The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-11
SAML. CONOVER NOMINATED.
ANOTHER CANDIDATE ENTERED IN THE
RACE FOR THE MAYORS CHAIR.
"The County Convention OF the National.
Lsbor-Greenback Party" 7s strong. Ex-
pressing It's Desire for the Commissio oner.

Seventy-two men, twenty-five boys (all
under 20 years OF age). and three women as
sembled in Science Hall. last evening. They
called each other politicians. and talked OF car
rying Assembly districts. although not one OF
the seventy-two men can control vote. and
many cannot tell with certainty on the eve OF an
election how they will vote on the following day.
Mr.. Carsey. the Chairman. told them that they
were the County Convention OF the National
Greenback- Labor party OF this city. and had
met to nominate candidates for Mayor. City
Judge. District Attorney. Coroner. and Alder
men at Large. Tho Secretary was John W.
Crump. an active Tammany Democrat Of the
Seventeenth Ward. and Tammany's agent to
secure for her nominees the Greenback-
ers' and workingmen's support. Having no
roll OF delegates the Secretary called each
Assembly district by its number. The re-
sponses satisfied him that every district was
represented although one man often answered
for two or three districts. Then Mr.. Crump. as
"a member OF Committee appointed to do
something. OF which most OF the delegates knew
nothing. not having been delegates at the pre-
vious meeting OF the Convention. reported that
as Chauncey Shaffer declined to run for Mayor.
he called upon Samuel Conover. a member OF
the Tammany General Committee and Tam.
many Park Commissioning. HayinE ascertalned
that Mr. Conover wished 10 be Mayor Ely's sue
eessor he asked him; as he had been directed
poymcnt Of the lahoring men on the public
works; IL he thought that the nations debt
should be paid ia Government legal tenle
and what his opinion was as to tho abolition Of
the national banks. Then. stepping to the
front platform. Mr.. Crump said that no was
happy to toll the Convention that Mr.. Conover
answered Yes" 70 the nrs, three questions.
and replied TO the last that he believed the bank
should be- banks for deposit and exchange only.
4 delegate asked whether Mr.. Conover, was
asked II he would support the platform OF the
Syracuse Greenback Convention. aud the Chair
man and George W. Maddox replied that the
question was asked. and that Mr.. Conover had
replied with an emphatic Yes"
The Chairman here directed Secretary Crump
TO call the districts. and told the delegates to
man and nearly every boy took from his pocket
printed ticket that hnd been prepared by
Secretary Crump. II contained the name OF
samuel Conovor for Mayor. The I9ll was then
called, and every district named MIR. ConoVer.
Ts T@s '@STeG Se Si%sa id iand Mr TSSp cPS%p
cheered. Theodore f. Tomlinson was then
man Tor District Attorney. although on Mr.;
Crump's ticket Dennis Mcmahon was named
for CITY Judge and Mr.. Tomlinson for District
nee for Coroner. Mr. Crump's ticket said that
II should be DR.. John Creighton; but the dele
gates. wishing TO have good Tammany man
for the Office and to reward the Secretary for
his labor in getting up the Convention. nomi-
mated John W. Crump.
The nominee smiled. and called the. roll for
CreisStoH' cS' Matthew 7. Kane Henry i Sichois
and William 7. Kirk. a member OF the Tam
muny General Committee, We're nominated
Then the seventy-two men, twenty-five boys
and three women adjourned.
While this Convention was in session mass
meeting. presided over by James Bresland. and
and and an n'e employees sV Of the Tammany Surrogate.
| nominated Mr.. ConOver