an unfAline sgn Of tho a,cay ana
tho otslh o. party dealing In such corruption Loud
reform, to sllc- positions to he purchased b,y,
n no, Grown rich in public Office have not srovn
/ 4
@ rish IN public Office, hut mean to do INV eu,y in
, oines, = candidate should do. tCheen.l II tho
th'ourh the expenditure OF tho hard earninss OF NV
suo'e me- thcy are mistaken | tell you they belong
| 70 my family and they shall have them. (Immcn,s
eh9crinr1 Municipal honors arc 10 be earned, no.
] nv ]9ousnt. u they aio honors NJ all, they must bs
chair should be compelled to stand In the CITY Hali
card Ivu nrnp esi sy And wear upon bis breast pla
TO set here. tGteai choerins.l By Your aid, IL +
o TO the hasoIs ONCE, and thlnk, by your rccep-
NO, mon o, me- that shall go there tsppau,e shall
noi ~ inc wealth OF the punderers bo sufficient 70
sfeA' once Of your Chief Magistrate.
The conclusion Of Judge Hoffman,. ,p,ech "a.
greeted with prolonged applause.
The Hon John Van Burcn vas then introsuc.d M
the audience, and received with immense entbu-
iAsm.
lie opened hy Aludins in q witty manner 70 hI,
recent defeat ~ n candidate for Attorney General
sn1 proceeded 20 speak Of tho hayorslty canddates
NE approaching election. lie wn. a Democrat and
rs hi,t desire was TO see all Democrats throurhout
"" city, state, and United S.tes united togothct
nosad th.t sdirtinruished cit, ,zen with ono cv,,
@ 70 Pubic business" hsd been offended because he
hsu @ 10, Teen nominated tCries OF That's Wood -
nov heSas one oi the conV onton Who had nominal.
~ NJ n1mlnan, aud sit Was said that gentleman
that he ws ono Of tho ring (l lnughieT NJ ~
nuren M ,hen poceeded to relate The mann. ia which
therein, Mr. John Kelly, Who W.. on a sub.commI,
tee with the SPEAKER Of opinion that Il would l.,
Richard o,iorman: Tho spe,ker was in iavor u
James T. hrady for Corporation Council, but he
lawrence w~ next spoken OF, but the Conventioa
appeared to prefer Mr. O'Goman and hc was nornin-
them from Mozart Hall, and they woro Informed
that they would he received. subsequently, Mr..
should be hoard. ThoJ asked whom they wished ts
nominate for Mayor, and tho answer was Mr. Wood.
(uroansl None OF that nd OF noise was made by
me, fAid Nr. van buiou. uAughterJ Alter a ltma.
the subcommittee asked what candidate Tnmnany
Wished of COOPERATION Counsel, but ~ tho sub-com-
miltoe, Of which he was member, had no power 10
make nOminaiions they declined to give any answeT.
The Mozart Committee then retired, and al O'Clock
in the afternoon the Tsmmnny Committee met
ana ana Ioln.ns'ed John ! iiofm.n ior snor.
Mr.. Van Buren then proceeded 10 administer severe
castirGiion to Fernando Wood, whom he rccused u
SxUV ,Iol hepane.h 70 .yGnrs
was prepared " prove truo before a Court or Nsv
forh jury, Or be answersbe in any amount OF dam
AW) lie then read extracts nom John Heckefs
speech on "wednesday evening, showing that thN
fentlomnn's chiei dependence was on mozart hail,
ana said he never saw joan Hecker In his life hut
the nearest he ever came to glimpse OF the
see the great reiormor chased through tho Park by
a number OF poor men, whose pay hs had enjoined.
that he obtained Toluge In the Court House before
y, hr. Van Is had an opportunity Of seeing him.
Nj. Hccker run for Congress, and was la a minority,
which he would doubtoss be Ia the present contest
Y,
would be better tor him 10 withdraw, else there
would bo a scrub between him and Farmer, and
stephen IL. Branch. Who had started on tnat day.
Convulsed lauFhtsr1 Mr. Van Buron then spoke of
Lhe taxation OF the cty aud snd he would bo willing
10 reduce It, but our opponents wished to hand over
he city W state Agencies. Ito next referred " tho
lppaTcnt Increase OF taxation IN the city during tho
ssl iOur years and should charge hat the Increase
lad n ally taken place In the depatIu more
lnder state authority, while the expenses of the city
proper remained about tho same Us ia 1851. When
40 spoke OF the appropriation TO tho Metropolitan
Fire department ltoO@V,l the Item was hissod, aud
IA nllusion TO tho late NOluni ser Department wN
.aImly appiGuded. Mr.. Van HjT0n next alluded 10
hc cHndidale- enaIGinR that his preference would
. est luHgth TO speak VI the necessity OF political
,artics in q FREQ rOyornment lie then delivered
N appropriate tribute 10 John 4, Hoffman, and
t.chLfd O'GJfnan, whoa ell ctiOn he considered
ertAin, and, iudt Cd he believed that that gentlu-
nan would have been elected even "a an uueps udout
Andidate. IAppHuso.l The legal aud other luali-
oatlonu OF bT. Holman, with his talent ana intrg-
ity, ScTe hcld up 10 view, aud the enGOiB mem
he col, even by Republican papers, was ALLUDED Il
1 some length. hGre integrity, hs said, wa
othlng for good nsn mighi DO deceived but
iOtman hA, was pIo-eminently ftted fUr the oiceoi
lhyOT lhpp aust In conclusion, he sad, II VA
" the DeIuOcratc party 10 80 anu teruiu Tor the
'cinocratic standard bearer u brilliant aud Iespleud
nt victory.
The Hon. John Kelly was next presented and afoI
nding 70 tho Convention at Tammany Hail which
e sad was decidedly the fairost, most intelligent
ld most intellectual Of any ho had e, seen In that
luInR and ho had attended many. lie uuNt
oke highly VI Nj. Hoffman, man who hav.
" already done honor to the KocOrieT's
hce, would do still moro honor TO that OF Mayor
Ieaking OF Hunthef he s'id tAht ho m the thair'
all had believed hun 10 ho man who would hAye
fought about IelUIIn but lac hau mover sitntl-ui
Inst ance .heIe no Ouu NON attempted 10 pr,yout
~ unla " ful expenditure Of the publlc moaios uDd
EaIf lie a.,tlI ma