The New York herald., 1871-11-24

uiOu pOiltlCM TOck luo DemDeTSntib Ot the com.
miitec. ~ originally appointed BY the people. was
about equally divided between the two great peiiti-
cal parties. slnce tnat time, sowevcT, OF the
democratic members have resigned. others nave
been appointed to public Onicc. and others still
wonld like ~ se but cannot for the present. while
respectable portion have rarey attended the meet
Tags OF the committee. In this way the control OF
that body foil into the hands Of the republican,
| who are Aow-since the election has given them
such dsns OF victory endeavornS TO make It
the nucleus for tho future republican party In
tnY city and county. The Greeley Feuton C0nkling-
Murphy republicans here are, Intentionally other
wise, BY their squabhles and schemes playing into
the hands OF the seventy In this matter. The COM
| nitTee nave virtually abandoned al criminal pro-
cccdinys against the Tammany pecustors. and
have len thea entirely 70 The control or Mr. Charles
O'Cenor, save - they may make Suggestions from
time TO timo 70 the prosecution. The committee
are now duly busted with
FUTURE POLITICAL MOVEMENTS.
The draft OF . new city charter il In course OF
preparation for enactment by tho next Legislature.
Is Is not Intended By TINS document to Gust May0r
na, from hts once, but there are certain cenmis-
SONS dcpartuents apd bareaus that wfl undergo
radical change thereby. some 0i the hyeinxeis Of
inesr posltioos before the Legislature snail drive
them out, and tho ApeCs2l provisions .! tho c0Dnllt
tee'S csaftur W depend very greatly upon the char
ac,h ol tine Mayors apSolatees = Tho vacant po-
10 siscs tAis republican scheme OF the ma,sslty Of
the oSInmuee q seventy the democrats are adopt
lag v~o AYice 81 tscucs. Oossnea steobiss the
SsaEsn s INA ssn a: s:,c ~ Z: r. s sns as.
and ssnsa s4 s sssst
cepted tho OAice informally, II Is understood, aad
m %. q tss IL ssssEs IL Ia as s
have refused 70 accept II, becaaso The COMMITTEE
tsinS pow . private ana voluntary association,
riyssss ips,ioe Mr. HsvomsysS lie Vice f1eadsSs
SlJ NJ. Nasoh, the Secretary Of tAs UomnnteS, arc
aie thus dcnsoera,ic was and v believed that the
Democrats naa s .no supreme 9s =, isas. an equal
MOI 'S "; ana @ hence tSo enart to 49, WY 'A'' :
OFFSET rnH REPUBLICAN SCHEME
BY new deal IN the 1aniaany organization Of this
Tne democratic party Of New York is divided
former have what fs known as the Apoal2 iiall or
| Eanixaton, and everybody Knows what fnmmany
Apollo Hail and ssnssor William II. Tweed holds
| the same relation 10 fammany Han. 1t I now DE-
wssi fnn Sen .se shae q s
necessary ~ secure hn O'bren.s election an1 for
nn nr I'sfCs osG sT s j. as T w ar
Win sA,coiector Tom Aarpny and his repuoiean
70 assure Tweed that no committee or Inquiry, with
power to send for Eerssns and papers, slould be
appointed w the LeSs.a ure TO nvesugate INTO his
him. Mr. Murphy vas shrewa enough NOT TO attach
such dead weight 70 ms party and Tweed then
OBuen has pledged hisef, II Il said, 10 look aler
1weods int9fcst In the Legislature and to prevent,
Is here indcsicd ssrSor aud otIer lobbyists are 70
10 ~ Albany In good season 70 .see' the country
members, twenty OF whom bought over to Tweed's
DEFEAT ANY PURPOSE er INVESTIGATION
,na, The osrs nc may have - Money enough S. w BE-
Of votes. and tho Grand Sschem himself will also
Tt1c .ol IN n v,l la hpliin nf1
place and power here as pcliIician and his control
q Ispnaly Hall. Dut 70 prevent this calamity
nlau. seymour. Judge Garvtn. Mayor Hail,
Peter b. swccny and other leading demo-
ousi William u. Tweed and his crowd and to reor.
giant &c the Jammany General Committee and the
January next ihe primaries viii be held and new
Genera COMMITTEES wiz be elected. Reform organi.
10 the city, and the oid-style or corrupt Tammany
delegations viii be contested inch by lnch Should
n Gsns nST ~ see
the latter are 70 wait until April, when the election
OF sachems takes place; 1le purified democracy
viii control this election ana The newly elected
trustees or saSnems VIM simply do TO !hs Ring"
ers-shut the doors IN their faces and declare them
| the bogus democracy ol New York. The GENERAL
Commi,iee must then either order the holding Of
fresh primaries or submit TO ignominious defeat In
OF course, cannot do. in view ol the PRESIDENTIAL
the Tsmmsny General COMMITTEE and In sne Coium.
blan order the democracy Of New York city and Of
THE EMPIRE STATE
win Be able to hold up its head asan before Novem.
James O'Brien and Benjamin Wood and other
Apollo Hail reiormers are, however. trying to de-
feat the programme and 70 make ther own organi-
cation the representative OF the simon-pure democ.
rrcy OF this county, by tending indirectly 70 keep
the "Ring" men IN once In Tammany; for they
very well know that insy never can become
democrats who have associated with them IN
this nght against corruption, win not, OF
HSa SSo
opened To honest and upright men OF the party ike
ase sSe s1 party IL s city and n
the nation.
Charles Devlin's Claim, and How IL Get
Through the Compfrslier's ONE.
An intlmation was made yesterday 10 HERALD
representative that Q prominent ex-Judge was In
possession OF some facts very damaging 70 Comp
troller Connolly. and that II ne were visited he
might divuige the nature OF them.
A reporter was despatched 10 see the Judge, who
was found At his down town once.
.Judge,n said the reporter, al have been sent TO
inquire about the claim Of contractor Charles Devin
OF nearly millions that was put through by the
Ring In 1865. in which it Is SAID Comptroller Con-
nelly received a snare.n
Tue Judge was 50 astonished that he dropped his
spcc,aclcs upon the table and wheeling about In
his chair exclaimed:-
allow on earth did you hear OF thati now 90
you come to know Of my acquaintance with the
factsfn
'Ihave had hint Of It ana have been sent 10
you to see If you viii make anything publc.n
| The Judge stin looked puzzled, hesltated . mo-
| ment and then said
"ieA believe do know something OF that little
transaction. But that ia Q small thing compared
with other steaiings OF the ring. Damn 'em talk
| OF steaings They have stolen over hundred and
nifty millions. Tncy have stolen IL out or the
| taxes collected. Tney commenced their steal ngs
In this way and had they adhered TO the tax steal.
! ing .hey would never have been detected; but the
| fools oeceme embroidered and were detected.n
chow did they steal from The taxes Z"
! ~ have no doubt but u was covered " the Item