New-York tribune., 1868-05-09
POLITICAL.
NEW-YORK.

DEMOCRATIC UNION GENERAL COMMITTEE. .
The meeting-rOOm in the Everett building,
ON broadway at Thlrty-tourthst. was well filed last
evening by the parties elected from the several wards to
compose the Democratic Union General Committee FOR
1850 There were rival delegations present from the
Ninth and Thirteenth Wards and portions Of each VINO
made their hands and feet and throas tell during the dG %
alterations temporary organization was eneSI1 tde ~
the selection OF Mr.. Michael Connolly the Dig JuWso,
Tor chairman All went merry ungl 'hS 6r The name
was called. when the ticket headed Dy tne , nahe tie
M,Afiie party was admitted TO full communion IN reg
ular order the Thrteeuh Ward WINS IGaChei o nc, ~
Somebody with desire to squelch the dispute or ex
cite discussion moved that the McAdeSi M & W
received The latter object was attained, Whatever may
T NJ !tIppy @ arose fortified with figures, and pro-
ceedcJ 10 nrove that Of the treacher OF some OF
tbe det ON that ticket aud Others James OBren had
TeSese' rec 20 bcr over their honorable Chairman Judge
Connolly McAleer and Cook, were occused Of being
! Mr wSt:S NIX WSfd-sfr Chairman-There are gen.
temen here VINO see the notes in others eyes when
of selling out! The previous speaker Is not the man to
knows as do for have heard that he has threatened
10 break up the party he could not rule IT, and
ready to barter the party to Tammany Hail. through
Mr. Anthon NGe withdrawing candidate for the Mayor
alty followed and said that done hearing
of this and that person selling out the party but II the
gentleman from the Eighteenth has knowledge OF what
he speaks about let him produce the facts Before the
last election the cry was that this was Waterbury Com
mec and was unpopular, and that we must have new
obtained the position and from the time he took the
char no said Il his only duty to preside at the meet
ings II attendance at meetings decreased the vote
OF the party essened the cry immediately raised that
Waterbury is in the chair that he is selling the party
gentleman occupied the chair for 500 years party
will ever be called after him 40 not %oteTSTy IegSTa
or OF other gentlemen in the Committee,
but do believe that Mr.. Waterbury cannot sell me out
without my knowing it. At any rate, if he can do this
thing without our understanding It, may feel assured
that the member from the XVIIfh not be the one to
discover IClapDlug
misses followed this tribute to the discernment OF Mr.
The member from the 18th took the floor, and was
greeted with deriSive cheers ana cries o , i,
wished the learned speaker TO understand thaV heher
he nor Waterbury could sell nm OUT. ., W., - ,o
Mr.. Gibbons from the Fourteenth Ward, was rccog-
nzed by the Chair but sooner attempted TO speak
than he. like the previous orators was aceuseu OI
pea' m ~ Ser 'nS for connolly or for other nom
Inees Of the Democratic Coniontes He answered aye
Cries Of set down. came up from all parts OF the hall
and Of q" Mr.. Chairman call him 70 order Gibbons Gibbons
ing ms conduct at the election He said he did
not believe t any man %S tee o5S as m P McREe
did not pay his assessment for the nomination, ne
was neither entitled to his support nor to his vote
iCbeers t was strange that leading in the several
wards that advocated the claims Of MeAleer lonigpt
were in the caucus az Knckerbocker Cottage where
Judge Connolly was'sold out to James 0'Brien.
A Voice-Why, there was general selling out
personal Iaughter-"Give him drink of water
''Take him to the fresh air" y o,,,o,,,.,,o,
the Committee 10 preserve order and Ga9noned S tnS
speaker 10 cOnfne himself to the issue OF EeILs anu
McAlcer but he seemed TO prefer 10 cut and sash al
around to the pleasure Of his associates in the Com
mtee but to the chagrin of the assailed Mr. Mchalp
from the First Ward suggested that there was enough
discussion already, and called for a vote. . "a, a
MIR Woods desired to defend the honor OF MS warn
SrOm the charge of treachery and said that the member
from the Fourteenth made cOwardy charge, but could
not back II up -.
Gibbons Teped-I said some OF the leading men 10 lhe
several wards Does the member from the Eighteenth
consider himself one Of that class.
Mcssrs Mcclure Of the Eighteenth Ward, and Murphy
of the seventeenth engaged in the discussion but all
Mr.. Murphy succeeded IN doing was TO prove that nc
attended the knickerbOCker Cottage caucus ana laeu
10 recognize any other person there.
The vote taken and resulted in favor OF the Ferns
elcgatiOn-l0 TO As. The Committee then adjourned.