The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-19
Nominations In brooklyn.

The Republican Congressional Convention
In the Fourth District In Brooklyn was or
Ranizcd yesterday afternoon In Phoenix Hall
Court street. with Hubbard Hendrickson as
Chairman. Alderman Dreyer Of the Twenty
fourth Ward nominated William II. Lyons OF
the samo ward for Congress in the district now
represented by A. NJ Bliss The nomination
was seconded by Charles GODDARD. George
wron. and others. and was then made unan-
nous. Mr.. Lyon IL absent attending to his du-
ties "a Indian Commissioner. an honorary po-
stion. to whicl! he was appointed. but Mr.. Car
penter Of tho Ninth Ward announced that Mr..
Lyons would accept the nomination Mr. Lyons
IA n wealthy merchant OF this city. whore he has
been in business for over thirty years. He was
born In Massachusetts in 1919. and WAS for some
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The Hon. Jacob Worth was nominated for
Sheriff OF Kings County by tho Republicans on
The Republican Convention in the Third
Congressional District Of Brooklyn. In an unu-
sually excited meeting last night. made SO by
the zeal Of the friends OF A. W. Tcnncy. re-
nominated \. u. Chttenden for Congress. Tho
JSS"n" James as Chairman. hail s and II. < MiddIeton and
William Mayo Little ae Secretaries MIR. Sigis-
mund hsuflmann nominated = b. Chiitendon
spoeches made to second the nomination.
There was a noisy throng in the back Of the
%eg % ocePs Who began GS' at the @ outset
demonstratc against Mr.. ChiitenIen, and when
Mr.. Peter, X. peyo arose to show why. " biz
opinion Mr.. Chittendcn was not an available
| candidate. lie was loudly npplauded. In the
| language Of the race course Mr.. Dcyo said.
1874 :. b. Chittendcn received a majority OF
5.J43 Vucs, or ~ per cent OF tho total vote cast
and in 1876 he received MAJORITY Of 352 which
Is loss than one per cent OF the whole vote cast.
| Now" said Mr. Deyo. " had MIR. Chittenden
been dealing in line OF goods on which his
rom ii per cent to less tLan one 1i per cont.
don't you think he would drop 1t and take up
A. W. Gleason OF the Twenty third Ward
! plade speech, IN which he charged that the
! Convention had bcrn fixed aud packed Tor
charsed fii that ' Mr. Cntcndsns money was was po dc
tent in 1876. and that the Convention then was
ruled by the argument that the General Com
| OF debt. In one week said he. the Com
mttee was out, OF debt. Money got him that
| nomination." Now delegates electcl at tho pri-
maries for Mr.. Tenncy came to the Convention
| for Chttenden. Ii WIS lobbery and money did
| II, md ho knew it, Applause and hisses
The speech was ilrcbrand ~ the Conven-
| ton. Tho spectators took a liyelier interest in
James Lampie OF the Eleventh Ward asserted
| that Mr.. Chittenden was tho workingmau =
friend. there was guifaw OF dersion., Mr.
| the aspersions on Mr.. Chittcnden were false in
fact, and should be false 10 the knowledge oi the
There was continued disorder. the friends OF
each candidate s.izlng every Opportunity 10
Mr.. james y. Smith led of the opposition by
voting not Tor Tcnney but rising In his seat and
| saying. Opposed TO Chittenden." His eX-
| ample was followed by many others. Mr.. Peter
| h. DeyO voted Opposed 20 the nomination of
| Chittendcn' Mr.. Samuel Mclean said tho vote
| WAS the strangest ever cast in u political con-
ventiun. and should not be recognized. The
| Ally showed: Chittcnden, 81 "Oppo7ed to
Chittenden,' IL .,Orpo,cd to the nomination
Of Chittsndcn." stephen NJ Gri-wold. z,
| Joshua NJ. Van Cott. 2. Kisses predominatcd
| In the noise that followed. MIR. Gleason. object
| ing 10 max ing the nomination unanim Gus. said
that he adhered 10 all that he had said. and
| while he did not wish to say that any delegate
was paid 10 vote .or Mr. Chittendcn. he did wish
| to say that the argument used to pack the Con-
yenton was that Mr.. Chittenden's money WAS
| needed in the campaign.
Mr.. Tenneys friends went away in n body
| cheering for their candidate. and stopping az
| tho door t. give three Bahs for Chittcndon.
| Mr.. Chlttenden, on being Introduced. said
| that had he gone to Greenland at the ADJOURN
ment Of the last Congress. or had shipped upon
| an iceberg. he could not have had less influence
| in the contest. but his scrupulous reserve had
| not projected him from unjust asperstons. His
| vndicaiion from every imputAtion Of wrong is
| referred 10 the people and there he left II. The
| Convention Was closed with approving the
| course OF Mr.. Hayes.
The Democratic City Convention In Brooklyn
will to-day nominate william Burrc for Comp
| troller The rest Of the slate has not yet boon
made public. A leader said last night that
! everything WAS much mixed. and that Boss NJ
Laushlin alone knew the nominees.