The New York herald., 1870-05-03
WAR AGAINST TAMMANY HALL.
Democratic Union Ely! Mass Meeting-A Con-
ference with Outside Organizations
Remarks of Smith Ely

A mass meeting OF the Ely Union democrats was
held last evening at Masonic Hall, Thirteenth street,
for the purpose Of measuring forces and to adopt
some line OF action, by cooperation with other or
ganizatlo lons, by which to oppose Tainmany Hall
and pluck some OF the Bcaps rOm her
belt which have recently been placed there by The
big Irjuns and braves Of the od wigwam There
was goodiy attendance OF delegates almost every
ward In the city being represented
Mr.. Roswell ID. Hatch opened the ball by nominal
ing Smith Ely for pre- re,ldent, and John Haaran, of
the Twelfth ward. and ;. Haymann, OF the Tenth as
secretaries, which was carried neenl oOnt,odicsa.t
SMITH .LY ON THE STU ALTON.
Mr.. Ely. on taking his seat returned thanks and
said:-We have assembled this evening under cir.
cumstances OF no ordinary character. For thirteen
years the democracy OF this city has struggled agains,
republican domination. and finally last winter we
gained possession 0l all the branches OF tho
State government, and We imagined tnat the Albany
despotsm would cease and the right oil self-g0vern-
ment would be restored 10 the people And what L.
the results We find ourselves to-day IN an nfn tely
worse condition, as democrats and citizens than we
were w,en under republican control, and we are
forced to the humiiiaiing confession that our vic.
tory OF last November was an unfortunate even for
the democratic parry The treachery OF own rep
resentatives robbed us Of The fruits OF our victory
and transferred the government OF city to Albany
democrats e'ected by the votes Of the Eeople have
been legsloted out OF ONCE and their places
hlled ny GAe ablect t0ois ot those who have
osufped supreme power A small clique OF men,
who are responsible to nobody, have invested them
serves with the control Of all the public and private
property In the city OF New York. and hereafter no
man Can hold a foot Of real estate on this island eX
cept by their conscn They have given themselves
power to mortgage the City for any sum they please
a hundred millions Ii they desire it, and until The
Legislature nec,s next winter there IS rover that
can restrain or cheek them. Our former republican
rulers, In Their most reckless hour, never conceived
scheme so Infamous as the new Char .er and the
untold abominatons oi the TAX levea.
The dissen :ons i'll Tammany Hall are for our ad-
day. We beat them two years ago, when they were
united, and now their worst foes are In their own
household. Certainly twO-tiiiris OF ihe city demo-
cracy arc disgusted with the present dynasty. and
VIII vote with US II we nominate q ticket which
commands their confidence. Let us devote our
and we will achieve q certain and brilliant success.
These renarss appeared TO he received with favor
by the assembly and
Mr. KEANNS moved thai q committee OF one from
each ward be appointed by the char for the purpose
OF comforting vii h other organ zatlous outside Tam.
many Hal with view TO 4 union ticket and
that said committee report back to this Convention
at an adjourned meeting
Mr. GOLDEN, OF the Nineteenth ward, asked for In.
formation as 10 whether there was q uuOD Of both
wings OF the Democratic Union or not, but was
sIno.hercd OH by cries OF Question on the notion"
the motion lof the appointment OF a committee
WAS then put and Carried, and the chair appointed
the following gentemen:--
Messgs. Burke. Mckinley, Kerrin. Krke. James
McCanill II. Murray, bagcy. A. j. Delaney, McArdle
McNco Malone, J. $. Giles John Reilly Ii. MITCHELL
=. g. Maonay, James McCabe, X. ID. Hatch.
On motion OF Coonel Bailey tue NEE ing then ad.
toIrn,d ut the cali OF the Chair.