The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-06
Ross TWEED IN HARNESS.
,,vutyY PREP1RING FOR THE
SPRING CAMPAIGN


Iadsc- aud for Aldermen.
Tt. General Committee OF Temmauy Hall,
oosca Of three hundred and thirty nine patriots,
-, q, vhor are fed and clothed by the county
IA Grand old.fa shioned pow.wow at the Wigwsm
: porriecn,L street last evening As was remarked
!, ,leadne Democrat the hall was never so crowd
Inv speeators as 1t was on this occasion: and tie
,,..on was ralrable enough when It Is considered
A., the herd of ward politicians take more interest
,re election Of an Alderman and Assistant Alder.
| ,,n tlan Ia the election OF Governor or Presi-
lsnt Besides The picture OF a figure supposed to
,prescu, an Indian. the hall was ornsmcnted BY
vain walnut lass case, containing multiplicity Of
Indian VCfrng apparel, presented 10 Grand Sachem
tweed b. Gcl. William Tecumseh sherman.
the Bia JUDGE IN ON TINE.
The fr.t man to arrive on the ground was,
rnnsc to say, Big Judge Counolly. Hitherto the
- giant Judge has invariably appeared
- just at tie moment when the j1ni-
~ tor Of the building was about to ex.
6SA tiuguish the last hight This time
AYe&EA the Judge determined to be on
Hs.&Sfts& hand early. and seeure a front seat.
T2<tfa<Ssn lie left his home In Yorkvie at
>E$X&T 7:S, and walked two miles down
W/ Third avenue In nfteen minutes,
ADIA/ without running over more than q
M A dozen people. lie, of course, beat
- ~ the horse cars clean oGt OF eight
Be Honor naturally srouted like q rhnoeeros or a
Iulalo lot long half hour after he sank into an
Im-char.
Biz Judge hailed h.il and said " Now, see hare.
ssni to tell you got here fret to-uiEht, and want
lsu to say go in The SUN tomorrow. walked
own from IorSNille In fifteen minutes and sir sec
mls."
TWO MoRB PAT INDIANS.
Next to the Big Judge came two'otLor obese sons
u Tammany, namely, Graui sachem Tweed and
Torpedo C. Fields, the brains OF tue last Assembly.
rhe.e three tat boy. talked and laughed merrily
intil Mr.. Peter b. Sweeny, Abraham O'Hall, and
he warm-hoarted County Clerk, Charles E Loew,
inferred the room Then the party separated.
Aessrs. sweeny and Tweed occupied the reserved
ran. desk, and continued whispering TO each other
intil the meeting was called to order ten miautes
Ilcr. Next came the amiabe Comptroller Connol-
y looking twenty years younger, and Surrogate
auichirgs, hesh from the brber's, sparkling with
uAmonds, and sttlied in a new spring suit OF Dew
ms most fashionable eut. senstor Creamer aud
MICHAEL rns rHuSDERBoLr
,ere not long behind Douglas Taylor Chamber
tn : In j. Bradley. And handsome Judge Koch,
ne Ee euth Ward beauty, followed quickly on
ten entered coon after. BY quarter OF eight the
AL ycs'ibuic. aud sidewalk were jammed by an i'm
berse crowd. i is doubtful a dozen politicians
Oui hay, been foand outside Of the limits Of Tam
pAny Hal last night. When tile room was sun
isnily Gled with smoke, and the floor was over.
iooled With tobacco juice, the tiger face Of the
hiSly
orASD AcHEx TWEED
preared over the Charman's desk AMI called tie
meeting TO order by striking the desk three powerful
Aows With an iron malet. deep silence ensucd
Looking around him with the air OF patriarch, the
b. Indian told lis brethren that the object OF the
meeting ~as TO designate the tune and Ulzce Tor
todnc the primary elections for delegates 10 the
County and District Conventions and to appoint in
Ipectufs of the same.
The neai hour was consumed In making out the
sss Of oing places for the primaries, and selecting
ne Inspectors. While this mopotonous routine was
I've merits Of the candidates for the othoes 10 be
HE'D b. tie people on the 18th inst. Judging from
sta prominent politicians stated, the following will
" The sla'e
COMMON PLEAS.
M Sy yaq o9 aTupI hs 1sg%SeI.
.S 5s aoa' aai ' t,s % sS tss ,f.a
MARINE couRr.
ef j. as JGSSas ffeFr Trace aS' soss Ss !ss
tis about time that Mr. Joachiusen should get
ome ohice o. o,Ler. lie has been standing candi
date Tor judicial nomination OF some sort Tor the
iocalob syeryody seemed PLEASED al his proposed
r.ccion, a. he Is uLquosiioIablJ yourg nan Of
There are 1t least iG5 candidates for Aldermen and
S'& for assistant Aldermen, each Of whom EN-
tatic asserts hat ne party viii 20 to the dogs
uness be Is nominated The following are tLose
vho are booked for Aldermen:
Henry noltwan, Nichola. Muller. Edward schielch.
NM NM lanes " IilSmfhI e,, bTysS he.ly Edwsrd
ThouAs Comsn.
Il i said on good authority that the Board IL TO
BE- ornamented by Royal Phelps and three other
bity anl honesty, bnt who viii surely lose them if
AeJ consent TO ming!e and associate with some OF
Gs above crowd
TUB HON. FRANK DUFFY
"a 10 attendance. and circulated cards bearing his
Isne fer Alderman, and that OF Conan for Sheriff
Frank vil surely he defeated II lie runs on any
such ticket Lot him travel on bis own merits, and
eaye Conan 70 suffer de eat alone.
haiew minutes before o, Boss Twecd raised his
Iolee and cnjoiEed silence the crowd. IA
speaker HitcEman then read the list Of places for
lold!lg ihe primaries, and tie names OF the inspsc
on 1t was then resolved 10 mold the
PRIMARY ELECTIONS
bmOrrow, between and p NJ, for the election
dc,egat's to q CoUnty Convention, 70 meet ut
iaumsW Hall next Monday ut moor, to nomina
ludge- uf tAe Common Pleas, Marine Court and
Aldermen. The Assistant Aldermanic Convention
~ be fei on Tuesday ~ p. NJ, In the several
This rotcluded the performance, and the meeting
va declared adjourned
hessr', swe-ry, Tweed, Connolly, and most OF
ne tiutt- did not depart until eur ten O'Clock.
u ga marked tina. Peter boreiap unusually happy
bok, az sueu4ed greatly pleased at the harmony
shicn ci1racts:ized the proceedings. The politi-
e4m huk lie will stay 1t tie helm for some time
bt 10 .Ule.
TIE c-- at which the primaries will be held are
Lyert-el elsewhere. a,
II Is s-tG taat there II to be an arrangement ~
wen tie Republicans and Tammany ties, Dy which
81 o the 0icen Aldermen 20 be eiected arc to be
kefctlctIs But Iammany is to name three OF
NC -i1, tWI OF whom are 10 be taken from Tie cor.