The New York herald., 1873-10-25
John McCool for Sheriff, with q
ClamOrOus Chorus.
"MAY THE BEST MAN WIN p
An Enthusiastic Convention and
GLORIOUS Ratification of the
United Nominations.
CON TO THE BATTLEl ON, BOYS, oNv'

OF Ior worse. Inc ApOHO HAL, ana Ill OLner ucin-
ocratic local organizations outside OF Tammany
Hail. have united with the republicans in this city,
and have presented very strong and aggressive
ticket for the county nominations.
During the last i've or six days there has been
tremendous amount OF agitation as to the disposi-
tion which might be made OF candidates on the
county ticket. Last evening. at eight O'Clock, the
Apollo Hall County and Judiciary Convention met
in Irving Hall, for the purpose OF nominal
ing candidates for the county and ju.
dietary ofices in conjunction with the
Republican County Convention and Conference
Committee which had met the Apollo Hall Con-
ference Committee. Apollo Hall never had such
opportunity to congratulate itself as 1t had last
evening. The sidewalk IN and near Irving Hall
was so closely packed with
EXCITED AND ENTHUSIASTIC DELEGATES
and their friends and sympathizers that the police
little physical exertion. Every working and ac-
tive politician IN the city who is opposed to Tam
many Hall was on hand to drive q nail into the
head OF the Tammany organization.
The Conference and Executive Committees had
been in session until late hour OF the evening.
and the meeting OF the delegates, who were only
admitted by tickets was delayed until the Execu-
tive Committee was seen marching up the aisles
OF Irving Hall, headed by Frank M. Bixby
and Charles w. Brooke. Mr.. julius Wadswortn
was unanimously elected as chairman of the meet
ing, a nd Mr.. Alexander Davidson took his seat as
secretary.
Mr.. CHARLES w. BROOKE then assembled the plat
form, and was hailed with loud cheers as he pro-
ceeded to read the following report
THE REPORT OF THE UNION CONFERENCE COM
MITTEE.
The Committee of Conference, which appointed
for the OF comforting with other tons,
with the view Of presenting suitable candidates for the
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for their consideration the Of such persons
people, beg leave remind the Convention that last
tact that no alliance Could be made % With % Ta%many
Hall not because Of any unreasonable demand on the
al desire Whatever @ that the demOcrats
iairness or equity. Tho principles aims and pur
Of & The noY a. are and
minsrraton should be the good government OF the ct
ses 0 9,
M nS % as m e as pUsSey R ss % na
SEEN an M s nne o e G%n Sa a
q incompsiens and dishonest men, and are rmy IN
s sdss to o s u s Of
reference their opinions on national or Slate issues
respective ece Your co@mee believe thai the e' eec
,o O. the ticket proposed would serve the best in
tent with the integrity and interests Of the Democrats
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to f as Fo 9s claims s s
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Aexander spauiding and Isaac Dayton presented
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recognized capacity ana integrity ticket o the
confidence.
When the name OF John McCool was read as the
candidate for Sheriff the entire Conven ion rose,
as one man, and cheered and cheered again, some
of the delegates throwing their hats up in the air
wildly, and crying out for an encore.
man who said his name was James O'Brien,
from the Seventh ward. jumped up after he had
heard the names OF the
CANDIDATES FOR CoRoNERs-
Cornelius Flynn, Andreas willmane and Michael
Cregan read-and wanted to know il the tactics OF
Tammany Hall were to be adopted in the Con-
vention; but he was shut OF In moment
and the cries OF Question "Question,u
drowned his ineYectual articulations Immediately.
A Mr. Tony Hartman, short stout and thick, and
also vigorous then commenced to shake his cane at
the chairman, and to yell IN an indiscriminate and
indefinite way, and wished to substitute the name
OF william Z. Conner for that ofJohn McCool Amid
uproarous shouts OF derision and wild cheers for
John McCooe, Mr.. Hartman sat down and re.
mained squelched for the rest OF the evening. Mr..
Thomas Conan, from the Second Assembly dis.
district made a motion In favor of Thomas
Hrrks Trr Or ov1 y M was not m heard n, Then
wearing an overcoat came to the base of the plat
form and proposed that committee OF three be
appointed by the Chair to wait on the
COUNTY AND JUDICIARY CANDIDATES
who had been so unanimously nominated by the
Chair appointed Frank M. Bixby, Henry Murray
and Joseph Monheimer to wait upon the candi-
dates
The Convention was at this moment very happy
and Charles w. Brooke was called for, and In his
usual off-hand and ready manner he made short
Utica, where Apollo Hall had met neither with
consideration or courtesy, representing as she did
n votes 0ooS Ap1o ha was n
had been disappointed in the Conven-
nominated they should remember that all
good democrats had to make personal sacrifices
government. Tammany chicanery and fraud had
conspired TO rule them out and now
A PEOPLES TICKET
had been nominated which would sweep the CITY
and bury Tammany forever: (cheers.l At
sunset on election day he believed the
elected by $4,000 majority. vivid cheering.)
M'C0oL SPEAKS
for snerif. MT John Mccool, who is plain. T solid
and substan tial looking man, appeared IN the hail.
and as he walked up the side aisle and stepped on
the platform he was nailed with the greatest en-
thusiasm. From all parts OF the hail delegates
sprang up and cheered with might and MAN,
again and again. The excitement was extraor-
dinary and was only quellcd when Mr.. McCool
stepped forward modestly, and said. hat In hand =:
III thank you kindly ior the confidence placed In
me by this Convention In conferring upon me the
nomination for Sheriff OF this county. feel that
IL il great compliment, and shall do my BEST
as hope and know you will, for the success OF the
peoples ticket Gentlemen, thank you, and
cheerfuly accept the nomination You you have ten
dered me: Nong ana S conunugn Mr pe,a app,aausneo
then spoke brieny in acknowledgment OF the
nominations conferred upon them, and they were
followed by Mr.. James ID. McClelland, who poured
nre and birthstone upon Tammany Hail, John
Kelly and his sconfedcrate,u as he styled Andrew