New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-03
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CADET wHITTAKER-THE VERMONT ELECTION
EXCITING MUCH INTEREST N THIS CITY
Members Of both parties IN this city and In
the neighboring towns are vigorously at work.
as the news at the different committee
rooms indicates. The Democratic Con-
ference composed of committees from Tam
many Hall and Irving Hall yesterday agreed
to divide the Congressional nominations
in the city. Tammany was given the
With, With and IXth Districts, and
i-Tammany the Vth, With. Xth, and
XIth Districts Cadet Whitaker spoke at q
meeting of Republican voters. John Hill was
nominated for Congress in the With New.
Jersey District.
THE DEMOCRATIC COMPROMISE
MEETING OF THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS HALLS
REsOLUT0N-MR. KEILY's sUGGEsnOYs-Rg.
SUIT OF THE COSFkRENCE.
The conference between the two rival factions Of
the city Democracy was continued yesterday after
noon at the Westminster Hotel. and resu ed In
an apparently amcable division OF the Con-
cre-sional Districts. The formal conference
was fixed tor half-past 4. but before this
both of the committees met to decide whas
course they would adopt AT IT, The irving
Hall Committee were at the Westminster Hotel AZ
half-past ., and lively discussion took place in
reference TO John Key's claim for three Of tho
Democratic districts. The committee was in session
for over an hour and agreed upon the following re-
port;
After carefully deliberailns npon the position taken
by Iammany Hall upon tie question Of union II tbe
Democracy Congressman IA This city W. beg ienys 70
liberal Plan agreed upon for the selection Of
Assembly snou!d prevail Ia ne selec ion OF % mem
Of Tammany Hal thought they ought 70
have ne naming oI tns o,nu5la.rsd o.l1n.1sd h
them leaving organization four Cong cssionai
Districts, three OF which are now represented Con-
We }isagreed with them for the reason that we
Thought their proposition l'beral AMI not Likely, II
agreed TO- t. produce that peace and harmony ainoaa
the Democracy OF Ihs city |hich VIII ihure 10 mo
This report vas aftprward given to the full
committee which decided that the concession 20
Nh Kelly offered on rhe previous day. OF the With
and iXth Districts, should be again renewed at tbe
conference.
In the meantime a subcommittee Of Tanmlny
Hall had also held a meeting IN 1ammany Hail.
There was a general feeling thar Mr. Kelly 5 propo-
siion should be supported.
There was much the same crowd At the West
minister Hotel when the conference met the
previous day II principally consisted OF Tammany
committeeman and hopeful asp'rants for Office. with
thin scattering OF the camp-tol0"ers oi ANTI lam-
many They crowded the reception rooms OF the ho-
tel and TIE sidewalk and on the opposite sidewalk
pect only tie crumbs OF Official patronage,
Among the TammauJit,s at tGe hoieI
were Aldermen Ha!ien, Grolgc J. kraus ex-
senator Cozeis. Ace man >auer x -NDeih liAii,
Justice Duffy ana Commissioner brennan. Among
the Anti Iammany representatives present were
| Alderman Murphy, Alderman Hall. Alderman
Haughton. Assent lyman Gotten, Assem9lymau
! Ihieman, ex-state senator Moore. Alderman
Kenny, }. Walker Fowler and MAJOR Bic l-ean.
! The conference began ar halt-last >. an hour
after the time appointed llu6er' o. thompson
| anain presided. Alexander V Davidson acted AZ
1
representing the two committees, whose names
! we're given yesterday. Mr. Harr, Of the
with statement that since the previous day con-
! ference the committeeman bad reported iha the
Controller haG asked for PERMISSION 20 select threc
tongrr ,i0nai pStTici% % an" q i ,"'H'i, zee ~ l.
wing Hall bad decided upon The ne rand. .i 4'en
above H. th!, had oefn l.ad ilr. Kelly said
there appeared to he s'irc ni 4p?fe chr'tth regard
/ 20 the rusirlou oi Iammauy Hal. J. wa- -rced on
tie previous doy thar should nr found lnalv slble
10 allow his org1niz ,tn to select th' Three Con-
gressional districts IL asked tor. The conference
| should suggest SOME other mrthod 81 making dl-
VISION tie thOught irving Han had acted lltte
hastily II the conclusion - resolution seemed 10
| draw.
Mr. Hart then gave h- rlea OF the .tate in which
Affairs weIe left III close of te p 81 lus confer
euce. Irving Hal had beiie,cd.' he -aiG. d" thaS
! the Controller WAS determined up'n having the Sc
lection OF candidate IN The districts ir mentioned.
and To accept 10 other terms; or th" document re-
| fcrred 10 would not have been drawa up.
| Under those circumstances" observe! Nr. Kelly.
| the subcommittee by which the document was
drawn and also the subcommittee appointed from
| this committee, might withdraw for further con-
| sultaiion.'
! but il was deemed unnecessary and the TWO suo-
committees with rev. After an hours consultation
! il was decided 10 report the proposition Ot lryn!
| Hall that Iammany should he allowed to nominate
candidates III the With and Nth Districts with the
| addition taat Irving Hall should ihen select any
two districts and Uhat the Others s1Oad be ba lot
ted for Upon returnln TO the conference Nr. Hart
| remarked that this seemed fair DIVISION lnasuIuch
| as il would a ow TammanY 70 renominatc :. :. Cox
| for he
| lXth
il is necessary to give up the Nth District. Tam
many viii lot insist upon the nomination OF y. b.
| Potter for that district
! Both committees then retired tor consultation.
! Tammauy had nothing to consult about. Its two
districts being already decided upon, but the COM
mttce of Irving Hall had heated term aS to
! tne two districts IL would choose The members
wrre divided in opinion as to the Nrh and the
| VIlth, but eventually they reported back 10 the
Convention in favor Of the rdu,oa sdn ana das tns
1t was agreed TO draw for the other
three districts, the With, With and Xitn On the
suggestion Of f. b. Splnoli II was decided that ten
slips should be put n a hat, win eight blanks and
two bearing the numbers of tho With and Nlllth
districts and that the party drawing the Win
! District should take the remaining dlstfict-the
! XItn. John Kelly and Mr.. Thompson then drew the
slips alternately. After few blanks. Nj. ihomp-
| son drew tile slip numbered VIII anG pulled
rather long face at il, at which the cOutcr, nco
| laughed heartily.
1t was the general impression last night that rlm-
| many Hall will renOmInate :. =. Cox IN the lth
| District and Fernando Wood IN the iAtn. The
| With District il now represented by Edward En-
stein, a Republican. Ii Is a strong German district.
| II "A German is named by Tammany Hall it ls likely
! 10 be Anthony Eichof, although there is po sibll-
| ity that o. b. Potter may be II minated, gvn; tho
! Germans as an offset place on the county ticket.
The districts conceded 20 Irving Hall are the Nh.
| VIIIth. Xth and XIth. The With is a
strong Democratic District. and is now rep
| resented by Nicholas Muller. John Fox,
Michael Norton and benjamin Wood arc
among the candidates seeking the nomination.
| The With District, now repGes nted ~ Anson u.
| McCoOk, Republican, Is close. lt saId last
| evening that o. b. Potter might b. named by Irving
| Hall for the nomination For the Nth District It
was generally conceded that Abram ;. Hewitt would