New-York tribune., 1872-09-18
APOLLO HALL DEMOCRACY.

| MEETING or THE GENERAL C0MMrTrEE-THE
| QUESTION OF INDORsING NATIONAL OR
| STATE CANDIDATES HELD IN ABEYANCE.
| Apollo Hall was filed at an early hour last
evening with those claiming 10 be the General commit
| tee OF tho Apollo Hall wing OF the DEMOCRACY The
Committee consists Of three delegates from eaoh eec
ton district in the city There more than SOD per-
sons in the body OF the Hail. supposed TO be members OF
the Committee and considerable Eumber OF spectators
in the gallery. The members admitted by uehets'
which had been previously distributed by tho chriSen
OF the various delegations. Among the Eore pfonnehs
| members of the Committee present were ocn"tof
O'f,ren Heury L. Clinton, Francis M. Bxby' d. M
| Porter, the Hon. Peter Mitchell, Daniel X Lyddy'
ex-Coronor Cornelius Flynn, Judge epauiuihg,
| Judge Fowler. Aldermen Van Schs'ck anu
Radde, David NJ. Koehler, John H. barnett
s. H. Randall John A. Foley, Marcus OtterburS, "m T.
whitney, c. p. Pykes Thomas L. Snead, Levi . Grey
and Roswell ID. Hatch. Senator OBrien was VHipe III
the lobby before the meeting called 10 oroeI cn
gagged in earnest conversation with tho more prosneht
leaders II was evident that the majority OF the ueio
gates expected that they would be called upon 70 oe
clare themselves for against the Liberal NatoH
and State nominees, and there were many VINO were
prepared TO resist any attempt TO commit Apollo Han
Democracy in favor Of the Louisville nominees or the
Grant State ticket Apparently the leaders "elo NV
satisfied with the outlook for after tho transacuoh Vi
a small amount Of business the meeting was suuuey
adjourned the Chairman cutting of all debate by hior
ing member who had arisen and addressed him that
motion TO adjourn WAS not debatabe. The reSoiu'ion
giving committee OF power to perfect the organ
ization by filing such vacancies may occur really
puts O'Bren and his friends In controioi INC
organization They have the power to settle all disputes
between cOntesting delegations, and will favor matey
the personal adherents OF Senator OBrien.
AT about p Alexander " Davidson, the SECRETARY
called the Committee to order in the absence OF the
Chairman resigned. d. NJ Porter moved that Judge
Spauldng, the Chairman OF the Executive Comltto9'
be made temporary chairman ,IL TINS was SancuOn'D'
He announced the object of the meeting when he o %
TO perfect the organization OF tho Committee INC
city had been redisrcted since the last meeting ana
than 100 new election districts had been adus9 70
the list and the vacancies TO be filled II Is
mainly, and might say solely" the Chairman remarked
Tor this purpose that you have been called I
night IL has thought unwse that We should take
amy general action relating 10 the campaign ana the
general workings OF the Committee until the vacancies
filed up In other words, 1t Is thought deslitD3
that at this crisis there should be complete ana iu
representation from every election district Wth tne
BoswoI d. Hatch of the Twentysecond Ward offered
HeGs city rediscted and the number Of election
district, . 1a ss1 = s S SS Ea e E Tue ''
~ That committee ofseven he appointed With power to per-
The resolution was adopted and the chairman ap-
pointed as the Committee Roswell ID. Hatch, Henry
Murray. Francis M BiXby, John Moore samuel L9%s, sr
received with applause. Henry L. Clinton offered the
Isso,ssf appointed BY The Chair
secure soiiabe ogauliou Until after the
| election
Mr.. Clinton said take this occasion TO congratulate
this General Committee upon the auscOus appearances
in the present campaign IoOngratulate this Committee
that within two short years since this organization
first initiated the most extraordinary reforms have been
brought about. This organization Instituted for the
purpose OF Overhrowng aud utterly exteTminatng the
most corrupt political power that existed since the
dawn OF creation-the Tammauy Ring. lApplause.l
Through the instrumcntalty o. the Reform Democracy
represented by this organization that result has been
achieved GApplausel This Fall prospects far
more cheering than ever Reform s found
TO onward. The ticket, / venture TO say
put in the field IN the ensuing election by will receive
u majority which will leave In the shade the majority
which received IN the last election Beyond all doubt
IL suitable men nominated by this OrganZatOn and
IL Will nominate none other than suitable and tit cand
dates, every upon the ticket will be elected by
overwhelming and Triumphant majority. fApplausel
IL important therefore. that should organize thor
Oughy. IL Is with that view offered tho resolution IN
reference TO suitable rooms.
The resolution was then carried and the Chairman
appointed Henry L. Clinton, Peter Gilsey, and Wm C.
Barrett the Committee The meeting then Adjourned
Senator OBrlen announcing meanwhile that polio Hall
would be engaged. and the Committee could be found
there every evening.