The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-23
TIE RiSGs COUNTY ARENA.


Political Candidates in the Field Looking for
Public ssPap''-The Dcmocr,stic and Iacpub-
Iican Nominu tions-Pers0nnel of tho Cnndi-
dates.
With the exception or the nomination OF ward
officers, embracing the Aldermen, Supervisors, Con-
stablcs &C., and the nomination OF the republican
Assemblymen, the tickets OF both parties in Kings
county may be said to be complete. and
the contest between the candidates for the
various Offices fairly commenced. The campaign
In Kings county differs this year lrOm those OF the
past few years, from the fact that the democracy
united and present one instead OF TWO tickets
There are few .soreheads,n however in both par
ties and some who feel sighted at being left out
the cold have announced themselves as the cand
dates 81 tne people Mnen nne Votes are t counted
pie there were this fall who voted independent OF
the regular ticket.
Both parties have been careful to select men who
We're personally popular, men who are Wen known
IN the community, and the voter is rarely heard 10
inquire who the candidates are. Some bitter
things, however are being said OF the candidates;
all the faults and toes OF their lives are being spread
ished fact that stories never lose anything on the
way In deivIng into the early history Of some OF the
candidates the startling discovery has been made
that they once worked and actually earned their
living by the sweat of their brows. Now, as some
OF the candidates have not been guilty OF any folly
OF this Kind for some years past their reformation
may be said to be complete.
Mr.. Thomas Knsella. the nominee for Congress in
u
tor and set type on the paper Of which he is now the
MI Hugh Mclaughlin is one of those who com.
menced life by earning his bread by the sweat Of
his brow, and as years rolled by his strength ana
usefuness TO the party to which he has been 80
long attached rapidly developed, and few years
since he WAS elected by q large majority to the
Office he Is again = candidate for.
MI. George g. Herman has been making figures
under the shadow OF the City Hall for some years
past, filing position OF CLERK in the Tax Office.
William ID. Veeder, the renomlnee for Surrogate,
~
ana recently represented the Third district IN the
Assembly.
Mr. stephen j. VOORHEES,, the nominee for Justice
OF the sessions. cutlyates the soil OF Gravesend
which is said to be very bad
General Slocum, the candidate for Congress IN
the Third district .'played soldier when n boy
and q, twenty-one went to west Point and gradu-
ated. His army record is familiar He didn't
Samuel Maddox, the republican candidate for Re-
gister, was iormerlyfAssessor OF the Second dis
trct--drafted men, sent them 10 the war; took pay
from the government for IL, and expects all
who returned from the battle fields to vote ror him.
for sss D@s'h The s Second u0ssn
be a Iavorlie Of the Fifth ward Illicit wnskey men,
merry President OF the Republican General Com
mittee was y member OF the State Central Commit,
lee and has always been prominent politician.
ETastus u. Webster Is said 10 be carpet Dag ger
because he was once seen crossing the Fulton ferry
with bag OF that description In his possession He
was formerly Governor Fenton's private secretary
and two years since he was Assessor OF the Thirty
second district, New York.
THE CANDIDATES NOMINATED
are as follows:-
DemogaL Republican.
Congress, % Dist Thomas Knsela silay - Drtchrr
Congress, I'd Dist. henry W. siocin Ersstus L. Webster
oou NTY TICKET.
Register Hugh Mclaughlin. Samuel d. Maddox.
county clerk... George q. Herman. James
surrogate w liam ID. Vccder. Peter W.
Supt OF the Poor. John J. Scott. John
JUSTICE OF sessons stepn voorhees, Barnard Jobnson
! : ASSEMBLY.
1 FIRST Dlnict. ..... No nornnation.
Second =, District. Smith Bayiis.
| Third District. No nomination.
| Fouith District. WIN. w. Moseley
! Fifth District. No nomination
/, Sixth District. =. Barnard IIaycr
i Seventh District. VIM Wainwright.
| Eighth District Samuel Conse.yea.
| Ninth Dmtrlct -. John 4. Jacobs.
The First, Third and Filth Democratic Assembly
| Conventions adjourned without making q nomnl;.-
| lion until Monday evening.
! THE REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLY CONVENTIONS
/ viii be held Tomorrow afternoon ana evening
! when the following nominations wn from present
! indications, be made:-Frst district. Henry Il.
| Bowen: Second district Colonel Jones: Third Dis.
J trIct, Julius E. Iudden; Fourth district, Jane.
I W00dhead: Fifth district, Wm W. Goodrich Sixth
district, Jacob Worth; Seventh district, Frederick
I C0chcw; Eighth district. George q. Bennett: Ninth
District Il. b. Fischer. The only districts which
| republicans expect 10 carry are the Fifth and
| Eighth.
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