The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-10

tative but also Tor the reasons we nave stated,
safe. There ,emed TO be no other course than for
| the Grand Council Of the Iammany Scciety whi.h
had Mt least authority in regard to the use OF rsn-
! many Hall, TO act ~ mediator. We therefore NJ
Quested the delegates from the several wards to the
Democratic Republican General Committee for 1868
elected pursuant TO the call Of the Democratic Re
publican General Committee for lisa, AT the tines
and places stated in such call according q the Ger
tncstes OF the inspectors FOR the wards appointed
IN such call or OF q majority OF them, % meet a
| iar1Inany ball, on Thursday evening January Is,
1853, at hall past seven O'Clock, for organization.
Tie gentlemen who had been officers OF the General
Committee for 1862 also volunteered call, request
! ing " the members elect OF the General Committee
for 1858 to meet at the same time and place Inc
concurrence, u this respect, was gratifying, asd
the time and place designated were ae4uieScsd Ia
on all sides.
some objection has been made 10 the specification
In our call OF those having certificates Of election as
the persons % meet This objection, II VIII be seen.
il futile. We we're calling preliminary meeting o.
a committee not q general meeting OF democrats.
Only duly elected n-embers were 10 meet II
Is obvious that IN tie first instance, especially a.
fcur6lths Of the seats we're contested, those Only
could properly act who had the certificates OF ma
/ jorty OF the inspectors apporte by the General
Committee for 1862. These could consider claims to
contested seats, and award them might Le right
/ and jlt Nor, Ii merely considered as az arrange
ment between contending factions, objection he
made ~ tie fairness OF recognition OF the rights Of
the cert Heated members " organise temporarily,
and pass upon the contested seats, IL subsequently
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were ore way, and those OF twenty-eght on the
other side. change OF three votes would have
shifted the majority. And II would be SANDER upon
any General Committee which ever assembled at
TaIn1Dany Hail. TO say that IL was carried away by
passion, CT beniS.ted by ignorance, or blinded by
prejudice, that three men could not be found the
side OF the majority who would act with fairness and
moderation. But az our action has been assaled by
some OF the partsans Of the minority of twenty
eight, It is proper TO say. as do emphaically,
frm our knowledge Of political occurrences ia this
city, that the number ot seats contested With appa
rent Justice, was greater among the TWENTIETH ht
than among the thiity.two.
The persons claiming 10 De members OF the Gene
raj Committee Tor 1888 net OF Tammany Hall on
the evening OF January 18th, the time designated
rs soon as The committee room Nas opened, !. Was
crowded with members, contestants and spectators,
to such eSteut that the orderly transaction Of bu-
siueSs impossible Daniel II. Delayan noIui-
mated and declared 10 he chosen Chairman, pro teBi
as vas aso Thomas J. Barr. Both Of these gentlemen
took position side by side at the place usually
pied By the chairman. Er. Dcavan received, put,
and decided motions by which George II. Purser and
Thaddeus Is. Glover were appointed temporary Sec-
rctaTies; and George q. Gazer and Gershon Cohen
were N Ike manner appointed 10 That oihce by Mr..
bsjg and those who recognized him "a chairman.
After considerable controversy, i was moved that
those persons only should participate IN the tempo
Tary organization who held certificates signed by
ajority OF the inspectors appointed by the General
Committee FOR Is52 and thai all others should retire
from the room. This motion put both by Mr..
Delayan and Mr. Barr, and decided by each TO oe
carried. The roll OF certified members was then
called, and al whose names were not upon it with
drew. Fifty eight o. the sixty members were found
10 ae present. And thus, beyond dispute and with
the concurrence If all who Claimed right to pGrti-
cipa.e, the Committee adopted Of necessity, BY its
own action the only feasible basis for temporary
organization, tie same being the one which was spe
cited Ill the call OF Tie meeting by the Grand Coun
Gil.
AS soon as the members were LETT to themselves, o
resolution was offered that those sitting in the Gene,
raj Committee, being The persons certified to be
elected by a aj1rity 81 tie inspectors, should bao,
fer temporary Chairman. The question was PIT
by Mr. Deayan, aud on the call OF the roll 10y the
Secretaries associated with him, the resolution was
adopted by an Affirmative vote OF thlfty-the other
twerty-egh 1t members present emitting 10 vote. Mr..
Barr refused 10 entertain this resolution aud, while
the roll beng called. withdrew from the
chaiinlals place. and, with a number of other
\ members, retired IA the opposite side OF the room,
and organized a separate body. The alleged
reason ior this secession was, the participation Of
members whose certificates OF election were signed
by majority only, and not by ali OF the inspectors
for the ward. thus position j. untenabe and absurd.
II all organized bodies, each constituency, If il has
ele, ted Is enilled t. representation. The person
VINO prod ces the bet evidence 0. his election has
the qrtssa tdcc right to sit as the Representative.
The ceTtiic ate is merely an evidence OF his election.
10 claim that 1t must be signed by all the inspectors
i, practically to make the nonaction Of one inspec-
tor equal ~ the action o. two, for il allows his mere
failure TO neutrallZe the positive action OF the ma
joity. such claim is nj variance with all our 30
pnr ideas aud strikes 81 the very basis OF poll
teal Institutions. II the law Of general elections
lad heen il accordance with il, reckless minority
o INSPECTORS copla have prevented any of the trl-
nDphs hy which the great cause Of popular rights
has reached lis present advncernelt and such eXpe-
dieiits would have been in.erposed TO subvert The
rule OF tie majority, until the masses rising 10 their
strength focibly extingushcd this deadly form
Of morbid conservatism, az elioctualy as they have
overthrow IT, less harmless manifestations, by the
power of the bailol-boX.
Afpg Mr. Egrr end his sulDortPrs had withdrawn
by themselves, those members who retained their
places, being the majority, formally rcorganized. by
the elcctsn Of hessrs - ayan, PGIeer and Glover,
d temporary Officers. They then adjourned, to meet
again at Tainnany Hail. the evening OF JAM 18th.
Those who acted with Mr.. Barr, enrolled twenty
i've persons ~ members OF .heir body ana also adj
jCuTnod to the 18th Of January, at IaInnany Hall.
AS neither " these bodies had compromised it=elf
or shut cut the otCr BY IL acoii-as no person had
been admitted - memoer OF either whose claims
rival % these Of ary member OF The other body,
ard rs the two bodies lad adjourned TO meet at the
tinc ana place, IL was hoped that permanent
division might yet he avoided. Those acting under
tie chairulanship Of Mr. Delavan, met according 10
adioUIi nont, in tie committee room in which the
pTeyiors meeting had heen held, the door Of which
Il was open TO every person WHO had been enrolled ~
member 81 Mr. Bars organization. But Mr.. Barr.
ard h- g. ociaes, net being able - obtain exclusive
possession q Lac rpon proceeded 70 public ROOM
Kept iCr lie accommodation OF all the guests Of Tire
hotel ana tGefe organized, aud adjourned to meet
nj 1anmany Hall On the evening of January 20h
The DeAysn organization again postponed the set
ueTncnt Oi Contested selts, and adl0dl ned 10 meet
On tie evening u January igth ~ Tamtnnny Hail.
At this stage u The proceedings notices. pursu-
ant 20 the covenants OF the lease above quoted were
given ihe lessee Of the bal and b. the Grand 81
chem II lie society. a spesiai meeting or the
Grand Council was held tie afternoon OF January
IL, 70 consider the subject. Ten sacheuns were pre-
sent. Aiierthe fact Of the case were presented
resolution was submitted distinctly recognizing tho
Deiayan organization az the General Committee
entitled T. The uss o. TammaBy Hal. a sub-sitate
was proposed providing t0r tic adjournment OF Tie
Council Until the evening Of the following day for
tie priprse 81 receiving credentials from pele m
cainiI to nave been elected members o! the Gene
raj Committee for 1853, when the Council would
decide what persons sliail constitute said Commit
\ tee aud directing that no political committee should
meet IN Tie hall until the evening Of January u
After discussion ,he VOTE taken upon the sub
sttlbl erd i was lost five 70 eve. The question