New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-28
SENATOR GIBBS FOR MAYOR.
TIE COUNTY TICKET RECONSTRUCTED.
JOHN r. rtuMMER NAMED FOR CONTROLLER
COLONEL SPENCER LEFT on THE TICKET.
Tho Republicap 80 Ton m Ioat m


The Republican County Convention last even
Ing almost entirely reconstructed the ticket placed In
nomination Wednesday evening last The new ticket
consists Of the following gentlemen For Mayor, Fred
erick \. Gibbs for Controller. John f. Plummer; for
District Attorney, Colonel Charles g. Spencer;
for president OF tho Board OF Aldermen.
Lewis j. Phillips for Judges Of tho Court OF
Common Pleas, Henry T.. Rowland Theron G. Strong,
and Charles II. Knox; for coroner. Ferdinand Eidman.
Most of the members of the committee appointed TO
confer with the xIh District delegation met yesterday
morning with members OF that body IN the Office OF Ed
ward Mitchell. ut No. IL Wall-st. There present
Cornelius y. Bliss. John f. Plummer Edward Mitchell.
John j. OBren, Robert G.. McCord Bernard Biglin,
Charles " Tainor Clarence W. Meade, william H. Bel
lamy, William II. Townley. Jacob VI. Patterson, and
Eihu Root. There opposition to Withdrawing
the names Of those placed In nomination for Common
Pleas Judges The representatives Of the Xth District,
however, declared that this must be done be-
fore they would enter the convention. The
matter wa argued FOR several hours. The names
OF Frederick $ Glib. for Mayor and John r Plumner
and Controller Grant for Controller. also discussed
without reaching any conclusion the conference nd-
journed 10 meet AZ p. AT the Victoria Hotel Inc
discussion kept mp until $40 when all the disputed
given were agreed upon AMI members Of the conference
ently awaiting the result of the deliberations DAVID
Mitchell presented or the candidates Tor
judges, but he declined to allow his to he used.
PROCEEDINGS or THE CONVENTION.
John J. OBrien called the convention to order in the
absdcce Of the chairman SENATOR Gibbs, and
John p. Lawson was called to the chair.
David Mitchell and John T. Brod-xy acted secretaries
The chairman stated that the convention had been called
together for The purpose filling i've vacance,, caused
=! declihhl"n, on me ticker previously hohiIal.L =
Mayor Controller. aud three Judges OF the Court OF
Common Pleas we're ~ be nnned Ncr ne roll haa pcrn
called George Bliss asked that the XIth District be acan
called This being done, he SAID: " MI Chairman permit
me to say that on assurances hat hve been il.,s s,e
the convention last met mean 10 take part III ms con
yention and to support IT, nominees lChecIs ne'Ec
that II Mr. Cornelius V Bliss hau nor lett the hiI' he
would say thc same thing. lRene"rd cheer -
Cornelius n Bliss now entered, ana ms name
Letter. from Charles spear dec in,g inc noil i
Tor Control !er and from J. e. Julius L"enrin dcclns
that for udgeof thc Court of Common Pens. wer, r'd
Nhlm H. Bethany tleh rose 10 p'i ., " 5 cio5",.
he SAID: " The Executive 'omnlitee col the county
ton recommendations ll the vacancies oh the ticket
They have sought with n view 10 serve me
would bIln- - support the most active and powerful
element. am Invited - present the name OF = ME
who hn- distinction d. the Legislature ana h'
i-.ft lin IT,, u, i,,.il i+,i,sts of The citv and
is q patriot and "a -older-scrat0r Frederick 5. Gibbs
Cheers. lie il the only Republican Senator rom me
County Of N""lor' d He T coor CHOSEN ~
district Ihreye that II hc Is nominated and worked Tor
samuel ,unes seconded the nomination and -kctched
the career of senator Gibbs Grorer Bliss sd; - never
knew Mr. Ghn. m met him at Ar Som Tnin
Tee ON Clur- / saw him constantly and watched
him & VINE 1 n gia . n"1 lcnor GbS-
for Ma, ur. will -ay thnt n the Erplhcl patY VIII
t0 nominate Who was devoted ~ rtioiih W. lh
Ice-nrr thcr cannot do better than to nominate sent
srnntnrGHb. wa. unanimously uominatedb y acclama
tion.
CoNrLErING rae TICKET
Cornelius ~ Bliss camc forward io nominate loh
tr.lcr &c. -ai1; rso to move the nomination "
r,ntlrm1a. ihe head of merrnntiI. house man wei
known tn nN Sew Nurt merchants nld r0n'rlh Mon
,h wall forits thu nuufutn of rvrrv Republican. who
fti fuiiiUf .'fl
hn tn tor arl nominate 'o' Tho oN"e "' "nfulg' lnn
/ plnn,,r.r" loud rhrrr4| 'tlt.rf N lQntur
b,.,tiiT ss.ariltl tht nominations enfinr. NJ Plum
r,a, PES hts Hi',1r h..n anl lt wN h "' Wr' ~ 'N
sui4h,l mr',hanis. sa nnn vh' rr"' ih' r,nhlt.ir
'''' t.,,, a., s.,i,,s,i tati,i nni A,thr. hpHi
.f d. tt,ali,p tumultiDU uf hn NnHs n'. 7Nl'niuN
Nh, .,.iis "a DO. h,ad ui unr ri hr ini4sl hs 90 ihn
',,tt, t,, wac N0,tt % sipi tntt Vlun ha phHidrn'
ii. b. o. inan tuurs and ,ai"ni, 'hA s'rh wt "a NO
Nit io,rh II tieseiuge hat sreRon ~ heN9l, ,, OF
he AXlst ha'vth ,'"o,i,'Ht"gn" a M msie
nt a.,iamutiuu ~ rC.pnn'r 600 lnnd 'all1 Nl' llN''
rtopr,d forward a," mn e h,t,om ~ of mn n'irt inr
ti md "a rrc--ion of sonndence accept ionr nom
t,1 NOT Without feeling thai 10 l. done ~ i'nn
h'', iut lido 10 lf the relurst 0f friends, aud with
49,, ,,rr that 10 Will hrptho election OF blaine and
Logan. witl the fullest holicf that Il Is offered IN
u,n.t rrlrct gund faith. All tunor I" lue contrary
A. 8f.r have -tri,cn To lead an honest Ne ana II
viii hc my honest cnd'"'"t I" =" , r5 tt,I NJ
my houoring the Office r SAI{''' I'm asa br
hands OF The party feeling that shall he larry dc ,S
Win II any different result should follow shdu ioI
ths can afford to be sacrificed better than the party
c,r a,Inri to sacrifice me-" Applause 49,
General Joseph G. Jack-on-In behalf OF the committee
charged with nlnug the vacancies ON the u'k, Sukte,'
I'm Tho action of This convention the name, o three gen
trmrn for Common Pleas JUDGES who nrr Weli-khewn 20
y,,, all They are Henry l.. Howlnnd' Theron I" Stro9
and Charlie. H. Knox. Iney are I n,inr,,
inrrvors rood citizens and stdnch Rcpubhcan..
tr,t and bcirvc all phases of The ltepuhran parry
- m ,,, f,r,,,r,i an election day and OF the -l'ouo
rgi.cr,d voters roll mp handsome majority ioI IN, 10
r,l liz ot and thus swell the vote Tor thn cie'l"r" UNI
TJwnrd Mitchell and j. l. y. Hunt seconded the
nominations ,.,.. .h.,. In ro,,ipat tod by or-
clamnfiou and this done without dl~SehthE No.v
Jnhn + o. Vrcn then said: In the spirit 81 u'rn"uy
and bv request Of the gentleman wllhd" ho Nun l VI
Ginr; Uiarl FOR president of the l5oalu gi AntIh'l
I ,i,,,t tbat -, lewis J. Phillips" Mr.. Mnwatl OF
tbc XIst District seconded the nomination. ana 'iS
,1.s nj ,o ma lee by acclauiaton. a., ~
MIR Randolph OF the NIAth District oneieu a fe'ou
tion concentrating the party on Inc result ~ 'n,' 1
uped,img Ncw-York for Blaine ana L"siln;;
T't was carried with laundering ave
The following committee was appontfii 10 in1 TrL
candidate of their nomination: G. y Bliss A. "a 'Dlh
I'M ! NJ Patterson. j. j. OBrien ana M,hae 'Irsai, ,
Tho Convention adjourned with eheers Ioi 'ne '"'i
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