The New York herald., 1870-08-03
The Croker Associn zion.


1t is only within the past ten years that our up
town residents have had a voice in the manage
ment Of municipal affairs. Prior TO that time the
down town wards not only fixed up all political
affairs pertaining TO the city, but likewise ruled
the entire county. Since then, however, things
political have undergone a great change in the
metropolis---the tables are turned and the up
town wards have the controlling voice in all
matters relating to the government both of the
city and county. This transition of political
power is attributable, in no small measure to the
influence in certain localities Of political coterles
and social organizations, such as the Tweed Asso-
citation, the Connolly Association, the Shandley
Association, and host Of others of a like ilk.
The latest but by no means the least powerful
Of these politico-sOciai organizations is the
Croker Association, of the Twenty first ward.
This club is named after ex-Alderman Richard
Croker, who, on two separate occasions was
elected by the citizens Of the Twenty-flrst
ward to represent them in the Board of
Aldermen, and, although but Just organized,
the club already counts among its members some
of the most respected and influential citizens of
that section of the city. We may here be permit
ted to remark that Alderman Croker is one of
the rank and file" a workingman in the strctest
sense of the word, and that he is one of the most
popular men in his ward. The new club has
established Its headquarters at l03 East Thirty
first street, where it occupies one of the neatest
little club houses that can be found on the isaud
The house is handsomely furnished throughout,
and possesses an air of comfort and elegance,
without smacsing either OF gaudiness or ostenta-
ton.
At meeting of the club, held on Monday even
ing, the following officers were elected for the en-
suing year:-Dr. 0. s. Paine, President; George
Mulligan, Vice President; VIM. Sauer, Treasurer;
Alexander Moran, Recording Secretary, and
Samuel Warren, Corresponding Secretary. A
committee, consisting Of g.. Warren, G. Mulligan
and p. McDavitt, were appointed to draft con-
stitution and bylaws for the government of the
association. Mr.. VIM. O'Rourke and Mr.. Michael
Deviney were appointed committee to report on
club at present II In very fourishing condition
and bids fair to become at no distant day power
in "the old Twenty-first."
natl.
from the Cincinnati Chronicle, July 3O.1
II is already well known TO our citizens that the
advocates Of Q removal OF the national capital,
through the Executive Committee appointed by
the st. Louis Convention last October have called
q convention to meet in this city on the 25th
OF October next. The convention is to be
composed of three delegates from each
Congressional district that chooses to be
represented, six at large from each State, and
three from the District Of Columbia, to be ap.
pointed by the State and Territorial Executives
or by conventions in case of their failure to act
Mr.. L. U. Reavis, who has this matter especially
in CHARGE visited our city to-day in order to make
arrangements for the convention, and rented
Pixies Music Hall for the occasion. How far he
has succeeded in kndling the zeal of our citizens
in the cause he has SO much At heart we will not
undertake to say II is certain that he fonnd no
large amount of enthusiasm on the subject to be-
gin with. 1t has received comparatively little at
tention among our people, who will, nevertheless,
give the convention hospitable welcome, and
possibly be reused by it to q more serious interest
Ia the movement.