New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-19
candidates that year He educated az Trinity
College Hartford.
TAMMANY NAMES IIS TICKET.
THOMAS F. GILRoY NOMINATED FOR MAYOR
OTHER SELECTIONS.

| OTHER SELECTIONS.
| Tammany Hall nominated the following ticket last
night
| Mayor-Thoma, F. Gnroy.
President of Board OF Mdermen-Coionei george d.
Comfy Clerk-Henry D. Purroy.
| Reglster-Ferdinand Levy: n,. roo,o,d A
| indge n, the CITY Court-Rufus B. Cowing.
| Additional Surrogate-Frank T. fltlgeraiu
| Tammanv Hall was crowded with surging mass
| Of meh two hours before the main business OF the
| evening the nomination OF candidates. began Not one
| q, tbem outside the district leaders knew who the
candidate for Mayor to be before the men caie
to the hail. and the leaders themselves hau peen Aep'
by Mr. Croker I'm Ignorance OF his purpose as 10 the
,d of the cltv ticket until they met in secret coun-
I'll lust before the gathering OF the convention But
the great bosp had the pleasure OF seeing MS Sc
| lection ratified with all the enthusiasm that IL was
possbe for several thousand usty wlgwam braves to
manifest The choice OF Mr.. Gilroy seemed to please
all classes and the delegates from every section OF tne
| city. .
Police Commits James J. Martin, as acung chair
man Of the executive committee, called The conveh
tion to order and named Nelson Smith, VINO Is c'ia"
| man OF the Tammsny General Committee Ior oe'"
porary presiding officer and John b. Mc"oiniicA an"
| John +. Carroll for temporary secretaries ihey
were aftcrward continued as permanent cnceiS OIL
the convention with vice chairman and secretary
| rom each district A brass band enlivened the
| long waits which occurred during the proceedings
Mr. smith accepted the Office OF president In a
brief speech. and after the usual routine convention
work including the appointment OF committees OIL
permanent organization and resolutions, recess was
taken during which there loud calls for speeches
,rou .Co,krons "Sickles,r "FclOws' and others
yho,e wrll.known faces were seen on or about the
platform Chairman smith had serious task to
preserve order
After the recess permanent organization was
effected and then Mr. Cochran presented strng Oh
resolutions gotten up in the usual Tammany strain
promising support to Cleveland and stevenson and
ur,I.ine the Tammany city government. These
were read by Secretary McColdrc and adopted, after
which Mr. Croker arose amid cyclone VI cheeis
and offered his customary resolution naming ule
order In which the candidates should be nominated ::
Mayor President Of the Board OF Aldermen county
| Clerk Register Judge Of the Common rleas 'our''
Judge Of the City Court and Additional surrogate
4 mighty Aye" approved the 'Boss's' SUGGESTIONS
| and Concres srnan Ashbel p. Fitch made his way
through the crowd and ascended the PLATFORM lie
drew n picture Of the Kind Of man New-lork wanted
for Mayor which plainly foreshadowed Thomas +.
Giroy and closed By placing him before the conVeh
tion. senator Jacob \. Cantor seconded ne choice
| q Mr.. Gilroy, and he was declared nomlnate1 Dy
accamation. Only one solitary voice diNSented. and
#, owner would probably have been roughly hustled
! out Of the building II he had been Identified.
When the cheering for Mr. GllrOy lad suosdei
General slckles, who hai received the lamhiais Han
nomination for Congress In the Xth District op Mon
day night walked the front Of the platform with
| the aid OF his crutches and faced the audience
III, purp,-e was 10 nominate the son Of his former
commanding general, George b. Mcclellan but before
! proceeding he said he wanted to make personal
statement. He glad 10 see. he remarked, thnt
those present took stock In the misrepresentation OF
our adyersaries7 concerning his position. lie
wanted 60 explain that although he hal indosed the
/ ~ Tam 10
Cochran against Cleveland at Chicago. he neverthe-
less approved every word OF the resolutions which nad
been adopted last evening by the convention pi"dehs
! support to the National platform ana ticket Iheh
| the old general added that he wanted TO reiterate
every word he had said at Chicago, when with the
rest Of the regular delegation OF the Democratic party
Of Ncw-York he had supported another honored name
for President (NIr HID. Il stand by every WORD
said then" declared the General, and reiterhir II
pov- bnve nothing to take back Having satisfied
hiShcares that lie no. "cawshing beoa"s' oi hi'
nomination for Congress. the gallant cd man went Oh
10 present Colonel Mcclellan for President of The Board
80 ,ldormcn which hc did after Il touching reference
70 the military services Of the young mans father at
| ,ntIctam and other well known battefelds. John
n Y Arnold the retiring President OF the Board OF
Aldermen seconded Mr.. McClelans nomination. anu
he was declared the candidate for the oifce.
Mr. Cochran stepped forward and named Henry D.
purrov for County Clerk. lie preiaced his announce
mcnt with handsome eulogN vi t"c '""n'',P"'
porcv and administration OF Mayor Grant. during
which he took occasion 10 aud the character OF Mr
Gllroy and his services as Commissioner OF fuDio
worls Uc spoke Of the great improvement MT.
cIrov had wrought in tie thor0ughcares OF the city
and the undisputed integrity with which he had ad-
mnlsctcd the great department OF which ne hau oee'
the head during the last three and haf years NO
faint II obbery has touched him. said Mr. COCHRAN
." His monument Is under your leet anu ~" ~
you" prolonged cheers)
Taron :. Weeks seconded Mr.. P'irroy' nominauoh
and thc,, was NO dissent when the question was put
,ssemblymnn S,zer presented Ferdinand Levy LOT
R.oister and the other men on the ticket were duy
,s,,o, nv .cclamation The Of Judge
G,errlch Judge Cowing and Frank T. FluscFad vert
all re,,v,d with dcuonsrauons OF satsfacuon -
Thomas +. GlrOy was born In lrclahd III i'1o' ho
vas ouIv six wears old when his mother brought nm
70 America and made her home In this city lie was
educated at the city public schools, and was graduated
from the High school. lie learned the trade oi
hook and Job printer. His first Official posi- was an
onpoIutment as clerk to the Croton Water Boar' ana
,rtervard he held cerkshlps in the Min and Ath
Judicial District courts When James a. fiacK was
elected County Clerk. in 1775 he appointed MI "i
GOV his doputv md when Mr. Flack WAS promoted TO
shsrtr Mr. Groy became Under sheriff. Tie ia'ter
orce he held until he was appointed by MAYOR "Tah'
I'm Nav l-s9, Commissioner Of Puohc "orHs' ior
four-years' term Mr.. Gllroy married IN l704 MISS
sheridan n relative of General fhllp H. Sherludu
The candidate Mayor has large family composed
Of six sons and four daughters
Frank r. Fitzgerald nominated for the newly
created office Of Additional surrogate was born in the
Efuh Ward in 1857. His father. Japes Fitzgerald
represented the Ist Assembly Dl''nct IN the LfgSa
turc rs a Tammany man for years lie was educated
In the public schools OF Ncw-iork. II. Francis Ma
,or,. COLLEGE and ST. Mary's College and in the Co
luubio College Law school, where he was graduated
:, 1-7s lie also studied in the law Office Of smith
NJ Weed and was admitted to the bar In 1sS4 1ir.
FITZGERALD was an independent candidate for Congress
In 1856 he Joined the Henry George movement ana
was the Henry George candidate for Civil Justice IN
49, The next year he went into rammany Hall
and WAS elected TO Congress in the old With District
hut never took his Before his term began he was
elected Register the Tammany ticket OF 1859, snc-
cecdIuc James j. Slevln. His term will expire De-