New-York tribune., 1870-10-17

,ina ne.tion on Mr. ConovCr's motion to reconsider IN
trcducd i'm AN early stage Of the meeting au 'hat nc
entertain no other question pending its decision anu On
this called tie previous question: IN, t r",a -
r,Ttcd ihe speaker by moving that ont oi fcepeet -
te C5risans' sabbath we now adjourn lGToahs ana
-ses Air Ritterband again got W noor anu Nas lo
ceedng 10 address the house, "heh M spencer aPpcaou
a. an who could appreciate that thls
was the Christians sabbath to adjourn. Great
eycitcmentl delegate makes the point lnat unltr
t r,i~s yornnR tue body (the rules OF the NewNork
Assembly, no business could Oe transacted between ~
o'clock ON Saturday night anu lI oclook on sunday nght
~ ~ CIairu an overrued the point Mr. Murphy and his
lhcrtntS prepared 10 leave tie hail. and before dong
me action of the Committee, the ground that the
Committee had overlidden fundamental law governing
s proceedings; that the meeting was caed Tor salur
asy night and t was now Sunday morning; that the call
wSs not legally made, aud that II was now the sabbath
re- Murphy and about co members left the hail. cheering
nr President Grant in which they joined by the
.,maiung members, the cheers ot the latter subsiding
into Aud Lang Syne Mr. Rufus f. Andrews leading the
Tne majority now proceeded to dispose rapidly OF bust
CouOyef and Mr. Andrews, dis,laing that either
had dollar OF TImmauy money the call for primaries
adopted at the previous meeting was amended by
striking Oet the words, The Secretaries OF the respec
tive Associations shall attest the various certificates OF
ecct9n ana ACT win the inspectors appointed Dy tne
Presidents as Inspectors Of Elections. The President
shall IN all cases attest such credentials"
committee OF one from each Assembly Dlstrct wa
then appointed to arrange for ratification meeting OF
the STATE aud County tickets and the session Drought
10 "a close long after midnight
Mr. Mathew Stewart, the member from the I'D
ASemb District ho vas promised P9siuSn PS he eass 1s
called upon 10y MI Mark Laugan Of No 46 Jamesst ms
OwoOmmitteeman in the lid Assembly District. Mr.
L1.gan opened the conversation by mysteriously re-
marking; Now, stewart, you have been fighting TINS
thin, ont FOR good whlc, and have got nothing for IT,
d" WDat d. you mean by tnutf" inquired Mr.. stewart
Well said Lanigan. growing more mysterious SUI,
&" Mr. smith wants to see You" Mr. Stewart naturally
inquired " What fort" "Weu, he wants TO give You
positon-sl5O month and nothing to do" "What is that
fort" How the information was conveyed II would
perhaps be hard 10 tell, but 1t was very plainly IN
uated that Mr. Stewart IN return for this generosity on
tr smiths part was TO vote with that gentleman IN the
meeting OF the Republican General CoinIlltee, "!nC.
take pace that evening; or in other words mat
he 10 cast hi, vote against any arrangement that
might 1e made with the Young Democracy Mi, stewart
refused IN terms iOrcble aud uneqmVocaI But u seems
that his wOuld-be benefactOrs were not satisfied hut
determined TO force this mproyident man TO take
heed to Ids financial improvement. on the same
afternoon Gilbert Lowe of No 81 L!llS! htT o.eM"t b
Committee frof the III DsrIcU waited upon him, and
made him the same offer Of a place IN tue Itiegdph
Oa,e, with salary Of $500 year and eternal leisure
The Offer was again rejected. ,,
by Mr. Lanigau, said that outstanding his ac-
ton OF the preceding evening, by which meant his
tit Mr smith was still anxious see him and would
guarantee him anything lie might wish MT stewart re-
sponded that he was an honest man. ana thA' MS pr
On the AFTERNOON OF Saturday Oct 15 Mr Lanigan
again waited upJa him at his house. No. Henry-st.,
drew him tie sidewalk. where tney had private
talk Llnigan told Inn there would be in his
tempting TO fgbt the thing OUT that there had been
caucus OF the smith interest that morning. at which
81 members Of the Republican General Committee
present. that Mr.. smith would carry everything
before him tie meeting TO be held that evening 10
matter what il cost and tat it was his interest 20
semny District unit in favor OF Mr.. smith; aud that
Tor ms services Mr. smith would insure him good posi-
ton. the offer was again and emphaucal4y refused
KINGS COUNTY PoLITICs-PRIMARIES TONIGHT
CANDIDATES, ETC.
The near approach of the Republican pri-
mary meetings and nominating conventions in Kings
County nenses the general interest in the matter OF
nominations The primaries Will take place tonight,
aud the conventions the two succeeding days
More confidence than usual discovered in favorable
result of the coming election. The opinion obtains
among large number Of thoughtful Republicans that,
with judcious local nominations, the largo majorites
heretofore procured by the Ring Democracy the state
ticket will he considerably reduced and in respect to
some local officers entirely With the prospect
of fair and honest count, which the people did
not get last Fail, there assuredy encouraging
omens TO sustain honest electors in q vigorous en-
desvor TO throw OF the incubus Of sham Democratic
rule Much, however, will depend upon the action Of
the primaries tonight, and the conventions that are 10
follow There are great many Republicans who unfor-
tunately take other part in politics than to vote and
these do not always when unsuitable men secure
nominations by manipulating caucuses. The most eff
feetua way prevent such nominations is for all good
people to turn to the primaries and thus defeat
packed delegations This done there will be no unfor-
tunate necessity TO bolt regular ddates" The party
has suffered too much already from i-timod and ILL.,
chosen nominations. THE TRIBUNE has held it duty 10
sdvise Republicans TO scratch Objectionable names and
take it upon themselves to mako candidates learn 70 St
their nominations % the demands OF the pubic service
The Republicans of Brooklyn pretty thoroughly
awake The fact that the standard bearers OF the state
ticket reside in that city, lends more Jhan usua
zes to the caEalsn Eesae Tue ptTPe 90 { no. Fo
Inc counting ont Of several of their candidates by indicted
Demosric canVassers Hence they feel strongly dCcT-
mined aud too under the operations Of the
FdeTaI laws to vine out tho disgraces Of a year ago
Congress and the formation OF the county ticket In
"A
Hon sias b. butcher and : NJ. Batchford. The dis
tIict ia largely Democratic but a good nomination viii
give supp6 to the slte ticket Mr. butcher United
States supervisor Of Internal Revenue For Congress
Tie ma District E D. webster Ia the only person Irom
ceded Thero reasouble hope Of the Republicans being
She fo carry this strict Next 10 the ,nucc Con-
gressGna hOBOrs lively canvass turns upon the nom
natOn Tor Register The claims OF two or three gentle
men have been urged by their respective friends
ht between an expression indicative popular prefer
predict the candidate Major James Mceer has doubt
less the preponderance Of public favor He has run three
times before the people, on the Republican ticket; was
elected Auditor the st time coming powerful odds
was renOmiuated the second term and barely defeated
Last Fail be consented 70 for street Commissioner
against strong candidate Of the Ring because 10 was
believed his name would strengthen the ticket His
Democratic opponent received the certificate OF 0ce
but Major McLeer unquesuOnaoy received the most
votes District Attorney Morris, DemocraD, declared in
his Atheueum speech t1at McLecr was elected Dy 5eO
majority but convicted Ring cahFass.rs cOunteu MN
ont. The fact pubcaly proclaimed by Democratic
prosecuting Ofcer, contributed much to the popular de
sire 20 vndcae tAe pully OF ue naLo anu M TEL, vi
the people 10 their choice II the person OK the de-
fTauded candidate. 90,
Major III Leer j. a Onearmed soldier and served with
heroic distinction in the late His official conduct
when Auditor was the most uueXcepuOuaDle. He Is
manfcsty The choice O the soldiers ana the young Re
pubicans OF Kings The name Of :. T. Maddox has also
beeu fvOraby meut Oned but 10 is stated that Mr. Mad
dox does desire the OF his name 70 prejudice the
action OF the Convention there be any candidate more
available i'm tbe present canvass He has developed
considerable strength in his Congressional and Assembly
districts when he ran but his popularity In the county
ri large az candidate has been tested. For the
other places the county ticket no persons are conspc
uousIV named. Much activity is exhibited in the
y8riOiis Assembly Districts and Wards nominations
for member OF Assembly Supervisor, aud Adermdn but
these being local in their effect command 10 general
interest Perhaps the result that eXcites outside com
neut and notice the contest IN the Ntn District sew
ruth and Twentieth Wards, wherein the Hon, W. W.
Goodrich and WIN. NJ Little are competitors, aud both