The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-12

expenditure Of the public money, and TO lay be-
facts aectlng tho public Interests also, that in this
community where the public money = X sreS.
whose object Is prevent improper expenaltnEe me
ISOLATION u New York strven reaousy and efficiently
protect public interest," and entitled 20 the respect
Recorder Hackett handed the presentment among
other papers TO the clerk OF the Court Mr. Hall was
District Attorney. The presentment was subsequently
suppressed the ridiculous pretex that u should have
been signed also by the District Attorney Mr. Hall
went before the Grand Jury and ectnred them, stating
among other things that they had all been guilty Of
CONTEMPT Of Court in presenting such paper TO the
| Recorder and finally induced them 70 recall the
PAPER Instead of their proceeding 70 investigate the
matter charged in the document sent by the Citizens
Association effort made by the District Attorney
and others to ndic heocers OF the association for m
alleged msdemeanor having the audacity TO address
communications the Grand Jury calling It's attention
20 the frauds certain officials or course this attempt
was a lamentable failure
when the reading OF these documents had been con-
cluded Mr. Kelly again from his seat and said:
These are my reasons why Will not my vote
for the denomination of Recorder Hackett. The
records show that through either indifference negl
gence derect IN his duty and never cared to be
present in the Board of Supervisors unless some i'm
portant action going on and then we find his vote
always cast in favor OF large disbursements OF
nnhlic money Then the record OF his acts
and decisions in the Court OF General Sessions
/ think speaks for itself hope the press VIII note
these statements for know the editors want reform
corder Hacket face OF these records should not
be doing our duty the public and to our constitu-
! said / had no malice against him. have
none He never did me any harm. don't know that
/ ever heard a dlsrespectiul word of me spoken
by him. | know that the people are look
ing st and my associates, and If we
do not make good nominations they have
a right 20 find fault People may say have been in
dustrious in looking up these facts but think have
the right do So The press has said he has been a
good VIII il be said OF him in the future If the
press does It's duty II Is the Intention OF the Con
vcntion to do thelrsy say, II man is presented for
nomination not meeting with the approval OF the Con-
vention or any Of its members ! hope they
will have the manhood to get up and say Some
candidates will be disappointed but we have duty TO
perform and cannot afford to take into consideration
personal feelings. Last year a man was nominated,
believe out of pure friendship, who thought should
not have been placed the ticket, and you all know
how he was defeated. Unless proper candidates are
presented now they viii be defeated agaiL and they
ought to be-
AT this point Mr. D. F. Tiemann, who had nominated
Recorder Hackett said he withdrew his nomination.
The Committee Of Conference then withdrew, re-
being ordered for fifteen minutes IL was, how
ever hour and quarter before they returned
to the hail. when they reported IN iaVor oil the follow.
ing nominations, which were subsequently confirmed
by accamation:-
THE TICKET
For Judge of the Superior Court. j. Friedman
For Judge of the Court Of Common Pleas-F W.
Loew.
For Observation-Disclosures Smythe
For City Judge. c. Spencer
For Surrogate--D. c. Calvin
For Judges of Marine Court. P. sinnott and ?.
Stallknecht
For District Attorney-Peter B. olney.
Henry L. Clinton moved that committee of five be
appointed to tender the nominations 10 me candidates
named and TO invite their presence in the hail. Accord
ngly committee appointed by the Chair escorted the
gentlemen named to the platform, where they were in
troduced to the Convention by the Chairman, each
AS he was presented addressing the assemblage
and thanking the delegates for the honor rendered
him. on motion Of General Mcmahon, a committee OF
one from each Assembly district appointed to con-
fer with the Committee Organization with view TO
arranging a mass meeting Tor the endorsement and
ratification Of the ticket just nominated.
Mr. Denendorf here presented series of resolutions
audatory Of the intentions and the results achieved by
the Convention.
Mr. Kelly then spoke of the labors being performed
by the Committee on Crime and said he had never
known committee which had acted so dsinterestedly
and iearessy in making any investigation. They have
shown no political favor TO either side, but have
been actuated by desire 10 expose the existing
condition Of affairs in this city. That condition
l think may say frghtfu especially in the District
Attorneys Office, which is shame and sin to the
people OF the city. He concluded by moving a vote
of thanks to the committee.
A vote of thanks afterward passed to Mr.. John
Kelly and the Chairman and the Convention adjourned.