New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-24
GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS
OPPOSITION TO TAMMANY HALL.


A NEW DEMOCRATIC LOCAL ORGANIZATION FORM.
ING-AN ACTIVE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN ANTICI-
PATED.
There is a movement on foot to organize an
opposition party to Tanmany Hall within the rank, OF
the Democratic party. far be asoertaned tho
opposition will be purely local. Ic Il not believed that
there will DO attempt TO secure recognition by tho
State Convention by sending delegates In opp0stoD TO
those Of Tammany Hail. Tae contest will be for local
Offices TIE Apollo Hail organic ltton d,morai-
lied by the defeat OF the COMPILATION Republican aud
Apollo Hall ticket last Fill, that attempt
has been made to revive it. No meeting has been
held since. and 1t Il understood that no At
tempt will be made TO revive the party under
that The leaders OF the proposed opposition fac
ton Congressman Thomas j. Creamer. Nelson J.
Waterbury. John Hlriy. ex-SheriH " I. Brennan.
County Clerk Charles E. Loew and Others who opposed
the regular ticket election o of the Tam
many Society held last Spring. Tue friends OF Mr Loew
say that he is yet committed TO the movement, al
though he has been invited to take part IL. Other
names are mentioned. among them those OF Fran
els NJ. Bixby NOW absent In Europe). HE
brother. Police Justice Butler III. Blxby. Police
Justice Henry Murray, Benjamin Wood. Alderman
Monheimer, and others. Ex-senator O'Brien stated
a few days ago that had been asked 10 Join ia the
movement but that he preferred to walt awhile be
Identifying himself with any organization. Several OF
the Liberal leaders have also been sounded IS 10 the
practcabilty OF making COMBINATIONS this Ill against
the Tammany ticket. 1t Is confidently asserted that
within short time there will be q compact working
organization that will he mean opponent OF Tam-
many Hall.
The leaders Of Tammany Hall claim that IL cannot
iuure their organization that it is the work OF active.
schemng, and disappointed politicians. who have few
followers They say that IN city Ike this, where the
Democratic majority Is great, there always Will DO
number of Democrats VINO think that their
claims for political preferment have boon overlooked
and who finding that they cannot succeed within the
regular o. yanzation will endeavor. by combining the
clements to compel some sort OF recosht
ton from the regular organization or falling In this Ia
defeat It In certain districts. Tammany Hail. they
claim was never stronger 10 better working order
than at present, and has fear OF defeat either by
combinations of dscoatentod Democrats or by the Re
pubicaDs.
All the indications point to a Lively political campaign
this Fall The Republicans will place their strongest
men in nomination. aud If Is opposition Demo
cratic faction with ticket Of its own the leaders say
they can see no why the tactics OF two years ago.
when Mayor Havemeyer and considerable number OF
Republican Aldermen were elected, may not be repeated
with success 1t Ia true that Mayor Havemeyer re-
ceiyed the support OF large body OF Reformers but
they can see no reason why unobectonabie man
like President Vance Of the Board OF Aldermen should
not receive the same class Of votes As soon as the
State Conventions have been held local politics will re-
ceiye due consideration and the available candidates
will be named and their strength and merits discussed