New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-18
THE LOCAL ELECTION.

norITICIT. MOVEMENTS IN TWO CITIES
,,v PROPOSED CONVERSATION Against l-
uuI-FDwARD COOPER AND SHEPHERD F.
,x,pp NAMED As CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR III
TIM .NTI.T ,MMANY PARTY-IHE EErIbiI'AN'
No>rNATT THEIR CANDIDATE ~ BPo"hLi "
meeting of the Conference Committees,
.nno;nted bv the Republican party ana
tbe Anti-Tammany party, 10 SEQ Il
,bese organizations cannot be uhlleu ""
,bo same candidates for local oihceS'
,roo hold Yesterday. The delegates OF the
Ani-Tammany organizations presented It's
,Loir candidates for Mayor, Edward cooper
and Shepherd +. Knapp. Ano'hcr CON
So will be held on SATURDAY..
Tho Rcpublicans of Brooklyn nominated cahdi-
dates for county and city offices
THE COMBINED ATTACK ON INMMANl'
,,rrrrSG OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEES OF TIE RI
prgTICAN AND THE ANTI-IANMANI Party
rny,ED COOPER AND sHErHEED T. KNAPP
NAMED As THEIR CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR 81
THE ANTI-TAMMANY DELEGATES.
The Conference Committees appointed by
the Republican party and the AhtI-I ainh'hS parry i''
yesterday at Lincoln Han, in Chntor-pace. All Inc
10 of the Anti Tammany party were represented
ro"Irviug Hall Democracy" the "C.iy Democracy
n Of ouuty Democracy" and the GcIman-AWtrc'n
,denepdents' Association" Among Inc pIuHlA'H'
o,nhors OF the committees were Chester n Arthur
corce Buss sheridan Shook, Jacob Hess, O>WMu VI
.t,fer Francis VI. Bxby. Emanuel Il. Hart James
o.Brten and ira shafer. Upon assembling the comm"
CO., also found present in the hail delegations from the
BairC Connolly wing and the shupc-LH'or wing Oh 'lo
National party The charmen OF tines" delegations Salu
that they desired to unite with the other pohue Assoc
Citations in the city which we're opposed To 4ahh'h!
Hail in their campaign against that political association
.1f..Rtl ,,Vr na Ron D e
Committee had only invited representatives OF the Anu
Tammany party 10 come to the conference Tie Ma
-onals thereupon withdrew from tho man HcHcI'4
Arthur then We coined the Democrats. ,. roso,,,,.,
Statements made by the Democrats Ie>!tt..,n
tnc uumbcr of votes they expected 10 pom on
day. Mr Otendoier said tnat me "tii i HEN
trtb bv IN, election returns OF lN,G. John j. mas
lin aid mat The city Democracy inst in the field
many vote. which altogether "oud HH'Nu' g. iiU'tg
iloSS Colonel John K. Fellows said tatt the irving
II m II Ip,crcy mad enrolled 23 900 voters. Ira ShaicI
stated that he County Democracy poNtd 5'"'" NU'S
in 1870 free exchange OF views on me arpf2GhnS
Democrats, General Arthur acunS as chairman u INC
Nelson J. Waterbury. Of the Irving Han Democracy,
made significant speech. He sad De thouslt may ne
ma, II public opinion LAi risen so Hi-u "L'',
many Han that none of tie iIammGuy og4hlzaloHs
could prevent combination OF lndelcndeht democrats
and Republicans against IT, II VIC me- 80, ~
gulZ3tluns could agree upon Ctdiac Iui VA! ~,
l. wouli be the duty of e Republicans 10 s'GCI one tDs
them-aud Iudt pendent Democrats NoWu support Tue
act and rcpudidtc their I'm wise leaders -, ,,,s
suggestion OF the Eci ut.ltdl~' the 10
thc held consultation apart for the purpose OF seecJ-
,n,, a candidate for Mayor. After snort debate an
nrrrntut was made that Whoever might he scitcteu y
thc combination as its candidate should receive the
hearty support OF all OF the Antl-ihmminy
orcariz&tIons. II also agreed thst inc
H5t-Iummauy organizations should have a COM
mon headquarters for the remainder OF INC can can
rglrp and be practically one organization Inc
uulon headquarters will probably he ia lryng nal,
This matter rran Ecd eaCn member OF the conference
Committees stated the name OF the candidate ne pre-
farrrd for Mayor. The German Americans, the IRVING
Ha Democracy ana McsSrs. -haferhn murphy, OF the
Comfy Democracy. named Edward Cooper as tuel can
didatr The CITY Democracy and uye members OF INC
County Democracy named shepherd +. knapp as thelr
The Republican Conference Committee was then sum,
,noued and the names OF Mcssrs. Cooper ana Knapp
were submitted 10 it, The Republicans dld not present
The name Of any candidate. The Antl-IammIny deit'
gates said that combinations Candidate lOt Mdyo
should be a Democrat they would give tho nOil-
nation OF candidates for tho oihces OF Clty
Judge and DistrictAttOrnev TO the RepuDhcan
party In case this arrangement was made
the candidate for Coroner, it was argued, should
be a representative of tIe Gcrman-Anerlcan lndepeud
ents Concerning the four Aidermcu-a LlIge, Ium0I
prevailed that Republicans are 10 nave Two OF tC
Candidates and the CITY democracy and the Count!
democracy each one The Conference Committee Icit
lincoln Hall after 1ye hours secret session, with al
understanding that they were 10 meet again Ill the same
n on Sal