Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-30
Tammnnr ami 1he 1snrmnns.

II begins to seem as if the Tammany
swindlers had mscalculated their strength and
the strain they could safely put upon the fidelity
of their followers. The detection of the Ger
man democrats would be u heavy, almost
fatal, blow to them, and this seems now very
probable. The German character does not in
cline to look tavorably upon corruption or ex-
travagance; yet, under the lead of few infu-
entail men of their nationality, large part of
the Germans Of New York city have adhered to
the democratic party, and some of them have
been admitted to the councils of Tammanv.
The Stats Zeitung has been as truly Tam
many organ as the World, and for while des-
perately struggled to defend the ring against
the charges of the Times. Of late, however. il
mas become convinced that il must either aban.
uon Tweed and his gang or lose its influence with
Its readers. Its editor accordingly gave formal
notice 10 Mayor Hall that his aegiance TO the
ring was at an end, and last week the Stats
Zeitung announced that it would no longer SUD-
port the Iammany party while that organza-
ton was controlled by its present leaders. even
though the German democratic general commits
tee contriTed to act with them. An emissary of
Tweed visited the editor and urged him to re-
consider this determination, offering probablv
such inducements as the "Boss" has at his COM
mand; but Mr.. 0ttendorffer was resolute. He
could not afford to do it unless the ring could
relieve themselves from suspicion. The Ger
mans generally, he said, were satisfied that the
charges were true; at any rate they were not
satisfied with the promises of explanation that
had been offered for the last six weeks.
Other leading German democrats have also
been dissatisfied, and their dissatisfaction is
likely TO lead to something. This much, it is
SAID, has already come of it. A party Of lead.
ing German politicians met privately some
members OF the democratic state committee at
Unca. OF the committee Horatio Seymour,
Samuel 4. Iilden and Francis Heman were
present. and OF the Germans Maguns Gross and
others. The latter said plainly that their peo-
pie would not support Tweed and his fellows
in their career of thieving and fraud" and nm
less decided stand was taken by the commit
tee, the German democrats in New York woud
20 with the rest Of their countrymen in Ameri-
ca, over 10 the republican party. Mr.. Seymour
in response to this appeal, is reported to have
said that the deeds of these men, Tweed
Hall and Connolly, were abhorred
of all upright citizens, and that
their transactions reflected odium on the whole
party. He had always endeavored to preserve
the democratic party from the faint of officia
corruption, and be added that the power of the
ring must be taken from Tweed, Hall and Con-
molly If they did not at once clear their skirts Of
the charges which had been made against them
The other members Of the committee ooncurred
IN these opinions, and the conference closed with
the understanding that in the next campaign all
present would act together against the corrupt
aud insolent ring which, as they agreed had
done more iaiuyto the democratic party than
the republicans had been able to accomplish.
The German democratic committees have