New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-11
CENTRAL DEMOCRATIC CLUB-A ROW
EIREXQRKS AND DARKNESS.

Tbis nzstion met at their rooms, No. los
Bowery on Saturday evening, and as It was
that Fernando Wood would be candidate for Presl'
dent, in place CT Mr.. Bracket, whom the members
had determined to GUST quite full force was rallied
by all parties to carry their several points; Among
those present were Mcleod Murphy, Hiram Ketchum,
jr. and Others of the =" Regulars, Pete mcpermott,
and two or three drunken friends Of his, who kept
snspppg torpedoes with the evident design OF break
ing up the Club and James Mullgan, E.'A kozay,
A. j. Plumb, DR.. Chadsy, J. A. Riley, s. r. Gholdson
and others, who were In favor OF reorganizlng the
Club ard electipg James Muligan President, who is
now President Of the Young Mems Union Club OF the
Fourteenth Ward, and who is pretty wealthy
Immediately after the President called the meeting
TO order, several gentlemen sprang to their eei, az
making motions Of conflicting character, amid the
exploeiye noise caused by the bursting OF torpedoes
and hurting at each other Of anathemas, loud and
fierce. Mr.. McLEoD MURPHY, Fernandos fugule-
man who had brought some Regulars along
to vote for the ex-Mayor, moved that Mr. Bracket
resignation be accepted, which carried; but when
lie moved to go into an immediate reorganization,
KozLAY sud PLUMB, MULLIGAN, RELY and others,
oppc sed il by amendment providing that the Cluo
should appoint committee to select officers and re-
port next week to which time the Club should ad-
iOuTn for reorganization
Mr.. McDERMoTT and bis drunken friends made
nosy demonstrations, and moved that the Club ad-
journ sine die Various other motions and eoun'ei-
mot ons were made amid great confusion. MIR. A.
JACKSON PLUMB held up paper, and read the same,
which was his resignation as member OF the CLUB.
Mr.. PLUME stated that he had always been Dem
scrat and could not act consistently such with men
who were Ell deavoriDg to break up Democratic or
ganization, because they could not turn the Club to
personsl profit.
Mr.. Pumb's resignation WAS not accepted.
Mr.. EUGENE A. KOZLAY called for the amendment
to Mcleod Murphy motion TO Immediately organize,
which was carried by a large vote, McDermott and
his nebriate friends opposing.
Messrs. Kozlay, Bertine, NJ. Smith snd Riley were ap
pointed Committee to report candidates next week
The Club adjourned amid great confusion at lOl
O'Clock, at which tms reporters came in, and the de-
feated party turned of the gas while our reporter was
taking Gown statement from tue urbsne Secretary,
Mr.. Riley. This act caused row, and chsirs were
hurled, benches broken, torpedees thrown, and our
reporters hat put into maLy angles; but he iinay
got ont Of this unterrlfed crowd without a cracked
Skull The Central Club was once powerful organ
zation, but its palmy days are gone, and VIII never
henceforth be worth fg to the party. The Club Is
in debt some $iOO 500 Of which is account Of the
banquet held by this Club on the 18th Of March last
through the exertions Of Eugene A. kozay, at winch
John Cochrane, James Hughes of Indiana and Others
mi de speeches.