New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-17
LOCAL POLITICS.
oLIO HALL COUNTY CONVENTION.

APOLLO HALL COUNTY CONVENTION.
VERSION OF rHR NEGOTIATIONS WITH TAMMANY-
TIE ALLEGED ALLIANCE WITH THE REPUBLI-
CANS DENIED.
The Apollo Hall County Convention met,
iast evening In Irving Hail. AT the hour named for
opening the proceedings the hal Allied. Every dis
trict was well represented Among the more promi-
Gent members Of the organic ion present the Hon
John McCooe. Chairman OF the Executive Committee,
senator OBren. Fire Commissioner r. d. Hatch, ex-
Assembymau Michael Norton wm. Hickman. Francis
A. Bxby. E. W. Brooke. ex-Polce Justice
Richard Kelly, Samuel 6. Courtney. Henry NUT
ray sBd others. On the front Of the platform "1io
conspicuousy placed bills announcing that nsSN
meeting would De held in that ha tomorrow e'en'"e
20 ratify the Democratic State ticket.
Tho Convention was called 20 order by John "'OO',0
Julius Wsdsworth was chosen permanent chairman lie
thanked The Convention fos tho honor aocoIueu NM
They were met for the purpose OF endeaVorhS ~ "o'
from the hands OF an unworthy ana corfu SCI " No.
called the Tammany society the reinS Of power u ' cry
and tnrn hem the people "here uey Ocons ~"
W vanderbilt Felix Murphy, Alexander v DAVIDSON
oior,oo ,,ebrb,ch and VIM. Dodge chosen secre-
f.ries TIE various Assembly districts were called IN
tsetr orier and the Chairman OF each deega-
ton pssscd up 10 the Secretaries thor
credentials the roll Of delegates called.
samuel O.. Courtney, Chairman OF the Conference
Committee. announced that he ready 70 mako bis
lie ~, ouutel az length the proceedings which
b.ve already been printed in THE TRIBUNE He de-
- arsd that every member OF the Committee in Ia
y,r OF uniting Democracy the State and County
ticket 10 lsd been stated that they not in favor
OF slch union. lie declared that
tae acton of the Apollo Han organization
r.fite1 such an assertion. The appointment
o. the Conference Committee sufficient reputation
81 such a statement The terms proposed were fair.
They asked that one Supreme Court Judge and one
county Office nothing more than Apollo Hall was en-
tted ~ considering the vote had cast and could cast
ley we're offered Superior Court Judge Mariue
c ,nt Judge. aud Coroner. He declared that the
fsmma1y Hall Committee did not wish TO unite. Mr..
"a Ley asked him. If the terms proposed were
accepted would the Appollo Hall organization support
rinuauy's candidates for Senators and AssembymeD.
fs was told Committee had power TO treat that
gr aui fhe negotiations we're broken OF. Nj Kelly
four weeks ago declared that there should be no
.lnon On Tammany must rest the responsibility
t1r the failure OF he negotiations Mr. Courtney read
Cd. letter Of the Tlmmany Conference Committee. which
reached Lm eight hours after it was printed IN
lie morning papers, regIetiing that the negotld-
s1ls we're broaeu of, ana declaring that
Pee Apollo Hall Committee had already
uttered oH negouauous with the Republicans. Mr.
lrtney clalacerz5d The letter as false IN every par
Ieues 70 that OF DIR. Kelly. He believed that
tHeY would enter on the contest win every
.egl'peet VI success ana "Ou4u sltcV rs .ne
..srt over Iammauy OF any other organization Ihey
vGssd p.reuLa JUDICIAL ticket equal II not superior 20
lalt presented by IammaDy Hall. One OF their caDdi
Gales Hcury Il. Anderson, who was supported by
Apollo Hall, last FAN, had already Withdrawn
fDn their ticket, and, Notwithstanding that II
had been declared that Of the old judges would be
pfo-d n nomination, Iammdny would place one OF
g-r-e IN nomination. The Iammany County ticket
could ~ easily beaten T9ey had heard much
Ell fla love TImmauy Hall bore for the
t-ruaa element. but this element had been
~ ~ PROMISES. A German delegation,
WINCH represented 5000 German voters, which asked
approximation the county rcket, were shown the
roo. ana merely position OF Coroner was awarded to
J-em. and this nomination was given 10 man whom
"a srnaHs aid not Tor aud diQ not want. He knew
from personal observation that the Germans are
taI-:ed with the treatment they had received al
. Eluus OI Tammany Hall He advised that only such
senator's aud Assemblymen be nominated as would
.1r amendment giving 70 the people the election
oi Cooperation Counsel and Controller. As specimen
tle harmony that exists in Tammany, he announced
80 mo mmmany senatorial Convention IN the lNth
Dsirjot had barst up N a terrible row.
moved that the Conference Committee be con-
fu1rd until the meeting Of the Convention on the 2ath
49, Carried
Charles ~ Brooke moved that tho Convention adj
10ufred uHt tine Lih iusr when Re believed that they
could Nominate Ickot tuat would DO elected by 10000
r.IlITIfy.
lns Chairman called the attention Of the delegates 10
l-Bl FL lraou meeting 10 be held on saturday evening
ani $50 pa there "cu.u be a large gathering.