The New York herald., 1867-04-17
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.



Erec Fight I. the Fsursh Senatorial District
Cssvessies-six Wards Belt frss the Csa-
veaaisn, Go.
TAs Fourth Senatorial District Tammauy Convention,
70 nominate candidates for shs approaching state Const
tutional Convention, assembled II Tammany Hall on
Monday evening. For few days prior 10 the meeting
considerable feeling had bssn manifested among the
delegates and great strife bad bssn engendered between
the Fox and Hogan party, Of the First ward and the
Brennan party Of the Sixth and occasions
the disputes had promised to end in personal col
lisiona Behind and below the local diflculty lay
the bad spirit that has recently made itself
apparent among the ruling lights of Tammany,
and which in the election for officers Of
the Society, when the claims and demands Of Mayor
Hoffman were disregarded, and John Kelly placed
as the head Of the Sachcms Brennan and Hoffman
have been for some time quietly breathing vengeance
against Potter b. Sweeny. Tweed and Others whom tboy
accuse Of bad faith and going over to the enemy and
their influence in the Fourth senatorial District Conven
tion exerted for tho defeat of Congressman Fox,
Justice Hogan aud others who have recently done good
work for the Sweeny aud Tweed faction in Tammany.
To this end they put forward Morgan Jones, antFox
man. for chairman OF tina. Convention, and Judge Dow
ling for delegate to the State Constitutional Convention
When the Convention met on Monday evening there
was a contest in the Fifth ward, which decided in
ioNOI Vi tHo auI-cOA uHcBatioup Souco W0o
elected chairman by one majority. proposition was
then made to proceed to the choice Of candidates for
the State Constitutional Convention, but this the
signal for general The First ward representatives
showed fight and rough crowd OF their friends broke
open the doors OF the hall and took possession Of the
threatening 70 Knock me % IAN ~ nsaa EAU
window afterwards. At this crisis the chairman deemed
il prudent to retreat and declared the Convention ad
j0urned until noon on Tuesday.
Yesterday tho Convention again met and the
Of rowdyism and violence we're renewed, although the
strength OF muscle with the other sde The choice
of district delegates to the State Constitutional Conven
toa being order the chairman proceeded to declare
Judge Joseph bowling Of the successful candidates.
amidst Babel Of confusion. twas soon found, how
ever this time his friends had provided against
the contingency Of violence Tn, Sixth ward gang took
forcbe possession OF the Convention, the First ward
bullies had the preceding evening, and for
time desperate and dangerous tight seemed inevitable
TO contend physically with tho SIKH ward gang, called
upon Their friends TO leave the hall and proceed to trans
act their business To this appeal the First
second Third seventh and Thirteenth wards responded
sc, boiling from the Convention and retiring TO
another room amidst tho hoong yelling and oatas Of
were joined by the Fox delegation from the Fifth ward
making large majority Of the wards forming the Fourth
and Fourteenth aud the ng delegation from the
Fifth to the Brennan Hoffman party. Tae lattcr pro-
DoSnr as ons OF the candidates for the STATE Consti-
tutonal Convention. Subsequently Supervisor Hays
withdrew Judge Dowiings name, announcing that he
had intended accept the position but had only
suffered his TO be used 10 order to show the op
posing party that he could the nomination II he
desired IT, John Burrl vas then nominated IN place
Of Judge Dowiing and the convention adjourned.
The Fox party, with majority Of the wards. in the
meantime met and nominated A. h Lawrence, s. B.
Garvln, g. p DAILY and John T. Burr as district dele
gates TO the Sta Constitutional Convention, the row
thus ending in the Anal selection Of the same ticket by
bo,h factions The disgraceful through.
out ami would not have closed without personal vo-
lence boodshed but for the intervention OF the
lice who made their appearance 10 tho hall In strong
force and thus prevented IN actual outbreak.
Tho New York Constitutional Convention.
REPUBLICAN UNION NoMIyATToNG
.SisA Diarict-Henry J. Raymond, Erastus c. Bene-
dict Joseph B. Taylor John w. Thorne.
Eighth Diarit-Wm. A Darling, Richard L. Lara
more Thomas Pierson, D. D. Northrup
7snM Distric,-Stephen W. Fullerton, Wm II. Houston,
Clinton v. R. Ludington, Gideon Wac&
7,oenty.fffh Distric.-Geo. Rathbun Chas C. Dwight
Ornon Archer, Leander 8 Kcichum.
RADICAL RxPUBfIcAx NOMINATIONS
Fourth Dixrsct-John Fitch. Remainder Of nomina
tions to be made
SinM DislyTc,-Andrew Blsakley. Salem T Russell,
II. Everett Russell, Isaac o. Dayton.
Seventh District-D b. Eaton, Jonathan Edgar, Gen
John A. Roster Thos. b. Van Buren,
Eighth Districs-Charlcs Choeney, Charles Crary, Dr.
Francis A. Thomas, Edgar Ketchum.
Fourth id-Tammanyl-charle p. DAILY. Abra
ham r. Lawrence, samuel B. Garvin, John BurriIl
FIN Diarict-S s. Cox, George Tick Curtis, James
Ffteesh Distnef-John W. Crane, Samuel W. Jackson
McIntyre Fraser, John B0wdsh.
Ransom n Giilett has been nominated as q candidate
for the Constitutional Convention from the Eleventh
district in place Of Mr.. Gaul. resigned.
Mr. D. c. Lttlejohn has declined the nomination TO
the Constit utional Convention rendered him in the
Twsnty.h first district Mr.. Elias Root OF 0swego has
been nominated to nll the vacancy.
John GauIt Jr, candidate OF the democrats OF the
Eleventh Senatorial district formally declined the nomi
nation on account OF professional engagements The
District Committee will hl the vacancy.