The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-03
CITY POLITICS.
Meetings Last Evening.


A wen attended meeting was held last evening al
Fortuna Hail. 22o Second street, TO ratify the demo
cratic nominees in the Fifth judicial district. The
front OF the building was illuminated with Chinese
lanterns, while Immense bonlres and frequent dis.
charges OF fireworks added to the brllliancy ana
liveliness OF the gathering. Hervey Z. Calkins.
MEMBER Of Congress for the district presided, ana
stirring speeches were made by County CLERK Charles
L. Loew, Senator Dreamer. Assemblyman Jacobs.
from Kings county Magnus Gross ex Coroner Grover,
Counsellor Furlong, II. T. Marston, from Texas ana
several others. The speeches were appropriate TO
the times and eulogstlc OF Police Justice Shandiey,
Of the young and able candidate for the Civll JUS
ticeship, Mr.. Joseph Koch, and for Messrs Henry
Waltman. for Alderman; Edward Costello, for AS
slstant Alderman, and Mr.. Wangler, for School
Tne FIRST ward democracy held another Hogan
ans Quinn ratification meeting last evening, at
whch the ndefatigable Colonel Nj. c. Murphy and
others spoke IN high terms OF the nominees Of Inc
party
evening, at No. 263 West Seventeenth street, and
enthusiastically endorsed the denomination OF MI
The sixth ward Germans held meeting last
evening and endorsed the Tammany nominees In
the district.
The German Tammany Democratic Association OF
the Twenty ward met last night as Metzger's
Hall, 342 West Forty-second street, TO ratliy the
nominations OF the several Tammany candidates LOT
local Offices. A large number OF the leading Ger
mans were present and considerable enthusiasm
prevailed. At nalfpast eight the meeting was
A. f. Watcnell. who, after brief speech, intro
duced DR.. Eugene Bode. The Doctor made an elo
quent appeal to the Germans present to stand by
their candidates He referred to the last election In
the State, and showed how the democracy were
gaining everywhere, though o for long t time
which the association had met to ratlfy,
and asked where there could be found
IN 10 rnnacifV
for the positions than those who represented the
Twenty second ward on the Tammany ticket He
concluded by asking every German TO rally on Tues-
day next for the support of that ticket The Secre-
tary, Captain John kr0pacZ, followed in the same
strain. Several Others addressed the meetlog and
series Of resolutions pledgng fidelity to the Tam
many ticket were adopted, after which the meeting
adjourned.
me delegates to the Twenty-frst Aldermanic dis
trict Tammany Convention met again last evening,
pursuant to adjournment and, amer bail0ting for q
long time, again failed to agree on nominee, the
result being that bOtn OF the parleS baii0ted for
William McManus and John Shelley-wIll run indie
pendently, and no nomination Will be made.
mass meeting TO endorse the Tammany noml-
nees held last evening at the gardens corner OF
fity-eighth street and Third avenue. Several thou.
sand people were present. Mr.. James D.. Regmert
presided. Speeches were made by Judge Curtis and
Messrs. Connolly, Costello, Thomas G. Fields and
Others. Much enthusiasm prevailed.
Larry Common. who was nominated by his friends
for Assistant Alderman. has resigned in favor OF
Lawrence E. Hill, the regular Tammany candidate.
election expenses, which Will be returned to them
Tnls action Will make Mr.. Hills election certain.
Ruger's Hall, ManhattanVllle, was last evening the
OF enormous gathering OF the voters OF the
Twelfth ward who favor the election OF Mr.. William
L. Wiley for Police Magistrate. The meeting was
addressed by John En President 81 Ihe Labor
J. Forster aud Others The Matthew I. Brennan
battalion, uniformed and equipped with cannon
"Ihe Brennan Battalion goes for Wiley" The meet
ing was the largest known Tor years IN this district