New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-23
THE LOCAL CANVASS.
REPUBLICAN JUDICIAL CONVENTIONS.
CANDIDATES FOR CIVIL JUSTICES SELECTED N
SEVERAL DISTRICTH

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CANDIDATES FOR CIVIL JUSTICES SELECTED N
SEVERAL DISTRICTS.
The Republican Convention of tho IIId
judicial District met last night at the rooms OF the LIN
com CiuD NO. 56 Cintonplaoe the purpose of nom.
mating candidate for Civil Justice The frIsds NJ
b Deane, OF the IXth Assembly District clerk of the
d District Court have been working for two or three
years to secure him the present nomination for Justioa
They assert that the nominuon was promised them by
leaders OF the other Assembly Districts In the Judicial
District, and in particular that tie election of Cor
neus Van Cott as member OF the State COMMITTEES
was secured by the votes Of the IXth Districs
delegation with the understanding that Mr.. Deane's
nomination wonld not be opposed. The With Assembly
District leaders have favored the nomination OF Lang
don Ward, but at an informal held previous TO
the meeting Of the Convention last evening, ex-
Congressman John d. Lawson the leader
OF the WITH announced that the present Justice George
W. Parker, had been decided upon compounds can
didate The Convention composed OF fourteen dole
gates from the With Assembly District fourteen dels
gates from the tn, and one delegate each from lid
and With Districts
John H. Brady Of the With District was made chairman
william II. Corsa who headed the delegation from ths
IXth Assembly District, moved the adoption OF q
resolution according to the delegation from tho
IXth Assembly District the privilege of selecting
and naming the nominee for Civil Justice. Mr..
Lawson moved that the resolution be Laid the table,
anu tho Oon WIS carried Dy inc VOeS or thc delegates
from the With, lid and vth Districts the IXth Dis
tIfct alone opposing the motion
"Then withdraw" said Mr.. Corsa, and the
fourteen delegates from the IXth District walked
ont oi the After their withdrawal John Lawson
proposed the name Of Justice George W. Parker, who
nominated.
The delegates from the IXth District, after
leaving the Convention, went TO the Bleecker
building, the headquarters OF the IXth
Assembly District Republican Association, wh
there was large gathering of the members the asso-
clatlon The meeting was organized by the election
Of Jacob ID. Ackerman chairman. Mr.. COrsz
reported the action Of the delegates and .
resolution adopted approving the action.
EX-Alderman JacObus w. IT, Corsa and others stated
Dcane Tor Justice the OstiOn OF the IAth District
delegates 10 the nomination OF John d. Lawson instead
of General Anson g. McCOok for Congress last fall and
the Independent action of the delegates from that dis
tJict in the State Convention.
Tie With Judicial District Republican Convention
met al No East Fifty Nnth-st last evening The hall
Was packed in anticipation OF hard struggle between
the representa- OF the different districts For seven.
teen consecutive ballots the result the
same, as follows: J. c. Julius Langbein, tba
present incumbent, 20 votes Charles Il. lansing Ii
and James W. Perry 30 The XVIIth and XXIa
Districts numbering thirty delegates, cast their
icts hung to j. c. Julius Langbein The XvIIIta
District cast its solitary for Mr. Lansing After tho
result OF the seventeenth ballot announced IL
moved and carried that the Convention adjourn tO Nom
day evening Of next week. until the close Of the COnven-
tlOn for the nomination OF Aldermen that evening.
Police Justice Hugh Gardner presided At the With
District Republican Convention which was held at No.
2j2 Eighthavc. Frederick G.. Gedney, the present IN
cunbent the only candidate named for Civil JUS
tce OF his District and lie nominated By acclama-
ton.
In tho IXth Judicial District George p. Webster
nominated for Civil Justice blythe Republicans.