The New York herald., 1876-10-31
POLITICAL COMBINATIONISTS.

MEETING OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEES AT THE
Aston HoUsE-No TICKET AGREED UPON
AN ADJOURNMENT UNTIL TOMORROW.
The singular spectacle In political affairs Of coufer-
committees holding secret gatherings few days
before election for the purpose Of nominating cand
dates again exhibited yesterday. Next Tuesday
the citizens OF New York will be called upon cast
ballots for local candidates Tammany Hall put
her ticket in the Geld nearly weeks ago. yet the
opposition element have fooled away thor time
the present without agreeing upon single candidate.
Tho republicans have also refraincd from naming a
ticket until the present. with view OF coa!escng, II
possible, with outside parties. and adjournment aer
adjournment has taken place without definite
action beng taken one way or the other. This dcc.
OF certain local statesmen has disgusted the pub
hc and It now looks US II Tammany Hall, with her
popular hayoray candidate Smith Ely, Jr, will have
easy victory.
Axr-rAMnASy INDEPENDENTS AND GERMANS
The conercncc committee OF antI-Tammany, Cor
and Independent Citizsns organizations met again
at tho As.or House yesterday morning. rhey sat in
during the whole OF Saturday without
coming 90 any conclusion Several names were men
toned for the various offices, among them Andrew H.
Green for Mayor, Emmons Clarke Tor Sheriff, Jacob
Hess for County Clerk and H. T. Rice for Surrogate
serious hitch took place on the shrievalty MT James
OBricns friends insisted upon that gentleman's nom
ination. No conclusion arrived At aud matters
renamed about the same until the rcassemolng OF tho
committees at eleven O'Clock yesterday morning.
report then circulated that Mr.. oibrien
had Withdrawn his from the for
the sake OF harmony MI. Mitchell, one Of
the committee, announced that ho had authority
TO mako this disposition of O'Bricn's claims. The
looked upon fortunate. and political
prophets asserted that new term would undoubtedly
DO gwen the negotiations Somo argued favor OF
gong into the business OF nomination ut once while
others discussed the utility OF adjournng over until
Wednesday when tho republican county tickets would
be placed before the people This proposition did
seem meet with universal favor. and recess was
taken at O'Clock until half-past three.
SECOND CONFERENCE
was not harmonious by any means. stormy argument
resulted to what ought TO be done Nobody seemed
TO appreciate exactly The OF tho situation
Rumors IRON the republicans that they intended
TO nominate General DIX Tor Mayor This statement
operated throw the assembage into another
oil speculation to what thcy ought to do in The
future Some were In favor Of going ahead at once
ana completing their city and county tickets. They
considered that any further adjournment would work
disadvantage0usly to their candidates
After OF hall an hour IL was concluded that
tho anti Tammany organization should be allowed to
nominate candidates for county Offices NJ tser
vcntion OF last night Under this arrangement the
conference expressed . desire that the candidates
placed nomination should be subject confirmation
at Joint meeting Of the three organizations to takc
place eleven O'Clock tomorrow morning at the AS
tor House. Under this arrangement the conference
adjourned