The New York herald., 1870-05-09
CITY POLITICS.
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The Men Who Hope % be Elected Judges
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Big SKIS Nominations for tho Judiciary
The Men Who Hope 10 be Elected Judges
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A meeting of the Tammany Society was held last
I evening at Delmonco's, corner Filth avenue and
Fourteenth street. The prominent lights Of the power
| remnant and delegates from the different wards
began TO arrive at eight O'CLOCK They dropped In by
| twos and threes and at a quarter after eight the
large banquet hall was crowded. Among those
present were Mayor A. Oakley Hall, Sena-
tors Norton, Genet, Bradley and Creamer;
Judge Cardozo, the new Central Park Commits
sioner Peer b. Sweeny, Police Commissioner
Brennan, Comptroller Richard B. Connolly Regis
trdr Michael Connolly, Justices McQuade Shand-
ley, Cox and Scott; Aldermen Cuddy, Conan and
Farley. and Assemblymen Fields and Hickman In
addition 70 the above named there were abo ut forty
ue.eeates RON the various wards.
Az twenty minutes past eight the meeting was
called 70 order, Hon. Win. NJ. Tweed Grand Sachem,
the roll by wards the full delegations were found in
attendance, anu after a few preliminary remarks
ny Mr. Tweed The society proceeded 20 choose
the candidates whose names are to be placed on
the judicial ticket. The utmost harmony prevailed,
and the following were unanimously selected
Joseph +. Da ly and Richard L. Larremoie; to MI
vacancy Charles II. Van Brunt. Marine Court
George Shea, William H. Tracy and Philip ].
The convention win be held on Tuesday evening
when the lnal preparation for the election Will be
made.
Reply Of Congressman John Fox to the Tam-
many Sachems.
NEW YORK, May 8, 1870.
To THE EDIroR OF THE HERALD:-
In your paper OF the 18Th ult. was published a re.
port OF the proceedings or the 'Tammany Society,"
wherein attack Is made upon me I'm the form OF a
communication presented to that body by some per-
son or persons whose names are withheld. wish
70 MIA go fol n
The first falsehooi is the allegation that endea-
vored break down the organization Of the demo-
cratic party In the city of New York" That is i'm.
possible as it is false Leaders may be changed, but
the democratic party and its organization VIII sur
vive any man or any set OF men.
Second, that was absent from my seat In Con-
gress when the question OF the admission OF Virginia
was voted upon, and was also absent when my vote
was needed on important questions. This, too, is
false. was IN my seat, and voted with my party
for the admission OF that State as by reference to
the Congressional GLOBE Of January Is, 1870, will
iuliy appear. On the proposition That the State OF
gress OF the Unit States,n which was adopted by
vote Of niDety-eIght to ninety-Hye-I voted with my
party IN the Affirmative and for the b for the al
Is recorded with the majority II have been absent
wnen other so-caled important votes' were taken
1t has been VIII n my vote was not needed, or when
other duties TO my consltuen called me elsewhere.
So much Tor the charges brought against me by
this non-democratic. secret society, prominent IN
whose councils are many of the most ultra radical
republicans. belong to the regular Democratic
General Committee, OF the city OF New York,
representing the First ward, having been
elected by the democrats Of that ward
lOr ten years, cOnsecutively, an Organiza-
ton en- rey separate from the Tammany Society.
That committee alone has the power to declare my
seat vacant after first preferrlng charges against
me and giving me an opportunity TO be
heard In my defence. But to try and to condemn
man. In ''Star Chamber fashion, and to
record him guilty IN .Star Chamber Archives" is
not democratic nor just but cOwardy and dishonest
No secret society is entitled to drive me from the
Tammany General Committee, and none has power
to drive me rrom the democratic party. have ever
been democrat ana snail continue one as long as
live. My Efforts In conjunction with the 'Young
Democracy" were honest ami patr. .otic endeavors--
within party lnes--0r municipal reform. Those
efforts were frustrated by cOalit On-Outsde party
nes-whose character is manifest In the subsequent
election OF forty elected demOcl ats rom Office and
the appointment OF eighteen radical republicans to
high executive offices under the new charter thus
passed. with salaries OF rom So. 900 to $4,000 EACH
My re,ord viii better bear examination by the
honest democ ats OF New York CITY Than the records
OF my aSsaiiants.
have said before shall never cease to be demo-
crat nor to believe that my duy as O democrat
0blges labor with the democratic party against
such HeficisHcy and corruption IN this city's gov
ernment as hitherto has been surpassed only By the
more monsirQns ne1icency and corruption OF the
republican administration Of the federal government.