The New York herald., 1873-10-15
BEHIND THE SCENES.

Why Apollo Hall Would Have Refused
to Accept What 1t Had Asked Tam.
many to Grant IL the Request Had
Been Granted-A Wheel Within o
Wheel-senator O'Brien and John
Kelly ON the Situation.
Owing to the fact that nearly all that was done
at the meeting OF the Conference Committees yes
terday was revealed in the documents read to the
Tammany Judiciary Convention, which met in the
afternoon, there remains but little to be said con-
cerning the direct causes OF the breaking or of the
negotiations between the two factions. 1t must be
borne in mind that Apollo's modest proposition
submitted to Tammany on Monday evening, If
granted, would in reality have placed the two
organizations on an equal footing as organiza-
tions-at least such was the opinion or those who
had an idea that Apollo was determined, alter she
had secured the County Clerk and one OF the Su-
preme Court judges just one-half Of Tammany's
share, to put in strong claim for an equal dstri-
button Of the other Offices 1t appears, on the
other hand, that early yesterday morning
THE SMALL FRY,
the Apollo Conference Committee and those who
were not on 1t but were able to control several of
the members Of the committee, learned what they
believed to be founded on facu that say what they
might, the big bugs were at heart resolved to give
Tammany the balance Of the county ticket should
their request to county clerk or sheriff and one
OF the judges of the Supreme Court be granted.
This, the small fry felt, would completely leave out
In the cold all of their number who were seeking
the nominations for judges of the Supreme and
Marine courts and the coronerships When thew
got this view OF the case into their heads no
amount OF argument by the leaders could con vince
them that they were wrong; and So wnen the null
committee met at half past nine O'Clock the debate
as to the real meaning OF the ssbasis OF union,,
proposition became lively and interesting the
small Try were IN the majority ana won Che day,
many and get the answer were instructed TO "lav
lows and, II Tammany should accede to the reuuest
made the night before, to refuse to accent what
had been asked 1t was lett to the discretion a nd
tact OF the takers on the committee to get nm
some good excuse for this extraordinary action
should Tammany signify her willingness to grant
what had been demanded. Tammany's decided
refusal to comply with the proposition happily re.
lieved the Apollo folks from
PECULIAR FIRE.
However, the Big Indians had got wind or the
mittee had put in an appearance at the wipwam.
aud so Tammany resolved to tickle the vanity or
the Apollo small fry little ana apparently show
their Willingness to give them chance ior q union
and the spos. They did this by forcing the visiting
committee TO a refusal OF an offer as to the nom,
nations ior the minor offices and thus leave them
to believe that theh leaders were In reality only
anxious an as 70 , the big Offices for their
was one Superior Court Judge, the Marine
Court Judge and one Coroner. 1t was In point
OF fact diamond cut diamond Gil round. Tamrnany
was playing Apollo and Apollo was playing Tam
many all the time. Each was suspicious OF the
good faith OF the others motives, and the result
was what every one who knew something OF the
ms and outs OF the Efforts at compromise ex-
pected IL would be. II was the old story OF the
mountain and the mouse over again, with this DIFF
ference, that the men who oil along were making
the greatest outcry a. to what the mountain was