New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-12
TsNNANY HALL POLTTICS-SECREr DEMO
CRATIC SOCIETIES.

The Harmonious Democracy are as mhsruot.
ous a. ever. Besiies their Two genera comuitte<s
,h.y h.ye smorg them some IAN dozen OF more -
60; o,csniza,ions formed with the view OF eos.ss
;rD the primary elections in the varous Wares
These secret bodice, though OF recent orgla, have
already given much trouble 70 those claiming toN
,b legitimate par excc1noe, snd at the lat meesits
- the regular General Committee, which nee.ss.
Tammany Hall = committee OF one rom each Ward
With Enisnuel Il. Hart 81 Chairman, was sppoirfsd
10 consider and report upon such secret societies.
ibis special committee met AZ V'.-h yes'ercy
.ffsronon AT Tammspy Hall for the first time, bat "
NAMED in session tor short time only. A fw
hours later the General COMMITTEE met, WITH
District. Attorney Sweeney IN tue cnaI sbea
the .ub-Con miitee before men'onea sPOnss
nnoirts6 Special Committee Of their body 20 nves-
tigste Ar report 10 the character and objects VI
the secret organizst claiming 10 De pemocface,
recently organize in this city ana thst they nad aso
d;rec.ea ,bst resolution be submitted 10 the Commit
tee Al ts pex, meeting inviting all Democrats who
NAV feel So disposed to communicate tner views a. 70
the be 81 method of securing more rhcen, ana mar
monous reorganiz in the several WARDS oy winch
frauds in primary elections shal be avoided, and the
Democracy in each ward be secured full and fair et
preston in the election Of delegates to all the censea
tons and elected committees OF the party ihs report
was accepted, and the Committee continued. -.
In reference 10 thtse secret organizations, y g
nr.tty well understood that they are too powerful 10
be affected by the Tsmmsny Committee, most II TIE
members of which are themselves connected With
tbem. though. when the inNeetlehton was Dls-
Jered the Committee members generally resigned
from the secret bodies. But, 8. their motive fr %
doing was we'll understood, they were Immediately
thereafter elected honorary members. These secsst
societies are seven in number and the most powerful
are the Regulars " Of which ex Mayor Wood is
Sers,ood 70 BE- the head, and the Manhattan Club.
Their numbers altogether are stated to be 1890. IL
annears therefore that the Democracy are now end
are likely to be- governed by organizations As secret,
If not quite so proscuptive, as the dreaded Know
Notbings. c...-.... a. o.
After the report Of the sub-Committee, the Chair
man announced the Standing Commtteesfor the year.
The Core. pondng Committee IA composed OF Elijah
+. Purdy. Ferrand Wood, A. ID. Russell, Ihomss
Dunlap, VIM. II. Leonard, Gee. ii. Purser and Rich
ard Busted. fu -,
Nothing else was transacted, formally, though Just
before the meeting Of the Committee, there was pa
vs,e conference of some of It's members IN one OF the
small rooms This conference was understood 10 have
some reference TO the approaching election IN Con
pecticu which seems not unlikely, as one OF the VS.
tors at Tammary He'll last evening was r. A. Cna-
tenden a District-Attorney Of Connecucu'; enc
bro,her.in.law of Secretsry-Of the-Navy loooey,
whose confidential minister he Is understood 70 ps.
The result of the conference was not OF course, o.
winged. and at its close, Mr.. Chittenden went " np
town"-the knowing ones sad to the New-f ORR no
te,-to meet few political friends. The name OF mi
Chittenden was not registered at Tammany, tboas'
his quarters are at that h0tel.