The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-10
CITY POLITICS.


vii take place on toe third das of December next
saumsny opened the contest Friday night ,y hold
,ag is primary meetings IN the several districts
throughout the city, ana nominating delegates 10
>,@ ssyeralty, AdernSpic ssd School conventions
~ra aiso convention 10 nominate a civil Susice in
place OF George .. Barrett vao recently elected 10
ha Tue vacancy OF two Ia tho iudgeshp o. the
Conrl Of Common peas, caused BY The resignation OF
Judge Cardo2o The otess 10 10 oiled area Mayor IN
liaoe Of John 4. honEan; eight Aldermen from the
oven pasnencsl Districts, ,oowz second disrc. IN
place Of Theroas Conan; f0srsh distrcs piece OF
Charles hcHrisn; sixth disrc'. in place Of Joseph
Shannon; Eighth district, IN pace " william l. Ely;
Tenth dssrct, in paes of Bernard Reilly: Twelfth dis
tel in place OF Charles f. Losv County cefS elects
1onrieeBth district ia place OF Joseph y. varnam, Jr
Sixteenth district, in plree OF Robor. McCiHns
Alderman Norton, 81 the Third district fS6nator eect
f,co he Ff,a Senator's Al di.ot VIII coniis To hold
hs position 40 Aderran there beng no law dsquaiy
fng dim iron holding both petitions
Seven School issoners 20 b. chosen in place
sf tae followiny whose terms expire December 81.
1897 -Jmrss eupisnso Of Tho iirst district; John
Hayes Of the second District James N. Iarr, OF tho
Third dis,1ct, chn Turner, Of the Fourth district;
Weir Roosevelt OF ths Fifth dstrict James Mclean,
Of tie sixth district; VIZ. BiVnnar, OF the Seventh
there are ALSO TWO school Trustees 70 be elected in
each ~ard vacancies n the local boards flied
1here viii also Do election for Ceuncilmen suc-
iced Corncus Flynn jus, eNscted CORNER and anthony
Hartmann member elect VI the Assem- bly,.
IA an unsettled question yet whether there viii to
. cali Iof the election OF counc lrnen fn,s Board 3
somposed OF i've representations frcm each or tho five
Senatorial districa. last December they elect ell
for yosr, but tho republican Legislature for
oruher uaauown 50 everybody oatsdc and pro-
baby NomSeires incorporated with the gax Levy
q VISION sziendng the term Of Office OF the
present incurnhenis anoiher year OF course
tho present inoumbents pretty well salts
nod with this Legislation, although tho work or
radicals, i tnslres another Year OF Office and
sacp,s Tor re oscson i. l. NJ. ce,,aIs bowever bu
that Sne Police Bureau OF slerens their ca for the
Smarter elecrcp, 10 be ssued days iii call fer
an erection o. ceunciimcn on ne ground that the abov,
provisions xre ragaiory and VOID fhe Supreme Court
and Court OF Appeals have, Is keown declared tho
ncensng Ser section OF the unconstitutional.
Hence tnc for the relief that present pro-
$50 unconstitutional That tho reader may
TO- hlinss. he terms o. his provision II s gwen in
sui
The terms Of oice ot he coas.tatne no
rs monday.ot Janasry 1869, aud
a 'e % Sounelen ees.ad shall re iof the Fun period of
Council u ,he city New YorS FOR either
a'neys bcongng - ecorpoIAton u sad cry FOR
g og San' 90 y nv @ see Il s or 9S y al
ihe elected 10 each Bosr; shall property
Of saa corporation De rsnieed % leased, eiceP oy like
Tho rsmmapy Aldermanic Conventions will he held
IA The districts Monday. the 18th inst
School pstric, Conventions Tuesday the leth nsi.
the Ward Schocl Conventions Wednesday the Goth
ins, aud the Convention from the Eighteenth and
twenty frs, va Dis sixth cuy judicial d.suicp on
Thursday the 2lst insl The alter wi be neld Tor tho
purpose or nominating a candidate FOR the vacancy
occurring by the stscton OF George G. Barrett llhe
present incumbent 70 the Court OF ommon Pleas.
The radical repabirans 6nd great dheul,y in select,
Ing candidate Waldo Ha,ch.ns, the lawyer and legis-
ia,vo leader nds favor IN many minds, but Others
inclined toward = good reform democrat They will
and watch the other organizations however before
taking hnai action. Recent events have sohcred aud
constrained them
Go Tuesday they will hcid their hryorsity Convention
q, Mozart tialL Their Aoermsnc Conventions will DO
held Friday, the 10Th, the District School CoLvep-
irons .ee 18Th and ,he Ward school Conventions
the iotb.
The manner Of calling an election and carrying out
the details has been subjected TO many alterations che
Last few Secssoa Of chapter sl2 laws OF 1866
transfers ali the duties relative elections 10 the Board
Of Metropolitan Police Commissioners Under the act
OF its2, 100 the duty oil dividing the cities into
so,on districts posting Up copies Of maps Of erection
ds,ncts and posting notices. OF places IN which the
election districts IN which elections we're 10 be held de-
VOWED tho Common Council Of each city, the Clerk
o. tho Corporation acting rs the executive oficer TO
perform those duties BY tho laws Of 1854 and 1860 the
reputation OF tho details of the election heretofore
hed The corporation transferred 10 the oDmis
s1nersof tho Metropolitan Police, aad became their duty
20 designate the polling places ard places Of registry
the dstricts of the az New York. and
give thereof 70 the Inspectors % aiectioD. Tor
many years Nj Valentine The ransrshie Clerk Of the
Common Council Eas attended these dates, hat in
consequence az this legislation. and index The advice OF
counsel b. considers himself liso ei from taking
sepe ward calling arranging deikl % tho
ing ee.tOn NJ - 10 The Boari III Police carry
GOT a the laws require them - DO
TIE raHnran, uayoralty ton, -gt,aa-> 0Mii-
nafiau al john r.. Hoffman.
The sgaics 20 tho lammsry Democratic kasorsity
Convention elected FRIDAY evening Masonic
Hall Thirteenth street. sst evening FOR tue purpose
Vi making nomination. After e-er,ing organiza-
non John 7 Hoffman nominated hr sccianaron
Speeches made by Nessrs John =. CHAMBER, Chair
man, 4. Oakley Hal samuel 8. Courtney, : :. Cox
Thomas = Field and uslnus Gross after winch the
introduced accepted the nomination In
shori address The Convention then adjourned.
Ths Repussiicau prcpa ration. tor rhs Char
ter Election.