New-York tribune., 1894-10-11
N LINE FOR STRONG AND GoFF.
A>,TrTAMMANY DEMOCRATS NOMINATE THEM
roR MAYOR AND EECoEDER-THE cos
FERENCE COMMITTEE TO Fill
OFT TIE TICKET

! rnR MAYOR AND RECORDER THE cos
rEREXcE COMMITTEE TO FILL
OFT TIE TICKET
The County Convention Df thn An'rIAmm'ny
! Democracy indorsed William l.. Stro'E ana John
" Gor for the Offices of MaNoT and Recorder re-
spectivcly last night. There was not one disSeh'
ing vote among the LII delegates. and bat for the
| attempt on the par; Of Il man not delegate 10
raise a disturbance the convention was from irSt
to last harmonious and its delegates earnest ana
entbusiastic Shortly before ex-senator +. NJ.
Rxby took the chair delegation Of women. with
Mrs NJ NJ Pomeroy at their head and represent
ing the Woman's Auxiliary Anti-Tatmany or
ganization of the XXllId Assembly District.
marched in and were received with cheers and ap-
.larse
Mr.. Bxby in the of his remarks said that
d funeral was 10 take place. and that the
conventions would select the pall-bearers, "who
will consign on the 9th of November all that is
left of the worthless Tammany Hall to the cold
cold earth" He urged the members Of the organ
ization TO register and to vote and said: Tam
many people have the same right 10 vote as de-
cent people. but, to it. whatever their in
clination may be. that they vote once only
After each district mad named It's vice president
and secretary. James NJ Brady. OF the NNIs' As
sembly District. and chairman of tho Conference
Committee. reported on the work done 10y his com
mittee, and. among other things. said wv" have
worked daily and nightly We have given the
grave questions the most earnest consideration.
and have concluded that the Shiny octopus which
has its being in TanUnany Hall must be put to
rest" In presenting the name OF Colonel strong
he said: He is a man in whose heart there is
room for race prejudice or religious bigotlN.
He is by name and nature the man who should
stand at the head OF our ticket" Mr.. Brady paid
a high tribute to John W. Con when presenting
his
John J. Murphy % the XVIlIth Assembly District.
and Frederick stuh. Of the XNllIa. seconded the
nominations in speeches euloeistic OF The 'and
dates. and motion that william l. strong and
John W Goff r. the candidates Of tie Anii-Iaih-
many Democracy for the Offices Of Mayor and Re-
corder was carried amid loud and lOns cheers.
\. j. Carson. Of the XIVth Assembly District
presented a preamh" detailing the abuses prac-
tised in the Police Dopartncn; for which the rank
and file are wroncfully abused and punished Tn
mon. IT said. were helpless dummies and
''innocont tools" of the guilty instieators who
charged with "unscruplousness ana corruption.
The corruption maIfeasance ana nliyilual thicv-
cry recently uncarthc1 IN the Police Department.
have been planned. ns;igated and carried into CON
summation by the heads thereof and it. superior
officers and they alone have reaped and divided
the spoils' The resolution declares the organiza-
ton in hearty sympathy with the policemen and
nremen" and that II fully appreciates the Walt
able services they have performed" Tho resolu-
ton was adopted as was one empowering the con
ference committee 10 III all vacancies ihe ticket
Dr. Thomas Brennan then offered resolution To
the effect that five members be appointed by the
chairman 10 determine whether there was IN Ne~-
York such an organization as the \. +. a. AMI 10
report publicly whether ana In what way f. WAS
dangerous. II at this point In IN" procee iings
of the convention that the whom james
O'Bren described "A bad man and one unfit 20
be I'm respectable company. endeavOre1 10 create a
disturbance for which he promptly hustled from
The room When Dr Brennan could finally be heard
he spoke Of the A. T. 4 as spiritual essence
"a gh0sty body" and showed how Tammany
endeavorng 10 voters with bugahoo. "No
Institution which has oppression and bigotry FOR
basis can exist have its being in this country"
he said
on motion Of Captain Brady the following commit
tees We're appointed 70 inform the candlates Of ID"
action Of the convention: TO inform Colonel Strong
j. J. Murphy. David Floyd J. J. GiNori. y. w Test.
Peter Padcn. W Greenbaum and :. Mcfarland. 10
inform Mr. Goff-J. VI. Brady. Dr. Thomas Brennan.
VI. G. Doughe-ty. Vernon Seaman. J. q. Hyatt ana
Theodore B. steele.