The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-22
CITY POLITICS.


| In response to a call Of the committee arranging
the preliminaries Of the great democratic torchght
procession to be held in this city the 9th of Octo-
Der next of which the irrepressibe Isaiah Rynders
| is President, and upon that eventfu occasion in
| tends to be grand marshal there assembled at Ma
sonic Hail. East Thirteenth street, last evening some
sixty persons all representatives from the many as.
| sociatOns Of the city.
The hour Of converting found Isaiah in the chair,
wrapped in heavy overcoat; but the delegates were
Michael Tuomey, his secretary, proclaimed the hour
OF halpast eight O'Clock, the heavy knuckes OF the
Ex,Uniled states Marshal raped once twice. thrice
IsAIAH-"Gentlemen you all know why this meet
ing is called; the secretary will read the names Of
ne various associations That mean to participate in
Whereupon Mr.. Tuomey read the list embracing
seymour and Biairh Ironsid sid sneS unite" % p1a
Avengers and Concentrated Warriors"
1sAIAH-"ientlemen 1t Is presumed that all these
you to understand that am here for bis, to night
and don't mean to be talked to DEATH"
DELEGArE-"ROw will the clubs fall in9'
IsAAH-"Dont care contlnental Wen arrange
DELEaArE-"But, then, we Of the First ward want
to escort the Staten islanders, and want to find
out how we'll be placed dead to rights.'D
IsAIAH-"Wen, by Cd, If you are going to en-
gineer this thing perhaps you had better take the
chair. did not know you were president
At this First warder subsidized and the ex-Marshal
said that II all were satisfied about the clubs the
almost menacingy, "This committee was appointed
by me for this thing and when they report there's
going back on IT. 1t Is fixed and will be the thing"
The committee then reported that on the night Of
the 9th Of october the great torchlight procession
will form at the City Hall, then march up Broadway
to Fourteenth street. thence to Fifth avenue, up
Fifth avenue to Thirty-fourth street. through that
street to Madison avenue, down that avenue to
Twenty-third street, through 1t to Fourth avenue,
then to Seventeenth street to Third avenue down
to Fourteenth street and resting at Washington
monument, where the procession win be dismissed.
Staten Island, Brooklyn and jamaica, who were
| promised acceptable positions in the line.
| At this juncture delegate asked the ex-Marshal
how the room In which they were holding their
| meetings paid for, whereupon Isaiah answered
that he had qudated all the previous debts himself
but he did not think it "On the level" subscrip
linen the see 9s he land and
lords demands being handed over by the Captain
AS this interesting proceeding was being carried
on delegate said, "Well, Marshal, knew you when
q ten-er was nothing"
"Yes, you did. gave s17,5oO once for one demo.
cratic tOrchlight procession; but then l was United
States Marshal, you know, and now am only high
private In the party"
At this time the Secretary began to become
uneasy when the Captain, after appointing a SUBJ
committee 10 assist him, in few hopeful strains
about the success OF the democratic ticket in the
coming election caused the meeting to be adjourned.
| THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC UNION PARTY.
The Executive Committee OF this organization had
afull meeting last night at their Headquarters, on
Third avenue, near Eighteenth street, with Coroner
| Shirmer In the chair and julius Hennett secre-
tary. The principal business OF the evening was
| confined 70 the discussion OF arrangements for
| the great torchlight procession proposed to take
| place on the 9Th Of October next. The German
democrats viii form division OF their own and In
tend to make II the chief attraction Of the affair From
the remarks made and the general tone OF the con-
appeared to be their settled determination to insist
upon the selection OF a German for county office.
Whether their strength is sufficient to succeed in
that Is question yet to be determined.
|
Eleventh Ward Seymour and Blair Climb.
| This club held q large and enthusiastic meeting
last night at Clements Democratic Hail. No. 22s
| Third Street.
The meeting was called to order at eight O'Clock
| by the President, Mr.. Avis Kurtz.
| On motion new secretary was nominated and
Mr.. Martin Rodeker was elected by reclamation.
| The President then proposed committee OF five
TO be chosen for the purpose of associating them
| selves and putting themselves in connection with
the other clubs and political associations OF the ward.
| Messrs. Clement. kurtz, Rodeker Baumann and
| Waunenmacher were elected for this committee.
| The following resolution was then offered by AL
| dernan Rober:-
Resolved That the Of the Eleventh scy.
nomination OF Mr. cunning Bedford Jr, for Cy Judge,
sn @ 70 eye ye n s nv s9 we ssn
who has ned the position OF Assistant District Attorney
| TO the city on the judicial bench.
| The resolution was enthusiastically adopted.
| Mr. THOMAS W. PITrMAN said he glad to
| know that the Germans stood earnestly by Mr..
| Cunning :. Bedford in his aspirations for the City
| Judgcship, for ne had always stood by them-par-
ticularly IN the days OF the old Excise law when old
Gambrnus was assaulted by the fierce fanatics who
are now. and ever will until they are crushed
out, oppose lager and all Its hosts. Mr. Bedford
opposed to the Old law that was in force befofe
this odous enactment OF 1855, and instrumental
In Silling It, having ON one motion before the then
City Judge McCunn, succeeded in quashing over 200
| indictments found against the lager bier dealers.
lie was the champion also Of the people In the great
case OF Hart against Kennedy-tho King OF the
police. Hart Kept the NOlks Garden, In the Bowery,
at that time, and Kennedy caused Captain William
son TO arrest him for selling lager bier in the audi
forum OF his place. Mr. Bedford, who was Harris
counsel, maintained under that law that lager bier
was not beer aud was not comprehended by the
act and he was sustained by the Supreme Court. He
then had the famous superintendent arrested for
falsely lmprisoning Hart. Mr.. Kennedy maintained
he could not be arrested for any official act because
he was always on actual duty and the Metropolitan
Police act provided that none OF Its members could
be arrested while on actual duty MIR. Kennedy, In
the special Term OF the Court succeeded In his paus
ible defence, but Mr. Bedford followed II up and the
full bench OF the supreme Court held that neither Mr.
Kennedy nor any other member OF the police force
could he always on duty and that for any wrong they
might perpetrate on any citizen they were liable 10
be arrested FOR the same as any other citizens. In
these Two ulumphs Mr.. Bedford not only vindcated
the rights OF the Germans To their lager bier but he
indicated the rights OF American citizenship and
proved nlmsell q true champion OF liberty and az
CITY Judge ne Will always maintain the sacred rights
Of the people.
Brief addresses endorsing the proceedings Of the
| meeting were also made by Messrs. Miller, Dresch
| man and Others The meeting adjourned To meet
| again next Monday evening.
German National Democratic Club of the
| Seventeenth Ward.
This In an organization Of the German democrats
OF the old SCHOOL Its meeting last night, avenue
A, corner OF Fourth street, was well attended. Mr.
A. Meyerhoer presided and DIR. Philip Merfxle offlc
ated secretary. The main question for discussion
was the proper proportion Of prominent county and
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