New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-12
was what struck mo as strange That the President

quest Of Mr. Murphy. ,, m sro,,,ca, M
d Senator H dSU 5ee% s' say Word Of t. Did
ever repeat that statement to yoni ~ IT,. ,e 10 cor
roborate that think stated 1t TO me In the presence
OF another gentleman the noxt day. ,,o .ooond time
g How did he Introduce the subject the seGpnd Jay
A. We talking about various hnng' h nd Inc stated
O. What did You ask hint A. cannot Iemem ,%e
substantially the language used but INTRODUCES rar .
subject of his having the President at Long bron
and his having conversation with him about Std
and he replied that he hadand that the fresuou' """
O. The first time he stated it what did You reply 10
him A. said thought IL was strange the ~.
shond take an interest in OF that kind put
would tell Mr., Corrgan what he wanted. . ,,o pros,
O. Did you tell him yOu would ACCOMMODATES 'ho io"'
dent and retain Corrigan In office A. Yes. o s,,,
@ What reason for INTRODUCING me same nTrSan
feet the day. IL being understood that MI
be reaned A. can't give any reason f t6a limo
in The XIth Assembly District; don't know where he
lives now. II, rson,, troo, NJ
nv own knowledge ] know that there seemed TO DO
quite desire to get hold of him and the men nc con'
O. Do you know who the men were whom he con-
trolledl A. No, Sir. ,, If. 20.
tainersi a. Mr.. Murphy's; and there was an equai
desire on the other side TO keep him chat n, cr,dlev
represented the contest was between Mr.. Grdley and
his friends and those who opposed him. and IhiIh
opposing him don't know but am mistaken about
Gillett but heard that man by the name Oh acton
O. the point OF contest was which should command
Mr. Corrigani A. That seemed to be the matter
moTali 4. That don't know; Mr.. Darling would I'M
doubedly be able to tell you; didn't remove him
py or somebody else induced him to turn Coirgan out
A. lie went out; but believe he has been reappointed
senator Cassery-Do you know whether MT Corrigan
did what was expected of hint a. heard tnat ho uiu
senator Howe-what was expected OF him A. To
sustain what Mr. Murphy desired in the Alth Dstrict; IN
O. What did he desirei a. To have his men elect9d III
certain primary; there two tickers rum as nm
dcrsand it, iii the primary. in the Fail OF 1870; uo'
O. In consequence of that bad conduct you think coz
rgan removed in July or August ls bot c ros e re-
moved: don't say in consequence OF ahy'hs' pcoa"'o
senator Howe said he understood him to say to Mr.
Casserly The stenographer then read the minutes IN
reference to that, as Gen Palmer 1s9 h III
form OF reply was not used
THE REMOVAL OF NASH, CoUDAET AND FORBES.
O. When we're Nash, Coudant, and Forbes remoyed'
A. A few days after this meeting Of the General Com
mtee.
O. Had they any connection with the General Com
mtteel A. Yes, Sir; they wero delegates to 1t from
their respective district associations
O. Had there been any struggle in that Committee at
that meeting upon any question whatcveri A. There
was a question about certain resolution III; II was
credentials or whether inspectors should sign them
O. That was the question involved in this conflict A.
O. This resolution required secretares to inspect ere
de1 rather than Tbo had Hs9 eep ~ under
stand very severe contest over some resolutions at the
previous meeting and IT was thought that i he secre
tary should sign the credentials there would De Two SETS
of credentials and two sets OF delegates to the ConVeh
ton that was the talk ~ mn,
Twenty hrd-st organization. of which Mr. Murphy was
the head had come back into the regular ORGANIZATION
and i'm doing that the two Secretaries had been elected
by the opposite sides and thought that those con
tf,lyat cIo ha nlecfpI
Murphy in the minority IN the district A.. A., Ga.
O. Did the resolution simply require that the sec
rery should Join with the President in indorshg ere
dentals which signed by Inspectors A Possibly
am thoroughly posted that is not my recollection
O. There was a subsequent meeting at which an effort
O. Was il successfully A. Yes, SIR / so understand.
q: How did Nash, Forbes, and Condant, vote on it
@. And the Murphyites were opposed to resembling
O. The dccapitatlon of Nash and Others followed soon
after that vote Z A. Yes, Sir; Immediately.
TAMEANy CoMrLiCAuoNs.
g. d il come to your knowledge in any that that
resolution was devised that 1t pretended to have
been devised by any in order TO protect tho Repu
lean party against what has been called the Tammany
influence a. No, Sir; don't know but what II was
claimed, Int 1T never came to my knowledge ns a iao'
Il has TO my knowledge that am asserted to DO
Tammany Republican. hut don't believe IT, =,
senator Casscrly (sming)-I suppose you wouio DO
likely TO know it Il it sol A; Yes Sir rro = ~
Senator HOwe-I don't know about that. There Is 80
much uncertainty in this political world.
Senator Cassery-YOu know how IL ia yourself, Sena-
tor. Laughter
senator Howe rcsmmnsl-You know a newspaper In
this city called TIE TRIBUNE A. Yes sir. o..,-
teri; in fact read almost all the newspapers more OF
O. you remember that THE Tribune called attention
TO the passage OF hs, sn ne in o
toit The Tammany Republicans were einloF az c oG
slider the action of the General Committee or course
they will Try again and again. LET honest en %afh
O. Was # nm editoriall A. My recollection H., that
there snch squib as mat among Nv, ue p"r Ji
columns such things will sometimes creep ihto HE
TEIpIjNE in "A mysterious way in the political notes
IN THE TRIBrsE Just before this second meeting OF the
General Committee wheIeat the resolution was re,
scinicd: few plan words 10 ~, he r un mHo p STV,
Republican place for the service OF the Ianmany hg
- Ic General Committee; since then Nj. Tweed has
come nome in alarm and issued his orders ana all these
carry them ont the Tanmany Republicans are already
at work what wish them to understand -
time; men cannot longer use the Offices OF
Tammany TO purchase acton III the h, E9hn u ,o
must make up his mind 10 straight to his own place
with 'Tammany branded across his forehead Nothing
but the apathy Of our own people can defeat us lne
servants of Messrs Tweed and Company noninalX IN
our ranks cannot Every man OF them Is marked Ihem
BARGAINS and maDpulatOns are already noted ana tncy
Will Ie that his man Smith didn't control his Republic
| can Committee at the last mcetingP' A. presume
| read IT, but have no recollection about ~ ,
O. You not know that those Repnhlcahs VINO were
striving defend this resolution as protection against
| T1mmany influence, accused Forbes, Nash, Couldn't
and Atkinson and others OF holding Federal Offices as
having sold themselves to TamInany, ana IL Was upon
that election they sought the removal OF those III
dvidualsl A. have heard 1t was upon the election
O. They were called Tammany RepuDicansf a. Yes.
g. Not that they were Fenton men A. on yes.
q DO you understand that the Fenton and Iammany
Republicans the same thing A. Yes.
.rruIATIoN OF THE MURPHY FACTION WITH JAMMANY.
O. Who IL Smith that referred to IN the last clause OF
the last paragraph read A. suppose IL Is Henry
| smith. now Police Commissioner.
| no IN hay
Tammany organization A. There has been great deal
ot talk about him | know him very little; apprehcnd
L ILL. a.