New-York tribune., 1879-10-17
CITY AND STATE CANVASS.
NOMINATIONS. MEETINGS AND APPEALS.

| NOMINATIONS. MEETINGS AND AlIEAb0'
FOUR REPUBLICANS NOMINATED IN THIS CITY FOR
TuE STATE sENATE-srRAIGHr TICKETS TO bh
NOMINATED BY THE THREE PARTIEs-AcTfvrrY
ArHE.pQuARrERs- IN BROOKLYN.
William w. Astor. Robert II. Strahan. George IL.
Forster and Ferdinand Edmann were nominated
by the Republicans in this city for the state Senate
last evening The demands for Republican speak
crs from all parts of the State are even
larger than the supply, large as that Is
The Republican, Tammany and Anti-ianhhny
parties will ruu straight local tickets. PRIMARY
elections were held by both parties IN brooklyn
last evening. Many conventions of various h'h"s
took place in the neighboIbood OF New-1ork, anu
several Cornell and Hoslsins meetings were nciu'
Secretary Evaris will address kepuohcih hia''
meeting at Cooper Institute next Iues"ay e'cni"s'
REPUBLICAN SENATE CONVENTIONS.
FOUR NOMINATIONS MADE LAST NIGHTTIME CAN
pIDArEs FERDINAND rIpMANN, ROBERT H.
sTRAHAN, WILLIAM W. AsToR AND GEORGE IL.
FORSTER.
Atfhe Vth District Republican Senate Conven-
tion at No 4GG Pcarl-st, last evening DE WIZ Souo'
Nor,baela l. WAS elected chairman. lie called at
fenfion 10 that this was the nrSt time 'hh'
Richmond County had been represented in New'lork
civ and he hoped nomination that would be success
ful might be made. There two delegations which
claimed to represent the Nth Assembly District and
committee decided in OF the delegation headed by
+. G. Mann. Alderman Stewart, J. Everett Scott. De
wit Stafford. f. c. Mann and J. Coady were appointed
d committee 10 present the name Of candidate at the
adjourned meeting, 90 be held at No 49, FTankhnst.
on Tuesday evening next.
The delegates 20 the Senate Convention for the VIII
District met last evening at No. 50 Cnt0n-st. No
candidate chosen, but committee was appointed
and report tine convention not laier than
mex, Thursday night. The convention adjourned sub
ioct to the cali Of the chair
NOMINATION OF FERDINAND EIDMANN.
There no lack Of harmony IN the With District
Republican Senate Convention, which nominated
Ferdinand Eidnann. John l.. Brodsky presided. The
nomination of sir. Eidmaun made by acciamaiiou
and WAS received With heary applause Ic
appeared before the convention and tuan.ed "
born in Germany IN 1912. and came to ne country
when Twelve years old A. hrsi = street petl'r, hc
aiierward hacane an aircnic" WIZ ii ,'.niT ,
Il Co., iitiosI"paers ana renamed VIA @ tnt, IN, %
nearly itccn years List wear he repre- stnlea if a II
Assembly District. and served the Committees on
Ccs and on Internal Ah.is 1hr Ia',iiIS Wy e"i"l, ,r
Tor TIE A-sc-by "as J"in H4tl, az m IA ~'a',o. @
formerly Democratic M lomi"n Was e'''led ~ MA
jouiy of Loo.
ROBERT II. sTRAHAN's NOMINATION..
As soon ~ thc rol had been called oi the With
Senate District Republican Convention AT tue Blceckor
Building last evening. Robert H. strahan was put IN
nomination by the chairman OF the Win Assembly Dis
frct delegation The chairman OF the IXth Assembly
District delegation nominated Dr. Isaac Hayes; The
announcement OF each ot these names was greeted wih
izcd to withdraw The name OF Dr. ityrs, as Le "oud
not consent To be candoate Ire delegation from me
INfh District how Hy4r VotCd for Dr. haycs, ana the
ballot stood IL for HIM and p :or Nj. strahal The
nomination oi Mr.. strahan was aiiorwari made unan-
imnus. A committee brought hin into the convention
lie accepted nomination, aud spoke OF the neces-
v Tor pnbiican success in the present canvass. Mr.
: .rsnan wa. horn im Nrw0urg N 1913 He learned
the printers trade before he was graduated from the
Westminster College, Penn. and to Coumhan Law
College, washington. During the Eehcl4on be -erVod
three years in the 7tn NewYok ArulcIy. In 1871 and
1872 he was elected l. th" Ass inD1 from NSWpuie'
the latter year served on thc Jndicial Commit
tee. He removed to NcwYcrk M 1919, aud hns repre-
scn'cd the KILN Assembly District u ia" LfG,llTuIe
SIC 1877 and so In ihe Two in ter years he waa
chairman OF the Jud ciary Committee
IN the lNtA senate District J." hoinina ions were
brought be ore the conyrniie ad ine io ting was 49,
touiTed subject 10 The ca. Of tac chaiilnai' John
Flasor.
W. W. AsTOE CHOSEN ~ TIE TENTH DISTRICT.
william ". Astor nominated as' evening by the
Senate Convention for The Xth District. THIS district,
as at present constituted. includes small portion OF
that which was represented last Winter by Thomas
Murphy hopes entertained by his friends that
nc would receive the nomination. When the
convention opened admitted by the
advocates OF each candidate that The result doubt
full. An earnest canvass o tho delegates kept
before the convention called 20 order but the
ceedngs characterized by IN entire absence OF
personal III feeling. While the merits Of each candidate
resented as focbi. rs pos."r NE ierits oi the
other were cordially admitted .i-' >. "'u",ti ""s
chosen chairman aud undr hfic address 80 hc look
The caair Aiexmd,r Martin "i me AiA'a A,'sem,oy
District. nonnaicl Ilolas NDiph'. "r,cs = >hl,i'
oi he %Vth District, nonh',ei " imam W,
SayantaeS A,y9l s''' Which the nomination Of Mr.
Astor would be 10 the parry. lie lad been
left good recngd Tie new Xh District. he said had
Democratic majority OF LOCO overcome, aud great
| bring out every Republican vote. lie spoke highly of
senator Murphy record but d taa lasi year ns had
in the districts which now form par. OF tue KIN sen,
! hundred ahead Of his ticket.
A. J. Ditienhoefcr seconded the nominal Of Thomas
| Murphy and dwct upon his services the parry
| IL.
the same vein by J. Ihou pson. after which
| %; Thomas Murphy, a. Mr. Dlttenhoefer. on
behalf OF friends of Senator Murphy, moved 10 uskc
nomination o. Mr.. Asior unaniAous' and the motion
| prevailed amid gresi applause
william waldor: Asior was born IN NowYork in
March, 1913. and Is son OF John Jacob Ast0r He
graduated from The Columbia College Law school, and
Lord, aud has been engaged since ~ TIE ohce OF the
| AsiOr estate. IL was member OF the Assembly IN
elected plurality OF l.o25 over Thomas D. Comsn
| Tammany Democrat. ana Andrew GAnoa, Independent
Democrat
NOMINATION OF GEORGE IT, FORSTER.
There was lively discussion regarding The admission
OF the delegates from the XVIII Assembly District TO
the Republican Convention OF the XIth District
held last evening Turner Hail. No. 3i5 West Forty
seventh-st, but II finally decided that
ton headed by Robert j. Bache be substituted Will
| called 10 order George IT, Forster unanimously
10 inform him OF his nomination Mr.. Forster IL men-
Der OF the Weeks Forster lawyers. doing bust
|
ana Is now about forty years OF He gradn
aied from Harvard College IN 1851 and has practised
I'm this ciy for twenty years. lie was member OF
| the Legislature III 1870
FORMING MORE KELLY Clubs.
One of the livcliest Democratic campaign
documents Of the present Will be Issued Today
by the Kelly State Committee. II relates 10 the State
campaign OF 1877 and gives the history of the
spiracy OF Tden aud Robinson to defcst the Demo
cratic anddatcs-Beach, Schooumaker and Asokin-