The New York herald., 1873-10-14
The Meeting Of the Apollo and Tam
many Conference Committees.
cam TIE BREACH BE BRIDGED ?
The Red Men AstOnished and Awe Stricken by
q Modest Proposition from the ApOllos.
WHAT THE OPPOSITION WANTS.
The Question Of the Sincerity Of Either
Party in Seeking Fusion.

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Party in Seeking Fusion.
The conference that was to have been held yes
terday forenoon between the Tammany Hall and
Apollo Hall committees aid not amount to much,
m view Of the TACT that while the Apollo Hall folks
we're empowered to treat with city and county
nominations, as well as nominations for the Judi
ciary, the Tammany representatives were only
authorized to ofrer and receive suggestions as to
Judiciary nominations. The Apollo men called the
attention OF the Tammanyites to this important
Inference as to their respective powers and, as q
matter Of COURSE refused to confer exclusively
upon the question OF the Judicial candidates. Then
and there the meeting came to an end with the ex-
press understanding that the Tammany County Con-
Tention would appoint Conference Committee to
meet the Apollo Committee, and confer as to the
county nominations to be made. Sure enough
when the Convention met, as wfll be seen by the
NIL reports OF its proceedings elsewhere. q COM
nittee OF twenty-one, composed Of delegate
rom each Assembly district, was appointed to
sonfer with the Apollo Committee. Alter the ad-
Ournment or the Convention this Tammany Com
nittee and the Conference Committee, appointed
BY the Judiciary Convention on Saturday last. met
N the rooms Of the Committee on Organization,
here to await the coming OF the Apollo Confer
snce Committee, which was duly notified OF the
meeting by a subcommittee appointed for that
purpose. But the waiting. though doubtless
patient one, in patriotic point OF
riew, on the part OF the Tam
many men was very long one. It was
lalf-past four O'Clock when the Convention ad-
ourned, and sshe forty-two good and true Tam
many braves, specially detailed to make Apollo see
hings in their proper light, went Immediately
lown to the basement with their minds full or
latrottc thoughts as to the good they intended to
accomplish for the great mass OF
THE HONEST VOTERS OF THE CITY AND COUNTY.
fhe room was damp and dark and dismal; and
V the minutes wore on the patriots began to look
kue in the face from the cold and finally had to
utton their overcoats up to the chin to feel at all
comfortable. They were, however, determined to
Eait for Apolo's coming, II 1t took all night. At
lalfpast five O'Clock there was no sign Of the
pming Of the expected visitors, aud few Of the
:atlent waters from the downtown districts grew
nittee hove In sight at six O'Clock, and short
lime afterward the Apollo men came along, headed
hev walked b; twos, and nearly every eve eA m"s,
ION Of them looked very grave. Corr, ,nev wore =
roubled yet determined air. as though he 1elt that
le haa dangerous task to perform yet had made up
rescoes IN the Cop.ucil Chamber OF the old Wigwam
we're TO Tumble down upon him and his followers,
maker, G'Brien, however. on the contrary, was in
10 way serious His pleasant face was radiant
vlta smiles, and his merry eyes twinked good
2um0redly as he passed along and greeted his
cquaintances of the other side Of the house, whom
le met at every STEP pasted up against the wall on
Iither side OF the staircase like SO many gaping
ltatues. The other members OF the committee,
Ike Courtney, appeared
ma sSamnied along % after their leaders. Ike weak
.nd humble followers they were ready and willing
% 40 the bidding Of the great Apollo ehieltain,
lohn, at whose touch the doors OF Tammany fly
Ipen as II by magic. was the first Tammany man
Instincts he met them, hat in hand, half way up the
basement stairs. The sight Of him seemed to
@ the
yhich leads to the secret hiding place Of the
Big Indians. John scanned the visitors closely,
pven suspIciously at first, but finally recognizing
DBren, tall and stately, towering head and shout.
aers over them all, led the way to the basement
he forty-two Tammanyites were assembledNat
east as many or them as had not got
tired out waiting and had remained to the last.
The visitors were received with all the honors, the
Fammany men rising as they entered. Mr.. Kelly
advanced and shook hands with Nj. Courtney and
IN informal shake hands all round was then in
aulged in. Mr.. Courtney, finally remembering the
object OF his visit, informed the Tammanyites that
pointed by Apollo Han, and that they had called
npon them (the Tammanyites) with the view OF
sonierring as to nominations for city and county
.iices. Then pulling out OF his coat pocket q
oOlscap sheet OF paper, he read fr0mit follows -
''THE BASIS OF UNION"
APOLLO HALL COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE
Recognizing the demand q the democracy ths city
Ianzeons county and judicial candidates at ap-
o%s @ sna fha that % 0Fdsf M 70 %
Sns cn% Of n iS ocs should S be
rae par and the s0 Of q'aS
ndidaes such names only as havs The and eon
q % Ss submit o as
Z, snerin and one Justice Of the supreme Court should
shs
payy M e Ss Ss n f n odon the
'''I'',a'' D"' sA1 = ,SAMJEIs M .. SoHpRTNhY,
JANIS q. BRINKMAN, Secretary.
Alter reading this document Mr.. Courtney
!uety folded It up and put It back into his pocket
way as though he felt like asking the Tammany
men: Now how do you like that for beglnning9'
TO say that the Tammany men looked rather sur
prised would be to tell but hall the story.
A SCARE AMONG THE BRAVES
They looked dum10unded, and tor q minute or
10 each one gazed inquringiy at the other as
though each wanted the other to say some thing
and yet didn't exactly know what Mr. Kelly was the
FIRST one to regain his selp0s5ession Putting his
sweetest smile, he said, soothngly, Gentlemen.
this proposition Of yours needs consideration, and
81 'I ten O'Clock. when it viii viii doubtless be ready
to give Q definite answer as to the subject
matter just made known 70 u.s." Mr.. Courtney at
this bowed profoundly, ana remarked tnae the
friends, the Tammany men, at the hour mentioned,
and then he and his went as they came-in body,
and went rejoicing, too. The Tammany Committee
ut once adjourned and also went out into the street
and dispersed, each member apparently so abb
sorbed In his own thoughts as to the probable con-
sequences Of Apollo's demands as to be totally
nnnt for further consultation with his fellows.
THE ApPoLLoITEs FEEL GOOD.
meanwhile the Apollo men were met a. Irving
Hall by q large number OF their friends, who in
auired anxiously as to the result OF their meeting
Win the Tammany people, and, on learning that
Apollo's "basis OF unionr had scared the Big In
uians. everybody seemed to get into the jolliest
spirits. indeed, the general impression at Irving
hai appeared to be that Tammany had been hoist
0y her own petard, as she had been the first to send
? committee TO Apollo, saying she was willing
Apollo's first demand as q .basis of
lnlon,m II granted, would knock Tammany's
Tammany Han and irving IAN there was nnife a