New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-14
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THE CoPPERHEAD SLATE FIxEp--INpIGNA.
TON OF THF CITY BUZZARDS-THEY COM
PLAIN THAT THE COUNTRY DEMOCRATS HAVE
EHE BEST PICKINGS-TwEED AND SWEENEY
GIVE THEM THE COLD sHOULDaR-THE COM
MITTEEs.
ALBANY, Jan. 13.-The premature developments in
THE TRIBUNE of this morning of the workings Of the
Democratic Court Martial, which sat in the Della
van House yesterday, fixing up the slate
which is to rule the Assembly this Winter,
created as much surprise among those
who sat in judgment as it did consternaton
among those who were judged. Indeed the former.
worked so slyly and so secretly that they did not.
dream that any Of their doings would get into tho
newspapers as early they did. BY the time thew.
got over the best portion of their swearing that of
the other wing OF the Copperhead party commenced.
The Democrats from York. Brooklyn, and tho
Hudson River counties were not expected until q
late hour tonight, and the managers were surprised
to find the early trains bringing in those whom they
least desired to see. The waters in the Delayan
House were soon kept busy carrying cards TO tho
| rooms of Tweed Sweeny, and Hitchman but they
invariably returned with the answer, Not in"
This game could not be played always with the
knowledge that genuine Tammanyites had very little,
respect for bolts and bars when they stood in way Of
their ambition. John A. Green soon found out that
he had invitation to dinner, Sanford +. Church.
rememberede that courtesy demanded that he should
call the members of the Convention, whom he had
not seen for few weeks, but Tweed, Sweeney, and
Hitchman could not think of better place than tho
theater, where they could wh'L.,. g. .i..,.;,a-
hours listening tc 1--we comeuy' So' e'elp"s
OUT through side door, they soon reached the place
of amusement where they hid themselves behind
the curtains of a private box, and had the first
laugh of the day. 1t was of short duration, now
ever for the NewYork boys got hint of their move
ments and in little while the theater had larger.
audience than usual 1t was as hard to get cards.
into that private box it to get them into tho
private at the Delevan, and the little nns y
had to content themselves with working nervocsiy
in their seats, and keeping one eye on the,
stage while with the other they Watches
the private box. The performance over, as rush was
made for the big Injns" but they gave no consola-
ton whatever. All the answer the " little ones got
was: wall it is all fixed up, and can't alter it il
we would. The papers are all put away where We
have no control over them" OF course the unfortu-
nate ones raved and talked about the countrymel
having the biggest share that NewYork, Kings, and
Westchester were treated badly and that 1t was q
shame to have such little consideration for that
10000 majority; but it of no avail Swee-
ney and Tweed were serene as was
possible under the circumstances, and Htchman>
although bothered little because the hungry ones
knew tnat ne nau very lltte Tue NaS
more nervous than usual The Deleyan House COR
rdors were soon filed again with the disappointed
ones, who drowned their sorrows in cocktails" butt
the leaders locked themselves in their rooms and
refused to see any one. The slate fixed so far as
the important committees are concerned, is thiss
Flagg as Chairman, and Jacobs the two most
important Democrats on the Ways and Means
with Pitts and Seeking as the Republican,
representative; Frear, as Chairman, and Michael
Murphy represent New-York; Ready, Brooklyn and
Bristol, the Republicans on the important Commit
tee on Cities The only New Yorker on Railroads is
jim Irving. while Andrews represents Brooklyn.
and Nelson, Westchester. Prince of Erie is Chair
man of the Committee. The other members of thu
Committee are Skeel, Letter, and Wellington.
Lousbury of Ulster is Chairman of the Judiciary
Committee with Clark Of Schoharie who expected
the Craftsmanship and Little Rerh"ns as associ-
ates Herman Is the NewYork representative
ON that Committee. The last-named gentle
man is also Chairman of the Committee on
Commerce and has as his associate, to represena
New-York. Peter Trainor Calvin of New-York re-
presents the same city on Canals the Chairman Oh
which is Bradstreet Of Rochester. These are the
only New-York Democrats who are well taken caro-
Of The Others are given to what they consider poor
places. The arrangement OF these committees WIZ
likely breed mischief, especially among the Newt
Duchess is placed on an unmportant Committee