Year: 1872

The convention which meets to-day at Tammany
Hall to nominate District Attorney viii in all
probability be the occasion for another rumpus like
that which last Monday came very near knocking
the entire county ucket into smithereens At least
indications pointed that way last night II the
rumpus does occur 1t will be caused by
the same influences which were brought
to bear on Monday 10 push District Attorney
Garvn into q denomination against all hazards
II may be avoided. Indeed every effort Is being
made by the cooler heads OF the Conference Com
mittee to fix things in such way before the Con-
vention meets as efYectually to


PREVENT SCENE


when the question OF the nomination comes up;
but it is generally believed that the only way it can
be avoided is for the committee to go into the
Convention so strongly inclined toward some one
candidate that the opposition to "a new deal' in the
District Attorneys ONCE win see the folly Of re-
sstance from the start The only good, substantial
reason for supposing that there may be considera-
BILE dirty linen washed In the Convention before 1t
adiourns is that the friends Of Judge Garvin say
they win not give way an inch for any other cand
didate, and that they to bring his name before
the Convention, no matter under what circumstan-
ces The committee may unite on somebody else.
In other words they say that even should the COM
mittee make unanimous report "a very unlikely





they viii not stand by it, but vote it down, If they
can, so as to trot out the man OF their own choice


THE COMMITTEE


had meeting yesterday afternoon, and although
II was conducted on the starchamber principle, its
doings and sayings were pretty toerably Wen known
to everybody who cared to pay visit TO the wigwam
last night, where the uneasy 'outsiden spirits OF
the various wards had congregated to hear all the
news they could about the pOwwOw. AS has al
ready been intimated, the Garvin men in the COM
mtJee showed q bold front from the beginning,
and, contrary to the expectation OF the other
members, expressed their determination to have
their favorite run in the race, no matter what the
consequences. Once this became


AN ESTABLISHED FACT


an effort was made by those opposed to Garvin to
have him put in the background for while, SO as
Mr. Benjamin Wood on the part of the national
democracy" was the only outsider who pre-
Of ex- Recorder Smith for the position to be filed,
and was closely catechzed by Mr.. Horace +. Clark
a. to the number OF the national democracy. Had
its strength ever been


TESTED IN AN ELECTION?


II had not, he said, because 1t was only brought
into existence a few months ago. when it became
racy was going to vote for Grant. In other words,
it was an outcropping OF Apollo Han, or rather an
whose choice for the Presidency was Greeley.


THAT GERMAN VOTE AGAIN.


carry large portion of the German vote, and that
he was well known to the people. The
young mems democratic reform party were
on hand, too, In the person OF Assemblyman
John Foley; but as Foley was unable to get his
committee together he did not succeed in having
say before the conference The candidate his ass0-
citation want nominated is John ID. Townsend Mr..
John Kelly and several Others OF the members of
the Conference Commttee-after Mr. Wood had re-
tired--discussed the merits OF Mr.. Charles Dona-
hue. They commended that his general and proies-
sional character were such that his nomination
would be hailed with delight by


His reputation as a lawyer was unquestoned,
and. although not very well known to the people
at large, he would be certain to poll majority Of
the honest vote Of the city. The discussion over
nearly all the members participating in IL; but,
after a session Of over three hours duration, an
adjournment was had without any formal vote
having been taken to ascertain how the
mind, however, that the committee was
not empowered by the Convention to
recommend any particular person for the posi-
ton in question, but simply TO suggest from what
should be selected 1t Is reasonably certain how
ever, judging from arrangements that were
made last evening for the conduct OF the COM
mittee meeting to-day at two O'Clock, that Dona-
Indeed, it may be said on authority that
before the meeting closed last night three OF the
gentlemen who at first were for Garvin expressed
their determination to support D0nahue after ALL as


THE MOST AVAILABLE CANDIDATE.


Sherln Brennan, they do say, is at the back OF the
movement In favor OF Garvn; and it is rumored
that II his lav0rite gets the worst of il in the
committee, and 1t decides not to suggest him to the
Convention az one OF the candidates TO be
ence in favor OF ex-Recorder Smith. This diver
sion If circumstances call Tor IL, may indeed stave
of the rumpus that VIII certainly ensue II Garvin Is
strongly favored as candidate; but 1t cannot fail
to make things lively all round when the COnven-