The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-11

10 the fact that tho police and ticket takers were so
interes cd IN the proceedings OF the Convention
that they deserted their posts at tho doors The
suit WHs That ah the immense multitude on the
street ana sidewalk poured into the hall. To dis
cr mnn'c between outsiders and delegates was vtr.
NJ Cnuion's psncgyric Of Ledwlth lasted only A..
teen riHu.es. Al ~ conclusion tteuJ oriab voice
c. ed cut THAT the nomination he made hy acrl,na.
ton. QuicE rs hIhtniug Barrett put the question,
AMI meeting With a ioud and prolonged "ay," Le
declared that Thomas A. Ledwith was tho candidate
o lie regular Democracy for Mayor. More cheers
followed, lasting fully i've minutes.
moderate silence having bCcn secured with no
hiile IiNiculv, enough order was restored to ap.
point committee Of twenty-two, with John FoI
CHAIRMAN, to hunt up Judge Ledwith, apprise him
o. his nomination, and bring him 10 the ball. This
mmittee retired Immediately and went directly to
tho spot where Judge Lcdwith was waiting for them
or course 1t would not DO to come back too soon
1lat would look like putrp lob. so the Com
muee remained absent a good half hour The
Convention dit not initiate tho example Of Tie
Committee and dio away It's timc. On the contrary,
Nr VIM. Walsh, OF the Fourth Ward, moved that
q Committee oi one from each ward i've appointed
by the several DELEGATIONS, whose duty 1t should bo
TO consider aud submit to the Convention at some
m,uro daJ the names Of suitable candidates for the
Offices of
snsRrF, COUNTY cIsRx, copoSsas. AND con.
rRoILCR.
This motion was carried unanimously a. due ON.
ph1sis was laid on the wcid Comptroller, " would
s,om that young Democrats propose TO = can1i-
date Tor this position. They will len contest be-.
fore the Courts of Equity the Of the
law passed by the last Legislature which extended
Mr.. Conuolly's term for five years longer on the
ground that said law smugged in the Tax Levy
The constitution Of thie state expressly requiring
each law or act TO be designated by an appropriate
title II does permit q tAI low " contain every
Imaginable species OF Ia ys.
Vile waiting for the Committee TO bring Ledsih
Ia tie Hon. John Rafferty,, ono OF
A. 7. srHwAsr's cLERKs,
made q telling speech against the 1amman, Rins
Rlncrty, who comes ron the Twentieth " aru. took
particular pains TO give Father Tweed and Peter
brains ~ ecnOy Hail COlumbin. Rafferty, stppred
only WHEN he saw the Committee and judge Led.
81 h ondeavoring TO squeeze through tho crowd.
Noeiierous chccrs for Ledwth we're then given
with Vengeance. Judge Lelwith ascended the
platform aHd was introduced by MIR. Barrett ~ the
next Mayor or the City OF new York
More dCifetiug cheers. The cntl'usiasm waA
even at blood heat Judge Ledvith betrayed
considerable emotion at meeting q reception 40 on
thusiasuc. He thanked tho Convention from the
bottom OF his heart He did not regard that as the
time or place 10 make speech. But no assured tee
multitude assembled that neither the h.ty millions
OF dollars TITO Tammauy Ring owned, or as riuch
more as ttey could ri-e, vas suhicient to buy him
out Of tie canvass. lie accepted tie nomination.
and would remain \ candidate until the poll closed
on thc D. day Of November. [Cheers)
The Judge then retired. Gen. Vim. =. Hllysr
offered resolution OF could IN Sheriff O'Brien
whom The Convention had beaten tor Mayor-carried
aer well merited panegyric on the sAoriGs in
tegrity and honesty by VIM. & Barrett
Loud calls Tor Sheriff O'Brieu followed. hut ma the
Storn was not there to responi, John Fox took tho
platform, ana said that both he aud the Sheriff were
Heart aud soul for the ticket OF tie Young Demo
cracy. hr HarrHit then declared the convention
ADJOURNED 10 next Friday evening al I y O'clOON.