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NEW YORK, October ls-
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NEW YORK, OctOber IL
To tie Editor Of the Free Press and Times
Local politics seem to he running INTO
conference committees. There were the
several Tammany conference committees
the Liberal Republican conference commit
tees. those of the Apollo Hall democracy,
the Municipal Reform Party, and the Ma
tional Democracy; the Committee OF Seventy
i a conference committee in perpetual seS-
sion and when the Republicans met IN
convention Thursday night, they appointed
a conference committee. The amount OF
talk which must have resulted from al
this comforting. Is appalling to eontemplate-
The cause lies in great measure in the fusion
and disruption Of parties which has taken
place on national, but in this city more par
ticularlv on local issues. 1t Is curious TO
note how quietly it seems to be accepted on
all sides. that the October elections have de-
termined the presidential question. The
several national committees Of the defeated
Marty. NAV issue their individual addresses,
and encourage their followers TO % rally
10 close M the column, 10 present
solid trent. " and 70 execute other military
manpuvers; but the fact that Mr. Greeley
will never take his seat In the presidential
chair seems 4 feregone conclusion, IN which
every one appears ready 10 acquiesee. Pol-
tical interest. here. centres now IN state ana
CITY affair, and the Republicans talk CONN
IDENTIFY of carrying the State Tor 0rant III
November The indications are that they
will do it.
OF course the probabilities OF carving the
civ Of New York. the scene OF Tweed 5 mas
rerpieces in the way Of manufacturing demo
cratic mai0rities. are somewhat remote
but il Is nevertheless true that they have
seldom had more favorable opportunity lor
placing q republican IN the CIVIC char than
IS now offered BY the distraction OF the demo
cratic vote between Iammany and Apollo
Hall. Iammanv Is In a peculiar CONDITION.
II rnust remembered that this organization
had been in existence years before Iweed
and Sweeney made il the power Il subse-
ouentlv became Previous TO their regime,
il was comparatively small. though old
society. and numbered among its members
some of the purest and best citizens OF New
York Such as were IN 1t when Tweed be-
ran 10 use il. withdrew, or al least TOOK 10
active mart In IT, After the election last
fall. when il vas shaken 10 pieces, some lev
Of these men came forward 70 save II by
srartinp on q reform basis. The reform
marty In Tammany Is now led by Mr.. Augus-
tins Sche.l. Mr.. John Kelley, Samue. j. Iii
don and one or two Other-,-all men above
rsDroach The old rank anu lie,
the roughs. the shoulder hitter and
bseler. gather r0and Sheriff Bren-
nan. Harry Genet, and lev more sucn
incorruptibie citizens OF the same SIAN Z .
The strong anlagonIsm between the two Oh
visions. displayed Itself IN the recent con-
ve,tion- The reforIners wished 70 nominate
Wa Butler Duncan Tor mayor but the
"Eard fist declared they d be- substantive
I blanked If theyd have any such silk
I stocking arist0crat as that Tor Iammany
I candidate A compromise was therefore
I affected on Abraham Z. Lawrence.
But the real outbreak occurred ON the
! nomination of district attorney Inc
Convention assembled on TUESDAY % n0mln-
a-e iudicial officer. After Judge Howard
/ and judge Spencer had been nominated Tor
/ rbe Suureme and Superior Courts. and Gun
niur Bedford for CITY Judge. with only
I enough opposition o. warm the convention
/ mo a. hotter work. the next thing N order
was the district attorney. Ar. Nelly rose
and moved an adjournment TIL FRIDAY II
I .ar loose the Iammaug tiger >ueh q storm
4 Of shouting. calls for order. Wells, cries i1r
( the question. protests. and every concel'-
/ able thing. nose in - Hal. that the row
might have been heart away Oh IL l. mon
+ S4uara The rlwdg element We're deter
/ mined tAni the present incumbent >amue.
/ r Gnr,in. should be re-nOmlnated the Re-
/ former desired " heller II. Perkhau-- Hail
I a dozen delegate we~e Oh their feet, or
( more CORRECTLY ou the tips NJ their toes,
I screaming out denunriatIun- 90 me attelnpt
I o. % -t.aa fle voice ai the convention, OF
J riurine ont praise Of their tayOrite- The
E crowd of roughs surge1 tnreatenlngly round
] Alr Kelly. drowning the sound OF nl- voice
T with their shouting but he never LOST ms
f aa.lue-- sr seemed disturbed IN the s.ightes.
degree and when the storm suhslded Tor a
/ moment. addressed the chair with Us much
B calm dignity of tone and manner as II the
T a-zemhlans were o. orderly as Quaker
meeting DO was o. TO purpose, however
I and after The tempest had lasted hail al
I hour or So. Mr. >chel. losing all patience,
I whack-d rha gayel ou the desk, and
/ shouted be The motion Is made that thl-
/ convention do now adiourH-aL in favor Of
I rhar will say ay--th0-- opposed nc-the
/ motion Is carriet-th- convention Is ad-
] iarrnel the last word was fairly ruare1
. aut. and me mob broke mp IN confusion
thought these proceedings rather lively .
Z o. sly the least and made that remark % O
l--.E- La-ia-l aT.a -s---si-.--i ..-a Els.s-llZ
3 mau retired from the bnslue-5 nat
/ nnvthiur7' be replied. looking wild aston
T ishmeui through has glasses; why that was
only talk. I've seen the time when Il was
down lights. ont pistols. and every man t1r
E D. xxi frrra +
/ irving % Fix tue occasion hv some striking
incident. '-ves. that was the night when
Mr. Scheli got bis head broke with a chair.
ln fact il seems that Tuesday proceedings
were INIT O faint reproduction ot some OF the
old .Iori-- ot lammauy, Il remember
once said another old lammauyIte, "a
row iu a convention smaller Khan that. over
I the nomination Of coroner. Ilev were r-y-
inr o. take o vote. and every man was on
his iaet with the st00. ned been sitting on
iu bis hand They 3 have mean NJ Il In
another moment. but Barnard, who was
chairman. was very cool tie got up and
said. Gentlemen. YOU may depend 90 Il DO
more husine-- viii be done III this c0uven-
ti0u till every one sits down on what he
holds in his hnnd He got them quiet
little. and Richly was elecJed hv one MAORI
iy
To-day tlr c1uV entl1u met again. and the
pacifyiur work of the conference committee
was shown IN the almost unanimous nOmi-
nation Of Mr. Charles D0u0hue for distric,
attorney, and this without any disturbance.
But IL was noticeable that there wcreno leS-
than fourteen policemen In the Hall The
1ammanv CITY ticket Is now completed, and
with the exception Of the candidate for the
city iudgeship, mas very respectable name
on il. But looking 81 the men nominated
hy the organization for Assembly. we hnd
the familiar names Of well-knowu rasculs.
see the same corrupt men again seeking Op-
portuuitieS for brides and plumber. and learn
tina; the Iammany tiger Is the same old
beast. with very little change N his spots.
o. n.