New-York tribune., 1872-10-18
LAwRENcE AND O,BRIEN CoNTRAsTED.


The Tammany Hall Nominating Convention
last night in NewYOrk showed wisdom, skill and pure
purpose IN WhaS was uVne pS i e anu ~ ~ % @
they retrained from doing lne nominations OF Judges
Leonard and Spencer for judicial positions emf
Abilities and they have ennobled public service by the
experience they have had OF It, and by the quality OF
they have abOred To bring TO IT, the
Of others. The bar Of the state and the honest
Of the state in all occupations and professions
men that should MI the positions for which they
named Their nominations tlY succeeded that OF Abra
ham r. Lawrence for Mayor. H0 Is lawyer and citizen
whose connection with reform has been cOtempOraneOus
with his accession 20 the suffrage The Seventy and the
Bar Association have In all the impulses and in
Cictments Of which they have been delivered,
far trenchanty into the evils OF civic corruption as
alone, before they were formed OF thought or MI Law
rences principal competitor is Senator James OBren.
himself standing proof OF the possibility OF republican
institutions IN cities raising 10 nigh station and mention
men most corrupt and incompetent. 1t IL not
Of o'Bfien He is fatty and irreparably in
competent for the duties OF the humblest Office That
highest The Seventy and the Reformers" generally
nv keeping Mayor Hayemeyer on the course afford
Lawrence, IN which event let the metropolis become
subject OF special prayer, and Reform III apOtheOss
topic special admiration The Democratic organiza
ton in presenting such names as Lawrence, Leonard
and Spencer have put themselves IN position 10 regard
any tate with complacency They have done right
That and only that party can afford TO DO and that
done present success defeat Is matter OF no i'm
portance. We do not believe they will fail NewYork
City is both earnest and discrlmnatlng. Her
people know that Havemeyer and his supporter
are maintaining their ticket IN the interest q, OF
ance betweenO Bren and Tom Murphy, and they know
fhat the Tammany OF to-day bears little resemblance 10
the Tmmapy OF two years ago The Times the
malner OF good men nOw would like 10 have thought
exists between lis present estate and the era when the
fe1se I'm its columns Reformed Tammany Is evidently
under excellent lead. The minds controlling and sug
gespg ts action are those OF who lead by right Of
hgh purpose and res0lute courage. The reports arc
plain enough as 10 who they are They are John Kelly
and John Fox, honest men ana Ieai ISIoImeIs' DO,
cause their reforms actual, not Ethiopian ana
because they stand facts, not on rhetoric.
The other day Mr.. Fox carried the Convention with
MIN IN single speech. Last night MI. Kelly dld the
same. That shows management OF not iaclle elements
that betokens right 10 lead and control The applause
and satisfaction OF good citizens reward their actions
now and the enforced silence OF the vena and deDased
IL an unWittng tribute IT, The reward In votes Will
be ngnal and we have all the indications IN our
favor when we predict that the admirable ticket 10 lar
90 excellent will be completed 20 the last name on u In
the aae spirit Of seal for reform and IN the same ono