New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-06
GRANT NAMED BY TAMMANH
THE SHERIFF WILL LEAD TIE BRAVES IN
THEIR LOCAL FIGHT.

REILLY FOR COUNTY CLERK; GEORGE II.
FORSTER FOR PRESIDENT OF THE
ALDERMEN, AND DANIEL HANLEY.
FERDINAND LEVY AND DR.
sCHULTZE FOR
CORONERS.
The Tammany Hall County Convention met az
the big wigwam in Fourteenth-st last evening
and. after going through the usual cut-and-dried
programme of organization, the adoption OF nigh
sounding resolutions and the delivery of frothy
nominating speeches. placed in nomination the
following ticket by acclamaton:
MayOr.-IIugh J. Grant.
Sheriff.-James A. FIack.
County Clcrk.-Edward F. Reilly.
President Of the Board OF Aldermen.-Gemge II.
Forster.
Coroners.-DanIel Hanley, Ferdinand Levy and DR..
Louis ]. Schultze.
The delegates began gathering in the regarnished
and beautifed assembly chamber to find all traces
of the fire of last summer effaced and the hall
handsomely painted and ornamcnted. When Po-
lice Justice John J. German, one of the oldest
Tammany sachems, ascended the platform and
nominated General John Cochrane for temporary
chairman the place had become crowded with a
shouting throng scarcely a score Of whom had any
nkling of what Boss Croker would require Of
them, or whether they were to shout for Union
or " q straight ticket"
wELLKNOwN FACES SEEN.
The well-known faces of most of the dlstrics
leaders were to be seen among their delegations
in the body of the hall. On the platform were
ex-Judge Tappen, Commodore Tooker, formerly OF
Irving Hall, and Thomas Dunlap, and few men,
bers of the German Independents.
General Cochrane welcomed the convention to
"a renovated Tammany Hall, which had arisen
Phoenix-like from its ashes' and then Thomas
F. Gilroy, Joel o. Stevens and Sidney j. Cowan
were made secretaries. After the committees on
permanent organization and on resolutions had
been appointed O recess of fifteen minutes was
taken in this interval Commissioner Croker came.
What the ticket was to be was speedily crcu-
lated through the delegations, and by many the
announcement was received with incredullty.
After the recess the temporary officers were
made permanent, and George ii. Forster read
the resolutions They began, of course by IN
dorsing Cleveland and Thurman and Hill and
Jones. The National ticket drew
forth brief and rather sinted applause.
hut when the name OF David
b Hill came in tho next resolution the wlgwam
arose to its as one man and cheercd the Governor
again and again. The fourth resolution abound
ii i'm supposed thrusts at Mayor Hewitt and ITS
reference to monopoies, aristocracy and Know
Nothingism" met with warm approval trusts;
in Tammany's standard form: home rule ana
cheaper transit were demanded for New York City !;
the employment of citizens instead OF aliens upon
all city improvements was advocated, ana ~ was
declared that citizens Of wealth and leisure should
Ie required 70 do jury duty as well as the IN
lustrous storekcepers. The sanitary condition
OF the city, Il was resolved, should be more vigi-
lantIy guarded and improved. and departments
having those matters in charge should be brought
up to the. standard Of the fire and police depart part
ments and of the offices of County Clerk, Register
adopted by unanimous vote.
CROKER SOUNDS THE KEYNorE.
Commissioner Croker sounded the keynote
Of the convention by offering resolution which
cared that whereas the T.mmapy organization
had offered to unite with the County Democracy
in nominating union Democratic ticket, and
that our peaceful overtures had been treated
with scornful Indifference and contemptuous
neglect by the County Democracy Tsmmany
would therefore proceed to nominate ticket OF
her own. Mr.. Crolcr's resolution was adopted
amidst wild enthusiasm.
Congressman w. Bourke Cochran immediately
arose in his seat, the reporters table, to
nominate Hugh j. Grant for Mayor but cries OF
Platform compelled him to go UP higher and
stand beside the presiding officer Mr. Cochran
made one of his smooth speeches, and thoroughly
pleased his audience His effort was directed en-
iirely against Mr. Hewitt He spoke OF tho
County Democracy as an organization that coul,i
Knew -NotlIncism" Tammany however, he
said, would not revive preludices against any
class of citizens welcomed TO this country; Her
nominations would be dictated by the people. ana
not the editors of newspapers People had been
told that they must accept certain candidacy
which had been prepared for them by certain
dictators OF the pres. Mr.. Cochran denounced
such interference IN strong terms
sNEERiN9 AT THE CITIZENS.
Tammany had been told, he said. by the So
called Citizens Convention, which met at Cooper
Union the night before and by its speeches and
resolutions that all the departments OF the pres
ent city government were inefficient and corrupt.
Who. he asked, had controlled them during tho
past two years? The Convention bad denounced
the badly-paved and filthy streets, yet
who had been Street Commissioner for
the past six years? And this same
man had been rcappointed with all his alleged in
efficiency by Mayor Hewitt. The city wanted