The New York herald., 1876-10-18
CONVENTIONS IN KINGS COUNTY.
NoNISATIoNs FOR REGISTER, COUNTY CLERK,
SURROGATE, COMMISSIONERS OF CHARITIES
AND JUSTICE OF SESSIONS.

SURROGATE, COMMISSIONERS OF CHAHIIlEs
AND JUSTICE OF SESSIONS.
The ninety delegates consisting Of three from each
OF the twenty wards OF Beooklyn and hvc county
Kings represent their districts IN the
Kings County Democratic Convention assembled ut thc
Headquarters of the General Committee, on Court
street. shortly before O'Clock yesterday afternoon
S. T. Freeman, Chairman Of the Democratic General
Committee, called the Convention order. owen
Donovan and Andrew Black were appointed sergeants-
alarms The temporary chairman made brief speech
in which he congratulated tho party upon 'the ex-
ceedinay bright circumstances under which they had
mot" Never before within the past sixteen years had
the prospects for OF the State and national
tickets been SO promising they but made wise nom
nations there could doubt OF their victory IN the
county OF Kings and he hoped that tho State would
have good reason to be proud OF the great majority
which tho democratic ticket would receive.
TX Congressman Tnnis u. Bergen, known as the
"old war horse'' among tho "boys" was chosen per-
mancnt Chairman, ana, IN the course oi MS REMARKS
promised 20 900 majority for tho Lickct Colonel Cu"n
and Mr. Mccoy were elected Secretaries. The ROOM
motion OF John culhonc, was cleared Of all persons
who were delegates Mr. Fahcrty, delegate
the Eastern District urged the claims OF his gee
zion OF the city upon the party for the nomination Of
Surrogate
W b Lewis, Twentieth ward, nominated William
Barre for Register II was seconded and, vote being
taken, made unanimous MI barre IS the present
incumbent OF the Office named he has bcen thirty
years connected with tho Registers Department aud
Is u native OF Brooklyn.
John Demar was, motion Of T. Y. r. Talmagc
nominated County Clerk by the unanimous vote of
the Convention Ho born in Brooklyn about
forty years ago and has tor tho past years
filed the Office OF Justice OF the Peace for tho
FIRST district, where he Is very popular.
For the oilcc OF Surrogate the Lamcs OF William d.
Vcedcr, Sixth ward, the present incumbent; Abraham
II. Daley, Williamsburg; Henry b. Blrdsali Nine
tecnth ward Theodore i. jackson and George l.. Fox
put Ia nomination. On the first ballot Daley
81 votes; Veeder, 81 Birdsall, IL; Jackson
and Fox l. On the second ballot the vote sood.-
tho total vote Is necessary TO nomination there was
nd choice, and a motion was made to ADJOURN or hait
an hour. a scene OF much confusion casucd aud the
roll OF delegates called The motion to take re-
bled Mr Mccoy made speech denunciatory oil certain
who the party tor tho spols Of Office,
intimatng that Mr. Daley was Of that class. ballot
then takcn with the result standing Tor Daley, 6s
The balance were scattering, and the nomination oi
Mr.. DALEY, Tor Surrogate, was made unanimous Mr..
Daley, Who about nifty years oil age, Is an cxJ ustce
OF the Peace. and was formerly a radical republican.
He Is u successful member OF the Kings county Bar.
For Commissioner ot Charities, Fourth district, Ber-
nard Midas renomnated. He was opposed by
James Ryan, OF Flatbush, VINO sccurcd 40 votes but
Mr.. Midas nomination was made unanimous.
The for Justice OF the Court OF Sessions was as
follows --Andrew McKibben, GI; 5. j. VOORHEES,, 10
Henry Harrison, .; T. Piegott, l.
The candidates Inen camc forward, and returning
their thanks pledged themselves TO faithfully labos
for the oil tho cntro ticket placed in nomin
tion
The Third District Democratic Congressional Cony en-
tion will be held ~ the General COMMITTEES Rooms III
O'Clock this evening, and the Fourth District
Congressional Convention at noon, At the corner ol
Leonard street aud Montrose avenue. l.. ID.
The Republican County Conycnt will be held nt
past =. NJ the Republican City Convention will
be held at the same hail.