The New York herald., 1873-10-16
Proceedings Of the Nominating
Convention Yesterday.
THE NNocENTs SLAUGHTERED AGAIN.
Conner for Sheriff, Walsh for County Clerk,
Croker, WOltman and EickhOff for COrO-
ners and CilOn for Alderman.
SKETCHES OF THE CANDIDATES.

The Tammany Hall County Convention, composed
OF 5ls delegates, reassembled yesterday afternoon
at half past one O'Clock, in the large hall OF the
wigwam in Fourteenth street. for the purpose OF
hearing, formally, the report or the Committee on
Conference with regard TO the attempted compro-
mise with Apollo Hall and to make nominations
for county officers. The Conference Committee had
been in session almost unremittingy from about
nine O'Clock, endeavoring to arrange matters prop
erly Tor the nominations before the Convention
and strengthening out things generally. BY noon
1t was pretty well understood among the knowing
that ex-Congressman John Fox would Withdraw
from the shrievaty contest and that the regulars,
or Kelly ring, would throw their whole strength
with Conner. Walsh was to be the strong
man Tor County Clerk and Eickhof was to have a
CorOnership to placate the Teutons Tor rubbing
him of the County Clerk slate. BY and by 1T be-
came known that Coroner Young would present
his own application for withdrawal from the con-
test and then it was well understood by all VINO
had watched the Convention and its workings
SINCE its last adjournment that some heavy COM
promises had been made in the past two days
among the heavy candidates.
yhe Convention was called to order by the Chair
man, Abram S. Hewitt. After the call OF the
roll, the reading OF the minutes was dispensed
WITH and
The CHAIRMAN OF the Committee on
CONTESTED SEATS
presented report in relation to the contesting
delegations from the Nineteenth Assembly district.
The report recommended that both delegations be
admitted to seats in the Convention, and that each
member OF the delegations be entitled and per-
mitted to cast half vote. The report was adopted
as harmonizing measure.
JOHN w. CHAMBER chairman OF the Committee
on Conference, presented the report Of that COM
mittee with accompanying documents, in relation
to the futile compromise negotiations with Apollo
Hall, and moved its adoption by the Convention.
Carried.
JOHN A. FOLEY moved that in taking the vote OF
the Convention for nominees lor county Offices the
'rOll OF delegates be called by districts, and that
each delegate rise IN his seat and signify his choice
from among the candidates.
JOHN KELLY moved, as an amendment, that the
roll be called by districts and that where the feel
ing Of the delegation was SO harmonious that they
could vote as a unit they be permitted to do SO;
but that where the delegation was divided in its
choice the roll OF delegates be called, and that
each delegate be allowed to vote for his choice OF
candidates
Mr.. FOLEY accepted the amendment in lieu of his
original motion, and 1t was adopted.
On motion OF Mr. KELLY the roll OF
CANDIDATES FOR NOMINATION. FOR SHERIFF
was read, as iollows:-John Fox, william c. Con-
ner, Bernard Reilly, M. L. Mcmahon, John w. Don
uelly, Joel q. Stevens.
The following letter was then read:-
NEW YORK. Oct. Is, 1873
To CHAIRMAN DELEGATES TAkMANY
HALL County CONVENTIONS:
GKsrl snfs3-Earnesy thanking You for the very kind
body, I respectfully witldiaw from the contest Tor
M Se sh 9 a 81 ad nan an
''s nominees 0 n'' convention very 'f.5 J3sS Fox
JOSEPH BLrMENTHAL, as soon as the applause
"A In
sided. arose and made an address highly eulogstic
Or Mr.. Fox's seli-sacrincing devotion to the bar
mony and welfare OF the party, and was warmly
All the other candidates except Conner and
Reilly then withdrew from the consideration Of the
Convention. alter which
JOHN KELLY moved that the Convention proceed
to vote for candidate Tor the Office OF Shern.
Carried.
Mr.. CHANLER rose and said that, inasmuch as de-
bate was excluded pending the balloting by the
rule under which the vote OF the Convention was
to be taken, he desired, without tor a moment
being considered as attempting to influence the
action OF his colleagues, to say few words In ad-
vocacy OF
ONE or THE CANDIDATES,
Bernard Reilly. Loud applause the west
wing OF the housej He then proceeded to eulogze
the candidate IN lofty terms, whom he said he had
known ior almost lifetime aud who had always
been al unfinching opponent OF the common
enemy OF this organization. At the close OF his
remarks the applause was quite warm and pro-
WILLIAM Fl. QUINCY then rose and assured the
gentlemen OF the Convention that in the event OF
nomination OF Mf. Reilly Jlao gentleman W0Ulu
receive the hearty support Of Will am G. Conner and
his friends and he heartily concurred in the tribute
that had just been paid hlm. But July as much,
however, II not more, could be said IN lavor of
ANOTHER CANDIDATE
before this Convention William c. Conner loud
applause) He did not desire to dIsparage any
democrat all OF whom he was dlsposea TO regard
as brothers, but william G. Conner was a man who
would bring the first requisites OF ability to the
position, and was man whose friends could be
numbered by thousands, wne he had not single
enemy. He had been eulogized IN his former
md Inv
people irrespective OF party and at dftS-one years
Of age had never once Ialtered IN thirty years OF
fealty to the altar OF democracy. lCheers.)
LOUIS g. WAEHNER endorsed in q briei but de-
Cidedly oratorica speech the claims ana qualfica
tons OF Bernard Reilly
The Convention then proceeded TO ballot the
First Second and Thrd districts leading of solid
Fifth spoke like one man for Reilly and were ap-
plauded by his adherents. The vote by districts
was cast solid until II came to John Kelly's own
distrct-the Eighteenth-and here the roll
called. giving thirteen delegates for Conner and
nine Tor Reilly, tour members being absent. The
Nineteenth district, represented by rival delega-
tons, voted as separate delegations, the Brennan
wing voting, ..seyen and a halt votes Tor VILLAIN
c. Conner" Then came the rivals ~, and when
their Spokesman announced .'seven ana hall
votes for william Z. Conner"
THE WHOLE CONVENTION BROKE
into mingled laughter and applause. The full ball
lot gave Conner 34 votes, Reilly 100 votes.
Mr. CnANLER moved that the nomination OF
william c. Conner lie made unanimous. and the
motion was carried with q laundering aye" and
Conner was declared the nominee OF the Con-
Venti0n f0r the ONCE OF SncrlU.
Conner was now out OF
THE RACE FOR COUNTY CLERK,
leaving Anthony Eekhon, william Walsh, Henry
A. Gumbeton and J. w. jeremiah. All were ut
once Withdrawn with the exception OF Walsh who
remained sole candidate.
Justice FOWLER moved to make the nomination
OF William Walsh or County Clerk by accamatlon,
Whidn brought forth tremendous "aye.n
delegate from the Twenty first district OBJ
1ected and the roll was called by districts, all voting
solid Tor the candidate When the Twenty first
was reached the obJecting delegate subsidized and
xyu az 90
Walsh received the entire vote (bIs) OF the Conven-
sion and was declared nominated
Mr. KELLY moved that the ballot for Coroners be
now proceeded with, and
NELSON w. YOUNG stepped forward and said =
sWhe have to thank my many friends I'm this
Convention, who have been good enough to use my
name as q candidate for denomination for
THE OFFICE OF CORONER,
have to present for your consideration in its stead
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