The New York herald., 1879-10-23
NAMING THE MEN.
Selection of a Republican
County Ticket.
THE TAMNANY COUNTY CONVENTION.
A Noisy Session, but No
Nominations.
MINOR CANDIDATES IN THE FIELD.

MINOR CANDIDATES IN THE FIELD.
| The County Republican Convention was held last
| night at Republican Hall. in West Thirty-third
street, and full ticket nominated The Convention
called to order by Chester A. Arthur, and John
ID. Lawson elected chairman. In taking the
chair he complmented the Convention the fac t
| that victory within its grasp and urged
the nomination Of stalwart and straight republicans.
After the calling of the roll 1t was found that
two delegations contested-that from the Fifth
Assembly district and that from the Seventeenth.
1t was finally decided to allow each delega-
ton ten minutes to discuss and prove its claims.
This being arranged Mr.. Housey, Of the contesting
delegation from the Fifth district. in his seat
and said that peace and harmony required the adms-
sion Of his delegation. fthe Convention would do
them justice the party might be sure of from
800 to 1000 votes in the district Ex-senator
Lent who at the head OF the regular delegation
In reply to tho charges OF Mr.. Housely said simply
that he had the regular credentials made in the
regular way. and that was all that was necessary.
The Convention very promptly voted that his was
the proper delegation and ruled the others out.
SHERIDAN SHOOK SHAKEN.
Sheridan Shook to champion the lost cause
but sharply called to order by the Chair.
"Mr. Chairman" he cried II am Q delegate.
| and"
"You will come to order!" shouted the Chair.
Cries of "Order" and vociferous applause broke
up the conversation. and the knowing ones smiled
The machine seemed to be working beautifully
again.
The Chairman. after quiet had been restored. said
that the next business to dispose Of the con-
testants from the Seventeenth district. This case
was entirely different from the preceding one. in
mn fba ar NJ tha diafr
arrayed in the ranks Of the contestants against
the regular delegation. The ball opened by
Police Justice Flammer who occupied three of tho
precious ten minutes allowed his side. He ar
ragned the regulars with vehemence. They had
had inspector holding Office under the democratic
party Another inspector u nonresident OF the
district. and the right of placing watcher at the
counting Of the votes had been denied them TO cap
the climax, the Judge almost tearfuy exclaimed that
they had been denied the right dear the aver
age American citizen of challenging voters. When
the Judge sat down the hall rang with applause
which was modified somewhat by goodly amount
| Of kissing.
| Mr.. Frank Etheredge chairman Of the regular
delegation started by spying that he was posses
sion OF the regular papers and that his delegation
was properly elected. He then read long affidavit
| from Mr.. Simmondson, which denied under oath
everything that the contestants alleged to he
He had not finished reading when the chairman's
gavel fell. aud the chairman said
| ''Your time is up"
Some offered motion that the REGULARS be
allowed Ave minutes more in which to defend them-
selves. They should he thought. have time at least
to present their sfadavits. The Chair promptly
ruled the motion out Of order and NO one Thought
OF appealing from the decision. Colonel Mason. the
leader of the contestants, then and started
speaE He WAS interrupted by applause. mingled
| Etheredge jumped to his feet and said:-
II rise to point of order. Both sides to
have ten minutes. and they have had theirs"
"No SIR" responded the Chair. ''they have had
three; you have had ten and half
| THE CIRCULARS" DENOUNCED.
Mr.. Etheredge sat down and Colonel Mason went
on to denounce the regulars" in lively manner.
the section preventing an officer in it from holding
any Office under the democratic party other
than notary public. Mr.. Thompson. the inspec-
| tor in question. had right to hold any such
Office. .'It fraud" for him to hold it. and lie
'only lacked the opportunity of committing another
fraud" storm of Misses and stamping broke out
st this. and tho chairman vigorously hammered the
table. while Mason stood quietly and gszed at his
brother delegates. He then said that he supposed
the applause and Misses would be taken from
his time. whereupon they broke out anew.
The Colonel continued that he had personally been
denied the blessed privilege of challenging and he
thought that that knew him would require
him to fortify his word by an affidavit. (Applsuse
He knew OF threc-at least three-tona dde republi-
cans who had been denied the right to vote. Some
OF the friends Of the regulars" had voted three
times-for fun. they had told him. Others did not
live in the district. Cries OF Question:" "Ques-
| tion!J
| JUDGE DrrrENHoErER-I move the ayes and NAYS
be taken the admission of the Mason delegation.
| VoIcE-It will require one-third vote.
ANOTHER voIcE-We guided by the Assembly
rule. and that requires ten votes to call the and
nays. rise u point or order.
| GEORGE BLIss-rhe point is well taken That rule
made by the democrats when they reduced
| in numbers rs low as they will be this year.
Laughter and applause followed during which Mr..
| Arthur nodded to the chairman to call the vote,
| which he proceeded to do
| When the Eleventh district was reached Mr. Bliss
asked to be excused from voting because the Court
of Appeals had decided that when the voters were
legal they should not be disfranchsed by the neli-
| gibility of the inspectors. He voted mo-"
| DIR. Hoebler, OF the Fifteenth district. wanted
same time he Obliged to credit the afidavits.
laughter.) He initiated Bliss he said. for the first
time in his liic and he hoped 1t would be the last.
| ExJudge Dttenhoefer obtaining the floor made q
They had no credentials the others had. and they
supported by athdavIts The statements Of tho
contestants were sugar coated pills to cover fraud
warmly hissed. The polling OF the convention
showed ll5 yeas to SO nays. The Mason lcontestng)
delegation according declared the reg gular one.
Colonel Spencer moved that the ex-reg ular deeca-
ton be invited to remain In their Seats but before
the motion could be put they had risen and left tho
| hall in body.
MIR. Van Dyke. of the Second district. then moved
| that com mittee of one from each district be an
| pointed to make nominations and that a recess of
thirty minutes be taken After Iii ite skirmsh h.
ing DR.. Hoebler obtained the hoor.
Everything IL prepared. he said. 'and We all
know II. loud lauehter.) There are plenty of
vaudeville theatres and comic operas in the city
| twenty-five cents. What is the OF this rarceY
t"order. order, laughter and,applause.) Why need
We play with ourselvesy why should y G. mmittee
| fool tor half hour when we all know this thing
| Is arranged beforehandY'
NOMINATIONS.
The committee was appointed and after half an
hour returned with the following noniuations:-
For sheriff. Robert @. Brown; for County Clerk Fer
dnand Erhart: tor Judge of Court of Common Pleas,
Ehu Root; for Judges of Marine Court, Alexander
Blumensteil and Granville p. Hawcs; for Coroners,
John Harris Brady. Levi Jewett and Morris Fried
sam for Aldermen at-Large. Michael W. Burns,
Luther Horton. William Wade and Francis Snyder.
THE TAMMANY COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Tammany County Convention to nominate
candidates for sheriff. County Clerk. Judge of tho