New-York tribune., 1878-10-24
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
THE LOCAL CANVASS.
CANDIDATES AND CONVENTIONS.

Inc hepuD1can county convention and the
county conventions of all the Anti Tammany
organizations ratified last night the action
of their conference committees III select
ing a list of candidates for local
offices. This action puts formally before Re-
publican and Anti i-Tammany Democrats the
ticket headed by Edward Cooper for Mayor.
Aldermen were nominated by the Tammany
| Democrats The Mclaughlin Democrats
of Brooklyn, nominated E. c. Litchfeld
for Congress in the I'D District and X. Ii.
| Huntley in the Hid District The Richmond
County Republicans put their ticket IN the
field. number of Assembly nomination.
were made in and near New-York.
ACCEPTING THE COMBINATION TICKET.
ACTION OF THE COUNTY CONVENTIONS OF THB
| VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS OPPOSED TO TAMMANY
HALL.
The Republican County Convention reas-
sembled at Republican Hall, in West Thirty-thirdst
last night Most Of the leaders Of the party in this city
were present General Chester A Arthur read the re-
port OF the committee appointed TO confer with other
political organizations opposed TO TaDmany Hall In re-
gard TO local candidates The report stated that the
result Of the conferences held with representatives OF
the City mocracy, the Irving Hall Democracy, the
County Democracy, and the German-Ameriean Inde-
pendent Association, the unanimous selection Of the
! following ticket:
! For Dis,yict 1itoSaSy- Bsniamn K Phelps
fSr Co,oSSrgMoritl oS EliinSer' IL S
For aldermen at W. Burns, friedrich Finck
! J. c. Hyatt and Nicholas HaughtOn.
The convention passed resolution approving the COM
mittec's work and rahiying the ticket EXJudge A. j.
Dittcnhoefer who Of the Republican candidates
for District Attorney spoke in favor OF adoption Of
the report Of committee, and said that the cand
dates selected men Of good character and fine
ability. He also said that he had been o candidate at
the solicitation of friends real and pretended and that
he had declined TO be longer candidate on Monday
last because he heard that he being traded OFF,"
In conclusion said that he had resentment against
open enemies, but that he did detest pedious friends
Rufus b. Cowing the candidate for CITY Judge, hap
penng to be delegate, called before the conven-
ton after the report Of the conference committee was
adopted. He said, in substances
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen OF the Convention: 10
needed not this hearty reception to assure me OF your
good viii. feel It TO be an honor TO have been thus
nominated. because it came unsO Ight have repre-
the Republican party IN the Board OF Aldermen.
As look over my record in office there Is not thing
people well. man can be as well measured in the
Sa 9Eap II % eeesd w f the duties Of City judge
with all my SohlIy' all my energy, ana as
| ant office. II requires great discretion and sound
sense to ill it, There is no other court where 80 much
convicted persons gwen the j0dge. II should be
elected should try to act so that the people would be
protected. IL has been an axiom Of politics lately that
that man serves his party best who serves the people
|
thank you most sincerely for tins compliment II elected
snail to fulfil the duties of City Judge SO that you
snail never be ashamed Of the nomination
committee was appointed TO confer with the Anti
| Tammany organizations concerning the nOmina-
tons for the Assembly for Congress. for the
Senate, and for the Board Of Aldermen.
The convention then adjourned without day.
THE IRVING HALL DEMOCRACY.
The County Convention of the Irving Hall Demo-
cracy (AnttTammany) assembled last evening to
hear and raty the report Of It's Conference Committee.
| Colonel John r. Fellows chairman OF the committee,
presented the report The announcement Of the name
Of Edward Cooper the Irving Hall candidate for Mayor
was the signal for tumultuous applause and cheers
many delegates jumping to their feet and wildly waving
hats and handkerchefs. The report OF the
accepted ana the persons named were placed in
nomination. Nelson J. Waterbury then presented tho
following resolutions, which adopted unanimously;
to he nominations reported by the committee apponie o
confer with other organizations opposed to ne ammany
ciaes upon the ticket an earnest unrng and triumphant
Bsorsd That while Democrats maintain our con.
% YGon m uqGa % NGeha are qea dd Sa a iiG % ana I MI "a Lae
a8 Ds with onr fellow Citizens without respect % 70 ~
opinion upon other questions purpose Of
| yindlcaung the right OF the people 70 govern
an ionest and eficient adGiini.tatioS Of its
emPioymcrt e. labor To tie iTedmeh Of ts city Mindful q
hood by MAINTAINING those rights the duy Of owe thiowns
the power which subjects this Metropolis to the arbitrary viii
issue between the people ON one side and the given
other ard upon that issue We confidently await the decision
committee cf ten was appointed to inform the cand
dates Of their m In IesPonss to many eS,
ing the members upon the harmony Of the deberatops
! Burke and james DAILY also made addresses
| CONVENTION OF CHE CITY DEMOCRACY.
The headquarters of the City Democracy, at Fourth
ave- and Twenty-hfth-st crowded last night, on
the occasion the convention OF the party consider
the coalition ticket headed by Edward Cooper 10 wac
fulo
tOns Speeches were made by ex-Shenf O'Brien,
Jerome Buck Edword J. Creamer and Alfred T. Ackert
All were composed Of equal parts of deuunciaton OF
Tammany congratulations the ticket, and appeals
for united effort at the polls.
Jerome Buck said that the action Of the con
vention presaged victory. The One-man power
had seen its best days; people bad grown
tired OF John Kclly's rule. They wanted honest
erumcnt by aman In whom they could trust, and whom
ali could respect. such man found in Edward
Cooper the sou OF one whose name was household
word wherever charity, DenevOlence and good deeds
were held IN grateful remembrance The remainder OF
tie ticket was worthy Of its head win It the party
The Democracy OF New-YOrk.
'"Io '"I ond calls brought out Edward J. Creamer
who congratulated the party on the excel
ent hominations that It had inGorsed Alfred
from politics but that the action OF Tammany then In
rejecting the Democratic delegates determined him to
give his best efforts TO secure john keilys downfall
He predicted that success would crown the coalition
committee OF five was appointed to select a common
Headquarters for all the Democratic organizations.
ACTION OF THE COUNTY DEMOCRACY.
The County Democracy, the BixbyHart branch OF tho
Anti.Tammany party, indOrses the coalition ticket The
Executive Committee held meeting last night at Clar
endon Hail. in Thireenth-st, Mr. Hart presiding. John
b. Coughln reported from the Conference Committee,
for its chairman Ira shafer who absent owing to-
death in his family He said that while there were
differences Of opinion in the committee as to the men
who ought to have been put forward, they we're q
unit IN agreeing 10 the necessity Of unit
ing 20 defeat Tammany Hall. The committee