The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-14
JIMMY O'BRIEN'S PLOT. !.
A DEEP-LAID SCHEME TO SELF OUT
NEW PORK TO THE RADIOALS.slsf


Surrender OF the RIug OF tho Bourbons
to Greeley-The Liberal Movement In
Now Hampshire-A Sign In tho Wat
Musical Celebrities on tho Wing 70
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[FRoH DUB OWN CORRESPONDENT
NEW YORK, August TO- !:
The plot Of Tweed, O'Brlen and Murphy to [
carry the State for Grant by splitting the city
Democratic vote, had wider ramlfcations than
had supposed. ills now: reported thsf1udge: !:
Bowling. ona Of the most indMpIil pethe
local leaders, was in heisecre@ ST, 8Affange-
ment was simply this.S Murphy was to fur
nish o'Brien with money! and pledge to him..
on Grants word OF honor, the disposal OF the
Federal patronage of the port, while O,Brlen
was to insure o sufficient diversion In the 4
Democratic ranks here, 80 as to throw the State
over to Grant. O'Brien used to have-eharge OF
the ballot-box stufiug and repeating depart !,
mentin old Tammany times, aN he proposed I
to let his experience serve him in carrying
out this bargain. II ;.SG.a is-,if::s''5s
The State election law proVIdesfor The ap-
pOluGm0uL VI pull OuCcib W LILO 1unNN vi :.
police commissioners and 10 insure impartial
ity In the administrator OF the duties thereof
it requires that the officers shall be selected
from the two political parties in equal NUM-
bers. The plan conceded BY Murphy, O,Brten
and Tweed was as follows: O'Brien was to .
&ait until the meeting or the bolters' conven- Z
ZION at Louisyilles and declare for its.1ominee
for President He was then Ito sor9anfzea q
straight Democratic party In New York. sICE
was supposed that TWee6 would have fnfn.
ence enough with the police c0mmissio oneIs to-
induce them to make the appoint eent Of pol :
officers from the Grant Republican and "true"
,fpmocratic parties IN other wo53Smom among
flS arrangement O'Brien would hap. ECON
eiSte contro, of the election returns and could
manipulate the vote to Hutt't the exigenciaso OF
the case in November. . =. -
This precious awlndle has been exposed BY
some OF. tbe leaders OF the O'Brie4 wing s9{the
Democracy, who had been let INTO tae secret,
but who have quarrelied with OpBriens since
us premature exposure Will probably gktlf iit,
for all. the local, Democratic leaders adhel1Dg
to the regular nominations are nov on the
alert, and there are some or them just as
sharp as Mr. O'Brten. tltlis doubtful u the. !;
:Rsiorm senator viii organiss nis third ta psI.
sand voters with him into a new national of
ganization or over to Grant::4 - S'if-S
We have another of the signs OF the times
In the surrender OF the New York BOOK
to the Greeley movement. For nearly twenty
years, the Day Book has been the most ex-
reme Democratic paper In the country.:s.Ils
..straishtness" and boldness brought down
upon It the vengeance Of the Lincoln Govern
ment during the war, and for while itapub-
lIcation was suspended. * During all itS life,
Greeley has been Its oete NOR. 'It VAS 1orsa
straipht nomination at Baltimore, andSna
been holding out vigorously against Greeley
hAfr mr.
has been too great, Thisweek the moet Radl-
cal Of Democratic. papers gives IN TO G1eeley
and Brown. The editor, Dr. Van :3HYfie,
I'VE are.overwhelmed by this cry from the
South: Anything to beat Grant
Grant defeated, the gigantic mumDo.)nmoolsm
that now oppresses tbe South beaten down,
and we shall all breathe the air of freedom
again; and for this one simple, direct pur-
p0se-this, terrible, Overwhelming necessity
now pressing upon lis-we' must all DO our
country from ntteF fdG Ws ahE
watched and prayed for daylight In some. other
way in vain, and now, as GOD forces theRrathi
of man to praiee Him, even 30 we believe sthst
It. is the will Of heaven that Horace. Greeley,
shail become It's Instrument in opening away:
of delIveIance and reconciliation OF this Rreaf
American people" :! -. !.
n ia needless 10 remark that the courseof
The Day Book deprlves the ,BlantOn duncan
folly of what little strength It had: II was ID.
the Day Book office that the Flanders-Yan'
Allen manifesto was prepared ana the hsry.
| land Institute meeting arranged There seems
to be really nothing left for Duncan and
| Flanders to do but to go over bag and baggage
Mr.. Greeley is quietly reposing to-day ct the
house OF his friend, Mr.. Tsppan, IN Bradford,
N. a., while the New York reporters In bis
train are prowllng about the ne Maeighoornooa 10
/ Efonr M (yfQRiQH fhfNI11n
| New England has greatly develope4 fhe.L .Liee-
raj feeling there. His appearancsY1 Knoae
i Island and New Hampshire has been every.
where received with enthusiasm. The newest
conversion from Grant to Greeley Is that OF y.
| A. Rollins, late commissioner OF internal rev
enue and chairman OF the kepupilcan Is1s SIaes
commIttee OF New Hampshire. Mr.. Rollins
resigned on Thursday ana pronounced iof
Greeley the next day. he is celebrated ss the
| ablest organizer In New England, ana mas
always been credited-w with the carrying OF New
Hampshire, a close state, against: the Democ-
racy. His secession from the Repuoncan
| party and his active cooperation with Ine
Democrats and Liberals insures tne GranHe
| State to Greeley and Brown beyond ques-
lion, and Its influence will be felt IN Maine: =
talked yesterday with cool:headed geE-
i tleman from the interior Of Illinois, q Repupn-
can In politics. He seemed 10 tnlnk tnat at
least third of the Republican vote oil ais stale
has been swept Into the Greeley movement.
He spoke of his own county, aud ssld ne knew
of hardly an influential Republican IN lt VINO
had not come out for Greeley. -. -.
The amusement managers are beglpalng 70
make their announcements for thE coming
season. The brightest star destined 10 snino
in our musical armament this fall and winter
is Lncca, who is expected to Create almost as
much of a Juror as Nilsson did IN this county.
Miss Kellogg also returns for the season.
Grau brings over from Paris new French
onera bouffs company. BE has also engaged
the great pianist, ,Rubensteln, whose coming
music store windows, and flattering biograph.
ical NOTICES in the newspapers. Oariotta Patti
ia under engagement likewise. Her slste!
Adelina comes in 1878. Among the theatl
stars from abroad will be Boucicault cue
wife. Sothern, Charlotte Cushmau and M1Ss
Nelson, London celebrity and beauty;
A'e'''' NyM..,
Tricks IN all TRADES BUT OUR1