New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-11-04
Sixteenth Ward United Service CIub-Raf-
iAca,ion Meeting.

A meeting was held last evening az the cor
ner Of Eighih.aye. and Twenty fhh.st.. under the
euspces Of tho Sixteenth Ward United Service Club. TO
ratify the nominations of Col John d. MacGregor for
Judge OF the Marine Court dong term) Abraham Lent
for Senator Sixth DistIist and Henry r. hnnhey ior
Assemblyman Ninth District. TIE gathering was
large in numbers aud very enthusiastic IN ther demon
STATIONS Col. George d. Kellogg, President OF the
Club presided and introduced Capt. Temple CLARK Us
the first speaker. -,
Cant Clark thought the services Of the Union soldier
better claim for office than the politician SAND or ths
reason should support Col. MacGregor. also indorsng
and giving his SURFACES 10 the cahddAtes oh '' s""io
Capt Marchowsky followed in speech TO the Ger.
mans In his own language In which he referred 10 the
great power they controlled In their votes, ahd the
necessity Of their giving them to the right parties
MaiorGen. Thomas &. Deylns was then introduced
as Sherdans bard hitter" and the next speaker lie
received with unbounded applause on ,ho supI,u
ing Of which be forward and said that DO was pu'
little acquainted With politics. bn. ho was mere 10 sup
por, his old army friend, Col MGGregor. lis poli,ioa
creed was very simple. He believed IN frcsldent
Jonsons policy Of rcoonsiructlon, as he OLA I'D urhnt
policy Of suppression, lappldusel aud Knew that OoL
McGregor shared tho same belief with nm a.
The other candidates were unknownt9 nlul pue ~
had heard that Abraham Lent lad left behind nm IN
the City Council bright and honorable record Whion
was n recommendation 10 their character that lew men
who had been in that body possessed ana the man Wno
did should be continued In Office OF the people, ne
understood Henry +. Eanney to be Young man NOT
before In political life. and be was therefore IKE
young bear with bis troubles ahead lie trusted now
ever that he was good hnancier anu
could work out for himself s. day. he
should speak openly and freely IN ia'or Oh
the soldiers claims. Why not find Conncilmcn. Assem-
blymen Senator'S and may be Congressman ln tho
ranks Of the army when We found printers ehgineeIs'
telegraph operators and every other trade rePesene
Ind II you wish to select for Office why NOT eeiec.
them from among those men who were VICTORIOUS a,
Petersburg or followed Sherman to tue sea no niI
heord that there were CO. 900 returned sohers ~ n
about New. York City If il were so, ,hcy naa Wv
control Of their own dcstines and could elees ."e
own candidates He said he should now coneiuae III
remarks for he was told at q meeting tha' ho
knew the best how 20 speak who knew now 10 s,op
Henry r. Ranney tho candidate for Assembly. tnen
made short address In which he alluded TO the gan,
services OF the soldiers and his own EFFORTS 100 az
10 assist them In the field. He said De came oeioie .
United Service Society. not as an indsiuua' pa. -.
representative Of the great prlncples anu ih'eie'
which our army 30 successfully fought 'or.
Col Kellogg on behalf Of Col. McGregor, VINO cou.u
not be present. made brief address returning thanks
for the nomination conferred on the latter gentleman.
Mr. Charles s. Spencer Col w. D. Hilyer ana otaeIs
aterward spoke and their remarks engaged the aten
ton Of the assemblage until late hour Duiihg tne
meeting teegraphic dispatch was received rom ooy'
Fenon in which be regretted his Inability 70 De pres
ent at the meeting but he knew from It's nature 'ha'
would be successful