New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-03
TIE TAMNANY FR1 UDS.

THE ACCOUNTS STILL DELAYED-RIyAL INDIG-
NATION MEETINGS ORGANIZING THE CALL
PUBLISHED YESTERDAY DENOUNCED AS A
TAMMANY TRICK-THE CITIZENS ASSOCIATION
SAID TO BE COVERING TAMMANY's EXPOSED
FLANK.
The promised accounts of the Controllers
ONCE win not be distributed to-day for publication AL
though these accounts arc printed it is said that they
viii be kept back until after the first Of the meetings
called for the purpose of investigating the alleged SWIM
dies and corruptions of Tammany.
For some time past Mr. L. Ballard Of No. 200 Broad
way has been active in procuring signatures to the call
for public meeting in reference to the alleged Court
House frauds. At early hour yesterday he called
at THE TRIBUNE Office and denounced the call already
given as fraudulent affair, designed to divert atten
ton and Evide the forces Of those who are disposed
to bring the public servants TO proper account OF their
stewardship in the matter Of expanding the peoples
money Mr. Ballard stated 1t his conviction that the
persons circulating the call published yesterday had de-
ceved the signers by feigning purpose the very OPP
posite OF their real intention In this they have been
successful because most of tho sgners aware that
q call was contemplated, and were thus led to think
that the paper presented to them was genuine
In consequence Of Mr.. Billiards. statement an invest
CATION Of facts has made by THE TRIBUNE with
the following resusi
Mr.. Edwin Hoyt OF the firm Of Hoyt, Sprague Co. OF
No 100 BraRklinst says be was called upon by Mr..
Ballard and expressed himself anxious TO Join In any
wecorcerted designed to bring ont the truth
in regard to the charges against the city officials and
that he accordingly signed Mr. Billiards. paper Suisse
oueny he was waited on BY another person, who de-
sired him to sign the paper published yesterday This
he declined to do giving his for doing the
fact that much more largely signed call was already In
circulation and that would be bad policy to divide the
force of the movement by holding two meetings under
different auspices. He surprised, when he read the
call in TIE TRIBUNE, to find the list of sgners names
a very different from that IN which he mad joined.
His suspicion being aroused he read the body Of tho
document rather moro carefully. He believes that IL
was designed to further the ends of portion Of the
wellknown Citizens Association He is disposed 10 re-
gard the matter very much Mr. Ballard does, in the
light fraudulent attempt to defeat the very purpose
for which the meeting is ostensbly called.
Col yermilye of the banking-hous3 OF Vermiye Co.,
at No 10 Nassau-s, says he Is fully satisfied that the
call of yesterday emanated from the Citizens Associa
ton and was at least inspired by Mr. Nathaniel sands
He saws it was presented him, with the request that
he would sign it. by one of Mr.. sauds's employees
Both Mr. Hoyt and Col Verlnilye are signers OF the
call circulated by Mr.. Ballard, as are also Mr. j. j.
Astor Jay Cooke Co.. and scores OF other prominent
gentlemen and firms
ANOTHER CALL.
NEw-YoRK, Aug. l, 1871.
The undersigned invite all citizens OF New
York. interested in the maintenance of good government
and administration of the City finances, 10 at
tend public meeting be shortly announced, at which
action win be taken with view of investigating the
cbarpes which have publicly made against