The New York herald., 1869-08-24
CITY POLITICS.
Seve'Ateenih Assembly District Union NepuD.
licnn Association.

Seventeenth Assembly District Union Repub.
kcnn Association.
The regular monthly meeting OF this organza''oh
was held last evening at the wigwam, Forty-sixth
street. near Eighth avenue Mr. George r. Bradioro'
President In the chair. There was large at'ehu-
ance Of members, and In view Of the approaching
elections considerable interest was manifested in
the routine business Of the association The Seven.
teenth District Association Is the one whicp, clamA
TO be the regular organization Of the dis
second street General Committee, to Which 1t sends
delegates. special committee was appointed
ths ass tns OF the @ in SesoS
ing his patronage. The chairman OF the committee,
Mr.. Merrlman, reported that thc committee had mad
and that they had asked his advice thereon, but that
as Mr. Fenton was about leaving for Europe they
had Thought best TO defer any action In the matter
nnt his return. The reports Of the executive Com.
mittee and the Committee on Membership were re-
ceved and adopted, and after several new members
mad been elected the meeting adjourned. The asso-
claton was reported TO be Ia very nourishing con-
dltion and expects to be able to do good service to
the republican cause this fall.
The "Oid Democratic Forty" OF the Seven-
teenth Ward.
The German Democratic Club Of the Seventeenth
ward, known by the name Of "Old Democratic
Forty,u have lately reorganzed by increasing
their executive committee OF forty to sixty
members The following are the oincers OF the
reorganized clnb:-Messrs. Christian Uhl, Presi-
dent; Charles Richter, Vice President; j. f. Bau-
mann, Recording Secretary; Christopher Fecke Cor
responding Secretary The following are also men,
bers OF the committee:-Messrs. Joseph Schaener,
George Hertfelder, A. Umprecht Charles Benn-
dlnger John Zahn, Peter G0mmel Chris. Refs,
Nicholas Seeger, +. s. Miller, Bernard Hurdt, Fred.
Kaerth and other prominent citizens OF the ward.
The Executive Committee had passed q resolution
TO take the steps to secure to the Germans
fair proportion, according to their numbers, OF the
candidates to be nominated for State county and
municipal onlces, and another meeting was held ut
No. 1877 East Fourth street last night, Mr. Charles
Richter presiding. The meeting having been called
to order by the chairman Mr.. Christopher FlecKe
made speech declaring II the firm intention OF the
club that they shall have fair and full representa-
tion among the candidates to be nominated by Tam
many Hall, and that IN such case the club
would willingly support the candidates OF the
general organizations but that II such consideration
would not be shown them the ward orgaSfzation
would follow their own way at the ensuing election
On motion the following members Of the Executive
Committee were appointed special committee, in
order to confer with Tammany Hall:-Messrs. Chris
tan ghl, Charles Richter, John Zahn, Chr. Flecke
Fr. Baumann Mich. Seeger, John Lander, Jos.
Gluck, Conrad Dfehi and Henry Singer Speeches
were then made by Mir. John Schaefer, who had been
q delegate to the International Labor Congress at
Philadelphia, and recommended the adoption OF the
platform OF that congress by the meeting which
proposition was declared out OF order by the chair
man; also by Mr. Charles KInke and Others, and 1t
was resolved that the Committee Of Conference re.
port to the club at their next monthly meeting.