The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-18
The Conference Committees
Harmonious Meeting.
EDWARD COOPER LOOMING UP.
A Lively Contest Over the City Judge
and District Attomeyship.
PHELPS Ok Observation-Disclosures

ixAtion-came together a. three o'clock yesterday
afternoon At the rooms OF tho Lincoln CLUB, No 81
Clinton place. The object OF tho meeting had been
announced At the respective county conventions OF
these parties.
Il was conceded in advance that many difficulties
lay In the path of harmonious conclusion, but 1t
was apparent from the start that the republicans were
IN earnest In their attempts TO effect perfect coa
ton between all the elements IN opposition 10 the
Wigwan.
IL tell you remarked ono OF the sidewalk politi-
SLAMS who fingered around tho doors oil tho meeting
room, .'ths thing has been fixed. Edward Cooper
VIII be accepted by the republicans This action Will
OF course satisfy tho Irving Hall democrats, and tn
0'Br'sn-B,xby parties Will then be compelled TO fall
Into limo und0r tho Cooper banner. Nj. O'Brion IS
loo good u leader aud shrowd politician not TO
accspt she inevitable. He has cd ucatsd his followers
70 oppose TAminany, and ne cannot afford al this
nme It Is claimed by the Cooper party, to throw any
impedimsnts In the way OF perfect coalition OF the
outsido iorees. There Is doubt that tho city de-
mocsacy has . large following. They will rally around
shoir leaders Tainmany Hall, but not In any
movements which means SIDE assistance 10 that organ
tzation.",
''Is IL, thsn,.a fixed tact that the republicans will
agres upon Cooper?"
II have every reason to know It. sucn a s,atc-
mont WIS to-day made in.conadsnce by Collector
thur. Mr.. Bliss other h,aders."
Ills II not probable that Mr. Jordan L. Mott will be
.Sslscsodf"
s'No Nj. Mott hassposit,vsly declined to be can
ddato The programme Is 10 elect this gentleman an
Alderman from The Twensy-thira and Twenty -iourtn
wards II tho next. Board,s anti Tanmany thou Mr..
NOT. w,li be made It's president That position
makes him Q member OF the Board Of Appor-
,sionment with Mayor Cooper. Comptroller Koly
and Tax Commissioner Wheeler. the whole COM
plext0n Vi tho city government Will then be anged.
Good, independent cnizens Will control the Common
,counc and no such jobs can 20 put through that
d tho Forty seconu street railroad scheme or the
Spinola sneating' speculation. Tho people ready
~ put down this outrageous system OF giving away
valuable franchises 70 grasping monop0iists, that
give 10 the city IN return compensation Whatever
"foa think, tnon. Inc recent action OF the Alder
men IN these makers Will have strong influence
ME result OF the Iext election ?'
"UndouUcdly. The subjects havo beon thoroughly
Sanvasssd by Tho gontlelnun now assembled IN ihis
sonisrsncc Tue men Young tor these schemes are
marked, and their action has already gwen oppur.
Sun,es Tor sonlo ching points In eau pai speocss
"WhM are Tue details OF the probable urranxcmont
10 b. eonsummated Ia running Inis combination
swell tits understood that tho republicans, aitor
couceuing the head OF the ttcketJo the democrats,
viii get lbs CITY Judge and Dstrc.Attorney. nard
aght - gong on between the irendS OF Benjamin X.
Phelps and A. J. Dttenh0efcr Tor The latter office.
Two or three Of tue influential eaderziavor
lnati0u u M. Phelps out majority OF The rank and
nls Of the republican org anizau very earnest III
thsir demands thai Mr. Dttenhoeier shall
place. II Pledges ur0 10 mean unythi ng understand
that Mr.. DuIcnhOcicr now nolds The winning cards"
rHE JOINT CONFERENCE PRoCR EDiXGA
TnuS Tie gossip OF the POLITICIANS went while
We committee were Engaged IN oarEasst discussion ut
The Lincoln CLUB nsaaquartors. The gentleman with
whom the hkkALD evidently
knew what ho wus taxing u0outr. he 10 posi-.
NON 10 r>qairo accurate tnsrilssi oh from tho re-
publican raacrA subsequent eveuas verified his
Representations.
u course tho proceedings Of the conference took
place with closed doors None a,tm ntso except
bers oil tho committees Tho laehmnary spArrng
commenced shortly aftor lnrec O'CLOCK. several
reps ssentutycs Of tho greenbacg orgalnz
present AZ The commcncsncnt bur they were politely
lniormOd that they nad not been invi.ef
terence; an opportunity. however. would DO gwen
them either to-day tomorrow. rho grc4,nbackors
Men wthdrev. httlo iiit took place A. tue start
between Ira Shaier OF the county democracy. and
Honsral Arthur, chairman Of couiarenco, in
Arthur suggested Ihat II might DO well
meet separately before the acausi commencement oil
business, aud then the latter might agree among
themselves as 70 whether ansy would be heard
with the republicans jointly o. otherwise. This sug.
gestion brought Mr. Shaier to has ieet, VINO,
dsrstood, conveyed Inc impression IN fcrco speech
mildly reiutsd any such son Mr.. Snnier re-
itera.ea his hrst consrucon-of rnado
Ny thu exCollcctor. Tho irxto gentleman SUD-
por,ed Ia mis- position by Mr.. JON b. uaskin. Tue.
notes oil early dissatisfaction coming from thcs.r,
Two gentlemen REPRESENTING tho city democracy
lO'Brien-Aaskin wing ana Ito county dcliocracys
lBixby Hart winRl gave specizfasors ample oppor-
lanmy ior the assertion that these organisations.
meant mischief from the bescnnng. as Tar as har-
monous action was concerted Colonel John X.
Follows, from the Cooper oracn, throw Of, upon thc.
troubled wators ny making speech ~ Thea
necessity Tor quiet consultation and courteous int
sourss iuring mo proceed uigA
Then tho aemocrais wittGroN ITO another room andh.
organized ~ ino election Of MrSnafsr temporary.
chairman II was there asreod that The vt thea
eommittsos should DO presented jointly. Wncn tho,
lour bodies together again Gencral Arthur was>
selected ~ JOINT Chairman.
kvnkY ONE THg ONLY SIMON PURE
Next followed general US 10 tuorclativo
strength VI inc three detnocra c organlzattops Mr.
Os,endortsr said that he hut received over twenty
thousand votes for Mayor an inst Mr. saaar, ia run
mag Tor sheriff against RsL0 IN 1885, mud rGc.ivods
Mr. Nelson i Watorbu rvs r.s.a ,ha, ma. ocro,
msni exhibited perfect anjt compact list OF % 0o0
yoters The gentleman spos 20 on behalf oil the Irving
Hail domserass (cooDcr orga nizAtionL
Mr. Johu Is. hAsksn, frvra the city defnocxacy dc.
scrbsd the vigorous stsdss (which his partyhaa
derstood TO deal degree increduty with
the statements OF The otner two parties shcir
that the anti ammany smocratc vote on taao SIN Of
November next would mt mnt up to about foriy thou
sand.
Mr.. Skater alluded to sho county democracy an tho
goal 'simon pure" "original jacobs" wnact had
most eectualIy cast do wn tho gsuutict against Ia
many dictatorship In b75
Heated remarks her followed In further discussing
sns Vital question as to tho probable strength ard
present standing Of sso three lammauy iaction
couple Of hvurss<as spent IN TINS way wnen l
was agreed that this three democratic cominItles, ~
eheuld meet scpsIntpy aud thar didates II
Mayor anu submit the names Tho republicans Tk
latter then took recess Tor halt nour AiIs E
suit oi the ant-Tammany dsibsrasrons:-
COOPER TIN COMING MAX.
Irving Hall Dcmocact--Etwaru Lospcr.
County Democracy live votes Tor Shepherd,
Knapp; Two votes Tor Edwnrd.Cooper.
City Domocracy-Suepncru Knapp.
Tho sosctiOn Of the canudale left 10 tho
republicans and the conferences adjournod ovor unul
three o'clock Tomorrow
When the committee had adjourned two OF tho re-.
poblcans wcro asked the question. "Wnom will you
select ~
1--WE have taken vote In sub-cominr ttee and viii
report 20 the man body IN favor OF Edward Cooper -
slow as ~ the Ci,y Judgeship, District Attorney.
Coroner and AldcrmenfJ
'it Is sot,iod that we must havetho District Attor.
ney but tue CITY Judgesnip Ii s,iA open. tho,
Ieor Adermen-at-Larse VIII probably DO gvon US,
We may possibly take tho Coroner M
place OF tho Guy judge"
Dc polite ans VIII consequently to wait until
batufuhy oeioro Inc formal nounccment made,
IS 70 the result oi pending negotiations Tho inlI,
republican conference committee will meet this alter
nVon.
Is 1T TiLgEN's HANDY
The politicians nj the Fiith Avenue Hotel rcpubii.