The New York herald., 1874-10-23


nations for District Attorney, County
Auditor, Treasurer, Coroners, Charity
Com missioners and Justice OF Sessions.
The delegates from the twenty-five wards and
county towns OF Kings county assembled In con-
venton shortly before four O'Clock yesterday az
ternoon J. Douglas Brown, Of the rwenty-second
ward. called the Convention to order, and the
roll OF delegates being found correct, General
James B. Craig was chosen permanent Chairman.
NJ. J. Allen and N. Sales were appointed Secre.
taries.
The name OF Winchester Britton was presented
Tor the consideration OF the Convention for the
office OF District Attorney by MIR. Brown. and the
Slxtn ward. The nominee received every vote Of
For County Treasurer Thomas A. Gardiner the
present incumbent Of the office, was unanimously
nominated as the choice OF the Convention.
For County Auditor Maurice Fitzgerald. the
present incumbent was renomlnated by tho
unanimous vote OF the delegates.
Mr. BrittOn, upon invitation, recounted the Cir
cumstances attending his removal from the of1ice
Of District Attorney, which was, he said, the re-
suit of base conspiracy.
For Commissioner q Charities, Second district,
nomination was mace unanimous. For the
Third district John Raber, the present incumbent,
was renomnated, and for the Filth district Har-
man v. Storms, "a grandson OF General Storms Of
revolutionary iame," was declared the nominee
OF the Convention.
For Coroner, Eastern District, Alderman Francis
Nolan, Fourteenth ward, was nominated. and DR..
Henry G. Smms OF the Third ward, ior Coroner,
For Justice OF Sessions Stephen ]. voorhies, the
/ present incumbent, was renominated.
operation OF the .liberal' republicans, whose con.
venton was in session at the time. The desired CO.
operation , was auly accorded. committee from
eral iraternal speeches were made before the ad-
j0urnment
Democratic Congressional Conventions.
The delegates to the Democratic (second) Con.
gressional District Convention met last evening at
the headquarters OF the General Committee, Court
street. aud nominated, unanimously, John G..
Schumacher. The nominee for the Forty-fourth
Congress Is the present incumbent OF the Con-
gressional seat OF the second district
The delegates 10 the Third district Convention
met and adjourned without making nomination.
subject to the Call OF the chair. This district Will
be given to a "ibera" republican candidate.
Republican Congressional Convention
Second District.
The delegates to this Convention met at three
O'Clock at Latimer Hall, Court street, Brooklyn,
John II. Schiling in the chair. A committee OF one
from each delegation was designated to select q
candidate for Congress in the Second Congressional
Convention. The Convention tnen adjourned un til
s. b. Cnttenden Is the candidate most prominently
named.
Republican Congressional Convention
Third District.
The Third District Republican Congressional
Convention was held In the afternoon at Sawyer's
Hail, Jay street. ana Charles Cheshier was ap-
pointed Chairman. The successful candidates for
the nominations were Peter w. Ostrander, OF the
Seventh ward, for the long term, and Frederick
Cocneu, Of the Eastern district, lor the short
term.
Fourth Congregational District-Georgo
G. Bennett Nominated by the Repub-
Hcans.
The Nominating Convention Of this district as
sembled at Turn Hall, Nos. s5 to 70 Meserole
street, and we're called to order by Dr..
George Il. Hall punctually at eight O'CLOCK.
The district Is the largest In the county, both
as regards territory and population. including
the Ninth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, sixteenth, Sew
enteenth, Eighteenth and Twenty fourth wards of
the city OF Brooklyn and the towns OF New Lots,
Flatlands, Fatbush, New Utrecht and Gravesend.
All the wards and towns were fully represented.
Mr.. John I. Venus nominated Mr. Jacob Worth as
presiding officer OF the Convention, and, being
Unanimously elected. he took the char.
Mr.. Jesse +. MADDEN, after a nattering eulogy,
nominated George G. Bennett, Of the Eighteenth
Mr.. Aras G. Williams, Sheriff OF Kings county a
delegate from the Iwenty-fourth ward, seconded
the nomination. After making lew remarks he
moved his nomination by acclamaton.
Before the vote WIS taken Mr.. Jacob Worth
spoke OF Mr.. Bennett's career In the Legislatur re
WHeie NC won sne esteen vi Tue enllre Dlbtrlct py
his conduct on the Ferry Question. and also his
successful Efforts IN behalf ol education IN the city
OF Brooklyn, concluding with high testimonial to
his personal ana private character.
Mr.. George q. Bennett was then unanimously
nominated for representative In Congress for the
Fourth district and Messrs. Jesse Madden, Aras
q. Williams, Louis Froehlich, James l.. Jensen
and stephen Ryder were appointed q CON-
mlttee TO bring Mr. Bennett before the
convention. They retired and In q
few moments returned with the gentleman who
was enthusiastically received, and who after the
ppngpn ho Gapr IN
an eloquent speech, thanking the delegates for
the honor done hun. lie promised laiLnfully to
represent the interests oil the people Al elected to
Congress.
Alderman John II. Zendell, Mr.. John Evans, Of
Washington, ID. g.; Colonel Jones and others
spoke, and The Convention then adjourned.
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