The New York herald., 1874-10-11
and the following committee appointed =


the Convention after the appointment OF the
four TO Ave O'clocx) to consider the claims OF the
contestants.
SETTLING LITTLE DIFFERENCES.
the committee returned at SIX O'Clock and
Colonel Fellows reported the decision. He SAID
that the committee had considered the claims Of
contestants from the seventh, Sixteenth, Nine
tecnth and Twenty-hrst Assembly districts and
from the Twenty third ward. As to the Sixteenth,
Nineteenth aud Twenty-arst districts and Twenty
third ward. the certificates had been found made
out in proper form and signed by three inspectors
Evidence had been listened to that led them to be-
ueve great frauds had been committed at some OF
the primaries. The committee had concluded
not TO go behind the certificates and to
report in favor OF the delegations whose
majority OF the inspectors OF each district.
They, therefore, reported in favor OF the delega-
ward Cooper; from the Nineteenth headed by
Daniel Iiemann; from the Twenty-flrst headed by
headed by William Caudwell. As to the Seventh
district, paper certified by one Inspector and
possessing all the essentials required had been
submitted; also another paper signed BY two In
spectors, which likewise was detective. The COM
m!ttee, therefore, had decided TO admit botn dele
cations, each OF the delegates 50 have half vote.
Tine Chairman, alter Colonel Fellows had con-
cluded was about TO put the report to a vote OF
from the Fourteenth district. moved that the Com
ventlOn disagree with the report oil the commit
tee, and substitute the delegation from the Six
teenth district headed by Peter Woods instead Of
that headed by Cooper.
STIFF BREEZE
This motion created the greatest excitement
and confusion, which was Interrupted ny Mr..
Woods taxing the floor himself Cries OF ''Ques-
ton ~ ''Ques.iOnW resounded from every part OF
the hail. during which Maurice Power rose ex-
ctedly, and raised the point OF order that con-
had no right % 70 The 0o Tne CHAIR
Woods to proceed. Mr.. Woods then explained
that frauds had been committed at the primaries,
and showed pettton signed by 637 democrats oil
The district protesting against the admission Oi the
other delegation. The votes had been counted in
dark room and he had Deen refused admittance
He denounced the inspectors, ana said they
,n were Wiling tools , Of men men who had de-
an outrage ON the people OF the district.
Il tell YOU gentiemen,'' exclaimed Woods finally,
men VINO acted az inspectors in our district
stand against that OF the 637 voters whose
os e 70 aper you
Such inspectors! And who were theyY Tools,
wiling tools, ready to do the dirty work OF the
men who do not represent tue voters OF the dis
trict Throw us aside II you like, but II you
do the effect & on the people OF the district district
II. Kelly, another delegate, appealed to the
Convention to treat tho contesting delegations with
che same courtesy that had been shown toward
again got the floor, and after bitterly denouncing
the men, whom he charged with having manipu-
as men who made their living out OF the public
treasury and "led themselves out OF
THE PUBLIC POT,n
demanded that his delegation should be admitted at
least on equal terms with the ballot box stuers.n
colonel Fellows In short speech argued to show
tnat the committee could not go behind the certif
cate OF the inspectors and suggested that the
proper place f0r the contestants 10 fight their
battles was IN their own district. The excitement
py thls time had considerably Gained down, and
30 the vote on the substitute, to admit both dele
&ations with one half a vote each, offered by Mr..
Wnlam H. Kelly was taken quietly. IL was voted
0oWn. as was tDat OF Mr.. Billings and the
report OF the committee was finally adopted. This
ugly subject, which at time threatened to cul-
inmate IN a row, once disposed OF, Mr.. John Kelly
arose anu moved that the Convention should at
once proceed to the nomination OF q candidate for
Mayor; that every district should be called in it's
Ordel, anu wnen district was a unit that Ii
should cast It's vote as unit and, when not as
parts OF unit, and that the nominations should
be made IN the following order:--First, Mayor;
second Register; third, Aldermen at l.arge-the
names OF the candidates for Aldermen 10 be pre.
sented at the same time.
WICKHAM NOMINATED.
When this motion was carried Henry L. Clinton
rot the floor and said
Mr.. CHAIRMAN-At the present juncture Of our nm
nicpa affairs IL Is ot the highest Importance tnat we
elect to the office ot Mayor large ntelIue ncn
OF great force Of characters who undersauds thor
onghiy the wants OF this metropolis who he
importance of wise and indlcous city iinproycm
~ho Knows the nDersye neceS eSity reform In