The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-28
REFORMED TANIMANY.
Organization of the New Tammany
General Committee.
Election Of Officers-The Committee on Organi-
zation-Protests Discarded-Tilt Between
James O'Neill and Lawrence Doher-
ty-The First Ward Prize Banner.

The Tammany General Committee met last even
ing for organization. Out of the nearly five hun
dred members of the committee about one hundred
and fifty were present. Augustus Schel presided
After the usual preliminaries committee OF one
from each Assembly district was appointed to nomi-
nate officers for the ensuing year. The house then
took recess for fifteen minutes
During the absence of the Nominating Committee
two notable events occurred. One was fight the
other the displaying of the prize banner presented
to the First ward democrats I'm 1863
As to the fight it was not quite up to the mark.
1t originated in personal quarrel between elm
my' O'Neill and Larry Doherty, and confined
to these two politicians. The rivals met just inside
the door of the hall: what passed between them
Is unknown to ''morta man" except themselves,
but In the twnkling of an eye, Jimmy" had his
man cOllared shook and shouting. "Earry' cried
out that he wasn't as big a man as Jimmy
Friends came around Larry was taken away.
Jimmy solemnly retired. This was the only muss
OF the evening.
The display Of the banner was different afair.
At about nine O'Clock the sound of patriotic music
ioated into the hall through the windows and along
the corridors. John Fox bounded to the door.
Some one shouted, "Here are Foxs braves.n Mr.
Fox looked mighty proud for this the culmi-
nation of triumph over an enemy. The "braves"
i consisted of about seven hundred men, many Of
them with torches, carrying aoft the First ward
prize banner. In few minutes the banner was
conveyed to the hall, where it was displayed behind
the stage This banner, for the last two years, had
been kept under lock and key by Fox lest the rival
faction should get hold Oft.
When the Nominating Committee returned and
i order was proclaimed, the Chairman announced the
! following the choice for Officers:-
| Cnai'n,on-Iohn w. Chanler.
.Secretafes-w. II. Guernsey and Anthony EicH-
hof.
7a-ensurer-Abraham s. Hewitt.
iSp,uednt-dt- 1rnlS-JOhn ID. Newman.
The ticket was unanimously elected.
The Chair then appointed Messrs. Genet and John
Kelly to conduct Mr.. Chanler to the chair.
on taking the chair, Mr.. CHARLES said that he
thanked the committee most sincerely for the
honor conferred on him-the humblest member
Of the organization, and one who, as far
as personal experience I went WENT. was unable
position in which they had naced him He sIo
pealed to their generosity to protect him and to
sustain him in his efforts to do right The labor or
the committee, which resulted In the existence Of
that General Committee, deserved word, and he
alluded to 1t to make honorable mention OF the,
OF the strongest committees that had ever assem-
bled In the city of New York, and one that would
true to themselves. He left to them the duty en-
trusted to them-a duty that might lyet rescue the
country from the greatest military tyranny and re-
store power and patronage to the democracy.
The usual resolutions necessary for formal
ganzation were then read and approved
This being done, Mr.. SPINOLA moved an amend
ment that there be one vice president from each
Assembly district. Mr. Spinola going on in his
remarks in fine style until suddenly Mr.. Denny,
Burns of the sixth ward, alarmed him 10y shouting
out that he (Spinola) was out OF order. With
genuine Irish brogue Mr.. Burns informed Mr..
Spnola that the latter was always exciting dis
order wherever he was. Mr.. SpinOla said some
thing about sown business but Mr. Burns moved
for the adoption of everything that had so far been
DONE and, the motion being put and vocifer0usly
carried, Mr. Spinoa mounted the platform and took
A committee organization, composed OF dele
gates from each Assembly district, was then elected,
as fOlOws-First, John Fox Second, William Walsh;
Third, C. M. Clancy, James Gibbons; Fourth, u. g.
STANDBY; Fifth, L. NJ. Plum: Sixth, 7. ]. Campbell;
seventh 3onn ans0m Eighth 5oan sc9tt; Ninth
thony EckhOif; Eleventh. John Morrissey; Twelfth,
H. Woltman; Thirteenth, r. Gbney; Fourteenth,
$. Hewitt: Seventeenth, j. L. Coulter; Eighteenth,
Judson Jarvis; Nineteenth, 7. O'callaghan; Twen-
On motion Of Mr.. ScHELL the chairmans name
was added5tO the committee.
Judge ShASDLEY here requested permission to
present Il protest that had been handed to him.
He did not know what 1t contained, but desreu
simply that it should be In the possession Of the
The CHAIR declined to receive Il then.
Mr ScHELI moved that in case of the resignation
Ofsany member Of the General Committee the
cant places should be filed by the Committee on
Mr.. BRADY moved to amend by giving the power
TO the District Committee
The amendment was lost and Mr. Schell's motion
unanimously carried
Mr.. clancy, for the second time during the eve
ming. presented protest from the Third Assembly
district against the action OF the committee or
seven in the selection OF q Delegation ION
for that district. on this applcaton ne
chairman received the protest. Dut alter rcduingi
Ii over silently and without telling the committee
syllable of what 1t contained rucd u gu. OF o,der-
Mr. Clancy appealed from the decision OF the chair,
but the chair was sustained by Il large majority.
Judge STANDBY now asked that the protest, on
which he the custodian, might pe received.
The chairman received IT, but upon MS reading IT
over silently consigned IL to the "out OF order'
basket -. -. 1,a.......
n was then announced that the Committee on
ORGANIZATION would meet ut Tammany Hall on
Tuesday next and the meeting adjourned, subject