The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-09-15
TAM M AN Y.
THE RING FRAUDS.
Secret Caucus Of the Ring.
Opinions of the City Press.
The Connolly Case.


New YORK, September l4.-Justic
Beach, counsel for Comptroller Con
molly, this morning argued the case 70
the defense of Connolly, individually
The figures represented in the com
plant were not denied, but he said tha
the officials were placed in power whel
a very heavy debt was standing agains
the city, and then what of the munifi
cent expenditures made for public
parks and general improvements for th'
beatifcation of the city. The allega
tions made in the complaint furnished
no grounds for the granting OF an in
junction.
The corporation counsel, Mr.. OGor-
man, briefly stated his position and tina
OF the plaintiffs. He claimed that judg
ment should not be rendered active,
and that the two per cent. act covered
the issuing of taxes and Of bonds, anc
the raising Of taxes for various improve
ments. He showed that revenue bonds
had not been issued in excess, but that
the full powers of the city government
had not been arrived at with regard tc
the issuing of bonds for taxes. He
showed plainly that the city officials
have not exceeded their powers, and
said that the city bonds are as good to
day as those Of the United States or any
nation in the world.
In the Court OF Oyer and Terminer
this afternoon Judge Beach, counsel fol
R. B. Connolly, continued his speech in
defense OF his client for abouttw hours,
during which he pointed out that his
client in particular, and the defendants
in general to the complaint, could moi
be held legally responsible for the nu
merous averments made in the com,
plant. At the close of Judge Beach's
remarks, Mr.. Bartlett, counsel for Mr.
Tweed, moved that as he was not fully
prepared to 90 on with his remarks, the
case should lay over until tomorrow
morning, when he would be ready to
reply. The motion was granted AMI
the Court adjourned.
The Ring Frauds
At a meeting held in the Twenty
first ward last evening it was resolved
that Governor Hoffman be called upor
to suspend Messrs. Hall, Connolly,
Tweed and Sweeny, pending the invest
ipation of the charges against them
and that, if they are found guilty, tc
punish them to the fullest extent OF the
law.
Congressman Roosevelt, in an addres
said the exhibition of incompetency re
Gently shown by the Ring was disgrace
full. He thought an immediate change
would be effected. He did not believe
there was single man in the Ring
who, of his own merits, could command
election for constable in his own ward
Secret Caucus of the Ring:
1t is known that a secret consultation
was yesterday held by Hall, Sweeny
and Tweed in conjunction with District
Attorney Garvin for the purpose OF de
vising some means to secure the dis
placement of Comptroller Connolly
The conference resulted in the adoption
of no definite programme, though there
were reports that legal proceedings
against Connolly would be commenced
at the instance of Hall by the District
Attorneys office. 1t is generally be
lieyed that the intention to oust Con-
molly was abandoned. Connolly him
self reiterates it as his purpose to con-
time in his position, and says he
is ready, if the other leaders o.
the Ring will do likewise. Among the
Ring faction it is the determination to
have Connolly displaced. The idea o.
Hall and Sweeny is that if Connolly is
sacrificed popular anger may to some
extent be appeased, and that perhaps
by the appointment of some well-known
citizen, such, for instance, as General
Mcclellan, whose name is mentioned in
that connection, if an opportunity was
offered to have it presented, the excite
ment might temporarily be allayed.
Opinions OF the City Press.
The Tribune thinks it is an absurd
idea to believe that the life and soul o.
Tammany are to be saved by throwing
away one of their tools, and again asks
that Connolly be put out Of his posi-
ton as soon as possible.
The Times believes Connolly has
done quite right in refusing to resign
as the people have no war against him
as a man, but against an institution o.
which he is a part. What the Tine
wants is the extinction of the entire
Tammany organization.
The Herald thinks the power of Tam
many is broken, and that nothing can
save it. The leaders have not only
shown themselves to be incapable as
leaders, but their conduct has provoked
public odium. 1t thinks Hall should
not only remove the guilty but resign
himself, and thus every obstacle to the
reorsanization of the city government,
will be removed, and the people be
given an opportunity for a new depart
ure.
Notwithstanding the statement to the
contrary, it is believed that Hall does
really intend to impeach Connolly, anC