The New York herald., 1876-10-26
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.
RESIGNATION or HON. THURLow wEEp-AP-
PoINTMENr OF COMMITTEE OF SoMISA.

The Republican County Convention for the nomina.
iion OF Mayor Sheriff. County Clerk, Surrogate three
coroners, four Aldermen ailarge Judge Of The sc9e.
rior Cours ana Judge OF the Marine Court met last
evening in Republican Hall. the corner OF Broad.
way and Thlrty-third street, shorty after eight
O'Clock r NJ. the hall was crowded. and Mr Jacob Pat
lerson Chairman or the General Committee, called the
meeting TO order. On motion OF Colonel Spencer,
NJ Benjamin X. Phelps, Dls,ric, Attorney.
Was unanimously elected Chairman o. the
meeting Mr.. Phelps opened the proceedings with q
few remarks Colensl Mason then moved that
in order perfect the business MAJOR Willard Bulafd
and Mr. Charles Denver be appointed secretaries OF
tho organization. The motion carried Major
Bulard then commenced TO call The roll OF the dele.
gates TO the convention when Mr. A. b. Cornell moved
point referring OF the by laws OF the cou-
sltuton questioning the standine OF delegate. The
char rucd that the delegates names should be read
first, and MAJOR Bullard proceeded with his task
When he reached the name OF fhuriow weed Ne
Chairman handed the secretary the following letter,
which was read 10 the meeting
Ssw yoRK. Oct -, 1876
pEAR SnI am by continued IA he nlth to
my delegate in the Republican County Con.
my Whole pSises ~ life Sa. my .oeadv Tor hs
ss republican party been a, srs. as u ns sn,
Questions of policy VIII arse 70 we nSsn Q, % whs ss
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earnestly desire good Cit, lew any will be
na,o".i ,ici-s have full conadsace. therefore that
your action upon city and county NOMINATIONS questions o.
Ssa4s''u'' Ssars. 'Ap'''-Aes W" THUKisuw WEED
As the names OF the most prominent meu were
read the listeners appauded when their iavores were
brought before them
Alter the ealing Of the roll Judge White moved tha;
the rules of tho Assembly should govern ine Conven-
tlon. which was carried
Collector Arthur then said that in the prescn, ro-
son Il would be well to take careful and deliberate
action IN regard 10 tho nominations and be therefore
moved that committee OF eEc from each district aud
the Twenty.lird ana Twenty fourth wards should DO
appointed by the chair on nominations, TO report ut
III. neAt meeting OF the Convention on Monday even
ins The chair then put the question and u was car
ried unanimously. On motion the Convention then
adjourned 10 meet next Tuesday evening.
The price Of The HxHALp to-day and heneeforA riII
be three centG
LIcAN NcAucus-PRoBABILITIxs OF A srRAIoHT
IIcKET-To-DAY's MOVEMENTS
The action OF the conference committees appointed
by anu-rammany. the Independents Ci,izens, Germans
tot.endorier's organizauonl and Republicans Will be
watched with good deal OF interest to-day by the
local politicians. These three JOINT committees meet
in JOINT conference at eleven O'Clock, ut the Astor
House Every effort will be made the part of Tam
many Hall defeat alliance Of all these elements
10 placing combination ticket in the field Consider
able opposition has cropped out during the past few
days within republican ranks to the Endorsement Of
Andrew Il. Green Tor Mayor. certain number Of
gentlemen on that side Of tho house seem to favor
three sets OF candidates to the voters OF New York
Governor Morgan, Collector Arthur and other republ-
leaders, however understood to favor the pro-
gramne for combining all mmany opposition forces
wttn their so 900 republican suIrages and thus give
the people chance decide between two solid organ
izaiions instead OF strictly private meeting OF
republican leaders yesterday held when the whole
subject OF the peculiar circumstances OF our
meal eananu wls
this character havo been held almost daily
for the past two weeks II was conceded
by some Of the gentlemen who attended, that ma
jortty the rank and e OF the republican party in tho
city favored a combination ticket headed by Andrcw
easily accounted for when is understood that repub
lican candidates tor Office IN these localities have little
chance OF success unless fuson OF all Iammany's
opponents upon broad platform takes place.
The conference committees which meet at the Astor
House solIows:--lndependent Citizens Party
Ex. Alderman Henry Clauser Jr; Charles h. Swan !.
II. Dorcher Wiliam =. smith ana John d. Cummins
Anti Tammany- ny-Emanuel b. Hart, Ex-SheriH James
oBrien, Judge Henry Murray Colonel Michael c.
Murphy and John russell German American tOi.en-
dorerj Organization--Judge Marcus Otterburg, Pro-
lessor Theodore Gianbenskic, julius Bren, Aoritz
Eiiinger and Edward ~amasen.
ASrI-rANMANYIsrs.
Yesterday afternoon the anti-Tammany Conference
importance was tran acted. When the joint confer
enee adjourns TO-DAY, their subcommittee will i'm
msaiatcIy report 10 the main body.
REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE.
After the adjournment OF the Republican County
Convention last night the chairman. District Attorney
Pie ps, designated the nominating committee on tho
part OF that body. From the speech o. Collector
Arthur and the letter Of Thurow Weed the
impression WAS gwen out among the members
OF the CONVENTION that n straight ticket
would be put In the field 1t settled whether
or not this would meet at the Astor House
will other bodies to-day, but IL Is likely they may
together IN joint conferences. Tho following are
the members OF TINS committee: e:F.rst district N. w
burns; second district, Pierre c. Van wyck Third
ais,rct, Thomas Gcary; Fourth district, George W.
Weed; Filth district Abram Lent; sixth dstrc,, Rob
crt Moors; seventh district, John D. Lawson |;
Eighth district, John J. O'Brien; Ninth
district, G. }. Hunter; Tenth district
Henry II. Haight; Eleventh district, George Bliss;
Twelfth districi Joseph Archbold Thirteenth district
Charles s. Spencer; Fourteenth district, Joseph G.
Pnkncy; Fifteenth district, H. g. Leask; sixteenth
disirict, Frank T. Howe; Seventeenth district, j. W.
Mason Eighteenth district, C. Arthur; Nineteenth
district r. Green; Twentieth district Willard Bull
lard Twenty.hrss district, H. b. Gowng; Twenty-thrd
ward James Il. Marvin; Twenty fourth ward, J. 7.
Stearns.
Tho Chairman OF the Convention, District Attorney
Pheips, has been added to the committed They have
received communications from the independent Citi-
zens, anti-Tammaayitcs ard Germans to confer with
thcm. A meeting OF the Committee viii De held at
nine O'Clock tonight
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