The New York herald., 1874-10-11

has never been an onsehoasr nSs an office ecker
o. actual SUBSTANTIAL has been made in the CAUSE
al in Ss duy
INDUSTRY OF ny ncibie energy VINO possesses executive
Put m n z, @ Ss sorn and eaed n
es the merit Of having oees
lie long democrat. nominate for the Office OF Mayor,
JOHN KELLY NOT AN OFFICE SEEKER.
This nomination was greeted quite enthusiastic
caly, aud was heartily seconded by Judge Spencer
in snort speecH, in which he eul0gized Mr.. Wick
ham as u gentleman whose record a rei0rmer
entitled him to the support OF every honest voter
Judge Spencer; but instead as everyone supposed
he intended TO, OF following In the same strain as
above all others who ought to be nominated aud
VINO would carry the city by 5000 majority, and
he nominated him then and there-Jonn Kelly.
delegates, and, as II actusted by an irresistible
impulse, the entire Convention sprung to their
chiefs, cneered wildly The g scene " was asa most ex.
citing one. and Tor q time Mr.. Kelly, who took the
s Moor ind nnToysd 1o Was unable t to
q X IS Montaguopng with the gavel at
las. %. tsf--- Kelly said:-.I rise TO
ls is1sna M,sEING ON ppsees.s s ss ais kinSasss,
ans u y@r .iess Of this Convention,
~, % Exciting Contestty s1 Of this su city. ~ agree s
a Bayonne Cr.what has been said Of Mr.
sh ns peops Snd ne sseir
interests he me Rowlad at heart, and Wherever
ne Is as man 9, - so1na S sG
date, not that wn ir to be understood as desirous
o. pressing N, p,spiiecton on the Convention Il IT
having looked over the field l came
to tue conclusion that his energy, his purity or
taken in the afrairs or the city. stamped HIM as
the proper man tor the democracy TO nominate as
%ss LOT y John Kelly no
for six years, and in that capacity he served the
people as we'll as ne knew how; and for the
70 position only desire see now as
this city shall have good government. They ex-
pect that we shall give them good Aldermen and
this Convention to do that very thing. i hope the
Convention, II they have no other caHdidates,
will nominate Mr.. Wlckham by aCc0matiOn.
A PERSISTENT DELEGATE.
Captain Kynders again insisted that Mr.. Kelly
should be nominated, and Colonel Fellows replied
desired nomination Jonn Kelly would be the
first choice OF the Convention. But he was not q
the people now dearly he vas esteemed BY those
who knew him best. HIS record OF iorty years OF
an unsullied HE was his monument, and II people
do was to look about them and see the reforms
he had inaugurated and carried out. Rynders,
and wanied to know # MIR. Kelly in refusing the
nomination was In earnest. Mr.. Kelly again took
said, and when he said that ne was not q candi-
date and would not run II nominated he meant
it. A certain gentleman had called him
was one characteristic in his nature that
was more marked than another 1t was his frank
he added q firm, loud voice, and his eyes flashed
as he uttered the words .what do say mean, and
what mean say fearlessly always" This proved
a clincher, ana Mr.. Wickham's nomination was
made by acclamalon, wnereupon Henry L. Gin
ton, Judge Spencer, Daniel 1iemann. Feodore
mittee to invite Mr. Wlckham to be present. The
rest OF the ticket was then completed without any
undue palaye:. Judge Fowler nominated James
Hayes FOR Register; and on being seconded the
nomination was made by acclnmatIon. Mr.. Kelly
then nominated as Aldermen-at-Large William l..
Magnus Gross and the nominations were made s by
acclamatlon, after Judge Quinn had withdrawn
the name oI Jeremiah Kenneick, whom he styled
nation OF the Aldermen Mr.. Wickham made his
appearance, and was greeted with loud cheering
by the Convention. Advancing to the edge OF the
platform he said
MR.. wICKHAM's ACCEPTANCE.
Mr. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTIONAL
the lHa o II
This city Twill not that this noAnation wholly
every %ss,n The sound q ny viii bear witness ness
s s tne has ea0 a1 so A. avn IN
me. Iappreciate tho honor you have conferred upon
= ssss
ion h hat the people a. ee polls next November ray
Gods help 70 dischsrse the duties Sf my once with hon
The conventidp, alter the nomanatlons of tho
Aldermen. adj41rned. with three rouslng cheers
NJ ms s.s osner smip.cs foss az Large arc
well known to the. community. Magnus Gross
has occupied several positions OF public trust and
preceded the present Board. Mr.. Lewis is
prominent citizen Of the Seventh Assembly dis
trict and well known among the down-own bust
ness men Of this city. Mr.. Guntzer Is q popular
man among the Germans and his name will doubt
less add considerable strength to the ticket.