New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-22

received by almost unanimous dissent from the WIN
District accompanied with Misses and groans. JuSce
Duffy began 10 speak, but the convention fetusei 10
listen him, and he abandoned the attempt Delegate
Harvey denounced Muller as "a nincompOopa mar e!o
This was followed by such an uprOar that lhe
police were distributed around the room TO Try 10 pre-
serve order, Mr.. Gumbetuu finally got the moor 10
that the roll be called from his district wheh
nearly the whole delegation refused to make Mullers
nomination unanimous threatening that he Would never
be elected, etc An attempt was tnen maze 10 appol
invite hm before the convention but the was so
great that Mr. Muer's friends abandoned the attempt
and the convention broke up Win mucn appaIch' O"u
8. s. cox RENOMINATED.
In the With District Tammany Convention, Mlchae
6geson was chairman Among those present were Cor
oner Woltman, Alderman Keenan, and Justice Timothy
j. Campbell. The Hon. S. S. Cox was renOminated by
reclamation. and being escorted 10 the hall SAID
thank YOU heartily my friends, for the unanimous
nomination 10 Congress winch you nave g!h hen
mpeed by the sense Of my obligation to the party ana
devotion 20 principles. No Democrat can say tiat
the past sixteen years Of Republican rule, am con
strained to saw God nelpus to keep the party IN powS
tics aud meanness Of every sort SINCE $50 we have SUI
fered from the bad administration OF good 20
Government We have good SOIL good crops ana lalso
exports and we need a good Government In accepting
mis- NOMINATION can say TUT all my energies will be
devoted to furthering the interests Of the Democratic
party" -
The Tammany Democrats Of the with Congressional
District last evening renomnated Anthony Eickhoh'
On the first ballot the delegation from the With Assem-
bly, District presented the name Of william SHELL
but Mr.. SnelPs withdrawn and MI ElcA-
hof was nominated by accamauon. When brought IN
MIR FickhoR sand he had tried to do his duty as the
REPRESENTATIVE of the district, and if elected again nc
w6nId remain sfeadfast to the interests of the party
He had some hope of being elected, but IN any
event no had determined that nc I"9n 1 nUS o O
candidate Tnd iCP we're very iomd calls for Paddy"
Burns, who was finally persuaded 10 make a hpetStn
something alter The style Of Kearney Mr.. Burns de-
nonnced United states narsha I'm language too profane
to be repeated In burst OF passion ne decreu rom
duy he would {" xiii him." He was loudly applaudcd'
LAWRENCE r. JEROME IN THE FIELD.
Lawrence r. Jerome was nominated for Congress by
the Tammany Convention Of the With District Ager-
non g. Sullivan presided and said that General McCook.
the Republican candidate, was elected by ma
iority of only 1000, and that suitable Democratic
nominee could reverse that Three delegates from
each Assembly District formed a committee 10
select a candidate and announced Mr. Jerome's name
The names of Horato n. Twombley, Colonel Frederick
A. Conking and the Hon. Elijah Ward were offered but
those OF Mr. TwOmbley and Mr.. Ward were with
drawn Mr. Jerome received "a and Colonel Conk-
ling @ votes. Mr. JerOmGs nomination was then lnauc
nnsnmous Resolutions landing Mr. Wards previous
wees and re GREETING that iheah caused his withdrawal,
were passed Colonel Wagstaff spoke in favor of Mr..
Heroine as a man OF the people, who not afraid 70
90 ennono them and whose name would draw votes and
help elect the Hon Augustus Hchel to me Mayoray
Mr. Jerome IS about forty-fve years old, native OF
the Western part the state aud stock broker by oo
cupaton he was elected AdeTna3 on deso or IS|i
brother of Leonard W. Jerome and resides at the Glen
BAN Hotel
FERNANDO WOOD ONCE MORE NOMINATED.
Tn the IXth District Tammany Congressional Conven-
ton G. W. McGlynD permanent chairman.
FxAssembly Dessar in highly euloristio speech, in
which he alluded the nominees past services and the
fact that he had been elected nine times 10 Congress
fact unparalleled IN He cn%S
not appear having prained MS ankle in leaving an ee
waited railway car
BENJAMIN A. WILLIS RENoMINATED
finn in he
was held last night at No. 49s Thrd-ave.
william A. Boyd was elected temporary and per
manent chairman. letter was read from William
II. Quincy, declining TO have his name go before
the convention the nomination and urging the dele
gates to unwonted energy view Of predicted defeat
at the coming election The chair then announced that
nominations we're in order is Coleman, Of the XXIst
Assembly District. nominated the Hon BENJAMIN A.
then said: but from some unaccOuniabe cause, Mr.
Willis has the target for the most yenomous SHAFTS
Robert Van A. Wyck in opposition to Mr. Willis. q.
was found that Mr. Willis bad received "a votes out
of the IS pOlled. Mr.. Van WICK obtained the vote
Of the XXI vv Assembly P B.Tg and the ' HotS
Of one delegate, John Balmore, nom inc AA 3
that he would vote "for any other man IN the United
States but not Ben Willis" Before the result was
announced, Mr.. Van Wycks name was Withdrawn, aud
Mr. Wilbs's nomination was made unanimous BalmOro
having been Modified in some manner
Of MS WorF in Concfess He declared that he favored
hard money and predicted the early reqrn Of the time
when America was the paradise Of the laboring man
After passing resolutions approving me syracuse I9h
venuOns candidates and pledglpg MI "nns coTuiaI
support, the convention ADJOURNED.
o. b. POTTERs NOMINATIONS.
Empire Hall in Third-ave. was crowded last night
with delegates TO the Democratic Congressional Con-
venon for tho Xth District and Colonel Edward CAN'T
was elected temporary chairman and subsequently JOs
I Stein permanent chairman. speech was then made
by General F. b. spinola during rhG when
his kitchen cabinet consisting Of Abram 5. Hewitt I'd
ward Cooper Maurice J. Powers. Andrew H. Green, and
heart during the Presidential campaign OF 1875,
and not " acted ike towards" there would
He Herb then Nominated for Congress Orlando
b. Potter. The nomi nation evidently surprised the con-
ClausOn were also nominated General sDinola then
AT stage OF tho proceedings think ~ best 10
pause consider. THERE'S opposition TO Mr. Potter,
Office would ask some friends Of his what his views are,
He comes here, am told, Endorsed by our leaders
have 1Rgoubt he is but our leaders may DC mistHke
/ havs hown them to be mistaken. don't want
TO vote Tor nan whose name ] have
never heard mentioned In connection WIN the
New-York Democracy. question whether there are
Une men here who can tell ycu that the know him.:
Mr.. HeZOerg SAID: NnaI can De khneu ny ucIayi
You say you have confidence In our trusted leaders,
They have given us Mr. Potter n candidate. Would
they have done 90 had been OF doubtful DemocracyW
General Spnoa replied "Out trusted leaders gave us
Wickham aud Green and Campbell"
chairman OF the delegation from the Sixteenth Dis
/
General spnOa declined 10 vote. The other delegates
voted unanimously nearly 80, for MI. Potter,
who was decided nominated by 80 votes out OF SO,
Mr. Potter was brought 10 the convention lie promised
IL elected TO do all IN Ms power to advance the Interests
OF the Democratic party. Mr.. Potter was born in
schOremont, Franklin County, Mass, in 1923. lie was
graduated from Williams College, and aterward taught
school several country towns I'm Massachusetts,. sub
sequenily he graduated from Harvard Law School
in The class with Rutherford b. Hayes in 1913. lie
praCsed law twenty IN Boston Al prcEenthe Is
] president Of the Grover and Baker Sewing Machine
COMPANY In this city Mr.. Potter Is extensive real
estate in this city, WallacPs Theatre building
and The World building being among his possessions
! K1Ncs C0IrNTY nEMnCRATiC N0NlNATInNS