The New York Herald Newspaper, September 30, 1877, Page 7

TWEED'S REMINISCENCES, The Boss’ Private Payroll and the Men Who Figured on It. ABRAHAM DISBECKER AND E. K. APGAR How the Boss “Subsidized” an Independent Press, The Navarto Claim—The Stationery and Sewer Pipe Frauds. me eeenes ‘Fhe examination of Tweed was continued yesterday De‘ore the Aldermanic Investigating Committeo at the City Hall. There was a mengro uttendance of specta- tors at the commencement—ten o’clock A. M.—bat the chamber was filled long bofore adjournment. Tho ‘witness was over two hours under the scalpel of As- sistant Corporation Counsel Cole, who elicited some ew and interesting statements from the late Boss. Tho political animus of tho wholo investigation was Plainly discernible in yeaterday’s proceedings, A short thine was spent by Tweed in making numerous corrections in the testimony which he gave at the last ‘amination. THE NAVARRO CLAIM. The opening disclosure yesterday was in relation to the claim of José F, Navarro, under a contract entered into with the Department of Public Works in 1871 for furnishing water meters to the city. When asked to state (ne names of city officials who shared im this contract the interest of the spectators becamo Sreatly aroused, but Tweed did nos. give. the expected information under advico of counsel that such intor- mation might intertore with the interests of the city fm the suit’ now pending before a roferee as to this sinim. Is 1s understood, howevor, that the story will be told at a later period. A SEWER PIPE CONTRACT, The next item of interest was asmall bombsbo!! in Felation to a contract givon by the Department of Public Works for sewer pipes in. 1871, amounting to $54,552 60. This contract was given to William Nel- son, Jr., of which Tweed recetved ten por cent, tho Qrravgement being mude by Deputy Superintendent King. Tweed hero gave sorgo. interosting information astothe manner in which “unbalanced bids’ were submitted in bis department at this time, The sys tem was almost exactly similar to that adopted by tho canal contractors in their dealings with the State authorities. THM STATIONRRT BONANZA. The manner of raising stationery bills for materials furnished to the city, although frequently exposed, was yesterday again made particularly interesting by the terse and vigorous style in which Tweed clothed bis narrative, The firm which furnished stationery to the different city department: consisted of Edmund Jones, J. Jarvis Jones and W. C. Kogers, ‘These gen- tlemen, it appears, are now engaged in suing the city forthe “trivial”? sum of $801,800 85 for note Paper, pens and other similar articles, said to have been dolivered during a period of some three yoars It is alleged in the complaint that an item of $268,490 03 covers only one ye The arrangement with these stationers was that they were to pay fifteen percent to tho Ring. Tweod swears that bone of thoro bills were legitimate. Tho witness also alleged that the fight of tho ‘Young Democracy” dated from tho frat trouble about these bills, Jones being the “Qnancier” of: that organization, Some laughter was created by Tweed’s nurration of the liberaluy ol the firm of Jones & Co. im giving pres. ents of all descriptions and values to nearly every momber of the city government at that time, Piotures, saddles aud bridics, trunke, peoknives, libraries, goid pons and all sorts of fancy articles were freely distributed among the looal statesmen by this enterprising Orm. . Connoily, Sweony and the differ- ent Leads of departments and bureaus, at this won- dertal period ot the city’s history, wero doscribed as sharers in the petty plunder. Tweed was not ready to fuenigh the full list, but he promises to refresh: his memory before the next session of the committee. He suggested that any members of the Boards of Al- dermeu or Assistant Aldermen, in offico at this time, might furnish full information on the important topic THE TENTH NATIONAL BANK. The story relative to the $250,000 borrowed by Ingersoll trom the Broadway Bank was next told. It ‘was sworn to that $112,500 of this money went toward bribing the Legislature in awarding of $750,000 to the building of the New Coart Housa At was also alleged that Ingersoll borrowed this monoy oo his individual responsibility, and that the bank officials were aware of the tact, THe SINACURE LIST—DISBRCKER AND APGAR. A delicate subject was approached in questioning ‘Tweed as to the persons who occupied the positions ot sinecurisis upon bis payrolls. The introductory knockdown in this connection was given te ex-lolice Commissioner Disveckcr, who is satd to have received $50 per month. The present Deputy Secretary of State, E. K, Apgar, occupied the second place in Tweed’s memory. This gentleman stood on the rolls as*‘a clerk of some kind.’’ William Hastings, a brother of Hugh, als@ figured on tho roll of honor. There were nundreds of them, and the “distinguished” prisoner promises to give the public their names be- forelong. Hos to be furnished with clerical help from the Department of Public Works in the search for new names, ‘BLACK HORSE CAVALRY.” One of Tweed’s peculiar reminiscences came out in @escribing the operations of the “Black Horse Cav. alry’? at Albany during legislative sessions. He was not prepared to give the names of these gentlemen, nis the corps chauged each yoar, SUASIDIZING THE PRESS, Tho ‘*Boss’” memory os to paying certain sums for favorable notices in tfc Albany journals was purticu- larly clear. He dragged in the names of Georgo W. Demars and S.C, Hutchings, of tho Albany £rening Journal, Tweod described his expenditures in this | direction as a “general dribble all the time.” Tho Argus also came in for its sharo of the perquisities in tbe supply aud detictency bills, THK COMMITTEK ON WATS AND MEANS. Tweed swore that he held the Assembly Committee of Ways and Means of 1870 in bis power through polit- fecal patronage, Their names src as follows;:—Jobn U, Jacobs, Gasolm Bunker, W. G. Bergen, Daniel G, Dodge, W. D, Murphy, William ©. Coan,’ Wilnam H. Hustou, De Wit C. Littlejohn, John H. selkreg, THK RXAMINATION, Mr. Cole bogan this examination by traversing a; the circumstances atteuding tho passage of the tux levy of 1870 and the payment of money tor the pas- tage of that meusure as well as to the republican Son- ators previously named for their support of the char- ter, Then the witness was questioned about the cluim of José F, Navarro against the city lor water ineters, Mr. Tweed stated that to the winter of 1570 be was introduced personaly to Mr. Navarro, lu the follow. ing year, while dir, Tweed was a member of tho Legisiaiure, ho talked with Nayurro about | the insertion of a ciause im the tax levy, directing tho Comptroiler to pay him for tne water meter; wile Commicsioner of Public Works witness signed a contract with arro tor the supa plying of water moter, Mr. Bangs at this pomt arose and stated as there was a suit pending against the city jor tho recovery of the claim ia question he thougut the inquiry should not be pressed. Alderman Lewis Temurked tbat the committee was not present to pardize the claims of the city, but to protect them, @ inquiry was not further prosecuted. Mr. Tweed testificd that he did not kuow William Nelson, Jr., but knew there was a contryet with him in 1871 for the supplying of pipes to the Department of J/ublic Works; dr. Tweed mado a corrupt arrangement by which the Proposals called for pipes which the contractor was not afterward asked to lurnish, and ten per cent of the rofits arising from this arrangement was to go to him; Neisuh was beforchaud iniormed that tho specitica- vions vo 9 be fellowed, and there was red the Department of Public Buch pipes ws they pie of order mg [rom the contracter the inch pipe which the specifications catied for, the department would allow bim to turnish much cheaper and smailer Pipes; Mr. Lwood’s deputy, Mr. Kiny, maduthe cou- tract personally with Neisoa, and the corrupt arrange- mont was mado belore the ‘cifleations were pre- pared, as the books of the di weed ordered the specifications to be pi by Mr. Tracy, of the enginver’s department, und also, he thought, by Mr. Tow! did not tell fraudulent purpose; b and his will was law; ut of the profits of this 1 Witness theugot that Mr. Alt the city departments, Mr, tweed tostified, had dealings with Joues & Co., stationers; the firm was composed of Edward Jones, William ©. Rogers and J. in the covtract permittug Works to cal tor enginee r. King was also to be pa duient arrangement, and nnoNY algo was, Jarvis Jones, bo thought; tuore was auother party, whow tngnghs wea Sines. af ihe Company, but be was talking ‘was Bot certain to he correct | u regate amoun: of $801, firs, suit was brought for $268,490 for printing and stationery teenies the cog Council; witness thought all the bills of Jones & Co. were fraudulent; there was an artangement by which the firm was to pay, fifteen per cout to the Ring on all the work it aid lor the city; Jones tried to huve tho amount of his claim put in the tax levy, and witness wus blamed tor Mt, wheseaa it was the job of the Young Democracy ; Witness tuought that none of Jones & U bills wero bows fide; the firm was in the babit of making presents of trunks, pictures and all sorts of goods to the heads of departments aud toall city officials to whom they furnisbed stationery. Rotary Lock oaly, Aber BILLS ASD PRICK, Value of these vy increasing the auovery iP their bills and “raising” the 4 It such bis Were tnlse; Mr. Rogers aud Mr. jarvis had both told witness that they did this, As to the firm of Willa C. Rogers & Co, Mr, Twoed believed that Jones was the Co,” and that the Orm was identi- cal with Jones & Co.; William G, Rogers & Co, have two suits ayainst the city for stationery, one for $823,609 22, the otber $94,913 34; these operations with Jones & Co, and Rogers & Co. went on until the of the new charter; Jones was au advocate of t Young Democracy, und all his relations with the King ended; all the bills of theso tirms wore taipted with fraud, und none of them was paid less than fiteen per cent, aud on many bh more was paid. Concerning the suit of the Tonth National Bank against the city for $250,000, Mr. Tweed said that he thougut the money bad been borrowed hy Ingersoll on his own individual je; le then recited the history of the Court House Commission, and the attempt mado by Ingersoll and others to bave the Court House vils imserted in the tax levy of 1471; he said Ingersoll paid $112,500 to have an item of $750,000 inserted in the tax Jovy; this $112,600 wis obtuiued by him trom the Tenth National Bank by the depomsing of bilia sgainst the city for work on tue Court House, in answer to other questions Mr. Tweed said that the city had good ground for action, and that he woud assist it all he could by furnishing evidence in the suits brought by the people ugainst Thomas Coman aud O'Donnell ou account of fraudulent vills, 1n the statemont made to the Attorney General Mr. ‘weed said that he offered to give evidence in the Navarro, the Rogers, the Wilson and many other cases. io ulso said that Mr, Sweeny and nis iriends believed that he was to bo used as a witness aud cured him; he thought that was what made them so anxious to settle, Q During the existence of the Ring wero there not quite a number of persons upon the payrolls who wero regularly paid as if thoy were doing service to the city, in One capacity or another, who did not do apy service utali? A. Or vory iittie, yes. rf Now, at this time do you recollect any such per- sons? A, -Woil,in my own department I had a pri- vate payroll of my own, which had forty or lity or sixty names upon it; they were paid out of my own pockets but believed they were on the city payrolls; paia Disbecker, the Police Commissioner, $50 a month for a year or more, he supposing shat it came out of the Departinent of Public Works. Q Whatdid he pretend todo? A, Well, he thought he was ap inspector of something or other that didn’t exist, Where did you get the money to pay that pri- pi payroll? A. From the city. , KDGAR K. APGAR, Q Who else can you recotlect us having been on thut p.yroll? A, Well, back im 1867-68-69 I paid the present Deputy Secretary of State, KE. K, Apgar; L ‘think ho was on the roll, bathe did nothing except to stamp the Stare. Q. What was hoon the roll for? A. To get his mo Q. [ mean in what capacity washoonit? A, As clerk of some kind, 1 think; the books of the old Street Department will snow that; I put theso men on tho payroll because the; electioncering and working for us; we paid everybody that did anything for us; Mr. Apgar talked for us, made specches through tho State; there are a great wany others who were on that payroll; I hada brother of Hugh Hast- ings, who did nothing; bis naine was William, I think; I cunnot recollect any others, tor toese questions aru entirely unexpected to me and 1 have not thougnt of it; Mr. King can give, you some valuable information about that, or almost any of the clerks in tho Strect Department. Mr. Townsend called attention to the: fact that ho bad ou Many previous Oeeasions asked that Mr. Tweed should be previously tformed of the questions to bo asked that be piigut refresh memory previous to appearing betore the Commatteey aud complained that 4 bed pot beem dove; that questions, quite unex- poctes, were put to the witness a each session, Mr. Cote meed that Bo would aliow tno ex- amivaivoe with Feierenes to the privaio payroll to go over autil the next meetiog of the commitiee, whon he should ask tor ail tho bames.. upon it as y names of those on tho Tegular payrolt who pertormed no services for tho compensation they received, Mr. Tweed remarked that he would be much better ablo to recoliect tne events appertuiming $0 the Ring trauds if be might talk with parties that he had then been assuciaied be wen Who Want to come and talk to me,” he sald, ‘dare not come, 1f a man comes in to talk to me he trembles all over until Le gets out; they think it i# tue next thing to being in- dicted to come wnhei 1 am,” The witness ‘hen stipulated that before the noxt meeting the committee should send him all the books he wanted from tho Streot Dopursment, ‘There aro a milhon of names,” said he, “to be “ono over, us ono name may appear fifty times; aud 1 want not only the bouks, but 1 want oue or two clerks with me; 1 cannot do ull this work myself; the clerks may also help my memory on these ‘points; as regards my private pay- rou I will do all I can.’ At tho suggestion of Mr, Vole thy commitieo agreed to send a communication to the proper departinents asking them to turaisa clerical aid to Mr. Tweed, RATING THE TESTIMONY: going over the ground he had already several times traversed to olicit the testimony that wituess bad been iu the habit of emyloying lobbyists at Albany. ‘It Was generaily understoou, he said, that in the lower House tnere was an organization of’ republicans und democrats called the biack horse cuvairy, whose votes hud to be paid for, the money being given to some one man. If the: support had not been engaged tor a partioulur measure, when itcaime te a vote tuey would step into the lob- bies and walk around and would not voto at all, ubl out and bring them in to vote, Witness could not tell who composed that gang, as the leaders changed every year; although these iacts were knowa xo generally and the bribery was conducted so openly that state of uflairs continued to exist, the Ring using money to procure silence whonever it was necessary ; altuough tho people could not be bought their repre: Sentatives could uy a general thing, the witness subd, Being pd Dow it Was thatthe press did not e the jobs Mr. iweed rephed that tne Ring had subei- dized the press ut Albauy; the Albany Evening Journal was owned vy Georgo W. Demars, who was an invalid and did not get about much, #0 he used to do his business through a man numed 3,'C. Hutchings When I first went to Aibany us a Senator—in 1865 t think——the fight came up between the Erie and the Hudson River rail- road companies, in which I was retained by tho Erie, und acquired a wide notoriety, which brought men who were looking for money to me. Among othors who came, tbere was a Mr. 5. C, Hutchings, who was then the associate editor or reporter for the Aibany Yrening Journal, & republican journal, and had been connected with 1t for many years. That paper was attacking ane and Mutotiings told me tiat he could have these attacks very much modified and could finally bring the paper around to support me im ail my mcasureé wuich were not purely political, 1 thount that was a vory desirable thing und asked bim bow it could be dowe; he said he would bring mo tuto com- |, munication with Mr. Demars, who was thes living 10 Troy, and who was known to be the responsible editor of the journal Ho did brivg imo into communication with Mr, Demars and I Paid him then not to attack my measures; that went on all that year, aud the next year it was the same; in 1570 there came up the charter, when we had a bolt | NEW YORK thoy wore bought, when some one wouid gu | of the democracy, and it was necexsary that we should | lave all the strength we could get; in the meantume | had several interviews with Mr. Demara; one of them (the test Lever had, 1 think) was in the sitting room of the New York Hotel; | was iatroduced to lim v: Mr, Hutchings in a loteerwatch' 1 hata got ‘wow; “ met by appointinent, alter that I frequently saw Mr. Demars whenever 1 wanted auything; Mr. tiutchings would bring me articles which required alveratious, and we would #6 down in my private room at tho Delavan House and alter then nen IL would go out and submit them to Sweeny, Hail aud Connoily—they were genorally all there—and we would alter the arti- cles to suit ourselves; that articie Would appear in the Journal the next day or the day-aiter; it was really our own article: somotiines we had private articles written for certain purposes; Mr, Hutchings would sit down and write them; i went to bis house many tunes aud had ariicies written; anything | wanted to appear in the Evening Journal 1 got im; that was my reiation to. that paper. MONKY WHICH MAY HE RECOTERKD, Sometimes | paid $1,000 to Mr, Demars, sometimes $5,000; L never pain them in cuecks; they would not tke checks; Mr. Manuing was the representative ot the Argus in the Senate; my relations becan Iriendly with Lim; While the dowocrats had had control of tho’ Commistes of Ways and the Lower House as mach as any inan could have control of anything, and when Mr, Maaning wanted aby items inserted 1m the tax levy | would go down staifs’ with hum to that comimitvee aud havo it done; if be wont alone to have i putim atone ho would have to pay for it; there was no uuderstanding to the effect tint tho Argus should support me; 1 Wis NOt necessary Jor me to say Low muon power I had in these committeos to have an appropri- ation put in; none of our Ring members wroto articles for the Argus, but Mr. Manning sometimes brought articles to ask my opinion of them; L think anything 1 wanted to have done Mr. Manning woud bave done, but 1 never tried it; if 1 bad Leen neces- sary [ would have done #0; ‘there is no power I possessed that I didn’t try aud utilize at one time or unotber; I put Disbecker on my private payroll tor vices rendered mo at Albany; ho Was the corre. apondent of the World anu ot the Staats Zeitung, I eve. Mr, Tweed stated that he thought with the help of the session iaws of 1868-71 he could telt most oi the items he had caused to be inserted in the tax budg tho deficiency and other bills tor the Argus people} and he was notified that at tho next session of the commiitee they woulu ask for all such formation, as weil as for tho details of the transactions with the Evening Journal, Of Mr. Demers, of the latter paper, ho said ‘ his wants were gical, and they wero ulways supplied,”? Q. Mr. Tweed, I want you to give, 60 far as you cun, tho names of those persons who, from the beginning of tho fraudulent porcentage arrangement under tho old Board of Supervisors, were periectly cognizant of the way in which the Supervisors, the Comptrotior and the Board of Audit were doiny these things? A. 1 think | have moutioned oll the naines, Q Weil, you tave Wontioned tne wames of a good many who came in at different tin What L want to kuow now 18 who were in tue coulidence of tho mem- vers of the Ring trom the beginuing, all the way HERALD, SUN through? A, Recollect there never was a King until 1868—until alter Connolly became C troll Q. Tcall the Ring in the Board virors thou thase who were cognizant A. With regard to the Board of Supervisors, 1 think I could give the name of every man if | could have the assistance of Mr. Woodward; I tried to got ‘him, but couid not; I don’t know wh. wanted Lo seo A great muny persvuns, but cau get povody ; l sent prob- ably a thousand messages and letters, but could not in- duce them to come; Woodward knows of this matter as well as 1 do, acd I could talk with him and refresh my men ; be bad only that one matter to attend to, while I had a thousand toings; 1 into tuing; ho is in town every day, and I think if Mr. Wheeler Peckham or the Attorney Goueral would ask him to call and soe Mr, Tweed he would come; if he ts airald to seo me alone I am peftectly willing to see him in tho presence of a third party. THE BLACK MORSE CAVALRY, Alderman Slevin asked whether witness could givo the names of the ‘Black Horse Cavalry’ tor 1870, Mr, Tweed stated that he thought he could not; as he had alreasty stated he bad little to do personally with the lower house, all bis dealings there beiug carried o Mr. Barber and agents, or by Mr. Frear and Mr. Hutchinson; Mr. Jacobs, he thought, was chairman of the committee thas year; Mr. Jacobs al- ways helped me, so did Mr. Bergon; { influenced that committes through friendly considerations, and not through any pecuniary considerations; every mem- ber of the committee had a bill he wanted passed i one time or another, and | always helped them. {no manual for that year was banded Mr. Tweed, and he Fead the uames of Mr. Banker, of New York; Mr. Ber- on, ot New York; Mr. Dodge, of Clintoa; W. D. lurphy, of Albany; Coon, of Schuyler; iusted, of Wostenester; Littlejohn, of Oswego, and seikreg, of Tompkins, a8 composing the commuttee for that year, Mr, Cowing inquired avout the Citizons’ Association and iis members. Mr, Tweed ed that had no personal knowledge of the organization except that three members appeared to do all the work and that thore was nos inch of *association,” he guessed, ou side of those three; they were politically oppored to Mr. Tweed when they started out, but they tonlly came around so as to see things as he did; he con- Vinced them that they were wrong by ‘‘takinz caro vf them ,’’ Nathaniel Sands he made a Tax Commissioner at $10,000 « year; und Joseph F. Duly was made w judge at $15,000 a yeur for fourteen years; those positions were given the gentlemen not 1 consequence of a direct understanding that they should be given them tor certuin services, but because they had given Mr. Tweed and bis tricnas aid; witness recollected the election of 1868; Jonu A. Griswold was a candidate opposed to Governor Hoffman; he recol- jected the closing of the polls on that day apd that be spont the evening at tho Metropolitan Hotel; a tele- gram was sent out irom this city relative to sending in returns; but that was dono beloro evening; 1t was sent to Mayor Hall, Mr, Swoeny and str. Tweed; posst- bly Mr, Connolly aiso had a knowledge of it; to pur- Pposo of it was to keep the telegraph iines occapted, xo Ubat the interior of the State could not Know what was doug in the city and make arrangoments to beat tue Ring candidates. Q. Was that, in your opinion, a fair and honest elec- tion in this city, Air, Tweed? ‘A. 1 don’t think there ever was a fair and honest election in the city ol New York; [think this remark will apply particularly to the election that year; there were thon a great many naturalized; ho coulu not tell tho percentage of the vote which was fraudulent, Mr, ‘tweed’s memory secmed somewhat defective with reference to the clec- Hon in question, and to retresh it he usaked Mr, Cowing to tell him the oames of tho oty and county oflicors then elected, That yontloman said he could not tell and that no had only recently becoine connected with oliLics. Mr. Tweed slated that measures et been taken by tho Ring to carry the election in clty; at the custom of the managers i the interior of the State to y an Lawrence county was known as a place where the were cunducted in a particularly fraudulent Mr. Tweed and his follows bad arranged to the provincial politicians in ignorance of tho city’s vote, and one of the meaus adopted was to get Possession of, the wires and Lolegraph the whole Bible, if necossary, uutil they wanted them tor their pur- poses, ‘The Committee adjourned N day next, at ten o'clock 1 t keop this point until Savur- forenoon, THE PRESIDENT OF THE TENTH NATIONAL BANK CORRECTS THE Boss, Mr. George Ackerman, president ot the Tenth National Bank, was asked by a Hxra.p reporter yesterday afternoon if Twecd’s statement was true concerning tho advances of money by the bank to Ingersoll tn 1871. Mr. Ackorman said:—‘‘Tweed’s statement ts not true, In 1871 Mr, Palmer held iu the bauk merely the posi- tion of cashier, aud had no authority to make moncy imlyances lo any person, Mr, Palmer did not become president of the bank until July, 1872 At the ume to whieh Tweed refers Mr. Wiiliam M. Bliss, now Vico President ol the Central Nationui Bank, w. President of the Teath Natioual Bank, and ne 1s well aware and will testity that no moneys whatever we: vanced to Ingersoilin 1871. Whavever money was advanced in 187) was advanced nos to individuals but to she.city nod county, that time kept the acco Of inmost of the depart- mente ot tho city, and it was Rot wuusual to maku fre- quent and even Jurge advances to the departments as they required them. Mr. Palmer is now dead, bat ail who kuow him while living Know that ho was incapa- ble of conniving at any corrupt practices,” EX-SENATOR CAULDWELL'S DENIAL, Monnisasta, N. ¥., Sept. 28, 1877 To tux Epiror ov tax Huraup:— My attention has veen culled to the charges mado against mo by William M. Tweed tn his testimony before the Aldermanig Investigating Committce. He charges mo with getting my late partner (Mr. Whitney) a po. sition worth nearly $15,000 a year, and to having paid ine nearly $5,000 1p cash as the price of my voting lor tue charter, In answer to the barges | pronounce them false in every particuiar, Lnever bad any con- nection with Mr. ‘Tweed, aud at no tine in my life did T ever receive a pouny of his ill gotten gains. By puo- lishing this you will Go me an act of justice, WILLIAM CAULDWELL, THE ALBANY EVENING JOURNAL'S DEFENCE, ALuayy, N. Y., Sept. 29, 1877, The Evening Journal, reierring to Tweed’s state. mont reported by tolegraph, says that whether those who were editors of the Journaé duriug the pending of the Tweed charter wero or were not guilty of what is hore alleged those who succeeded them have no per- sonal Knowiedge. It then quotes trom the Journal of April 16, 1867, showing that Mr. George Dawson then anbounced nis withdrawal from the editorial wanage- ment of the paper; that Mr, Demers would have its entire coutrol; that Mr. Demers assumed control, with Mr. Hutctins as Dis associate, aud remaiued editor unul his death, dlay 25, 1870, a month alter the Tweed Legisiature adjourned. Mr. Dawson then resumed tis control, Mr. Charles E, Smith, the present editor, Dad no connection with tue Journal until Jaly, 1370, THE ARGUS MAKES A FEW REMARKS. Auuaxr, N. ¥., Sept. 29, 1877 The Argus of to-morrow morning will contain the following :— “The statement made by Mr. Tweed in bis testimony belore the Committee of the New York Common Council relative to tue Argus, alleging that this paper was ‘subsidizod,’ not by paying moncy, but by putting at 1 appropriation bills for ‘work supposed @ have been done by it,’ is simply and wholly talsc— false mm detar 4 false in tho total, without one shadow of foundaiion irom the commencement to the end. The Argus Company: never received une dolar for any printing not actuaily doue in sirict accordance with and in full compuance of a contract or order proporly given and on duc authority. appropriated jar the Argus oF the Argue Com- vany, except in the athual Supply bill, nen the Argus Company bad a contract for doing tho legislative printing the money paid on ‘accouut of such contract came from the State Comptrotier and was paid out by him on sworn vouchers, showing in detail tie work which was paid for, tne atnount aud character thereof anu when don and those vouchers all passed the scrutiny of the Comptroller at that time, As to any amounts in the supply bill the money pald thereunaer were also paid by tho Comptroller on a detailed and sworn statement, im items showing when, where and under whut autuority the printing was done, and to whom it Was delivered, This was done ia pursuance of the first section of the Supply bill, aod thero never bas been one dollar paid the argus Company m any form whatever, Neither te Argus Com- pany, nor avy member of vai company, ever’ received as payment one — doliar or any valuable thing whatever at any time from Mr, ‘Yweed or any one Iu bis bebalt fur any purpose what- ever, No pecuniary of other benefits were ever re- ceived by auy momber of the Argus Company trom Mr. Tweed or from any one in bis benalf, Mre Tweed never had the beneltor use of Argus ab any time and vo member ot the Argus Com. pany was ever indebted to Lim lor @ favor of any ue- seription,’? MR. APGAR EXPLAINS, (»¥ TELEGRAPH TO TUE HERALD.) Auuaxy, Sept 29, 1877, To THe Epitow or THe Henan; In the spring of 1868 I was appointed at the request of Mayor Hoffman a clerk in the office of the Street Commissioner, 1 went to New York and reported for duty to Mr. Tweed, who was then Deputy Commie sioner, and whom I had nevor met belore, He tola me ho could not at that time assign me to duty, but would sond for moe when ready. | remained in New York waiting for orders which | pever rece: three or four months’ pay, Hot Lo exce $500, wailo [remained in ‘Now York a much longer tine and at an exponse much moro than $500, ‘This is the only Connection £ have ever had with Mr. Tweea or any ot the public ofices im the city of New York. Mr, Tweed never asked a favor or ser- vice of wny kind at my hands and none was ever roi dered. | expected to periorm oficial servic a ready to dos, but was not assigned. Mr. Tweed ims time was not beheved to bo a corrupt ofictul His position toward the democratic party then was precisely what Mr, Kelly's x now. Is It Hot evident that Mr Tweed has been prompted to make his slatement in tila matter vy some one who hoped to have w {alse Construction placed upon it, and thoreby accomplish & political purpose in connection with the coming Democratic State Convention ? EDGAK K, AI'GAR, Jn, Not one doliar was ever | the colamns of the | | it is cuarged, now DAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1877.—QUINTU?™E SHEET.. ‘CITY POLITICS. The Local Campaign.and What May Occur in It. SENATORIAL CANDIDATES. Those Who Are Mentioned in Connection With the Judiciary, THE REGIS ERSHIP. Tn a fortnight from the present time the two parties will have their respective State candidates in the fleld and the campaign will be opened in downright earnest. The indications, so far as the election in this city is concerned, show that there will be a lively time over local candidates, and that Tammany will not bave a vory easy road to travel, As yet, bowever, it is too early to predict definitely what bargains will be inade, what 51 will be entered into between the le: the vartous factions, That there will be formed a strong coalition, well orgauized and with amplo means, against Tammany 18 certaim, but by whom it is to be brought about and what the division of oillces will be are questions yet untouched. The republican Jeaders are a8 willing to unite with the anti-Tammany or county democracy as over, but tho proposals for this: unton will probably originate with the dissatistod democracy, ‘Tho leaders of this wing ure contident in their expressed beliet that nover before has the oppo- sition to Tammany in the ranks of the democracy been so great or so easy to handle us now. They pro- fees to regard the Tweed investigation as only aiding this opposition, particularly among tho better class of citizens, who are once more romimded of Tammany’s roticaness by the confossions of its ablest and most powertol chief, Mr, Kelly, 1% seems to be the Keneral understanding, cares little for the legisia- Uve tickets. Senators and Assemblymen are of little uso to him. What he is looking tor is Joba Kelly and Joho Kelly’s control of the vity government, Ho will, therefore, be quite willing to huve an under- standing with some of the republicans (even In the event of a coalition), allowiug tuem uw Senatorand a few Assemblyinen in return for promised conside! tions Butin this Mr. Kelly is not more guilty than the Bixbys, provided tuey Gun seo their titio clear, Mr, Kelly ts willing co throw a Senator tv the repub- leans provided he can praveut a combination against Tammany, and the Bixvy kind are willy to do. pre- cisely $ho sume thing to effect a combination ugainst ‘lammapy. be Senatorial cistrict which will prob ably be selected tor this piece of neat jobbing 1s the Filth, wow represented by A.fred Wagetall, Jr, who beat Young Seward list year by a few hundred, As au ilustration of how this matter cun be managed the Assembly fight in the Ninth district—the old stad Ninth, or Atmerican ward; once known to old Yorkers us “Tne Villuge’’—1 he best cum “be proseuted, This districh 18 part of the Filth Senatorial, and the part, too, that i 18 the = most difficult to handle, as MS Tremudents boast a superiority in intelligence, solid wealth and all that above those of other districts in the city. Andrew J, Matthewsou, the strongest man ‘fammany could xelect m the disiriet, ran on thas ticket for Assembly, opposed by Mr. Corsa, a gentie- inun Bot neaily so well known, The morning alter tne election showed Sr. Corsa, the republican canai- date, electud vy over mne hundred majority, and yes Titden ‘curried the game district by A major- ny of vver one hundred. ‘his, then, will probably be a portion of the Senatorial district (the Fifth), which will be selected by the Kelly und by the Bixoy as the best to bo * joobed,” Kelly can put up 4 respectable nobody, a wortny aitt- zOb, w Blanch democrat, and ‘sail that sort of thing, you know,” and John D. Lawson, un ex-Congressman, or Bob Strahan, both of whom seok the republican nomimativo, can easily win. Either of these men, when such 40 understanding as tudicated is agreed to, cnn bewt Peter Mitcucll or Wagstafl. Mitcueil seoms sure Of receiving the Lammany nomination, and is as confident of election, He emphatically deules that Keily 1s pledged to Wagstaf, whom he regards as hi probable opponent jor tue nomination. Micheli, whose hands of late huve been lily-wiite, and who 1s backed by the Hon, Mike Norton, w strong wath the! Workers, while Wagetall, : tall, -gved-an- tured, dusuing sort of a gentlemen, does the respectable comedy fpr the dintrich As things ‘now staal itis to be Aner Wagstall of Mitchotims ine ‘Tummany choice, with Wagstal doing the high tonea rote and Poter “down ainong the pyr. Ou the other side are ex-Congressman Lawsou-—very wealthy and very rorpectavle, and Robert 8, strahun—you poor, energetic. It is suid that Goueral Anse McC who represents the Congressional district, favors Strahun, butas McCook is a steanger and does not know a score of influential workers his favor is worth Little, FOURTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT. In this district, cumposed of tne First, Third, Fourth, Fitth, sixty, Seventh, Tnirt Fourtecntu wards, and island, the quignunce Ww: as to who would lead until Morrissey on Weunuscuy night tn bis speech to the Fourteenth ward democrats intimated that he would again ran for Senator in the Fourth district, Second, nih and vt the Ben Wood quietly loving over matters in thix district, and should Storrissey change his mind and deciie not to run Wood will get whe ‘Yumnmany nommauion, unless Kd. Hogan—ex-Jadge and Kinsman ot John Fox—should secure tue prize. Hogau 1s ater the Tammany nomination, and Assem- blyman Galvin 1s also in the race, So strongly demo- cratic is the district, Tammany or anti-Tammauy, that it is HOt worth mentioulug & republicau canutdate. Colonel Jim Kerrigan, who years ago was in Congress from this district, und hus by v0 means lost nis popularity, will probably be the caudidate of the Bread Winners, SIXTH SENATORIAL DisTRICT. Luke F, Cozans, Marti himann, Christophor Flecke and Petor Kelir are seeking the Tammany Hail nomination in this district. Mr. Cozans isa bright, steavy-going Worker, aud popular among most clusues. Jake Patterson about the only one menuoned as republican cundidate, SEVENTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT. The anti-lam y vlement cag hardly be said to yet bave 4 cundidate im this district who has been promimentiy mentioned. So fur as this can- audoture 18 concerned — inatters are — certainly chaot'e, and itis doubuul ifwithin the next fortnight this particular wotnimation will be m uny better shape. The candidates for ine Tanmwany Hall nommation are, lirst, the present Senstor, James W. Gerard, a gentleman of wealth and high socith position. Next, “ld Flag of Truce,” ‘rank Spinula, whose shirt collar bas been con mistaken for every thit wverty and winbi- Mon—amuitious to his “eloquence” and disp.ay his big choker in the Senate, Straugest of all is the fact (and it isa fact) that David Dudicy Field wants the nomination; that be has. relinquished all Vongros- sional aspirations with a view of domg battle for Til. den mn Congress, und wauis now to go to the State Senate, RIGHT SENATORIAL This is the aistrict now repres republicans or by Tan , but by mien inthe party wich Bixby’ prote Jeat, Mr, Bixby 18 as strong among tw as he 18 among the anti-faramany dem dced, be bas more intivence tu repabir he has in thosoot his own party wing. picious, to way the Le iu Bixby’s party. is Tious tuct, ‘This ts sus t, and it 14 50 regarded by thone jos this, 8 another rather cu- It appears that the leaders ot the Bixby or county democracy (pernaps the loriner term 1s tue more iitting), consisting of the Bixby: Couguian, “Voctor” Merson aud ex-dudge Jue Kocn, if nota tow owers, the head and trout of the Bixby ollending, all reside ta one district—the Twentieth “Man” Hart, Assembiy—a portion of Bixby’s Senatoral bau wick, ‘Kurthermore it is claimed that, not- withstanding this coloutzation of tho | Bixby leaders in this one Assempiy carry it aguinet district they cannot tammany Hall when the match is anywhere near equal. 11 thts be true it isa sad com. mnentary on the infiuence of so calied ieuders. Ot course Bixoy 1s a candidate fur re-clectiou to the Senate, Ihe other candidates, on the other siue, are byerett PF. Wheeier (beaten by Bixby last year) aud Hag Moore. THe REGISTERSHIY. The foregoing résumé disposes ot the Senatorial chances, any oue of which, no matter by whouw hiled, is of suiall importance to the occupant whon con- trasted with the political plum of this fall—the Regis- tersnip, now weld by General Patrick H. Jones, To be sure, the general depression in tue real estate mar- ket has made the fees of tnis once lucrative office It is not the office it wi he Big Judge,” of “Sogor Very poor comparatively, when “Miles O'Reilly,’ 8 Day. now, 1t is @ Very decent office irom whien to be buried politically, and tnis 1s generally the fate of those who Uilit The writer met Generai Joves 1m ine City Hail Park the otbor duy, and Knowing that his name had been used in the public prints as n canaidate for re. election he plumply. mquired if he was a candidate “No,” replied the Kogister, “Lam not 1 know, as you say, my natoo has been mentiuned in that connee- tion in the papers, bat L have neither sought tt nor do L now seek 14, J, lor one, have not found it the oflice it Worerecked Up to be, though whoever succeeds mo wif doubtlexs wave abetter time, Say forme that Til give the boys a rest this fall,’ “Who is she prominent candidate of your party?” inquired the reporter. “{ think the most prominent repubiican candi- date is Tom Murphy; next to him comes Juke Hess. Mr. Murphy, though, is the stronger of tho two, 1 think, and, in my opinion, he can ha nomination it he wants it,’ “f pave ben) hat be will necept it + “You Kuow of no other candidates in your party?” he (hat Lam aware ol, vat the election is some. stant, you kuow,”? Charley Loew, iwice ex-County Clerk, when, both tines, that office was the most lucrative 1m tuo county, full of companionship, pleasant to everyuody, popular with the Germ moving, 16 Some in the Wigwam Vass, Saying that a young man Jeatt $600,000 out of Wat to waar mor a; but they Jorget tuat Loew, like overy ono in politics, is entitled to ail he esa get—aod bo more, Loew's secking this pomtuation calls to mind 4 ood story. It appears that he was offered the — Tam- auany nomimation for the Coumy Clerksuip last ali for the sum of $40,000, He would cortaimy have made an excetient 4y Clerk, because he hax feat of Hiling the office + Soom to think it worth Jt was too high tor Loew, considering that @ combination uguinss Tammany was probable. When, hows ‘twas known that both parties would ran straight uekets—republican and democratic—then the figure was low tor Loow, and ue vifered to pay it, ‘Alas! tor political hopes, he was told that otber and more #atistactory arrangements had been made, Now, atter Mlling the County Clerkship twice, and barely missing it once, he is after the beat that ie lett. Notu- iby 1m the politioal dining room 1s wo good ior Charley Loow—so he thinks, Clove! Willa K. Roberts, ex- Covgresswan, is the other ¢emocratic canvidate, Hobe erts 1s not near so wealthy us Loew, end what Loew hus in the German vote Roberts possesses iu the frish vote, Koverts, bis triends suy, will beat Lo race, and it will ‘ake a strong nan to beat I be bas every elémout of popula is 4 Man against whom no charge cau be inudy with wpy chance of its being believed, AN ANTIOTAMMANY CANDIDATE, ‘The anti-Tammanyites have in their midst the strongest posuibie candidate for this olllce in the p gon of John Y. Savage, the present Deputy Regu For tis backing ue Das inany old New Yorkers, who remember him over a dozen years ago as a political power in Tammany Hali aud ior many yours vetore thvt af ono Of tho sacbems of Tammany, ‘“Uucle Joyn," as he is Known to bis young trends, wita his dozen yeursot solid service as Deputy Register, bis kpowleuge of and acquaintance with New Yorkers, aud particularly those in democratic politics, would, in the opimon uf many, mako the strongest candidate Yamimany could oppose. the coalition candidature seoms to be bowween him and Yom Murpliy, vut spould the republicans not insist ou their right to the Regie tersiip Savage has a good cuance, He nas announced himseif us a candidate, THE SUPKEME COURT JUDGESIIY. The yacaney ou the bench of the Supreme Court iu this judicial department, ocecasioued by the expiration of Judge Jono R, Brady’s term, 16 doupttess ater vy iar mero than the | MekaLy man heart of, Judgo Brady, tho proselit incumbent, is a candidate for re- election, Me wants (ne Tammany Hail nomination, nna if he gets that or the other (and it 1x generally be- Hevod that he doesn’t care whion he takes), he 1s cer- tain ot election, for the Judge is popular ay a gentle. man on or of the bench, and peculury popular us an witer umber spoaker and as a regular diger oul, [ut another thing is also certain, if Johu Kelly throws Judge Brady too autieCawmmanyites won?t pat him on his icet. One of tho latter party, Costigan, whose © ollspring Was tie well rein Charter, explained it as follows: aw dumping ground tor Jou tufts, depend upon it? anti-Tammany candidate spoken of te Judge Henry KE. Kuox, son of Rov. Dr. Kuox, and a member of the law tir of Fallerton & Knux. He is highly. spoken of by his texal associates both in the matter of ability and character, THE MARINE COURT JUDGESUIDS, Two Marine Court Judges are to be eiected in place Of George Suca and James. Sinnvit, Both of these gentlemen aro candidates for re-election vn the Tam- Inuny Hail ticket, or rather they Will seck tue nomi nation, und their chances of receiving it are exoclienk Ex-Juage Koch Js alsoa candidate among the outside democracy. TUM ALDEKRMBS AND SMALLER KY, Mr. Morrissey und his followers as well as other antt- Tammany leaders seem axreed that their vest polivy is to run the most respectable aud best known business men they can select for Alucrmen; to endeavor to cut each and every political hack who aspires to a seat in the Aldermante Hoard aud to earnestly sack men of acknowledged repute, men of Known intelligence and ned of wealth for these positions; men, in a word, whose standing should make them interested to do the most good for the greatest number. Au lor the As. ablyineu, m but 4 Very few distric!s can 1b bee) ely suid Who huve wchaace, Fora muath yet the status of this gentry will scarcery be Kaown, and or Such Nght political pap as Asvemblymon the average Teuder is at no time hungry, TAMMANY ORGANIZATION. A spoctal meeting of the Tammany Committee on Organization was held al tue Wigwam, 10 Fourtconth strect, yosterday afteruoon, Nearly all the prow), hont inembere oF the party in this city wore present inciuding Cotaptroticr Keily, Major Quincy, Comm: sioner brennan, ex-County Clurk Loew and otners, The different districts wero ovled im order to year Foports as to the caolcy of delegates to the Aibany Conventivun, [+ was thus asoeriaiued that contesting delegations would probavly goto Albany {rom the First, Third, Sixteenth, twenty-first and othor districts ot tweety, ‘The sevtlemeat of this matter can alone be placed in the hands of the Statu Convoution itselt. It was stated that ‘ammauy Hull bad upoued a eNaturalization office at No. 25 Chamvers strect. The Taminany delegation wiil leave this city for the convention at ten o’cluck on Tuesday morning. Their beadqui i be jocated in the Deimyan Hor THe. TWENTY-FIRST DISTRICT'S GAME, The Twenty-first Tammany Assembly District Cor Yontiob, called to eloct delegates to the Stato Conven- tion, which meets at Albany on Wednesday next, met at 122d street and Hariem last evoning, On motion a committee of five was appointed to nominate three delegates aud three alteraates to the Convention. While the committee was out there were several calls for a speech or @ song, @ facetious gentleman suggesting as appropriate “The Swect By und By,” but no one seemod inclined to respond, and the inter. mission in the proceedings was Ulled up by promiscu- ous talking. When the committee returned tho fol- lowing gentlemen were announced asx the chosen dole. gatos. Delegates—Hugh H, Moore, Joseph I’, Fallon and Wilhain Hitchinan, Alternates—Randolpn B, Mur- tine, Charles Weldo und Themas McCabe. Kesviutious wero adopted expressing the of the meet- ing, indorsing the acts and policy of Gov Robinson and branding the imatalinent ot sr. H os President of the United States us tho greatest crime of moaderu times, The report and resoluuons wero unanimously adopted. The deiegates electod Were then invited into the ball, and, upon being catied upou, made the usual Kpeecnos. ‘This Convention was called strictly in compliance with iho rate for electing delegates agopted vy the Hemocratic State Convention heid tn 1871, the call having been signed by the chairman of the’ Assembly District Convention, which chose ine dclegate the ution of 1876, A couvention of tho taction lemocrats of this disteict, whica ts lod Boyd, was held carly last week, at whieh Thou Pearson, Charles Place and John A, Harnett were elected delegates to the Conven- tion, Tho call for that Convention did uot comply with the rule of 1871, it having been sigued only by a Vico president of the District Committee, 1t 18 proba- Die, therefore, that ‘ho deiegates whom 1% selected will be demiod sents im tho Sate Conventivn and that the | delegation, headed by ex-Senator Moore, will ne ad- mitte THE STATE CONVENTION. PREPARATIONS FOR THE COMING EVENT AT ALBANY-—THY GREAT DEMOCRACY AsTIn, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Anuany, N. Y., Sept, 29, 1877, The interest in the coming Democratic Conven- {ion is shown further by the increasing list of prominent mem: throughout the State who have secured rooms hore” preparatory to tho holding of the Convention, At the Delavan House rooms bave already buen secured in addition to those mentioned lust night sor Augustus Soul, Joun Morrisswy, Jarvis Lord, Jere, Maguire, sithith Kly, Henry Tilden, Smith Weed, tru Shater, James 3, ‘Yhayer, Adin Thayer, “Billy” Fowler and other great lights of the democracy. A tow delegates ha’ rived here already, ‘hey generally favor a chi the ti DELEGATES SELECTED. The following delegates have veon schoson to et- tend the Democratic State Convention to represent the places name: COUNTRY DELEGATES. First District of Chautauqus County.—William Whallon, H. C. Kingsbury and J, W. Phelps. Second Assemoiy Piairict of Orange County.— Goorgo W. Pitts, Woorge W. Greene, Choodore W. Darley. ‘The following are the Orlow K, Mart, sands a BN ng county delegates :—E, James opt. 20, 1877, The Second Assembly mocratic Conven- tlon at Sinclearville, to-day, nominated Alexander M. Lowry as meinber of the Assembly. he delegates to the Albany Convention are William | Bookstaver, H. L. Basiey and Charies H. Lee, The following were chosen delogutes tor Albany county :— Secona District.—Daniel Manning, Samuel Hand, Charles Tracy. third District.—Goorge H. Thacher, Lloyd, dames Joues. Fourth District.—John W. Costello, Henry 0. Bogue, Daniel W. Casoy. Rexolutions were adopted indorsing Governor Kobin- son and in favor of renominuting the preseat State | oMecrs, Lyman J, Tne following aro tho delegates from “aratoga county — First District.—Nicholas Viecher, GH. Lee and Witham G, Hall, second District—Willlam C, Barrett, Alonson Chaso and Ehibu Wing. The delegutes from Ontario county H. Parker, William Pulver aod U, The Third Oswego district sends H. Goodwin, N. Mazzard and H, HM. Patten, Toey are all in favor of a new ticket. Onondaga county sends from tho First district:— Wilham ©, Ruger, Alexander McKinstry and R. P. Newport. second district. —Georgo W. Earll, R. and James 5. Crouse, ravi ct.—John M, Strong, Charles Simons and ‘These delegates are all in tavor ot Dorchester Herman Michaels, ucket. ‘The Firet District of Dutchess conaty elected Wm. 3. Ketouam, J. A. Davis and avid Warner, | ‘second Vistriet.—Charies Wheaton, BQ. Bldridge and Ambrose 1. Wager a6 delegates to the Dewocranc State Convention. Tho first district of Orange county elected Jonn J. 8, MeCroskery, Benjamin C, Sears aud Lugeuo Meur- a: Hh sina raty, Algo Avram &, Cassidy to the Jadicial Conven- tion, The following resolutions wero unanimously adopted by the Coaveution:— That heartily indorse Governor Kebinsos, mensufen are tn strict accord with the wishes Jom, ies of Comptroiier c MeDuugall Lave been elected velegates at Addison, N.Y. They are opposed to a renomination of the present State ticket. Governor Robinson is indorsed. Aehenectady county sends Samuel T. Benedict, John Mekneroe, Jr., and N, J. Van Veanken. The Chemung county delegates are David B, Hill, HM. MH, Reckwell and KE. 4. Young. Cayuga County.—First distriet—Charies E, Coates, Charles Surger and George S. Caly, Second Districk— Milo Goourieh, W, J. Baker and W. A. Hager. Porat Assembly District, Aibany,—Krastus Corning, Fred Andes and James Ogsbur: The delegates from the First district of Queons county are:—Parke Godwin, of North Hempstead; James W. Covert. of Flashing, and smith C, Baylis, of Oyster Bay, Alternates. —Benjamin W, Downing, solomon 3. Townsend and Willam 8, Haydock. 1) delegates are instructed to present the name of Jobo J. Armstrong, present County Judge of Queens county, as canaidate for Attorney Geueral, and the Hon, Alien ©, Beach for Secretary of State. Whitehead H. Van v of Oyster Bay, is delegate to the Judiciary Con. y vention. DELBGATES FROM THF CITY, lowing delegates from this city were elected , Wm. RB, Roberts, Michael Burke. Altornates—Owen Cavanagh, Veter Putz, Friucis Monahan, First District (Muller faction).—Henry Campbet!, Nicholas Mulier, Thomas E. Smith, Alternates—Joba P. Kyau, Hugh Dalton, Timothy Monohan, wth Dietret.—Jobu J. Gorman, Samuel A. Lewim Beniamiv F. Vosbargh, Alternates—Sal Conover, Peter P. Noo, William H, Dovods, Seventeenth District. Frederick Smyth, Heary A. Smalley, William B. Finley. Alteruates—Edward Schweyer, Michael Deano, Jamos J, Marti Fourteenth Assembly District, —Bernard Riley, Jobo A. Foley, Petor Kahr, Alternates—Patrick Flam- burg, Pairick Burns, Conrad Germgast, Sixteenth District.—Kdward Cooper, John Claghora, James F. Higgs! with power to fill vacancios, ANTI-TAMMANY. Twellth District.—l’eter Bowe, Joseph Koch, Dante Altornates—Christian Sulter, Louis Cohen, Nicholas Drummond, Nineteenth District.—Roswell D, Hatch, Char! Simms, A, Friedan, Alternates—J. J. Clancy, Jamus Russell, James Clatty, Fourth District. —iodney S. Branch, Louis 3. Dore scher, Kevjamin Winue, Alternates—David Kelly, John sbeehan, Thomas Brady. KINGS COUNTY INDEPERDENT DELEGATES. The independent democravc or Slocum delegation electod from Kings county to attend the State Convea- tion to be held at Albany on Wednesday next, 1s com- posed ug follows:— First Diatrict,-Daniol Bradley, Roger A, Pryor, William B. Leonard, Second District.—J. C. Cooper, Gharles Pleaslance, Albert N. Smith. Third District.—Jarvis Kilpatrick, John Cunning. har, Morgan Gra: Fourth District. —N. McGregor Steel, Charles 8. En- sign, Wiliam 3 Waite, Filth Distriet.—Heory W. Slocum, James W. Ridge. way, Harry Farrington. Sixth District —Waiter L. Livingston, John C, Kelly, Augustus Meringer. Seventh Distriet,—R. N. Van Vranken, George P, ick Clark, ightn Distriet,—Charies H. Adam, George W, Kings |, Isaac Moriey, Jr. eth District,—Francis Hopkins, A. Van Wyck, George V. Brower. This delogation will contest the claim of the rogular, or McI_aughiin, delegates to reeugnition by the Couven- tion, and it 14 said that in eo doing thoy will obtaiu the support of Tammany, ‘The members of the Kings County independent Democratic, or Slocumite, General Coiminrttes inet last night for the purpose of indorsing the oloction. ot the delegates. Asrembiyman Dan Bradley offered a resolution to the eflect that it was nse of the mecting that the delegates to Albany bo instructed to advocate the nomination of an entire pow State ticket, A lengthy discusaivn eusued upon the sub- ject, and the matier was nally relerred to the dele gates, MCLELLAN RATIFi THE OVATION AT TRENTON REPEATED IN JERSEY CITY—A STATUE OF “LITTLE Mac” CHEERED VOCIFEROUSLY, Another instance of tho spontancous enthusiasm which the nomination of McClellan evoked was wit- nossed last evening at the Catholic Institute in Jersoy City, As was ed tin «the: «Henxaro a few dhys ogo, it 18 becoming more and more apparent that the people—and the term is used iu cdntradistinction to wifepullers and pol iticians—are determined to couduct this cauipaiga with carnestness and epthusiasm, not waiting to be drawn ulong, The democrats of Jersey City became impatient, and instead of waiting for the arrival of the slow coach designated the Democratic General Com- mittee, which has repeatedly retarded the progress oy the party, some prominent and respectable gentiomon, under tho load of the veteran F, G. Wolbert, called a mass meeting to,bo hold last evening at the place named. Fully an hour before tho appointed time people camo pouring into the hall tilt i wi Mled, On the platform was congregated the largest gathoring of representative men seca there for many years It was rumored that the Gencral lnmseif would be present and tho curiosity to sec bim was so great that crowds gathered In tho vicinity of the hall. Ateight o'clock the meeting was called to order oy Mr, Wolbert, and the chair was taken by Congross- man Hardenvergh, The tirst apeakor was Senator Leon Abbett, who was one of McCiclian’s competitors for the somination, isle expressed the pleasure it afforded him to march under the standara borne by so gallant and distinguished a leader, Under him the demo. cratic party will achieve a vietory that will be the Jorcranper of the granu victory in 1880, when the people will ace to it that the man who 1s lected will be inaugurated, (Cheer) In 1u64 McClellan ob- tained a majority of 7,801 in New Jersey, Hudsoa county alone giving a majority of 1,981, A man out West made a wager that ne would ride ily-wheot, When bis widow was paying tho bet she ro marked, ‘Poor Bill was « Rood hasband, pat he knew nothing about ‘heels,’ (Lauguter.) When Newell gets through this campaigu ho will tind shat he knew nothing of tho power of the democracy, TION, Lute Mac will have him bag and baggnge. (Cheers.) Mr. Wolbert here utnounced that as General McCiellan could not bo present he would present te them a statuy of the gallant soldier, from the rear of the platiorm a smail stetue whict was A capital likeness of the General in tul uniform, beuring a miniature fiag of the Stari and Stripes on each shoulder and placed 11on the table im front of the chairman. Then arose a burst of cheers the chairman aad all om the plattorm viowng with those in tho body of tho hall tu their outhusiasm. The General himself could hutdly have received a more hearty genuime reception. When tho cheering was dying away it was takon op again and again wll the chairman arose to introduce the next speaker, ex. Attorney General Gilchrist, OF EX-ATTORNEY GENERAL GILGHRIB y cliti-t said if they were all noimated with tho spirit that auinated Genoral ScClellan the de- Hero be brough: Mocrucy would win every time. MCU! that he coulu take care of 70,000 men, and h take care of 1,000,000 of peop! New Jorsey. The speaker entered at, lepgtu iuto tho discussion of the Tabor question, John Bright, who was the greatest friend in Engtaud of tho working man in the United States, sald that the distress ainong the working classes in this country during the past three years was ten times greater than it ever was under the mot archy. Why was this so’ [twas not the God ail Worsbipped that brought this misery upon thei It was the misgovernment Of the party that had con: trolot the national adramistration that caused the Widexproud distress, Some might sayit was @ groat step down for McClellan irom the nomination for the Presidency to toat of Governor, Why, Johu Quincy sald he would be willing to accept the office of consta- bie atthe hands of tho people, General MeUiellan was willing to periorn any work to wich ne mignt be called by Lis countrymen. Mr. 1, G, Kecesine, of Now York, congratulated the democrats of New Jersey that lant a stendard bearer to the hero of Antictam, the Iasi ten years of the frat cont ty had risen to © the principles on which the govern- n founded that corruption reigned in every Uranch of the government. 1hé stupendous fraud on the ballot-box by which the popular will was reversed must nover be repeated and must never be condoned. The party now in power do put represent the poopie, ‘The Convention held in Rochester the other day was only the commencement of the dissolution, a broakiog up of tho party that was too rotten to hol (Applause.) Mr. Rudolph F, Rabo, Speaker of the How feinbly, was then introduced, Ho was asked a tow days ago by a republican what the democratic party intended to do for an issue during this campaign, and ho replied, “Wo intend to speak trumpet. toned, so that hereafter the man who ia hey bad xo gal- m 10 victory ag elected by the voice of the people to the Pres. idential chair shall be inaugurated.’ No country or the American continent would have an did the United States wo tho usurpat which a man Who Wag not elected was jeasion of the Presidential ol tribute to the integrity of rodicted his success by a MeUleilan, and majority. the assombla, JERSEY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE, Ex-Chancollor Willianson, ebstrman of the fate Democratic Convention at Trenton, hus appointed the Jollowing Stato Executive Comenitteo:—At large, Abrahi Browning, Camden; Jacob Vabatta, Morris, First district, Morris H. Stratton, salem; Seconda distriet, Garret D. W. Vroom, Merce nied district, Joseph W. Yates, Union; Fourth district, Jonu ©, Durvam, Hunterdon; Fitth district, Nuthontel Towns sond, Passaic; Sixth district, Kdward He Weight, eeping After brief spoeches by other goutiemen disporsed, cheering for “Little Mao’? Essex; Seventh district, W. W. Shippeo, Mudwoa,