New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-13
REPUBLICAN CONVENTIONS.
NAMING CANDIDATES FOR THE ASSEMBLY
AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
ApJouRxMEvrs TAKEN IN some OF THE DIS

TRICTS WITHOUT MAklNb
The Republican conventions TO nominate cano'on'.s
for the Assembly and Board OF Aldermen "erc nei"
in the various districts last night. In most cases
men were named candidates already IN inc non,
wcre indorsed. but some meetings were aa'ourheu
until n later date no nominations being msue.
Tho conventions OF tho Ist Assembly District "er.
n.d at No North Moore-st., and they nomha'oa
Archibald Hamilton for the Assembly anu r"''''A
j.. Lyons for Alderman. .,.,, ,r.ro
In tho I'D Assembly District ths oon'enSo w.
adjourned until this evening at 80 O'CLOCK az No
466 Pearl-st. 49, ..., o,so adj
In The IIId District the conventions were also au
,orrned until this evening without making nonii"
lions. The meeting place was NO. loo rAsnO1S'
In the WITH Asse nbly District the conventions
were adjourned until tonight, at NO. lo' fa'' D'''
way. 100 ,,,.,. xt y. M 1o3
Tho conventions in the With District met Nv NO. '-
W.. uoustone 81 Int adjourned until tonight.
III conventions OF the With Assembly Disrict met
a. No A4o Grand ST. John simpson presided. Inc
following committee was appointed 70 seieo'
Iobn HINT Adam Gevuand, Thomas DroVe% "
sciulum. John Simpson, John Baker ana ueols0
Hommer. The convention then adjournou "i'' "
night $3.50 ,,... or.,t,on
mot ot the Lincoln Club No. So Clinton Place. Elk
Judge Dankson T. Morgan called the mo.s'ns :"
ORDER and ex-Alderman "eorse e ..
was elected permanent chairman. Edward barsue.
was secretary. Ex-Judge Morgan pfe'o"'.N
for tho Assembly the name of Alfred H. ConAis' "nV
was at once nominated by acoamauon no ,n,o,,a,
ready been nominated by the Peoples Muhioip"'
Ioacns. whitfield Van Cott. brother OF the PosV
master CornelIus Van Cott was unanimously cho'en
candidate for Alderman. Llspeharu SUBWAY ~
made a bright encouraging speech. ,,.,, yyord
AI,rcd r. Conklng was born in the Fifteenth Waru
in this city In 1850. lie Is the son Oh the a'e ,
rrodercl, A Conkling and nephew OF Roscoe Oonn
foam
School at Vale in 1870. After year spent III PosE
c.odnate studv at Harvard, he went to Germany anu
attended lectures at the University OF Berhh lor one
semester Returning home. Mr. Cohhihs wac i' -
wears a United States geologist III Ihe d, .h
after this he studied law. He was adinitcu W ~
bar and has since practised In this Guy ~
was a candidate for Congress In strong Denoorau0
district FOR two terms 1857 and 1898, no represehT
cd the With District In tho Board OF Aldermen.
whitfield Van Colt was also born IN the fh'ee'''
Ward He Is now forty Weight years DID, iie "a ~
Gated in the old Thlrteentl-st school. and for ."eNo
years served as clerk In the lid judicial
He is now engaged in tho coal business. n,.,,,
Tho conventions In tho With Assembly D's'0'
were held at No. 81 Ludlowst FRANK "aiu" ~
sided and George scheld was elected secretary All
adtonrnment was ta~en until O'Clock this evening"
In tho Iyth Distinct the Alderman and Assembly
conventions met separately f. r. fri'z picsiuou w.
tho former and Charles A. Benedict over 'ho i"
John p Rockefeller nominated for the assembly
NJ Rockefeller has already served one term at ~
hany being the last Republican elected rom ''~ i.S'
nlstrcA He was born In Germantown, NJ ~ In loso'
IL cam. 10 New York at an early age, since looA
bo has lived in the Ninth Ward, where he Is no" GU
gagged In the ice business. , ,v,rf,r, r
Rc,d Mr.. Reid was born in Brooklyn fcrV-nVe years
AGO lie has never held any public once anu iS
truclunan. ,,. ,,oA r,.t az
M % Avenue A. nominated John J. fnlen for the
BOARD NJ Aldermen and adjourned WITHOUT haine
n candidate for the Assembly -
In tho XIth District were nominated men who have
already filled the Offices for which they are now 'a
didotes The conventions met at No. JO1 west ImrV
fourth-st and nominated William Nicholas hoag ior 'h'
Assembly and George b. Morris for AoerHan'
In tbe XIIth District the Republicans Endorsed the
candidates of the County Democracy as follows For
Assemblyman, Morris Barnett; for Alderman William
F. Crote. ,.,,. ., ,ho
The convention OF the regular orsanzauoh VI ',''
XIIth Assembly District met In the cuoroom IN 'ne
C1ord Onera House. Elijah NJ. Fisher presiding and
william Ualpln being secretary. Inc hohlia'io" "
Ispenad Stewart for reelection to the state eenaV,
was ,ndorsed with cheers. Ex-Judge Grow nominated
ex-Assemblyman Frederick S. Gibbs for the Assenos'
Colonel Walton seconding the nomination. MI. "iooo
was unanimously chosen great applause attending the
voting lie arose and made bref Speech teiiins
how imporant It was that j. Sloat Fassett should nave
the Legislature with him when he was eectou ooHci,
nor Mr. Gibbs pledged himself In favor OF tne Danhel
ballot The cheering for Mr.. Fassett ana MI upos
was most enthusiastic.
In the hope that compromise couid Dc ariaisou
with the Cowie men. the convention to nominate q
candidate for the Board Of Aldermen was aolourheu
until this evening.
Mr.. Gibbs has served one term in the State senate
and two I'm the Assembly He was canoidate ior
the Assembly last year. but was defeated.
The conventions OF the XVIII Assembly Distrlct
were held at No. $50 East Twelfth st. but no nomina-
tions were made. The delegates decided TO walt until
the negotiations with the Stecer Association arc ended
II Is expected that the steckler Association VIII swing
its strength for Fassett and Vrooman and that the
stecklc- candidates for the Assembly and Alderman
will receive the support Of the Republicans. Inc dele
gates will meet again tonight
The conventions in the XVIII District met at No 40
Eichth-aye. and named William NJ. Montgomery for
Alderman and John V. Campbell for Assemblyman.
The County Democrats made the same nominations
The delegates to the conventions in the XVIII District
met at No. AT Second ave, and nominated Daniel
Clarcey for the Assembly anu Niihan hehAei ior
Alderman.
The convention Of the XVIII District nominated
Francis A. Higgins for the Assembly and Jacob Bauer
for the City Council
The conventions OF the XVIIIth District met at NO.
o15 East Thr fourth st. and nominated Patrick Col
Inns for the Assembly and William W. Williamson for
Alderman. Mr.. Collins Is coal dealer at No. a34
Fast thirty hfh-s and Is about fifty years old. The
candidate for Alderman Is thirty years old and Is EN-
nIoyed by the firm OF w. & J. Sloane bOokieeper.
In the XIXth District, Samuel H. randall
the lawyer, nominated for Asscmbyman. Mr.
Randall was the Repubi lean candidate two years ago.
William c. Anderson was nominated for Alderman.
In the XNth District the conventions Endorsed The
County Democracy nominations, as follows: For AS
sembiyman Daniel o'Keefe; for Alderman August
We'nhandt.
The convention Of the XXIst District met ut No 105
Fast Fftynlnth-st. and adjourned until tonight with
ont naming any candidates
The conventions of the XXIId District were held at