The New York herald., 1867-07-30
CITY POLITICS.


tho Phrty-A Lively Debate.
meeting for the rssusciiation Of the whom McKeon
democracy convened last evening Of Masonic Hail.
Nos ia and l16 East Thirteenth street. for the PURPOSE
q announced Of completing the organization There
we're some hundred and fifty persons present. dsle,
gates from the wards Of the CITY, with ntme&
Of others likely to be interested in wh was to.
after fall OF the curtain than IN the scenes or
the play itself. These showed their strength when the
newly appointed permanent chairman adjourned the
meeting the saloon down stairs Three cheers and
'tiger' greeted the invitation, and down the steep
stairs the numerous thirsty rushed to the bar
70 get their first taste Of the fruits OF 0ce IN Bourbo
neat and other favor,e beverages
The meeting stairs was temporarily presided over By
The Secretary, Mr. E. NJ Plum, read tho roll, when
the chairman announced that twenty-five wards were
The minutes Of the previous meeting then read
The reports of Committee on Contested seals
then read With regard to the contes. in the Tenth
ward between the McN ahon and Roome factions the
committee reported that after thorough examination
they found In favor of the Mcmahon ticket
DELEGATE from the Fourth said that from all the
facts which had been submitted the committee he
would suggest tha matter be again referred The
committee, with request that in view of the services
Mr. Roome his name be resubstituied for some other
gentleman from that ward.
The suggestion did not receive favor though caused
some little angry debate.
Mr. MCMAHON Tenth ward, said that Mr. Roome
had the ward into the ground supporting Johnny
Morrssey in the late election, the promise pay
ment Of $1,000, but Morrissey would give him only
$500. which Mr.. Roome said he would not accept
The MEaBER FROM THE FoURrH-He didn't get the
money, did heS
ANOTHER MEspER-what did he say about the money
from Morrissey? Did he say he got It?
Mr.. McMAHoN-No
The CnAIRMAS-It is pretty clear he did not ge. IT,
was moved that the meeting go into an election for
presiding officer
tleman to the office who not at present member OF
the organization He anxious that of char
leader should DO the permanent chairman Al present
the organization had bad name, and he himself
asked when coming to tho meeting II he was again going
to JON the gold beaters and strikers. The committee
ought to be made as strong as the Waterbury Committee
beaters strikers could apply to the organization, for
the fact would not it, thor funds any
time might have given the lie TO- As for himself hc
he the time, could he afford the requisite
act efficiently as such officer, and to put the organiza
ton IN fair competition with other organizations already
in existence.
1t then moved that the meeting adjourn till tho
Sd Of September next when meeting held ,oP
election OF officers.
This called forth an exciting debate A member OF
the Fourth ward Scntoran tones dsclaimed against
an adjournment He them .could blooded dino
Gratis and again he called upon them to so in and show
posed these min VINO put OF the Aght TIL sep
ember that like low they might creeping along
would take his off and go in for organization
till all was blue. He was diTnocrat and no creeper,
and would go in to fight iammany on far platform
The motion Tor adjournment was then put aud lost
The original motion that The Committee 60 into
election for officers was then put and carried
Twenty second ward we're called, there being dele
cations IN contest, member Of the ward and
not members OF the democratic party, and that
CATION was named and sent heie for the express purpose
OF defeating the object o. the organization
The ma, ter vas allowed to stand
On the Grst ballot there four candidates put in
RETIRED and vote was then saken which sbnwea as
lows:-For Mr. 'Brien, Of the Seventeenth ward 40,
and for Mr Thomas Mcspcddou, Of the Nineteenth IS.
second ballot was taken, which showed Al votes out
Of g. being wothrds vote in favor Of Mr. OBren, that
gentleman was declared elected.
The retiring chairman then returned thanks to tho
meeting, and asked for tho mark Of esteem and
favor tor his successor. He said there change
coming the country and IL they accepted the oppOr
tunty before them there little doubt but the organi-
zaIion would make its mark, and put itself in the front
The new chairman was then conducted by commit.
He made brief address, reviewing the efforts OF tho
organization to overthrow the Tammany and Mozart
factions in which they would have been more successul
but for tho corruptons and seductions of Fernando
Wood Fernando, when they raised the standard OF
vo scduced them into compromises and then solo them
OUT and bestowed he offices Of the city and county
show all the trafickers in office, the aspirants for
troller and sheriff, that neither Tammany any
other organization shall usurp all these ofices that
are opposed to any set Of men havns lease Of
power. These men mad long seduced the Fenian ee-
fight for IN this country, and IL clear that in tho
future they would know their friends The German ee-
Lheur soo uao pecu ueccved, ana IL was py electng-
false friends TO Office they cursed with the Ex-
else law. This organization would go the field with
high hopes. and determined to succeed but defeated
II would be only for time and they would again
and show themselves ready for fresh and
fu conflicts tApplause)
The following the officers of the organization:
President, Daniel N. oBrien first Vice President, John
H. Williams; second, James 0nver: Secretary T. NJ
Plum; Assistant William Crorus; Treasurer Thomas
McSpcd5on.
This closed the proceeding and motion for adjourn
nent being carried the chairman adjourned the meeting
70 the bar below, where drinking, and talking
'rder to pretty dlsordsrly extent