New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-13
THE WIGWAM CANDIDATES.
TAMMANY CITY AND COUNTY CONVENTIONS.

Big Chief Richard Croker placed the following tcEet
In nomination at Tammany Hall last night:
For Justice Of the Supreme Court-GEoRaE L. INGRA-
HAM, XXIst District
For Judge Of the superior Court-HENRY A. GLIDER
SLEEVE, XXIst District.
For Judge of the Court Of Common Pleas-RoaER A.
PRYOR, XVlIIth District.
For Judges of the City Court-sIMoN NJ. EHRLIgH.
XXIId District, and JOHN HENRY MCCARTHY
With District
For Coroners-FERDINAND LEVY, kid District;
LOUIS W SCHULTZ. Ist District, and JOHN b.
SHEA, XXIVth District.
The Fourteenth-st tepee crowded to OVERLOOKING
last evening with sachems, chiefs and big and little
Indians of the Tammsny tribe who went there to 90
through the orgies Of their annual Dance called by
courtesy the meeting OF the Tammany Hall County
Convention to nominate a county ticket. In reality
tho 2,7oo delegates" who drafted In the several
Assembly districts by the district leaders simply meet
to declare TO the outside world the that Chief
tain Croker and his medicine men have ordained 10
occupy the Offices. The little Indians who figure as
delegates" have 10 do with the selection than
their brethren of the Digger tribes in the Rocky Noun
tains.
The exhibition for the public was opened by Grand
Sachem Thomas F. Gilroy who proposed that General
Daniel Z. sckles, brother Of the tribe whose rea-
tons with the big chiefs have been good deal strained
| of late, be chosen temporary chairman. The
grand sachem's selection was adopted, and Gen
eral Sickles, leaning heavily his clutches and
displaying the rosete Of the French Legion Of Honor
upon his coat lapel, mounted the platform and spoke
his piece. He panied Bosses Croker, Gllroy and
Cochran at the very start by saying that Tammany
had "big fight on her hands this fall, plainly in
tmatns that the Wgwam state ticket stood 70
markably good chance Of defeat. But realizing per
haps from the scowlng faces before him that he had
committed blunder he promptly went over into Penn
sylvania and berated the wicked Republicans who he
said lived there. lie came back again TO NewYork
afterward, said few words Of praise about Mayor
| m Il
whom he represented going over to the Demo
cratic party In shoals from the Republicans, and sat
| down with the relieved look of man who had got
through with dstasteful piece Of work. John b.
McGoldrick, William J. Ellis and Frank A. O'Donnell
were elected secretaries and all the rest Of the bust
went through the well creased machine Just as
Mr.. Croker had arranged it.
The roll called and the leaders carried up their
district credentials. Most Of them cheered By
their henchmen, but none got more hearty demon
stration than John j. Scannen AS he turned to walk
back his John showed his "norve" By passing
| in front OF the centre Of the platform In
| the main aisle and making courtly bow.
20 unusual a performance brought him another round
Of cheers. The sympathy of the tougbs' was plainly
with him in his recent loss Of vndcaton' through
an election to Congress.
| Mr.. Croker trusted most of the motions to sub
ordlnates who provided with typewritten copies
of their resolutions with instructions legbly inscribed
on the back telling when they to be presented
But the resolution to appoint q committee on perma-
nent organization Mr.. Croker offered himself. and
| brought down the house with tremendous applause
After few minutes recess had been taken, Supervisor
W. j. X. Kenny, chairman Of the committee on per
manent organization, reported TO continue the tenn
pOrary officers with list Of cepresidents, one from
each district and W. Bourke Cochran performed the
task which usually falls him. that OF submitting tho
PLATFORM and making speech In support OF IT, The
document Endorsed the State ticket In lavish How OF
Language, but the rest OF IT, several pages OF matter
was bombastic TRADE against the Republican candi
date for Governor The references to his plan Of cam
paign and the splendid way he is laying waste
Tammany in his tour Of the state excellent evidence
OF ths demorazed condition Of the tiger in It's own
lair.
Mr. Cochran followed his "plat.orn' up with an
address which eloquent ut times, but betrayed
bitterness toward Mr.. Fassett which could only Dc
explained on the theory that the speaker and ms ram
many associates feel intensely the mastery method Of
his attacks upon the conduct Of the city government
and his demonstration OF the dangers TO whlcn the
people Of the state would be exposed by an extension
| of Tammany rule. Mr.. Cockran's efforts 10 rdlcuo
and bellttle the canvass which Mr. Fassett making
showed how badly Tammany has been hurt and no"
much they dread the continuance of his inVecuVe
Before closing Mr. Cochran referred TO his Congress
nomination and promised, II elected 30 "serve out
his term It win be remembered that when last
Representative at Washington ne got tired OF his loo
been absent most Of the time
The time having arrived to placeMr Cookers ticket
in nomination David Mcclure, who perfo med the same
ofce for Mayor Grant last year. spoke In heh terms
Of Judge George L. Ingraham ard named MN ior
IrsticA ~ the Supreme Court. Chamberlain Grain
seconded the nomination in a neat Speech ana judge
Inrraham was nominated by acclamatlon Register
Fttzrcrald presented Judge Gilderseeve's name and
WHEN the Judge Of the Court Of Common Pleas was
reached General sickles called Nelson Smith to tas
the chair While he nominated his former associate IN
Congress and later his opponen: In battle, 1ener@i
Roger A. Pryor. The names to make up inc TO
mander Of the ticket were offered by prominent mem
hers Of the organization all selected either for their
flow of language or their anxiety to exhibit
and Mr. Cookers chosen candidates were unanimously
approved. John Henry McCarthy's frienos suecSeuc1
in making the most noise over HIM
SKETCHES OF THE CANDIDATES.
George L. Ingraham, nominated for the supreme
corr+ yras horn IN New York fortyhve years ago lie
is a son of Daniel P. Ingraham distinguished Judge
~ the Supreme Court and received his education AT
columbia College and Columbia College Law schooi'
lie was elected to the Superior Bench eight years ago
and has An honorable record For several years judge
Tnorham sat in the Supreme Court by designation OF
.h coverror On the death OF Judge Brady he was
r,onted 70 the place for which he nominated last
| night. . ,o,o
Judge Gilderslee was born in Poughkeepse In le4o
and was reared on his fathers farm. In loo- nc
entered the Army captain OF company IN tne loO'
New York Volunteers which he had raised. nc canie
hack from the war with the rank Of colonel and began
re studv ~ law Having been admitted to the bar,
he came TO this city to practise. Judge GildeSeeve
became well known as member Of the American hine
Team. and was its captain when II wen
TO Europe in 1875 and was VICTORIOUS
at Do'lymount. 10 was elected Judge OF lhe
General Sessions that year, and having serVeu sne
full term Of fourteen years was nominated In 1881
on the Tammany ticket, but defeated by James
Fitzgerald, who ran on the Peoples ticket. When
Judge Ingraham was transferred TO the Supreme Bench
he was appointed by Hill 10 I'LL the vacancy
and is now named for the full term.