The New York Herald Newspaper, October 20, 1878, Page 8

| | READY FOR THE BATTLE. Tammany Places Her Standard Bearers in the Field, AUGUSTUS —SCUIRLL «FOR MAYOR. ——__- Frederick Smyth for District Attorney, Gunning 8. Bedford for City Judge and Michael Tuomey for Coroner. ——— THE ALDERMEN AT LARGE, Harmony and Enthusiasm Within the Walls of the Old Wigwam, SKETCHES OF THE CANDIDATES. —————— The suspense and agony of the politicians, as far As the Tammany candidates for the principal city 4nd county officers are concerned, is over, Tammany yesterday flung ber banner to the breeze inscribed with the following oume: For Mayor—Augustus Schell. For District Auorney—Frederick Smyth, For City Judye—Gunoing 8. Bedtora, or Coroner—Miebuel Tuomey. For Aluermen ut Large—Putrick Keenan, William R. Roberts, Wilham P. Kirk ang Witnam Bennett. ‘The Conterenee Committees of the republicans, city mocracy, county democracy, Irving Hall democracy and German independent organizitions have not yet Come to any agreement upon their combination ticket. The prominent eandid: for the nominations are as follows:— For Mayor—Sheppara F, Knapp and Edward Cooper, For District attorney—Benjamin K. Phelps and A. 1, Dittenhoeter. For uity Judge—Police Judge Morgan, Horace Rus- sell and Daniel G, Rollins, For Coroner—Moritz Ellinger. ‘The bitch, jast at present, seems to be upon tho Mayoralty and the District Attorneyship, There ‘were also rumors in circulation last nignt of danger to the whole combioation scheme. Th rumors sould not, however be sabstantiated Irom any reliabie quarter, and med to be entirely groundless, CAUSES AND KFFKCTS, Tammaoy will pow fight under the banner of oneor her oldest, moat faithful and most experieneed cuam- pions, Mr. Schell bas been fatthfal to Tammany in sunshine and in shower. Her records and behests have been to bim as sucred as tho ark of the cove- nant, When the storm beat upon the old Wigwam \n 1876, when Samuel J. Tilden and bis allies tried to Faze 16 to che ground, Augustus Scbell was one of its foremoss vetenders. He was chairman of the Na- tioual Democratic Commitiee that yeur. The Til- den men went for his scalp and got it. They removed him trom the heaa of that committee, The fight has gone on with intonse bit- verness ever since. The war has been carried into Airica aad will be fought out fiercely at the polls on the 5th of November. It will prove to be the great wit of Samuel J. Tilden vs. Joho Koily to determine who wing will have the upper baud in the city, State, and, perbaps, national democratic politics, tor tome time to come. The friends of Mr, Edward Cooper allege that it their candidate is sclociea they will go into the con- \est on local 1ssuesalone, forthe purpose of disrupt- ing Tammany Hall, They keep Mr, 1tlden behind tne yoenes and argue from the standpoint of ‘manicipal tetorm.’? They insist upon it that the ex-Goveruor bas nothing whatever to do with the tight, TAMMANY'S CONVENTION. The large meeting hull vt Tammany was filled with oor the most representative gatherings tuat ever Assembied witnin its walls, The galleries were also ‘brown open and speedily filledup. The County Cou- veution was composed of sbout twelve huudred mem- bers, All thw district leaders of the party were pres- ent, including Comptroller Kelly, Commissioner Dunlap, Fire Commissioner Kivg, Mr. Dietendort, Colovel William kK. Roverts, Eaward Kearney, Police Commissioner Nichols, Sheriff Reilly, Joel U. stevens, Aldermen Bennett and Lewis, County Clerk Gumbie- fon, William H. secor, Senator Hogan, leah Ryn- ders, Samue! G. Courtney and others, The boxes on either side of the hall wore filled with spectators, Outside hundreds of persons had collected, much interest being manifested in the proceedings. None Were udmitted without tickets, a struggle berg made by many who had o0% the vecessary pieces of paper to procure admission. But Doorkeoper Collia was as Gru us a rock, ‘The doors were not opened until three o'clock, all the seaws ‘The procecdings aid toree. M YOR SCHKLL AND LELLY, When Mr, Augustus Scuei entered tue room he Was received with cueeriug wod clapping of bands, Mr. Jonu Kelly was also greowed wit great ensuusi- asm. When Mr. Houry L. Uiiutou uamea Augustul Scbeil as the cuudiuate of Tawmavy Hall for tue May- ally the Convention burst vus imiv tumultuous rs, Huts were turown io the wir wud tue great cy od. it wus evident that Mr. Senell jas the choi every man ip the room. Judge P. G, Dufly mae # neat speech in seconding the wominas tion, Colovel Gilou, in withdrawing the oaue of rz Uuminissiouer Conuver, paid that gentieman « 4 complimeut Tue Assembly districis being ‘uen culled iu tueir order every Vow in tue Conveu- tion was cast for Mr. Schell. When the pomiuvation nad been made Mr. Sebell ‘Was conaucied iw the platiorm, being tatruduced to ‘be auaience by Colouei Roberts us the “iuture Mayor ot New York.’’ THK PROCKEDINGS. Colonel William K, Kuverts twok the chair and Cuiling the roll was Gispensed with aud Mr, Baw: L, Gaal, chairman of bbe Committee on Kesuiutions, was called upon to Teport, Hw came iorward wud reud as 1o.lows;— ‘The regular democrucy of the city and county of Now York, assembled in couveutiom at taamuany Hall, October jomination of the Lon, re B. a0 associate Judge of t Court of the pi ntion held wt syracuse, a ston sterol reiting bo U were deprived of torm adopted by the Demo- in tue Kost terms thut p. whereby the pevere of “ ightful chvice for Preside d—Thiat all ¢ we identified with the alae detmvcratic parsy, citizens ut irrepronchavie ehur- Aud meu of the ability tw carry ouL true returmn. Fourth—Tuat the manazen 1 tae Hnunces vt giv city ng the weilare ul the the reason that my the country has eve *. the devt of the eiiy $5,218,000, taxation trom $285 to 82 hat the © al wexivet of the republiean Legis: ¢ sluee 1879 to reapportion the State uerit demeation of al bovest men A city paying on would certamiy bave ite righttal laws quvoraing ibs peop e& and the su pburt to Gil 80 tajared in erevy pieuged. esouted by hn de protection of their rawful ri BiyhtheVhat the reguint demucracy, as re Tammany Hall, 0 long as it continues to hon mwticuily discharge ite duty a» the repr Ms ty over upp ol men talsery . kive the eoutrol vity to i Aiwinys Lave been oppused to the true priueipies ol demvcracy, With the Lope sis thet im the Warlare thus engendervu’ x sullicient number ol Vungrer Men dnd assem. ymon can be elected in the city to de airuy ve neutralize tho voice ot the Buipire state iu the I feyisiation all public affair ly be corteetty Wi ty OrgAuinntion in power Livy. principles, ® constituency e'ol honest vuters Kood governme: pelt-ntorest, the regular vemocraey OF tho city is Meaured of a glorious victory on the Oth day of Novembe: 1g Of these Was Irequently interrupted yy Wore Uuaniinously i crisis in our municipal Fmine whether whey des nye a coniinuauce of the roireuchment wad reiorm whieh bas bwen achieved under a democratic admin. NEW YORK HE istration of the city governmen:, or whether they fer to return to that system of extravagance, \b- efficiency and this city. Al ties expressed gr form, Protessions are as © by the othor, The true t the sincerity and edicteney ut party, is the Fi which that party makes while io power. Instead of dealing in generalities—in the place of eulogtziug the grand old democratic party, to which you und | and all present belong, and dovouncing in general terms the republican party, tu which we are all opposed—I propose to contrast very briefly the record of the one party with that of the othe: TAMMANY'S OPPONENTS. Mr. Clinton thea quoted u loug resolution adopted at the County Conveution tags year, to “characterize the course of the so-called anti-lammany factions’? He theo added a lew words of his owa to criticism of t—Mr. Oswaia Ovton- which se long cur: of the dorler and the com cbising the great mass of democratic voters. tendorfer signed the report, und bus trom that day to this defended the proposed schame ot municipal gov- Mr. Ot- ernment. Mr, Cooper did not sign the report, bettuer did be dissent in writing, although another democrat upon the eommission dis- sented irom @ portion of the report, Mr, Cooper, 1metead of entering a bold and manly prot against the attempt to rob poor, laboring men of their dearest righi—the right of suflrage—simply ‘So far us otficta! h ‘urd he could lake either interests might @ to the Lemecrutic State con veution last year, putticnpated in its proceedings, Went home aud joimed the republican anu antt-t'wm- many purty, and thus did all 19 ls power to execute the main design of tbe combination, REDUCED DEBT AND TAXATION, It 18 easy lor avy aud alt factious to make high sounding protessious of reform with respect to mu- Dicipal, State or pational allairs, Prolessions ure cueap, They cost nothing. Some of our aut: many friends ba’ such # large stock could never be exh prolonged uot the + ‘The merit of this organizaiiou consists not so much 1m what it professes as iu What it accomplishes. It we fall short ef our opponents in extravagant pro- feasion of devotion to the public goou any such deficiency is more than made up ip soctual acnievemepts in the oause of guod govern. ment. Let us examine the records, Let us cite the specitic proof, Les us come right eown to hard figurer—to incontestuble facts, Joun Kelly vecame Comptroller of this city iu December, 1876. The Bourg of Estimate and Apportionment, of which Andrew H. Green was a member, hud made 1s estimates lor tue cnsuing year. Through the i strumentality of the new Compirolior these est: mates were reduced over $1,1UU,000. Tne work of Tetreuchment and relorm with which he began bis carcer as the head of the tuance vepariment ho has conwunued to ibe present timo. For tuirty-six years prior to bis accession to tbe office of Comp- troller vf this city, our debt, except in turee instances, was lurger at tue ead of tho your thau at ite com- mencement. In one your Mr. Kolly reduced the city debt $2,000,000, The eflicieucy of tne so-called Lam- Many Municipal goverument 18 seen, wor only in the reduction of the city dovt, but in the reduced rate of taxation. In 1876 ihe rate of taxation was 280. Sub- sequently the valuation ef taxavie property was cop- sideravly diminisbed. Upon u reduced valuation the Fate of taxation in 1877 was 2.65, Thi F there has been a siili iurther reuuctivu, 40 that the rate of tax. ation 16 2.55, ‘Yhe official anti-lammaoy address states that tbe municipal government of the ety of New York is now chiefly controlled by tho Tammany organization turough the same machiuery and methods as were employed by the iweed Ring. Unless oue of ti motuods of the I'weed Ring was to reduce the devt aod diminish expenditures 10 the depurtmeats over wnich they bad control I cannot perceive the rele ancy of thin wccusation, | canuot pe inishing the ciy debt and the city’s expenditur millions of dollars per annum, through tne tustru- mentality of city officials belonging to this orgavizs- ‘on, should be denouuced by our ant friends us constituting» part of the samo as were omplcyod vy tno 1 weed Riug.”” MR. ECHELL NOMINATED, For the purpose of protecting the tntet of tho city, in order to secure ao efficient und economical government, tt 18 important that the organization sboula nominate for the office of Mayor u wan of large ability, spotiess integrity, cf great experience; one who possesses aud doverves Lue confidence of this entire community. In this democratic city it is rigbt and proper tuat its obiel magistrate should be a democrat, 1 theretore uomioure tor the office of Mayor a genuemau wuom you all kuow, to wom you ure strongly attached, of whom We are ull proug, und woo will lead you to o glorious anu triumphant vie tory. I nominate ter the vflice of Mayor Hon, Augus- tux Sepeil Judge Daffy seconded the motion, adding a few re- marks ip eulogy of Mr. Schell aud recalliug the fact thut the Jatier bud declined the oomiuativu two years ago, The position wus reierred to us the third biguest in the United States, President being tue biguest and Governor of the Stute of Now York next iu urder, Clone) Gilon said that the representatives of the Ninth Assembly district Dad determined to present the name vf av houored gentleman irom that dis- trict, WbO, a8 @ representative of the purty, bad proved hitnself worthy of the the fonadation of the ty, the working classes of the city and county of New York—uamely, Park Commissioner Samuel Conover, But that gevtieman bad said to tue ‘lt the honored bame of Augustus Schell to that Couvenuon ter 1s presented then | beg you to say that Lam no candidate, being the case Colonel Giion seconded the nomination ot Mr. Scnell, “MERCHANTS, BANKERS AND TAXPAYKRS,”? This At this pout a communication was “a meeting of merchants, bunkers und tue Fifth Avenue Hou Convention * fouowiag eminent one of whum would be enurely istactory to the ft New York taxpayers uod poople of ter the office of Mayor—oamely, 8. D. Babcock, John Wheeler, Augustus Schell, Cbaries M. Fry, Wilhum R. Grace.” Tne communication was signed by twenty-three well known business mun, aud con: cluded as foliows:—‘-As a iudication of our conti. deuce inthe suceess of this movewent, uud the cer- (ein election With yuor powersul aid uf our candidate, we consent toour names being attached toacall tor agreat mass meeting at Couper Institute of ull citi- zens and tuXpayersin favor of w two percent tux levy und to rabily the people’s ehvice tor wayor,’? TAKING THE VOTE. was accepied, alter which Al- derman Waenues d 4 Fosolution to the effec: that each Assembly district should be called upon ip taro to name its choice of candidal the various offices, 8o that if any Gissatistuction existed there would be ample opportunity to ventilate it. This was at once auopted, und under its provisions the roll of the dis- tricts was called upd tho spe.ker of euco delegation named its choice for Mayurvl the city. fue ouly Dame breathed was that of Augustus Schell. Mr. Froderick Smyth, in pronouneng tor bia on vebalf of the Seveutecntn district delegation, said:—"We have now Maa dyed in the wool—democrat all through. ”” When the Jast district nad been heard from the air anuounced that 1.145 votes bad been cast lor Mr, Schell and he was decured tho candidate for the office of Muyor of New Yor! ‘MR. SCHRLL'S SPEECH. The election was tuen jormslly made unanimous and Mr. Henry L, Clioton aod De, Donaldson were ap- pointed a committee to couduct the canuldate to ine blatiorm, Hy was received wiih the wildest entua- «mm, whicu culmivated in three cheers. When Was restered Mr, Schell spoke as follow: R. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMRN OF TIE Tiox :—1 highly appreciate (he uistiugutshed ho: You na et nigo and itv ot New Y The communis We live inaciy in a city second to none for the enterprise uud evergy of its ivhavi- tants; we liveioacity upon which ihe eyes ot this Stute, the eyes of the uation, the eyes of Lue world ure constantiy (urned; und tt becomes us, represent- ing the great demucraire party, Lo 80 Conduct the ul. fuirs of this city that it suall aiways be bouvred and od throug bout the epiire ubiverse. (Appluut rf pow that lam butaa bumble representative o! great party; 1 Know that | came nere as ouo vi you, deiegate to perform a great and important duty, aud, wore th pas ticipated with you tu your deiber- Geutiewen, our city, governed us it is by a Mayor ana Commun Voun- ctl, must have at all Limes the support and confidence of the community, upd in 0 Way Can that support vo obtuined so Well us by baving public ofleers do theie duty faithfully und justly. We ail know thut we wee suffering irom wu xreat, » monstrous debt, which has come down ‘to us from Older administrauions wh wautun expenditure: baving that deut aur ut we ought also to bee Lhut (he expenditures of tue city are Churacter thas that debs suail not bo ine: are bound tu use economy 1D our public expenui- tures; we wre bound to seo that every iil ts seruti- biged, 60 bat Lo Waste Cun be charged upon us How succusstul have we been ina few yours past witn # democratic auminisiration m our city! Expenses sowerud, all payments carefully considered, tuxativn Fodueed in BUCH AMOULLS us to Birike every Observer and Gouvinee everybody that care aud prudesce bave been used iu the puvlie expeditures,”? TAMMANY AND ANTI-TAMMANY, Mr. Scheti her red to the reduction in the devt and the toxes, gv the figures at to by Mr. Ciinto: mon, the demecra ity of the city of York. (Appius io this ball that resentatives meet your alter year to announce tw the Gy the persyus Who ure to aduinister the gov- ernment Geutiomen, when we look out abrowd aod seo that thero aro persons who were lormerly with us Who aro gow combining with tbe repubil- cun purty to destroy our city, we are stu juwd) w greuwer effort «to ace th tuey do not auy harm, It is well known to wi tho grout traud of tbe repupiican party u the democracy of the Presiveucy of ‘ue Unied sialon, Aud IL Gan by said LUM democrats vomng vuL tue aud umb ining With Loe repudlicuus are anxious OF willing bo Gefrada the city Hod county ot New York, Jor that 8 Wual itis, ‘ITho-@ Who Were lurwerly will us aud Who wow say they aro anti-Temmany are but repuviicans tu disguise, and we bupe thut tue energy, tact aud ability of the democratic party ov tue Sin day of November wil Cuvsian then bo tue ubscurity wuien thoy riculy deserve, (Appliuse ) Wuat du they propose to do, Ht (bey are successiu! wud ovtwO the rule in this city aud county? Dv tuey nut strike another Dow ut the security of our peoyt couleuding Jur tor We asked for have jomed th in party to sul continue tu this seri like conditivn, Woat do they do farther? They deprive @ lurge vumber of our people of tucir support, A just and eficivnt excise law is needed ior our cities and this faction ts opposed to this just and beneficient inw.”” THE DEMOCRACY MUST CONTROL THIS CITY. Mr. Schell spoke with wucn eargestoess of the Straction of uaiuralizaiion papers Irom adopted citir id Proveunced it 4 gross outrage He cou- know you believe that tue democracy srily Control this cliy, un order 40 pros tect their rights {row eucrouchmeut and from im- Proper covtrol, 1 bave listened to the resolutions which you bave adopted. They are (uli and tree aud 1 jndorse them, and J hope that all of you will share with me in the effort to make them effective, 1 thank you, gentlemen, for the nomiuation, and | ac- cept it with alt my ‘heart, (Applause una cheer Your flag shalt be kept flying henceforth at ine m head uutti the Sib of November, and | trust that we sbuli meet bere ou tue uight of that day to congratue late each other upon another democratic success. NOMINATING THK DISTKICT ATTORNEY. When the cp aud applause that followed this peech had subsided, Mr. Jobu D, Towosend urose and said:—*I Gesire tbe honor us well as the pleasure of presenting to this Convention the name of a lile- Joug democrat, who I believe would iuily Hill the office of District Attorney for this county, ihe gen- Heiman to whom | reter wus brought .o tbis couotry 10 bis childhood and has ever since resided uere, Nearly baifa century be has uot oaly been 1 this cvuutry aad among us, but for many years be has be kuown to ali the poopie vf this © dir, Chau mau, Ofty years i » lomg tt look b.ck Upon tue record of an individual; aud yet look upoa ton yr filty yeura, jadge it by w criterion of Lhe strictest morality, anu not a flaw will be fouud of @ political, protessioual or perzoual character. For many years the geutleman to whom | refer bas beld high rank as a lawyer in the profession in this city. Take that, witu the well known purity 01 bis persouai character, and it :eems to me suificieut to Inake bi @ worthy man to Gli this bigh office, But one word more. We ure entering ou 4 canvuss {ruugbt with immense auvantages to tue peop of the eity of New York. Tammany to-day stunds bigher im the opinion of all good and Fesponsibie oitizeus than it ever did belore, aud th point bas been atiatued by she honest eltorts of udmirabe chiettain, Jobo Keily. (Appia At suca atime it bovooves this Conventiva to think well upon the candidates it wil put io Bominaiiol We want men pot only who are capable and tr woriby, but we want men whose persoual characters will stand the very closest scrutiny. Uuder sucn cir- cumstances | take pleasure aud! bave tbe bonur to Presont to you abd to the Convention ihe uame of Frederisk Smyta. (Cuvera) MR. SMYTII’S REPLY, On resolution, Mr. Dmyth was escorted by Mr. Townsend und Jugso Jimotby Campbell to the plai- jorm. He was received witb prolonged applause and cheers, He suid:. GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION—No words of mine could covey 10 you tue thunke aud the gratitude wuicb f jee! for the very great bouer of being ma your cundidate, feel now that 1 siund upon regular democratic timber, and stunu- img on a platiorm made of just such umber as bave mentioued there is no such word as tail, (Applause) 1 accept tuis pomina- tou with the fullest confidence tuat ou the Sth day of November nex, +1 1 live Jong enough aud you live long enough, I will be District Attorney of New York. {Appluuse.) 11 I should be elected to that oftice, I tei you, 1! I know mysell, 1’ll be the District Atior- ney. 1 will eudeavor, I piedge mysell im your hear- ing, to discharge the duties of that office to Lhe best of my abliity and with booesty and integrity. 1 will bring no Diush of shame to tue luce of uny man who voies for me ior that oflice—(applause)—if 1 am elected, ana I will oxercise ive power of that position fairly, knowing bo rich mun and no poor man, (Ap- placee.) 1 say again, xontiemen, that I thank you sincerely for the bovor you buve dove me. 1 feel it an honor to stuud beside my old and esteemed iriend d one from woom I jearned my lessons in democe racy. I cao jovk back to the time woen I beard him over and over again and year alter year in the old Wigwam on the corner of Frankiort o jug House square, ‘That is the pi democracy in, aud I never swerved o1 lessons tuat I lewroed there, wud never will, (Ap- pluuse.) “WHAT WE WILL DO,” Now let me say vue word avout tue probable fight we have got to muke here. We bave ovmimateu a demucratior Mayor, We lave got a man vow who undoubtedly wili be elected, anu with bis uid aud the aid of the gentleman who uow wields the power ot the Fineuce Department in this city we shall have fa honest democratic goveruweut, (Applause) Weill have a reduction of ‘ue public debt; we'll nave a reduction of the taxes im this city; we'll have public improvemedts und public work going on ere and empivy ment for every class of men, (ap- pliuse.) We'll use tue money of tuis city for wwe purpose of forwarding public Works and public enter- prises and we’li not allow uny thieves to put it 110 their pockets. (applause.) We'll give tbe public money where it Velongs, to the men of toil, the mea ol iavor, and we'll Keep 16 out of the pockets of tho @ scoundrels who would put 1% into their pockets und impoverish poor men, I should | it ap honor, should I be elected to be the head ou! depurtinent whore reiorms would have to be inirosue as tuey wore 110 Lhe tance department and o.uer ue. partments vf the cily goverument Wuen we got our demvucretic Mayor there, 1 will eudeavor, witu Gou’s help, to reiorm the District Atwrney’s office, (Loud appluuse.) Now, gentlemen, we have got what is culled aw battle to be ie bus if you will promige to do what pledge myself to do we shull have an easy victory. Now, we are told iat the republicau party bes vpeued tue doors to the apti-Tawmany people to come iu and do what? G.ve the city of New York a good govern- ment? No; but to divide up the public offices of the city of Now York among themeecives They dou’t tell you that they want te relorm the gov- ernment of the city of New York (ve- cause God bi the city Now York M some of she reformers iuat they have among them were to be pu tn to rule), but thoy tell you “We want the office. You, Mr. O’Brien, shall have this office; you, Me. Utteudorter, shail have that, aod, Mr, Waterbury, you shall bave tue other, and, Mr. Green, youshali go back to the Gomptrolle:’s othce again to Mgt all bovest claims avd pay uli dishonest ones.” (Applause) That 18 what this Convention i formed tor, and for nowbing else. Now, let us what ‘these reformers todo, prov the republican party wil Hugu Hastings 18 vot a demucrat, but d republican, uod ue tells ine truty. 1 will read baifa vozeu lives irom Hugh Hastings? paper of lust night in relereuce to this holy combina. tion that is Deus wade with the republican: “Phe anti-lammauy politicians,” the paragraph runs, “are most impuueut braggarts, Lust ight Brigadier Geueral Otteadorter said he would veing out the German legions, 17.000 strong. General Joun B, Haskins promised a aivision of 40,000, Colonel Follows bad to doubt what Irving Hall would ,000, und General tra Shaler expressod tne that he could furnish a reserve ol 35, ig a total of 115,000 Lt is supposed tn 1 vote thie fall will bot exceou 130,000. Tammany, eXpected, will eunsequently ouly poll ubout five thousund, ava ti 10, ever such # set ol windy br. ‘THK RNKMY'S CAMY, Now, gentlemen, you see what an army we bavo gotiotight. (Laugnter.) Bus iet me teli you some- thing. Alt. Haskins aod Brigadier General Utteouorier caa’t deliver the yoods, Tue luroign boru citizens of New York koow their rights just us wellas Mr, Ow teudorler of upybody else, wod, my word ior it, not one of those Major or Brigadier Generw cau deliver one section of this mixbty bust they pi to buve, Sce what the republicans ure goivg to d them witb:—Me. Cooper, ior Mayor! Well, Mr. Cooper i@ « genth ‘aud pooest; but Mr. Cooper—1 was going to uso a bar parese—is traio- ing in migoty bad company. Well, what aro they going to get for this great army? Mr, Groen, for the Comptroliersuip; Mr. Waterbury, tor Corporatiun Counsel; Mr. O'Brien, tor Patlic Commissioner; Mr. Kuskins, tor a position probably im (he Bourd vi Pubic Works. Bat do these 140,000 men give back tv the The Cuy Judy: . tue District Attor: Corouer lor ail tus, That 16 tue bargain thuse m have made, as | understuud, ‘Mr. Sinyih conciuved by again tendering bis thanks to the Cunveution fur tue vomination, THR CITY JUDGKOMIY. At this point Mr. Ricward J. Morrison rose and said:—Mr, Chuirmao, | wish to nominate as candi- date lor Luis Impurtaut position of Cy Judge a ge teman, who by Dis personal character, bis experience and bis avilities, 1¢ Im every respect weil quulified to fll the oilice with hover to himselt und to the community, The geutiemaa to whom I refer was in his early youth an assis lorney 1 this ci nd in that p wed bLimsell w rastice vi tue orimina: He was upou leaving thut office olected by tho demo. oratic urgau'zation of th to the posiion of City Judge, wud during tbe ax years ia wuich he wae the incumbeut of the office ow ililed it with dignity, with justice upd iairness toward ail men, It is a homibation Which comes with peculiar hovor trom the Tammany organization, for Tammany Hall bas always selected men lor positions of # judicial cbur- rience, aud Who bad the proper gentieman ts not unkoown to 0 ther on account of binse f ® mewver of the Bur or turs very office; Lut he has bee! 4 10 this county for his distinguian counectivns. His futher was an vid storing democrat, known to uil the oitigeus of New York, who identified himsolt with (he medical prote-sion, aud Was Ove Of [te Urigutest of DuMents In this Country. He will be supported, ou account of bis conuection with Dr, Bediord, by vid citizeus; he will command the respect of the people of the county because he has bud experience, sod has all the quuliicaions necessary tu this office, The gentleman to who L Fr and Whom I bow nomi! ts Gannning 3. Bodto The nomination was ved with proton cr wcver who bud ext qualtications, tue city of S persoua' iv reterring jn torm commendation to the legal learuing, ex- ry of Judge Bradtord. was called and the Wuole Cnst—vot one dissenting—lor the vowin eral representatives announcing tho Votes of their delegations in briet but piiby culogistic addresses, CORONER AND ALDERMEN AT LANGE. Judge Duify wonmaveu tor Corouer Alderman M.cuael luvm y, the hominution beiug seconded by Mu 4 tO be the ununinous cuore ui the Co Aldermen at large were then nominated as follows :— Patrick Keenan, vy Coroner Woltmao; Witham K. Roverts, by Alderman sieving W. P. Kirk, by Mar- vod K by County ©. veto, Ct A. Cauton; but later the nominee withdrew bis oume. Tue chairman formally announced that 1,240 vores bad been cast for all of the wominees, ond they were therelore Ubauimously DuMioated ws Lhe caLdiautes Of the democratic party. As Judge Bediord was aot present, a committee of fivo Was appointed by the chair to wait upon bin and bomioath tho commit Vontion settiod itsell to 4 little pleasure im the form RALD, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1878.—QUINTUPLE SHEET. of addresses from promin: jemen present, The r hour was so jate, how: address trom Judye Requier iy st adjourn, bot- udivg that S. Cox and other oraturs were preseut. SKETCHES OV THE CANDIDATES. AUGUSTUS SCHELL. Augustus Schell, tne candidate for Mayor, 1s of German descent, his father being one of the carly settlers ot Dutchess county. His mother had Celtic blood to her veing, He was born in Rhinebeck, in this State, and is now about sixty-three y ofage. He was educated at Union College, Schenectady, being a fellow student of Governor Robinson, Alter graduating be came to New York und com- menced the practice of law. He was frst a pariuer with ex-Judge Siosson, the Orm name being that of Slosson & Schell. The irm soon obtained a large and lucrative business. As a politician Mr, Schell haa always beep identified with the aemocratic party. During the contest between the ‘hard’ and the ‘soft shells” of the Stute in 1852 be became a candidute for Governor, Im the controversy be came within two Votes of bemg the nomineo of nis party. Horatio Seymeur was elected Governor at the time. During Presidept) Pierce’s administration Mr. Schell was = chairnan ‘be Tammaoy Hall Gen- erul Committee, The Wigwam headquarters were then located down town. He remained im this position for several yer He alterward becume one of the leading politicians iu tho State, beiny usso- ciated with Marcy, Dickinson, Seymour and other prominent democrats. When James Buchanan be- came Presideut of the United States Tammany Hall, together with all the leading democratic politi- cians of the State, recommended Mr. Scbell for Collector of the Port of New York, This appommt- meut was mainly urged vy Comptroller Kelly, then member of Congress, upon the ground thit Mr, Schell was the choice of his tull party in city and State. His record im this position was an excellent one, as he displayea great executive abilities, The mercbunts generally approves of his acts as Col- iector, and the Chamber of Commerce passed resolu. tions complimentury to ols admiuisirativn. expired iu 1860, when Pri + Lincoln appuintea Hiram Baraey as bis succe: Mr, Sobeli still con- toued, Lowever, iu active City, Stute and national politics, being elected cbairmun of the National Dem- cratic Committee, He wus suceveded to thi tion by Abram 3. Hewitt, Mr. Scbell’s adu tbe Convention which veminated Mr, Tilden at >t Louis was considered ove of the aviest ever ueliv- vred betore uny similar gathering. Upon the breukiug up of the iweea dyuasty Mr. Scholl Was anuatmously elected Grand Sachem of the tam- muny Society, (hrougo bis instrumentality a com- mittve of twenty-one Was at thls timo appointed to reconstruct ibe party, dir, Joun Kelly being elected chairman, Thorvugh reorganization (ben took place iu wll the districts of the ciiy, This reorgouizauon bed the sauction of Mesere. Tilveo, Green, Cooper, Hewut and Lbayer, Mr. Tilden visited the meetings regularly at this time, giving advice and tuking a deep interest in all the proceedings. When Joho W. Uhauler died Mr, Schell was again elected chairman of tue General Committee, and coatiouéd in that porition uatil the year 1877, when be resigned, Mr. Heury L. Clinton was chosen in bis pluce, Mr. Seuell was next elected chairman of the Committee op Organization, aud holds tuat position stil, His race ugaivst Mor- rigsey for Seaator 1m (be Seventh digtriet last year is of too recont date to need out tue mere mention to recall to the readery ol the HeRaLp the stirring scenes Of the city campaign of 1876, GUNNING ¥, BEDFORD, be nominee tur City Juuye, Guuning 8. Bedford, isanative of tots city. His tatuer, Dr Guoning S. Beulord, who aied in 1870 at the age of sixty-four years, came trom 4 Southern family. His great uncle, Gunning Bodford, was oue of the framers and signers of the cur stitution of the United Si and the Iriend oft Wusvington, Patrick Heory, Charles Carroll, ana others of tue founders of the Republic, and wno, for hig great merits as 4 mau, a patriot und a lawyer, was appomted by Washingion Cuie! Justice of Delaware, ul-er buving been for some time Attorney General of Uhat hittle state. Dr. Bedtord, the Judge’s father, was educated at Mouut St. Mury’s College, Emimettsvurg, Mu., trom which be graduated with the bighest Lonur, vale- dicvorian, 16 18: At college and to the close of his lite he excelled iu Lhe classics und oratory, and was one of the founders of the New York University Medical Collexe, with Valentine Moit and otuers. Judge Bedford graduaied at Columbia Cotlege, in this cy, aud subsequently, alter two years specially devoted tu proparativu for tue law, graduated at Har- vard Law Scthovl, Camuridge, Muss., aud bis college classmates and ull otbers who kuow nim give unques. tivued und voluntary testimony to bis schularsnip aod koowledge of beiles-lettres. Alter leavieg Cambriag’ studied law to nis na- tive ctly 1m Lue office of Benjamio D. Silman, at No, 43 Wall street, uud was soon afier adwitted to tho bar. His abuity in bis profession s00n uttracted tue attention of A, Oakey Hall, then District Attor- ney, who made bim bis assistant im 1865, in whieh posttiva be remained jor four, years, more tuan realizing all that 4 been anticipated of him, In 1868 Juuge Bedford was nominated to the position for which he hag@gato Been revowinated, anu was elocted by a large Inajorily, He filed the position of City Judge with credit wud ability. His justice w: always tempered with mercy Whea Occasou requir. Professional criminal and bardeoed wrou, 081 always dealt with by him to the ail extent of the severity of the law. FREDERICK SMYTH, The canuldate for District Atiuruey was boro in the county of Galway, freiand, im 1832 He came to this country in 1859, and first eotwred the law vilice of Fwrence McCarthy, altorward Judge of tue Murino Court. He wae bext connected with the office of Mr, Joun McKeon, uo alierward becime a piriner of that gentiewao, Woeu Mr McKeon became United States Districe Attorney be appointed Mr. Smyth as oue of bis assistanix, in wnicu position be re. majned aatil 1857. He has wever dis.oi purtnership with Mr. McKeon since ho cume counected with thas geutleman or business, Tne only public offices Mr. Smyih ver held ere (bat of Commissioner of Public Schools in tbe ‘weaty second ward, aud counsel fur tue Board of Excise for two years, He has been engaged ia many important lawsuits apd receutiy recovered $100,000 from ine frustees of the Third Avenue Savings Bank, on Dehall of the receiver fur that defunct institution, Iu 1875 he ron tor Recorder against Jotun K, Hackett, the combination candidaic, aud was beaten witn the balance o! @ ticket, MICHARL TCOMKY. ‘Tho candidate ior Corone: i He was beaten for Senator by 1867. Henry W. Genet in He was also eiected a City Fatuer ia 1876-7, THN ALDERMKN-AT-LARGR. William R. Roverts was vor 14 lreland in 1830. He hus resived tor over tuirty yours io this city, twice elected as a dry goods m Aldermun-at- to Cougress. Lust y: Large und 18 now President of Willlam Beunett ts a ciothier to th ward, has been Alderman for thres terme present Board, Willtam ¥. Kirk is a liquor dealer ia the Fourth ward aod was for several yours member of Assem- biy. THE COMBINATIO He ww in the CONFERENCE, TOR GERMANS DIGSATIS!IED ABLUT THE CITY JUDGESHIP—THE BASIS OF COMBINATION, ‘The conference commitices appoiated by the repud- lean, Irving Hill, City and New York County conven- tons, met yesterday all nd ib was expected would come to final’ unuerstanding. At the inst moeting the names oi Shepherd F. Kuapp and Edward Cooper Presooted vy tue anti-fammany orgauizitious, aud at tha meeting yester- day Generst Cheater A. Arthur, chairman of the republican and also of the combiaed commit- tees, anuvunced to the democrats that one of the Dames SUggesied at ibe last mee! would be accept apie, TDi was the trai surprise uf the day, for the rumor had gone forth that the republicans, owing to a difference of opinion concerning the availability of the geutiemen nem bad docided to progress mat- ters by calling tor uew oames, The ramor was mis- ding, for the rr houucoment Of Geueral Arthur showed, a choice be- KMUCRATS IN CAUCES. coumvi uation that the dem- torvey, City Judge and two Aldermen repuviicans requested the vemocrat:, belure tuey went into caucus, to present Lhe uames of Whe HOINiuees tor Alueriuauie hunors, when these were presented tue choice 10F Mayor Would be aunounced. The repurts come from the Cuucus all ugree that it was the most Oruerly assembiage that ever conv Sualor was in the chair, and motion: to no end w names meutioned, but no delinite aw tivo Was taken, — Something of a “bolt” occurrea, when got up and said that as tho Uity been awarded to t OUlside Organizations his deles gation Could not consent Lo atienu auy cauous for the purpose of buminatiug Alderwen of a Coroner, He was caroful tu suite tual this aversion did Hot extend to the Mayoralty, for nie orgauizition is Understood | to be pledged to one of the vaudiaates uamed for that vilice, this auuvgncemens croaed no exper or the to « conterence vetore ination. | bud Vole Justice Ottervourg in | » cient to overcome the chagrin at tho joss of tuo Cy Judgesuip, tor whieh pince Mr Ost rier ta: ainiog ever Woe conwinplaed. This ob jection agaiust the basis of the combination, AF Wb UFgaUizAlions Were Concerned, Weul NY ture ther, but Hy less an tudi vidual thon ex-Senator Jumes O'Brien stood up aod avnounced tua so fat as he in aividaaily wi co. cer could pot support the combinatio reasons, More tuana yi nce & Cvaliien 4 to Gunning S. Beaford and intended to do as he had promised aud support bin. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CAUCUS. The interpretutions puton the proceedings of the Meevlugs are Various, Some Cluim that the temper of the meeting was weil disposeu so Mr Coopsr, olmers that it was ip tavor of Mr. Koupp; but as it could not be ned that their Live merits e wi all discussed it would seem that the wish, iu case, wher to tbe thought, jhe action of the German Was nol unexpected among the initiated uo was made knuwo, Bor was Mr. O'Brieu’s action as great 4 thunderbolt As it mIgDt Dave been, for the Tammany nominations were made Known tngide by a messenger during the eCxucus, aud that genilequn’s relationship with Mr Bed ord was no secret. Jo conversation with General Arthur a Heaton ri porter told that the republicuus veem the Alde tucket of vital importance, for a Mayor without e‘icient support in the Board would really amount to noiwing, ‘Lt 1 important,” said General Arthur, “that tho nominees should be men ef charact not the ‘blow @, blow there’ surt of They sbould be men pieaged to w policy enough to work it out to success. When such wen are presented they will claim strong republican sup- port and lend aid to the Mayoralty caudidule when ue is put before tbe peopie. TUE FINAL MERTING, On Monday afternoon, at three o'clock, the demo- cratic committees wil! meet at Cinton Hall, The re- op Tuesday afternoon, aud alter ad- Jourament will receive the dJemvcrutic committe and finish the liss of candidates tu report pack to ti couveutions, ANOTHER CONFERENC Aconference mecting of committees of the oppos- ing elements of Tammany in tbe Sixth Congressional district (3. 8. Cox’s) was held last evening at No. 625 Fitth otr Lewis Cohen, of the couaty democracy, occupied the chair. Thero were representatives present from the city and county, Bixny-dart, anti- ‘Tammany demoerats, the Democratic Association of Irving Hall, and the republic No nomivation Was made und the meoting adjourned to meet on Monday evening next at No. 734 Fifth street. While the conteréuce was goiug on & mass meeting of the anti-tammany democracy was veing held 1u the mato ball of the same building. Jacob Fils in the chair. Speeches were made by Edward Creamer, Jerome Buck and Judge a. T. Eckert CAMPAIGN NOTES, Mr. Jobn Monahan has received the nomination for Assembly from the grecabick orgauization of the First Assembly district of Westchester county, The city democracy held Aldermanic conventions last evening in the Feurth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Senatorial districts, but no nomiuatious were made and after committees of coaterence were ap- Pointed tho conventions adjourned, subject to the call of the Chair, The yy-Crump faction uf the national greenback labor pi last nigot nominated Joseph PF. Struck d@ Bernard Kenny for Aldermen in the Sixth te ting of workingmen the Nineteenth No. 1,110 second avouue, last evening, John J. Farrell, leader of tae recent cur drivers? strike, was bominated for the Assembly, and Matbew Smith was indorsed as a capdiuate tor Alderman of the Eighth Senatorial district, Mr. James Otis, of Suffolk, L. I., was yesteraay Sen- Dominated for Congress, by the Republican Congres- Fional Convention, tor the First aistrict, comprising suflolk and Richmond counties, which met Long Island City. jueens County Court Hougs Mr. Gvorge Blair bas accept tendered bim by the greenback tabor party ifth Cougreasional district, James L Wells was yer semblymaa to represent the Assembly district of Westchester county, which in- cludes the Tweuty-third and Twenty-fourth wards of this city. Ex-Collector Thomas Murphy has received the re- Publican nomination for State Senator in the Seventh district, lor the vacancy occasioned by the death of te Jonn Morrissey. pe Murpny represented the ai e Democratic City Coovention of Brooklyn, held { evening, wominated Mr. Willam Burril tor omnes tian and Andrew Cunningham tor City Aud.tor. The Second Congressional Republican Convention of Brooklyo iast eveuing vemimated Alderman Daniel O'Reilly, of the i'weltth ward, for Congress, “KINGS COUNTY POLITICS. PARTY DISSOLUTIONS AND CONFUSION OF IN- TERE: °3—FOUR TICKETS IN THE FIGLD—THE CANDIVATES NOMINATED, The political situation in Kings county is con- fused, despite the fact that a majority of the entire Dumber of candidates for the offices to be Alied at the general election bave been placed in nomiuation, The officers to be elected aro Sheriff, two Commissioners of Charities, Comptroller, Auditor, Justice of Sessions, three members of Congress, uine members of Assem- bly, thirteen Aldermen—vue from ih of the odd numbered wards of Brooklyu—and twelve members of the Board of Supervteory, peing a representative irom each of the even numbered wards. he jollow- ing are the names of the candidates nominated :— conGaess, ® Democrat. Daviel O' ueilly® Dist. Kepublican. 2— a=. hittenden.. 4—Wa. H. Lyon,, J Dist. Republican ys gue Z —- = No nomtuation s= = No nomination I — No nomination. oS jo nousiaation, = = James J. county, Sherrifl Rep. em. Greenback. Jucuo Worth....G. A. Kingsiand®...Fraucis Wuita, CHARITY COMMISSIONERS. Charity Commissioners ‘Timothy Piunkett®, Timothy Plunkett, Joba B. isvily.....Taus. > Henderson, Justice of Sexs No numiustion. ¢ Comparoiler, Rep. W. u. oteinmets. A. H. Osvorn Dist, 1—Cha'ey M. F 2—Josevh Reeve G. H. Wickbam. .No nomiaation, Greenback. William eurreil, Auditor. A. Ammerman,.Joha v, Carroll®,..Johu J. Carroll, * Independent. ALDERMANIC NOMINATIONS, Tbe repubiicaus tne following Alder- Manic voimimation: Clareuce L. bur- nett; Thiru, Wali Seveuth, David & Stewart; Kleveot, Un D, Graham; Fileeuth, 3. ‘Twenty-third, Benjamiu B, Seaman; ‘dwenty-tith, James G, Powers. The independent democrats Lave nominated in the Twenty-third ward Charles F. Rappalyea, aod io the Filth ward Thomas MeGuidrick 1s the greenbuck cundidace, tes to the democratic regular County Con- vled yesterday = oou, bUL aujourned to. without making oomiat: ’S IRRELEVANCY, [From the New York correspondence of the Philadel- phia Ledger.) Ex-Governor Tilden, you will obsorve, has aeviated from nis expreseod determination, as communicated to the Ledger correspondent a few days since, not to apswor the Tribune's cipher despaich articies, unless they took the form of specific charges of corruption agaist him personally, 19 wich case he would vring his accusers into court, [understand gow that be was moved to this change of miud by the Soath Caro- lina revelations published y rday and aiso by the urgeut representations of promiment ooratic 4 unless be came out with @ state- some kind the <ffect to democratic pe approschiug elections, These geutlemen, it stood, were fo consultation with Bim up tll near mid- ight last night, Aud Whew the letter was written (ney gave it (nor UoAuiMOUs approval, 10 its effect va the public mind tt need ouly be sard (hat, whive geo~ jucory, regret ix expressed 4y Mr. Tiideu’s be did vot contlue bimselt exclusively to Gespaiches, iustead of veciouuing breut deal of woata strong ilessiy Weak had opportunity of ry d Such republicans aa I h Verning with with many qu cautious and re Y say it is more like epecial plea by wu attorvey for the defence than an uierance of guile d they will wait to see what more the Tribune bus to say beture making up their minds about it, Lue Tribune people, 1b 18 said, bave been holding back some of their aman tivn Which 1801 & Kind to oFlng the charge diructly | It that ve wo they 10 sub. home to Mr Tilden personally. pportanity to as oir position if tuey can, MR. TILDEN'S ANSWER, more Bulletin:—'lt is absurd to obi Mr. with bribery in Florids, in view of bis out. Spoken Utterances at toe time,’? Washington Post :—''We presume that if Mr. Tilden Undertakes to replevin woyiuing tt will be tue $81,245 vl ois salary whieb Mr, Hayes ues purtyiued to uae? couutry Will demand the evidence t Bostoa Globes—“The Now York Tribune's cipher at iilden’ forged eflvctuuliy aisposed of by Mr. Ibey now yo intu the limbo of falsehoods al with the siand elle righteous repabiiean pr Boston Advertiser: — to be said, fhe latter and longer portion of Tildeo’s letter, in wiieb he iabors to party the force of the exposure as uileouing himeeil by tue ‘You're another’ dodge, is, under tue circumsiances, a pitiiul Weakness," WHAT THEY PROMISE. AR Candidates for Congress, Assembly and the Board of Aldermen on Record, Public Measures They Intend to Sustain. A Glorious Hedging All Round on the Currency Question. Shall We Have Non-Partisan Commissions ? How the City Can Be Governed Without Albany Assis'ance. By the end of the present week #11 the parties as well ag all the fractions of parties that claim to repre- nt everything that is worth living for ine political sense will bave made their nominations for Mayor, District Attorney, City Judge, Coroner and Alderm: as well as for Congressmen and Assemblymen. lo order that votere inay know just what to expect of tne would-be candidates for the various offices in the gtit ot the peopie of this city if they should succeed im being candidates in revlity and get elected, Henatp reporters have been for some days past interviewing the great majority of them. It will be noticed by the questivos put to the gentlemen met with or culled upon that those who evaded direct answers had no reason to complain that the ques- tions were difficult to understand. They ant and to the point. The replies elicited will well repay Treading by the voting population who desire to cast their votes only for men who will act for the best imterests of tho city and State if elected, THE CONGRESSMEN, The eandidates, great and smuil, for Congressiona honors in the city are “thick as leoves in Vallom- brosa,’”’ The following are the questions which they were asked to answer:— 1. Will you vote for measures for the full establishm of npveie payments? ‘Are You in favor ot an unlimited coinage of sllvect 3. Areyou hostile to the national banks? 4. Will you vote azainat all aud grabs for railroads? 5. Will you support adequate appropriation for the army? 6. Will you advocate the Harlem River improvemenst 7. Are you in favor of tree ships? 8. Will you support postal suvings banks? What are your views on the labor question? Do you Fogard the President's title as irrevocably settle FIPTH DISTRICT. In answer to these questions Mr. Peter Mitchell, who seeks the Tammany Hall nomination tor Congress io the Filth district, now representeu by Mr. Nicholas Maller, who is also @ candidate for renomination, said:— 1, 1 would vote for measures that would make gold, silver and paper an equal legal tender In other words I ain in favor of makiog our currency the same as that of England, where a Bank of England note ts equivalent to a gold roign. ; I am not iu iavor of an unlimited coinage of silver. 3. 1 am tn favor of the gradual substitution of the legai tonder tor the natiwral bank noves with th view of suving the interest which the goverom: pays on the bonds deposites by the banks and which amounts to over $20,000,000 a year, but Bot ia a manner which would do any injustice to the banks. 4 In reference to granting luods to railroads, | am ly opposed to the practice, and | think the wreatest outrage that was ever perpetrated on enormous grauts of land should ay to ratlroad;corporations without ‘avy Say on the part of the people. & Lam in favor of adequate appropriatio: army. 6 "a Congress | would support any measure forthe _ improvement of the Hariem River, 7. Lam in tavor of free ships or anything thas will Fevive the shipping industry of the country. 8. Aproper postal savings bank bili 1 would vote fe 9 As to my views on the question of labor—{ would say that I Prepared to advocate any meas ures that will revive the lodnstries of the country and give employment to the unemployed, SEVENTH DISTRICT, Mr. Thomas J. Ci 4 onal greenback-labor party candidate, from the Seventh disiriet, expresse? himeelf us tollows:— 1, 11 torced resumption shall not prove too oppres- sive to the peopie in shrinking values and rai - the purchasing power ol gold or ita equivalent alone | wilh aca! foe the full establishment of specie payments, am. & Liuink it wourd*be better for the banke aud the people inthe long ran if greenbacks were Substitated ior pational bank notes 4. Lowi 5, I will never vote for a large standing army te builuoze the peo, people and addto the prosperity of Net vote tor, 7 It is a shame and isgrace that the Americas flag ts su soidom seen on the Digh seas. Uur carrying trade must be restored to American bottoms. 8 works well in Englaod rial and irugal Frying op business, 10 Io regard to the Presid say that a prima facie case of fraud has been wade ous clearly agaiost Mr, Hayes, and it is for bim to show the contrary, otherwise he mast vacate bis present alleged usurped power. Mr. Ft to say anything tn reply. that I deciined to be ioterviewed, and Ide not want to let it appear that Iam soliciting a sominsties for Congress, 1 have not been nomtuated so far, bat whea lum I shall gladly answer all these quest ns 119 right that any elector should put them to me be asufficten! didate tor Congress. THE asS MBLYMEN. The following were the questions put to the woul be Assembly m 1. Will you support and press portionimeat taw tor the State a enactment of a fale siatures In refoning to renpportion the SI ye baal ot he sonsus of 187% as required by 3 be you favor, ans excive Law for the rexulations t 4. Wiil you support the policy of the present State aq minisiration in economizing the public expenditures especiaily in the management of the canals sed tae State Gov 7. Are you in favor uf hard money er reney, and if it was proposed in the State Justrnet our Seantors aud request our Representative the United States Congress, how to rote on an issue be- tween hard money aud greeaback currency, whet would your action bet trict, at present the represeutative of that district 19 the Assembly, made the following answers to the 6 1 go with my party. 7. L will do ae my party does SKCOND. ‘Thomas F. Grady, the present Assemblyman from the secoud district, and a candidate fur renomination bs ng Cd Halil, Fepiies:— AS & Member of the ast Asseombiy J Apportion worked hard to 3 Luo and wil vote in the Asse partments except thi depa: & | believe that the removing power suvaid be with tue Court of Common P Ju the case of Com. missiovers of Accounts tie Mayor bus power to re without tue sanction of the Governor, I om oppus “tO Unie 1. 1 votieve in a currency based =" gold. and J don’s 4