New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-27
POLITICAL.
TAMMANY AFTER THE GERMANS.

A GERMAN TO BE NOMINATED FOR aRn.srHa m
DRAW VOTES FROM GEN. sIGEL--DEsPERArH
SCHEME TO DIVIDE THE GERMAN VOTE.
1t will be remembered that as soon "A the
delegates returned from the Rochester Convention Tam
many Hall began to conciate the prominent politicians
who had been fighting against them this city In tho Ro
form party 1t was particularly desed to obtain the sup
port OF the German Democratic, In the coming campaign
as they numbered nearly $1,000 votes The leaders OF the
Germans wore MagnuS Gross and Oswald Ottendorfer.
and 1t was felt that the Ring could obtain the copers
ton OF these men In aid Of the Tammany Hall ticket tina
eieeuon OF their candidate certain The jealousv
which sprang up in Rochester in consequence OF The
action Of Ar OttendOrfer renewed here with gross
force by the friends Of both Chas. E. Loew was the
mediator between sweeny and 0tendOrfer and no useA
his best endeavo TO keep the latter in the rants a
TammaDy Hail. Loew unsuccessful. ottendoEfes
has remained firm and steadfast for reform.
Aagnus Gross was first approached by Coroner Schir
mer, Tweeds confidential German, after which further
pressure put upon him frem Tweed through schir-
mer from Hall and Sweeny through Schnchting and
o Mr.. J. p. schmeHRcr, VINO keeps q saloon In Third
ave. adjoining the political headqdsrte Of sweepy's
brother-inlaw John J. Bradley. scbmenger vas Ger
man delegate to the Rochester Convention, and mens-
Der Of the John Bradley Tammany Hall Club. The Ring
furnished money enough to start o German paper, q
which MagDus Gross, Coroner VIM Schirmer and Aldc-
Schehtng to he the publishers and Mr.. Gross
pleted and the first issue OF the paper appeared Sat
urday last
When Mr.. Ottendorfer nominated sge on the Reform
ticket the Ring gave up all hopes OF drawing him away
from the Reform movement They then changed their
tactics. In the German Union Executive COMMITTEES.
charges Of treason made against Oucndorfer By
these men, and they passed a resolution against any
combination with the German Republicans This WA
submitted to the German Democratic Union General
Committee, at theirmeetng last Tuesday night OF UU
tonia Hail. and laid the table by majority ot thrce
This triumph for ottendorfer, and motion
then made to adjourn by friends Of Gross, 20 pre-
the organization nominating sge their candidate
for Register and amid much confusion the motion
declared carried.
The next day the Tsmmany HALL magnates com
planned bitterly to Schchting Schirmer and Gross for
their failure to defeat OttendOrfer 1t became evil
dent that the Reformers would carry largo proportion
of the German Democratic vote OF the city for bget
sOe means were not devised 20 direct their attention to
other issues To accomplish this tho plan decided upon
"a again TO call the German Democratic Union COMMIT
tee together, and nominate German from among their
Committees OF each district to nominate German for
each of tho five Senatorial Districts and on election
day have cketboxes representing these men In each
district every poll and from these boxes pass out mo
regular Tsmmany Hall ticket.
These candidates. with the exception OF Wolman, VIZ
will be of the five, are to DO paid by Tanmany hsa
for the use of their and influence and 70 DO -
lected from among the most prominent members OF ne
German Democratic Union who can be got 70 serve N
this doubtful capacity.