New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-30
POLITICAL.
LOCAL POLITICS.
A NOMINATION DECLINED.
A. COnkllnl. Chairman,

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The Hon. Frederick A. Conkiin0 Chairman,
SIR: After q grateful and most respectful
consideration OF the nomination 80 generously rendered
Third judicial District for the office Of Police Justice,
find myself under the regretfui necessity OF declining
such nomination. Please convey this decision 10 your
Yours, very respectfully, SANFORD L. MAcoMBER.
The following petition, signed by large
number OF respectable citizens Of the Thirteenth Ward
was laid before the Police Commissioners at their session
yesterday:
We the undersigned, citizens OF the With Aldermanic
District Thirteenh Ward, respectfully request that
your honorable body will TO the citizens OF the
OF fair election and also the benefit Of fair canvass in
the coming Charter Election OF the votes cast for the
several candidates This be done only by removing
all the Inspectors and canvassers-as Alderman Miller
proclams he owns tnem body and soul, Republicans as
well Democrats and says he must be elected or counted
in IL he should not poll vote 20 his opponents tve
he says he has the machinery with HIM and TO prove
the truth OF his assertion he has his friends ana suDord-
mates appointed 10 those positions; ana ufthermOe 10
prove that this man Is not entitled to, or ought
not 10 have the appointing OF either canVassers or IN
spectors 1t be proven that two OF his appontees
as Canvasser last year stated before the election came
of that they would give certain candidate three
m votes IN each OF the two 90 districts in which they in
dvduay served Canyassers which threat or promise
they enectuay carried INTO execution as the returns
will show We hope that in laying these facts before your
Honorable Body 10 will convince you OF the justice OF re-
who well known for their honesty and integrity and
In whom the citizens Will have the utmost confidence,
assuring you that such be found IN the ward-wth
the knowledge that citizens are entitled TO c0nsidera.
In this matter instead OF who does not represent
them, aud who ought not 10 have the selection on
count OF being directly interested, but more 80 on
OF the selections he has made Expecting you
will give the majority opportunity OF electlng whom
they please subscribe ourselves your oDedlent
servants. Here follow the signatures.
This petition referred for consideration 1t IS pos
sibe that what is asked may be granted, but many
press that any changes that may be made in the
Canyassers and Inspectors will only be in name, not in
material; at any rate that there Will be substitution
until after a consultation with Sweeny and Tweed. The
OF the Ring must be assured and good counters
have their usefulness.
The Independent Irish voters of the Xth
AldermAnic District have ratified the nomination OF Col
Simon Lesy for Alderman and William Fischer for
Assistant Alderman.
The German Central Organization have nOmi-
mated Mr. Hiram Merritt School Trustee for the Seven
tenth Ward He has also the nomination Of the united
Republicans OF the Ward.
The Republicans of the Xth Assembly Dis
trlc Twenty.thrd and Twenty eghthsts Organizatons
have indorsed Col Simon Levy for Alderman, and Will
liam Fischer for Assistant Alderman.
The examination before the Grand jury in
the case OF the alleged election frauds in Kings County 10
going on rapidly Already six indictments have been
found and the number will probably reach between 70
and 80.
Mr. Henry Hughes has the Democratic nom
nation for Alderman the Eighth Ward He was once
in the Common Council In days when such an once ala
not actually disgrace man; and as he has borne tho
reputation OF being sraghtfor ward, honest citizen 1t
difficult to imagine what possesses him to desire TO re-
yst the marble halls. However II as we presume VIII
be rho easel TammaDYite Is elected, Mr. Hughes would
probably be choice Of the better class Of citizens