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committee appointed to wait on Mr. Tweed return
cd, and the meeting was At once called TO order
TAnHANY HALL IN POSSESSION or THE roLicE.


Tweed but had not been able to nrd him They had
been to Tan many Ha,i atj ound Il IL possession OF
command q tapt. Cameron. ind tU9 oatsije. under
INSPECTOR Wal.mg, with Instructions from Supeun.
!fndont ks3ne4y 70 admit 10 one without tickets
no one to give them tickets. The rerort created
some sensation.
!, was then moved and carried tlnt Senators Nor.
ton, Creaucr, and Gcnet te arpcinted commute
io find Mr. Tweed. and arrange for admission to the
bers o' the General Committee then ln lie meeting
After tho Committee had retired. Asscmhlyman
kiernIn was called lor, and appearing spoke {"
follows:
M. KiERSAS's SPEECH.
=. For tae nr.t time IN tnc history OF Tammtny Hail,
tHa, great Temple Of Democlscy s door. have been
sentaves Of the people. ~ lhi, fcnarkabe ecnduci
# d%anS a % S 'IS%S Ssy dsSs have i the Ts re Of
10 Do Sy WRONG "S and SaH the Sc frs S
that ancient tcmne of lib r., cannot bclievc u the
ts great cy AM state, tna sncn usurpation. viii tc
SpS ea pdnT 70 IN ,S sS sseqy. %
grec5 and hum,uon OF tie Democr.tic marty OF New
peal from the vera ct OF the Legislature TO the reo
pie ond We 9a'e do1c i9.nieh, We apreal a;
ts c 90 reverse iho decision rs ann0unced last Tues
n ms ,,ntc', We are no' ac,u',cd by ony tact ous
ie,ng ot ~ oi ~, 'c1,9" ny We nav .ouIht TO
erluc masses of TN. city and with ths view AMI this
lie GcncPai Comini,tcc Of la" many HSl' iic line.
hluoryd temrie q Democratic princ.ple' dc,riS
ranks OF ne De ocrtry But uead OF bel, ndriitted
the Metiopotan r,cc ind are informed nat iat, are
placed there At The in-utauon Of hose who proi,s
pie. We zee tonight some OF the results Of those ef
cause gni the e!u,e Of ioer IL ',ls great pcnocrSc
has been eft uhtdrned by our cGcuic 10 draw won ON
ngmocrats from tac sufport OF the Young Democracy
and machln9'i3as C OF or enGmies among Repuhicam
etlccaly during the last icw oays II T. our RrstN ing
privilege TO ANNOUNCE here tonight that thcl schemes
our ornonen. VITA majority of thirty or forty IN tie
Wah hat ,tStSmen desire to conclude reminding
YOU gentlemen IA, yog must pe de,armincd and cool
mi. orrannaiOn. Iberr are men al Albany in whose
hands you can .selN trust your aiisTs f.s he ret
cratic principles. tAppuusc.
IHE HON. THOMAS $. FIELD
was next introduced by the Chairman aad spoke at
some length.
Mr.. Henry L. Clinton followed in some further re.
marks urging moderation. courage, and hrm do
termination not to deyiate from the right and
TO surrender to the enemies o. the true Dcmcc.
| racy.
SENATOR NORTON AGAIN APrr,RgD,
anc stated that nothing could lie done; ati that
prob ably there would be no meotins Of the Gen.
e-al Committee, a- the police would admit no one
| t. the Hall
Mr., Peter Mt,tel asked II regular cali bad been
The Chairman replied that there had been. and eS
paiueA how the cali was made lie stated that on
the Application oi the majority OF the Committee Mr.
but had expressed hs gratdcatinn At h. vns the op
poriuniy 10 explain his course. Nj Mitchell
inquired n either Of the Secretaries OF tue General
Committee wu- present
ANoi,E-Mr Hougt isling Is Vrcscu'.
Calls were made Tor Nj. Houchtanr. hut he had
len the room. Mr Barney Riley suggested trit tie
room be cleared oi all but members Of the Commit
tee, nud tnat then Tie meeting form u recession ard
admission Action on thi. suggestion was interrupt
81 ly the appearance OF Nj ioul ulhtanr, who stated
tha' an1gr tie direction OF VII Tweed. be wrote
out y cail ,or me meeting ~ tho Gc. efn Commit
tee h1d silnel, .nl issued q iu t;.e r,lsl.r way
Nu-cr-iho call Das pg!a'cd 10 o., ..Ic- az
| usu'l
irpot uoosN sup.
4 was oaeott, r. committee appointed e e.i oQ NJ
| ~ rcquc-un. that a meet NJ inight be csucU .
~ Night u' Gtptc,s orr J" tie%s Z. "Gi Ia wbat
ASSURE wcie Ecrc.;ary WIN regard TO he que.liQn;
&" iHt ,oul'tcc tat be 10 f7vor Il callius the
,a.r, Fo6i, / nat 4 7o'c5c, io.ri-h, Tie G,l M
| & a -" oi inL'et! hNl NON,n &c, ~ ~ C.t cAtd d w
| wola h, can,tued ~ oc .ocs. went to lsnnaay
Gar m;ro9 vt,m a5 jqst. at, a, IN, Sea5 ' m al r.e
Co.c iorcy nat nc hNd ord,rs rom aupr,4t. Ddcg
- t,da 10 l1,,!t'.'l Wtin. walt.i On u.,t 20
4Ir r'.f,.,r,,a I'S VA it l'i ~ c'f t Pr-., al,
tu.Ilas O.. S,icI ib,li'yel va, pi,i d"lsr A..
| Tln. Nnln ~ utIG voud he u' l..crng. I
g9i tsp, ron we're II tct OF he lid q aias n "
,g s, ., e , iSS KIM Se,G Zion "ns.5 b - N," o
| IN thc LcWocr..c h"adluariers whne Wd.u, IN
one OF tie P,ce G5mm. onsr., Sho &" ,Id''5ii a
orcItzrns. Aud tiu. Democrats wee ult,,u', los ~
| .el ci democratic oai".ls from cntJiiu- IImmauy
Ntw, Mr. Pres dent, hone the morton Of Mle1rnr
f h s S E , w go go thss aps' =. a. m T." Sora
will 20 there a. good cl,ilcns qnely lnl g,acc,h e.
Committee. lAppau-cl
SENATOR GENET
inquired 4 the meeting appointed tor Tammaly
Hal TONIGHT could not now be held. The time had
| come Tor the doors TO Oe opened
| In reply,
Mr. cREAMRR SAID:
when Nj Tweed was waited upon before the meet.
IC called and his consent asked for n special
| mceuns Of the Democracy IN Iammany Hall tonight
| was Wiling and ANXIOUS for such meeting; thai he
would attend j. himself ns Gnd PHalcy explain hs Gosl'
INT Tweed sent supsr piendent Kennedy, " HON he
!" ana Ken ne s%4,s S Of qS Se &
| q New YORK. siuce We have met here committee
r. oa 81 the S v ana ma were ,s- reig,,d n
to prevent any meeting IN lanmany Hall Tonight"
| ANOTHER SPEECH by THOMAS J. cRE,MER.
Mr GrGamer@ @ ,ald "a desire 70 explain my position,
senSof & si e[sSe eoHsensayd Sy ti
d,lse at that TINE q, &c ear3cs! soletaion Of ny
az parry IN 6,lGF msSlrF S9e more de!snIGbei ef
cnt srd rcrcal DO laws that have oppressed q, ever
| srCt the Inuugufauon OF the Metropolitan Police. ]
hp rs,1cr " % t6uI aid IN ceST9s 9 beft H '1 aa
qo"s nS s'H M r%sPlg Of Of '9s he bbsMSSTaS
Nus To- secure tn ~ the right ~ govern ourselves.
| l"NcNrl NlJt We mot needed was TO throw IT the
| COMMISSION government, and the scene. on to night
| uuN ifoNt how much danger We have t. auiIthtud
| nom commission government. ! had desire "a zee
reformation m out local afR here Amer the glorious
| Nctoly OF 1872 when We obtained possession for the
ff,' time m seventeen years Our people were en' c
| throughout Tie .NlTr country. Rud may n'd that
:..s!B IS not tonight Democrat throughout the land
who T. not ~ tuC interested M tonight Cdings
as We hIe ourse YES. Here, We thought, was the
Gibraltar OF Democracy. pnr strapgth !Lsrired our
brethren IN our States with hope aud courage lh6r
have been much ANNOYED aud surprised at this sad
contest we have On the result OF this, mus. Vt
init Will depend In great measure the future success
OF the Democratic party in tic whole country. SO
| help me God. while In the State Legislature.
| my whole deslre has been 70 restore 10 the
have been deprived, and think say the same Tor
fought tnis Democ at .Repu bcan Ring, which seems
10 control our city al present and which Smuggling
| to continue this commission government We pro-
pose TO pc Out this commission government aud
| store to the people the right 10 manage their
| own Affairs Thirty days more eapsG before
| this Legislature adJoutns. We have duty
| TO perform during that time, even II, aner
| the ADJOURNMENT, We ind we must retire from
the hod and, oOner than beray the tlust OF tat parry
| represent am willing 10 retire, would rather 10
than with men who have bnsey betrayed Their
| empted TO restore Quiet at Albany
We all desire 10 promote harmony In our ranks.
| was Hlv1ys ready TO act with the rest Tor
| the purpose OF restoring harmony and giving the
the people OF this city back their rights am willing
now TO do Whatever can TO prevent DIFFERENTIATION