The New York herald., 1874-10-11
HERALD SUNDAY H. w74-QU1NTUPLE SHEET

s,yy asparmsns o she city scvernmsnt; man who
but % whom We Are larssIy Indebted toT Thssy.S
ebihty Of high order. propose IN this Democratic
tins ciiy Who IN add lon to the qualities ha nsmed
Possesses the merit OF having oeen consstent earnest
Wama lang f. @etham ''' ns 0"'e 0' Aay0'
JOHN KELLY NOT AN OFFICE SEEKER.
This nomination was greeted quite enthusiastic
cany, and was heartily seconded by Judge Spencer
in a short speecn in which he eulogized Mr.. Wick
% a. ln swne, TecorG a.
IN the city, Captain Isaiah Rynders followed
Judge Spencer; but instead as everyone supposed
Judge Spencer he said that there was one man
above all others who ought TO be nominated and
he nominated 6lm then and there-Jonn Kelly
The announcement had an electric erect upon the
Impulse, the entire Convention sprung to their
iset, @ and amid the, ne waving Of hats and nandker.
cne ans ana n s scene was most Io eS eS
moor lonsN"o "oN''>S'"a'nd unmovcd, was unable to
maj wing to the cheering The
Cl II s"'' ,ping with the gavel at
last 81. l9n r. Kelly d:-"T rise to
ire lriendS Mrsa ppreciate s sss'ki MS Kindness, d 3
aDa y gzr less OF this Convention,
hsss -sa'- svention that am not
IS'@ what has been said OF Mr..
WlcKna. I'm IN this city; he Is
thoroughly Sith the people and their
he Is known h, wn as . man OF sound Integ-
rity. say tn arm H. Wickham Is my candi-
date, not that to be understood as desirous
OF pressing my, > lection on the Convention II 1T
sees nt to chooss come other candidate; but
o s SSsa ss hts 'ss esers s9 pury c
character, his ability, the interest he has always
taken in the affairs OF the city. stamped him as
the proper man tor the democracy to nominate as
once: Tne people q tins city maac him s6erlif
people as well ne knew how; and Tor the
honor they conferred upon me l Will ever feel
Sese
Il has ever been my desire. IS that the people OF
pect that we shall give them good Aldermen and
agood Mayor, and ! know Ills the intention OF
TINS to do tnss very thing hope the
will nominate Mr.. WicEham by acclamatlon.
A PERSISTENT DELEGATE-
Captain Kynders again insisted that Mr.. Kelly
should be nominated, and Colonel Fellows replied
by saying that one needed TO be toll that Ii he
desired a nomination Jonn Kelly would be the
first choice OF The Convention. But he was not q
candidate, an 1t needed not nomination to show
an unsullied life was his monument, and II people
wanted to know what he had done all they mad to
do was to look about them and see the reforms
he had inaugurated and carried out. Rynders,
like Banquos ghost, would not down even at this,
nomination was In earnest. Mr.. Kelly again took
the moor and SAID he generally meant what he
date and would not run II nominated he meant
1t. A certain gentleman had called him O
..nypocrlte" in the papers, but II there
was more marked than another 1t was his frank
ness in expressing his opinions. "What do saw
as he uttered the words '.what do say Imean, and
What mean say iearlessly always" This proved
made by acclamaEon, Wncreupon Henry l.. Gin
ton, Judge Spencer. Daniel Tiemann Feodore
Mlerson and Judge Eogan were appointed COM
init al a IN ho nrns Thn
rest OF the ticket was then completed without any
undue paayec. Judge Fowler nominated James
Gp gss on the
then nominated as Aldermen-at-Large William l..
Cole. ]. William Guntzer. Samuel A. Lewis and
accamation, after Judge Quinn had withdrawn
the name OF Jeremiah Kenne1cK, whom he styled
nation Of the Aldermen Mr. wcISa@ 1ns msde no1 ns
appearance, and was greeted with loud cheering
by the Convention. Advancing to the edge OF the
MR. wICKHAMs ACCEPTANCE
Mr. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTIONAL
e % ny a
this city Will not say that this wholly
aS w
to .ns o ne hSs 50 lr A. am
me appreciate ths honor you have conferred upon
= ssa ssss
on ehns that the the people a. ss so 1eS ry
Gods help TO discharse the duties Of my office with hon
The conventidp, alter the mountainous of tho
Aldermen adj91rned with three rousing cheers
'0l as ase csner srmis.cs fcss = Large arc
Well known to the, community: Magnus Gross
has occupied several positions OF public trust and
preceded the present Board. Mr.. Lewis is q
prominent citizen Of the Seventh Assembly dis
ness men Of this city. Mr. Guntzer is popular
man among the Germans and his name Will doubt
less add considerable strength to the ticket.