The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-18

An exciting County Convention OF Republi-
can delegates was anticipated in Brooklyn yes
terday. because Of the lively canvass for tho
Shoriffs Office that Deputy Sheriff LOWS r. Stcg-
man and Assemblyman Jacob Worth had been
making. and Il teen police officers under Ser
Reant Cain could hardly keep order In Phpnix
Hail. whore the Convention met David viii
liams. President OF the Firo Department. ns
temporary Chairman. hammered on the table
with a mallet until he drowned all other noise
and the hubhub was moderated. The delegates
being enrolled the Ben Lewis faction Of the
Third Ward endenvored to get n hearing, hut
their application WINS promptly tabled The
temporary officers were made permanent. Geo
", Wren. an actor of the Sixteenth Ward. with
shricvnlty the Hon. Jacob Worth. and his speech
elected nm amazing chorus Of Heyl hey!
heyl" Supervisor Albert G.. Mcdonald in n
speech put Deputy Sheriff Lewis X. Stegman in
nomination for the on 80. aud there WIS nm cN-
plosion oi cheers. Mr., Norihrmp ~ the 1wen-
ticth Ward nominated lsiac I. Bssell. and tlion
Capt. W. I. V. steers WIS nominated. speeches
wore made seconding the nominations.
Tho first proposed nomingtion tor Charity
! Commissioner was that N Joseph Reeves in
| tho Second District Then Mr.. Seth Low pre-
snnted the request from the company oi gem
tlemen who met In the Academy on Wednesday
evening that the Convention adjourn after ap-
! pointing a committee to confer with the Demo-
| crats and q committee OF heavy taxpayers. that
| acceptable candidates might be chosen. He
| moved that the Convention adjourn until ot.
| -. Tor tlg nOullnNtiNn OF tuftf ohlfNINs MT.
! Erastus Cook said that the reason John +.
! Henry was not savor OF Brooklyn to-day was
because q convention last ,all, yiclding TO the
/ wishes OF some gentlemen who stood above
! politics had adjourned the City Convention.
Mr.. Lows motion was tabled by n large vote.
| The Convention then nominated, Joseph Reeves
! in the Second District and Chauncey VI. Felt in
| the First District. Gilbert III. Wickhain was
nominated icr Justice Of the Sessions.
| The Brooklyn Republican City Convention
| last night was organiz ID in PhnniX Hnll. with
! Charles Cheshire as Chairman. Gen. Nm. G.
Arss e. wiiNm'ssV 'sV' of ths SSH Wsrf, who saia
! that his candidate had handled sl2.OuO.Ouo. and
| that there WIS got a cents error in his a,-
counts. MIR. steinmetzs nomination was sec
onded py Mr.. \. c. Barnes. who said that he
had been instructed to withdraw the name OF
! Alderman John French who had been con-
| spicuous candidate for the ofiire, Gen. stein
metz WAS nominated unanim9uslv. :. a.
| For the ON, Of Auditor. Francis b. Fisher.
| President OF the Board OF Alderman. Albert
| zimmerman. ID. b.. Hasbrouck. ana " II; Mad
had decIned dior To- run nj Tor Alderman in the rwcn.
! ty-third Ward again. and counted confidently
on the nomination for Auditor, The delegates
| him. because Of his deal with the Democrats Ivy
which he became President Of the Board OF
clearly. and before 1t was finished Mr.. John y
Henry novel that the nomination OF Abort
zimmerman ne made unanimous.
The independent Democratic Congressional
Convention in tine Fourth District Of BROOKLYN
for Congress. When the Committee first as
r'S'i nous IN favor iT Of ar !. H. bliss. the prssta
representative but the delegations changed
over. Mr.. Bliss received a few votes. Mr.. KEEL
ley lives at 2O5 Penn street, and deals In water
meters.
Thos. Sheridan WAS nominated for the As
sembly by the Independent Democrats in the
Third District OF Brooklyn last night.
The Independent Democrats Of KINGS County
last night nominated William l.. Melody for As
semblyman from the seventh District
Ex-Assemblyman Daniel Bradley was las
night nom mated for the Assembly by the lnde
pendent Democrats OF the First District o
| Kings County.