The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-03
CITY POLITICS.,

The Tamniauy Hall General COMMITTEES for
1865.
Tho General Committee OF Tammany Hall mot
last night for organ izaton. W. NJ. Tweed elected
Chairman, Messrs. Echman and Ho,ang. Secretaries,
and Archibald J. Fullerton, sergeantat- There
being various contestng delegations present. viz
from the Fifth Eleventh, Fourteenth, Seventeenth
Eighteenth and Twenty second wards-a Committee on
Contested Seats was appointed to whom referred
all matters in dispute touching the representatives from
these several wards. The committee immediately en-
tered upon its duties. tho General Committee during tho
period OF its session taking recess After considerable
time the sub committee having examined tho crs-
dentias OF tho several delegations and
reported In favor OF admitting from
Eleventh, Fourteenth Seventeenth and Eighteenth
wards. and recommending call for new election In
place upon the question Of the adoption Of tho report
but the previous question being moved II was cut short
and tho report adopted almost unanimously Tho
tickets admitted arc thus headed Eleventh ward,
Charles A. Loew; Fourteenth ward, Joseph shannon
seventeenth ward Charles @. Cornell Eighteenth ward
John Morrissoy. On motion committee OF Ave was APP
poiutod TO "give aid and comfort 10 tho Board OF
touncmcn elect their endeavors TO obtain their seats
after which the COMMITTEE adjourned, subject to the
Radical Republican General Committee for
1868.
The newly elected General Committee OF tho radical
republican party for 1868 me. last evening hcadauar
tcrs, twenty second street and Broadway, and
aftnr session OF than four hours adjourned
without enecting permanent organization. General
John Cochrano elected temporary chairman, and
the secretaries OF the old committee requested to
act until permanent officers should DO elected On call.
ing for the presentation OF credentials by assembly dis
trcts it found that contrasting delegations were
present tho Third and Twentieth and that protests
offered mpugning tho regularity Of the elections
in tho Second, Fifth, Eighth. Tenth, Fifteenth and
Twenty-nrst districts The whole matter OF contested
and Of Irregularities was referred to committee Of
niEo delegates whose seats uncontosted, to be
pointed when tho Committee shall DO permanently or
gained In the meantime thoss delegates the regular
aSa scpss.,aa ,ho 1,s,pcs
which they represent and by tho inspectors
Of election are admitted temporarily to seats Tho cases
were taken up under resolution offered By Mr. &. $
Spencer and argued, ten minutes time bong allowed
tho spokesman on each side 20 present the claims OF bis
delegation. An informal Daio, then taken for per-
manent Presdent Mossrs Robert !. Darragh. Charles
Spencer aud Freeman J. Fithian we're put In nomina
tion The vote stood :-Dsrragh, 20; Spencer, AZ;
Fhian, 4s scattering, O. Three formal ballots were
spencer as and Mr. Darrash II. ON the second and
third the vote was:-For Nr. Fthiau, 81; for MT.
Spencer ST. II being evident that choice could 30
mado at this meeting 57s being required elect, and
being near midr ight the Committee adjourned TO
Thursday evening next at half past seven O'Clock
Meeting OF the Kings County Grant Club.
The Kings County Gran, Club met las, night a, tho
republican headquarters In Washington street. Mr. g.
d. butcher in the chair The chairman stated tho OBJ
ject OF the meeting, which 70 form permanent
organization.
On motion q committee OF I've were appointed to
select candidates for tho approval OF the meeting After
n short absence tho committee reported favor OF tho
following gentlemen officers OF the Central Grant
Club President General f. n Fowler; First Vice Pre-
sident, b. d. wnant; Second Vice President d. d. Has,
brouck; Corresponding Secretary, Edward Carey; Re.
cording Secretary, Charles Morton; Treasurer, Sidney
sanderson. Delegates at large !. stranahan,
8 b. Chittendeu, Cyrus r. Smith, Charles Jones'
Abraham h. Bayiis, A. h. Hodges, Anthony r. Camp
boil, Phillip s. Crooxe, Archibald N. Bliss and William
a. Thomas
The names unanimously endorsed by tho meet
ing and General Fowler beng conducted TO tho chair
his thanks for tho honor they had conferred
upon him.
A committee Of nvo appointed by the Chair Tor
tho purpose OF pcrccng the organizations the wards
and county towns after which the meeting adjourasd