The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-10
THIRTY-SEvENTH YEAR
SWEENl's DEATH STRUGGLE
ptyyTyG THE DEMOCRACY down TO
JTS RETTERITED PLEDGES.

At tbc gitg-Nortop, Genet, Crcamcr, and |
MUchei's Open Declaration OF War-The |
P,gbt w Chicttaips sea ping Their spu- |
ri,ua 7. adcrs-A Glorious Days Work |
The u ttI, -try oi the Free Democracy.
Ata,NY Feb. Eth, Democratic caucus OF |
snacr- anil Asscmbymen held in the Assembly |
,,,mb, to ni.ht was a most exciting meeting. TIE |
ucu. vis u tccincaly called for the nomination Of |
4, ,M,trotohttn Police Commissioner and Regent |
NJ tce Iuivtrsity, but as usual, other matters OF
s,,ater urortancc were ushered be ore the caucus.
ht6 oh, ,ck senator VIM. NJ. Tweed WAS cillFd to |
le chair b, Alex. Frear The selection of Francis |
kernln o J,ics, Tor Regent Of the Uniycrsity was
made wi title opposition, only nine totes being
esa aeain- lin, and those only In compliment to
ttSIor lasg of Troy. The nomination OF
Nc,so,o. tan Commission, 7, however, did not
%. OIL 80 smoothly. Senator Creamcr, in
pea, spc ell. nomina'sd the incumbent, Joseph
s Boswottn. Mir. Ties G Fields C1crcd tn, name
Of sherrr = X nap y, Tut taid he at liberty to
support any candidate offered by tic X ms county
delegation. Mr.. Fields characterized Mr.. Bosworth
~an oil Il fossil. Mr. OKecle, Of Kings then sub
mlled The name II Gen. James n. Crui., of Brook.
Bn. S,na,or Murphy said that he not in favor
OF Kincs couny presenting the name Of any cnndi-
date. Mr.. Cullen sharply turned on Monopoly
Murphy. and said that the Kings county delegation
was not prepared to be dictated to by Senator Mur-
ply that for lis (Mr Cullcn') 'rt he did not pro-
pose to hhyo his COT duct acts shaped by the SEN
ator lie wouli vote for james b. Craig and would
not support any man from New York. This was
the hrs, oublic snubbins Henry &. Murphp has re-.
csiyed during his entire political life. MIR. Bos
worth " A. then nominated by 4 large msjority.
i"e "" '''u"e"-io 'os'p" DosNor'n' W.
Boswor,h was declared nominated.
Then came the exciting I art Cf tho caucus Mr.
Jacobs. Of Ktnss, in,roaue.a resolution to Abolish
ali the comn,..,ons created by Republican lcr,.i..
Se1 oea n.'0 Sas oS
dent IN ! the redhot iemocrscy meant to have
N.rm noir. The Biz Indians contt mp0,ed the
Sir Hos aHa,La ,Ssr, must hsvr At that moment
Mlsen N'slus before is teeohecuon. Inc blg In
slsnchsJ ,hc r,veI xi, ~. w ,., Nv nS nn mtmh
lot. he 'cihcd heavy ruler. Mr.. Peter Mitchell
=, LJr t ~ ,,naat & ' p., ma na. imesu peokohsu
10. pT SeT. y,.ers pps 0y Peans h ,hsS lSSS
~ - IL 49,, ISL , =, nnu u'u'anucI tn.' they
.oO u''" u III '"o proposeu grand pemoerahe
,,or ~u%, Marian ,,o p,,,,,, u.,,r,,.,,
mo'sd 70 ann no Mr, 1a.oes resolution by including
The Board OF sup rviNors. This created profound
snS gea'I1 ~ .n, .nss.,o", sn,'u, ..,,. .,,.,,
senator .rnet eoncnrred Win The thundorbolt and
smends .til tirther by taxing in all the commis-
SShs thfousnou' ,ne Sate; !, ,,
,omrg in" ed 70 lay the whole subject on tbs able.
he lhousht mste,s were becoming rious. 81 tar as
in the esurrs and in tie senai. and he ,sanId No., W
bound by the hastv action Of the caucus lie thourht
The Democracy were acting IKE Ic-rs
Rns aEd moved to IneSds The Wter or ,or Va, n,
Brook yn MS was evidently done 10 Get oven
with Jico,4 and the Kings eoun'y memeer. Al
this hre tsc Chamber presented a scene OF indie.
ftood M b'o"i heat. senator Cr,ames spoSe rlo.
queny Agnlns; the Commissions. Peter Mitchell
get othsr chance AZ ,be supcry.ors fsr ons no,
time to cCuc utter ed this remnrkable speech.
ohsf. nar Of scSn' % 70 say relve Az 10 me
OF All Drn,octats in their chanber ana ont ~ Tb,
BoStd 10 al unconstitutionaI body There are sonie
]mem6ers members o. that Board. partiouIaIl' the lnlyidual
oRo'sSi % r}r ny 20 AsemoIS s1 p"r,e. VII whH eond go
. nv ~, ~. M N.Y. 'hs VIII nor 40 i3f
ucif SUP rt.or5 md not haye those Vii M th.y ~. n
toad me- 10; trnnatIHs III s monrrel hoard.
:,Eed asked Tor dey lie said the Democracy were con
,bs ,p,ior oh psper Ihey ai Deter stop
tired of pa. resolutions. They wanted something
on, aoas a tie a"Ses SemmsoS Nse Son'S NV aSn
uey Introduce biii and pass the act abolsbins
,m G', ~ would look more III; Like 9gsSs' Is; ont
'2SIS senators s MuTPSy and 0f Fierce s'Ssa Ssa
OsSS.G@ed ss9s, u.s.1 ,ss'gS moved to om,,s b, r All
Dolrd. nd Commssions created bS any NY L,d.l,uTs az
0rlos, su, sriiss ,, wherever y. hey hey s!i'i
Senator Nurlh could not vote ior such whole
ioiE i Ee'''-'''0n' '0'"'"'"S' TOT instance ''' Ne"
Senator c,nD DGasn admitted sD'Gaos hi. onsnSm.n, wen. fur
tier thlL he desired bat he otered IL 10 cover lie
WISHES oi the Speaker OF the House rs expresscd Ly
HIM - ~ ~
The sro,lor fNr u,,ch,,,O, .,,, ho h.a -
pesHly sld lhHl lhe fesolulon OF Mr. JACOBS was
ipvIio"s s"e the poad nu, 1 s uhI ,na' !. was
tIIv Wv N " ''F'' '''o's ''ieo''
II, co,o, ,t,bd.o,y hts .,,o,,,...., - -, ~,
hpoher Ind NC tnvrn or schoT Hu , "a,e,v W.
tie cOunt Il ui New York.
Speaker lii.chman protested earnestly against this
nositi of To r,cluIe certaIn ho,rjs' - a',r.
s,ops AN d ircnde oiSer. '''"'H oo''u7 "uu e"mhis
~ ~ II ~ ~ - ~ ~ ~. S'ne' ~ -; ,. -
S Si. M ,ir'1 lao,eu an aGlournmcht Lost-"i to 2S
MIR N0rton's amen" "pent w. H. "1a ,hot, ~
.yotd WHEN the EigbtS W,rJ thnn,o,h W w put 70
which caused u, remnants o. the ringfnllowrrs In
mince II has created such sensation that send
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