The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-31

John Hesmeeth, Collector of Internal Revenue for
tho seventh district Of Massachusetts,, has resigned
CITY POLITICS.
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Meeting of Tweed Club-BeImont DE.
nOunced-Tweed GlOrified.
The Tweed Democratic Association held meeting
hast evening at No. 90 East broadway. The room
was well filed. Mr.. Richard Walters presided and
Morris T. Bowling performed the duties OF secretary
strong smell OF cheap whlskey and eXecrable
tobacco pervaded the room, and the constituency
present seemed evidently capable OF shouting and
voting for any man who could furnish in the largest
measure either Of the stimulating articles men
toned.
the object Of holding the meeting was to give an ex
preston from the Irish people to their selection
OF q chairman OF the National Democratic Executive
Committee.
The SECRETARY then read the following extraor.
binary series Of resOlutions:-
Resolved That the democratic party the party which has
Resolved That the Irish Citizens always constituted
5 ssHg
judgment the inefficient Mr. August Belmont would ne have
ne as'
leader additional disasters certain 70 from
the same dissatisfaction II Mr. Belmont should not be re-
e, the q the Irish
which Ne @ in
promoted Interests ether %upeipsly, Or il
msntay morally proved
s place he oscups and that fact
been the cause Of the los. Of two M
ment and feelings of the Irish Citizens their
lively require the Of having Mr. August Belmont
where he y ahoud be 2. once undone
william NJ. Tweed should been made national chair
% that Of The
put al once in the national chair Of the Democratic party
Ss
sentsd immediate attention to the democratic committees
The resolutions were unanimously adopted.
| Mr.. ]. p. SOLOMON then introduced ana read
another set OF resolutions to the Irish People,"
! They were adopted also; in fact, anything would
have been adopted by the opligng crowd OF gentle-
the CHAIRMAN, in a very unctuous tone ana with
good dcui Of humOr, introduced "Brick' POmeroy,
Sondnoidsri they We're not friends Of his He went
to state at some considerable length his views Of
the crushing weight that Expresses the for:
mer. In reference to Mr.. Belmont, he said
he rsseS to shake hands Wh
workngman IN fear Of sOiling his kid gloves; II he
had objection TO going to the polls with the work
ngmen OF the democratic party It was his business;
but he was not the style or manner Of man the work
ingmen OF the democratic party wanted at the head
enumerated the idea of repudlation and still stuck
1t like "brick.n He finds now that there are men
e an pvG aso sns
radicals; but he, at least, was honest and brave
enough to denOunce all such innovations, and would
continue TO do so 80 long as God gave him breath to
lacks everything that is wanted leader ofthe dem
their national chairman than the great good honest
sincere friend Of the worklngmal, WIN. M;
IN the place Of Be@on Who pEH
with the workingmap, there won't be corporal's
guard left OF the democratic party In New York city
When Brick finished he called for three cheers 10l
| Bill Tweed. Then the chairman told the audience
that TWENTY-FIVE kegs q lager beer were ordered at
| and delighted beyond description.
Mr.. JOHN REED, OF Long Island, was the next
| August' Belmont, and a high eulOglum OF Tweed
| and a declaration that William Waters was fit and
proper man for Assembly. tCheers.l
| Colonel WINTERS was the next speaker and fol-
lowed in the wake of the prece ding one after which
the audience retired to dispose OF the beer and &C
| home In the best Of humor W it'll Tweed, Brick and
| the balance Of Iammany Hall.
"Oid Democratic 40"
A meeting of the political organization known al
the 'Old Democratic 49," and which represents the
German democrats Of the Seventeenth ward, was
held last evening at No. SO avenue A. AS the meet
| ing was simply reunion of the Executive Commit
tee, sixty In number to hear the report Of standing
committee appointed to confer with the magnates o
| Tammany Hall, no great insight into the fall pro
ceedings Of this branch Of the democratic party
| could be gained from it.
The meeting was called to oraer at eight P. NJ. b,
| Mr.. Uhl, the President, Messrs. Richter and Feck
| being secretaries. The Conference Committees re
port being In order, II reported that an interview
| had been had with Mr.. Cornell, Chairman OF the
| Seventeenth Ward Tammany General Committee
and that gentleman had stated that Tammany Hal
| would do full justice TO the Germans of the Seven
| tcenth Assembly district, and gave them without
hesitation an entree to the forthcoming convention
for the nomination OF the local officers OF that dts
| trlct.
on motion of Mr.. Flecke it was unanimously re
solved "that this organization support the straight
| Tammany ticket IN the forthcoming election.n
The next basiness in order was that OF OrQanizni
the district some cursory debate OF an unmportan
| nature ensuing. The ordinary campaign COMMITTEES
were appointed and the meeting adjourned until tn,
second Tuesday IN september
| 1t Is reported that O thorough examination vii
take place Of the rival organizations and those de
pendent on the Executive Committee Of the 4O'
before the elections and That those unworthy OF I'll,
latter's notice Will be left out In the cold The meet
| Ing this evening was well attended and the assem-
nH.I Ia l0 49, tlA Axfa