The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-12
The POLITICIANS CIRCUS,
FERNIYD0 WOODS RENoNTNArIoN
or FERNANDO WOOD.

The Fox OF BloominRdale Entrs piping the
Harcs of Hnricm-But Exposing tho
Trap and Frightening OF the Hnres-
Sixth Ward Politics far Up Town.
In the Nineteenth Ward, at primary election.
at Foriy.ninth street and Third avenue, on satur.
day night the inspectors were the Hon. Pat Sattery
and the Hon. John Butler. They strong Fer
nando Wood men, and they and few others had
packed the Congressional delegation, so that their
friend Wood could get a majority Of votes. The
true Democrats OF the ward who in favor Of
reform, not wishing to send such Wood 10
Congress,
RAN An OPPOSITION TICKET
The Inspectors, Judging by the talk OF the voters
outside that the Wood ticket was going to bo do
feaed, after twenty minutes balotng, declared tho
polls closed and declared that the Wood ticket
ceived 20 votes and tho opposition 10. although q
gentleman who present Is willing to testify that
there were only 80 votes in tho box, and that the
Inspectors did not count the votes
As soon rs tie inspectors announced the vote, the
citzene, 10 the number OF more than two hundred,
Immediately adjourned TO Finy.seccnd street,
elected three Of tie General Committee inspectors,
held q primary election openly, where every
could see the votes counted, aud tho result Was
three votes for the Wood ticket and 100 for the OPP
position
On Monday the parties presented themselves be-
fore the Bumcnthal Chairman of the General Com
mittee, and the delegates to the Mayoralty Conven-
ton on the opposition ticket declared regular,
and their names were called OF In Apollo Hall
Monday night. In the Twenty second Watd,5
FERNANDO wooD uND ALSO DEEM AT WORK. ,
It is said that in that ward they Ind no primary.
but that tho Hon John =. Masterson made out ths
ticket all the delegates being Wood men.
The Congressional Convention for the Ninth Dis
trict met last night In Drcvoort Hall, finy.four
delegation from the Twelfth and Twcuty-second
Wards, and two coniesIing delegations from the
Nineteenth Ward.
Henry Clausen, Jr., was elected temporary Chair
man, but he had been In the chair only few mo-
ments when John 5. Mastorson elected perma-
nent Chairman Of the Convention, aud Mr.. Drow
Secretary, both strong Wood men.
Both delegations from the Nineteenth Ward wersI
requested " retire, in order that the other two
wards might decide which was the regular deegs-
tiOn. Tho TwcLty-socOnd Ward delegation being
larger than the Twelfth, Fernando Woods voted
TO ADMIT THE wooD MEN
from the Nineteenth Ward, headed by the Honorable
Mickey Fay and Mir Patrick McManus
Gen. William =. 1lillyer. staunch and popular
Democrat, who had been the choice OF the true men
OF the Convention, Immediately sent letter to the
Chairman declining to be candidate any longer be-
fore that body. The vote was then taken for Con-
gresham, and Fernando Wood received the votes
OF the Nineteenth and Twenty.second Ward delega-
tions, and vote from the Twelfth. Nine true
Democrats, headed By John IIaoran, still voted for
Gen Hillyor, and the Fernando " ood men found it
| impossible to make woods nomination unanimous
| John McCool, cx Register, and several of Woods
friends reported TO have said that Fernando had
promised
TO SUPPORT JrsrIcK LEDwrru
| for the Mayoral,y and 10 give considerable money
| OF Fernandez gags, The Nineteenth Ward delega-
tion who oustcd intend to present these facts
| to the Executive Committee; and no doubt tho
latter will repudate Woods nomination. because .
res oluton was unanimously carried by the General
| Committee Of the city Of New York to support no
Tammany man for Congress, or for any other onice.