The sun., 1880-10-10
ZEN. M'C0OK REN0MINATED.
rur OUTCOME OF A BITTER REPUBLI-
CaS FIGHT IN THE STH DISTRICT.

cay FIGHT IN THE STH DISTRICT. |
M.Coot Accused Of Trenehery-Rsfusingt to |
Make it Unnnimous The Lawson MsA
Tbresten,ng-Polltieal Bargains Broken
-O,her Congregational Conventiens Lass
N,xht-Leyi p. Morton Renominated.
The bitter fight for the Republican nom-
fnation in tho Eighth Congress District ter
minated last night In the denomination OF
Anson G. McCook over ex-Congreseman John
d. Lawson by Ave majority In total OF forty
nine votes. The district is made up OF the
solid Seventh and Ninth Assembly Dis
tric,s. nearly all OF the Thirteenth. and
email fractions OF the Third Fifth. and
Eleventh. The largest delegation, eighteen
in number. was Mr. Lawson's and he
got four more votes from the Third. Fifth.
and Eleventh combined. McCook started out
in the canvass with twelve votes from his own.
the Thirteenth Assembly District. and one from
the Eleventh. The charge is made against him
that by pledging the State Senate nomination
next year to Alderman Jacobus. he captured
the fourteen votes OF the Ninth Assembly Dis
trict which secured his nomination
The break in the Republican machine which
this fight has brought on was caused by politi-
oal deal made last year when Robert Ii. Strahan
was nominated for State Senator. The Lawson
men say that the Seventh Assembly District
voted for Strahan's nomination on the pledge
that the Thirteenth District mon would support
nSeventh District man for Congress this year.
Open violation Of this pledge has been made oil
through the present canvass. and the Ill feeling
has been further heightened by the re-
peated asseverations Of DR.. Polar Hayes
and the other Lawson leaders that
even within fortnight Mr.. McCook and his
friends have given them positively to under
stand that Mr.. McCook would not be candi-
date now. When the lawson men saw that Nc; Nc;
their energies but the Ninth Thirteenth COM
bination ,wthstood all attack; The lawson
night, will carry it to the polls in November;
Assembly District Club rooms. Preliminaries
to The T
Assembly District men kept their alleged prom
ss not to sGm that dstFio dn
Tor itI'i them. he Col. W. H. Corsa was the MsGook
orator When he had named his candidate.
speech with deliberation Of utteranco and due
regard to oratorical effect, but as he
asd a eRS'd xa much ss sna sRRs9
naming Mr.. Lawson as the choice OF the
Seventh Assembly District. he said " present
his (Mr. LawsOn's) name, also. because the
delegation OF which ! am member believe 1t
right and equitable that the Seventh Assembly
District should name the candidate. Not only
Is this right theirs by virtue OF circumstances
and locality. but 1t 10 theirs by q common under
BY those who were authorized to speak in be-
half OF the Republicans Of the different districts
which max etup this Congressional district.
1t has been repeatedly announced that the
Thirteenth would have no candidate in the
Convention, and the present member Of Con;
Seventh that assurance that he. was not
himself candidate; nor YOU'D he be
itics: as everywhere else, to be binding They
licans of the Seventh District. We made no
combination or arrangement. and sought none
the Thirteenth District has como into the Con
vention and nominated candidate. which
s msp from ths Ss the
Thirtesnth. was long SINCE conceded " be o9r
due. I certainly think that At any fair mind will
Of the case his name should have been left out
Applause greeted DR.. Hayes's effort as he
took his seat. Col. Cruger. one OF the Eleventh
Assembly District delegates seoonded McCook's
aasleeate from tina, district. spoke e. lawson.
Then the voting followed by Assembly districts.
tnst the ballot
hcCook AZ. Lawson ~. Mr.. Hamilton. who had
voted for Lawson. moved, to maize the
a storm OF NAYS, from the Lawson men. A
viva voce vote on the motion resulted in its de-
teat. Then a motion was carried 10 appoint a
p INFORM Mr. ,MeCooE OF hi. nonination and
when DR.; Polar, Hayes arose and asked to be
hoard. - The delegates from the Seventh AS
quest that no mem6er Of that COMMITTEES be
Rppointe from that district"
Chairman Deane said that he had no alterna-
1.-Two except to name member from the Seventh
under the Convention's Instructions.
Several delegates shouted that they would not
Col. Chas. F. Ulrich, who asked to be excused
motionto excuse him was declared lost on @
Col, Ulrich appealed from the Chairman's
decision that the motion was lost. but the
mously excused. only Hugh Gardner and one
seventh Assembly District viii not invite Mr.
MGCook to accept the nomnation.
from the hall sore and disgusted. and many o
them did not hesitate to predict McCook's eas,
the convention, but Mr. John D. Lawson stood
out on the sidewalk when his fate was an.
rsdds ssd shasd Rs0ncsrhbedS with
Sndsrs,ood that be was scan, the Hon. Roscoe Conk
Ia 1876 was only 800. but n 1878 when tht
pemocTats were divided. he carried the distric
oT6s Eleventh District Republican Congress %
UGnyen,ion met isd Mor1Sa ha H. ccsmatin East ally
Eevi P. Morton Of the lirm Of Morton Bliss i
Co.. bankers, as its candidate for reelection :,
Morton OF tho event. and. after being conducted
to the platform, he responded in a writer
speech expressing his thankfulness CONCLUDING
by denouncing the South and sulogizinR Gar
deld.
The Republican Congress Convention OF tn,
Ninth District met in the church edince in FIJI
heth street. east OF Eighth avenue, to nominal,
q candidate to run against Fernando Wood
Mr.. E. II. Fletcher on being elected Chairman
said that, OF course. their candidate would no
stand ghost Of chance, as i was the banner
Democratic district OF the city. and Mr.. Woo
bad served for about eighteen years, and still
had at least three-fourths OF the votsri
OF the district at his command. TheI
acommittee OF Ave was appointed which. aftel
delberating for two hours. failed to agree upoI
a candidate. and was disbanded. Whereupor
eFsntleman arose and moved that Prof John
l.. N. Hunt bs nominated by accamation, which
was accordingly done. Alter several speeches
the tenor OF which was that 1t WAS useless tc
hope for victory. the meeting adj lourned. after
eppolntlng committee OF seven to inform the
nominee OF his good fortune
The delegates from the Tenth Congress Dis
lrict met at 427 Second avenue. but adjourned
subject 10 the call OF the Chair. without max Ing
Any nomination.