The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-03
THE NEW TAMMANY.

Meeting Of the General Committee for
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for 1873.
The new Tammany General Committee elected on
Monday evening to serve for 1873 met last evening
in Talnmany Hall for tho purpose Of organization.
Most OF the Old leaders were present, but there
we're many new delegates. prominent among whom
were Joseph Shannon Clerk Of the Common Coun-
Gil and lately leader in Apollo Hall, and A. b.
Caldwell, from the National Democracy. The adj.
mission was by ticket, and every one attempting to
enter without a ticket signally failed. A strong
police force stationed In the hallway, ready for
an emergency. As a whole, the present committee
presented mere respectable appearance than
that OF 1872
JOHN KELLY called the committee to order and
John w. Chanier acted as temporary chairman,
wishing the committee q 'happy new years
In closing Mr.. Chanler adverted to the fact that
President Grant was originally democrat, saying
that before he was tempered with by the poll
ticians his record had been that OF a
pure, upright and unsullied democrat. The Gov
ernor elect OF this State was Tammany sachem
in 1850 and had been elected to the United States
Senate by democratic votes The Mayor elect
Of this city had been years since elected
by democratic votes to the position which
he now filed II would be the duty OF the
democracy to sustain all these officials 10 all
efforts on their part to practically carry out
democratic principles. The democracy were still
unterrined, and would show In the future as in
the past, that they could win victories and con-
iinue to impress their principles upon the practi-
cal working Of the general and local governments
oi the United states tApplause.)
Nessrs ElckhOn, Plum and Quincy were elected
temporary secretaries. The roll was then called,
commencing at the First Assembly district When
the Third district was reached aprotest was pre-.
sented, signed by James Graves, the "Gibbonsr
Inspector OF Election in that district The 'Hayesu
list OF delegates, whose credentials were signed by
Inspectors John W. Chanler and James k. Duffy,
on the protest. When the Fifteenth district was
reached, on motion of John Kelly, few men who
were in the room, and who were not members of
the commit tee, were requested TO leave, among
whom were John Deland clerkcf the Grand Jury
and John Carey ex-member OF Assembly. Doland
said he had right ~ remain, as he had been
legally elected member OF the committee. MR.
Kelly fhen called out excifedly that carey ana Do
land bc compelled 10 leave the room, and they and
a few others left, Carey mutterin that there was
no need to use force.
A resolution that O committee on contested
seats be appointed was adopted. The Committee
retired for q while TO deliberate on the contests
presented. and, having returned, reported that in
TO the contest in the Third district IL had
come to the conclusion that the delegation headed
was duly elected. In the Seventh District there
was protest only against two delegates, and az
these delegates had received the certificates OF all
three OF the inspectors they were reported at ent
lied 10 seats. The committee also reported IN favor
" the delegation from the Ninth district, headed by
Edward Gron; OF the delegation from the Thin
eenth DISTRICT, headcd.by Edward L. DoDnelly; the
delegation from the sixteenth District, headed by
samuel j. Tn0on, and the delegation from the |
'wep'y-Dist oistret headed by Thomas McspedoD. /