New-York tribune., 1874-10-19
LOCAL POLITICS.
CLOSE OF A POLITICAL wEEE

CLOSE OF A POLITICAL WEEk.
DIssENsIoNs IN THE TAMMANY oRGANIzATIoSs-THs
OPPOSITION TO TAMMANY HALL-ACTI0N OF Ihh
COUNCIL OF POLITICAL REFoRM-THE REPUbLf
CAN ALDERMASIC CONVENTIONS.
The Tammany Committee on Organization
have taken 10 hand the dssensons existing among tho
Tammany organizations In various Assembly Districts.
and will endeavor TO heal them. The Committee Or
gauization held long session Saturday Tho rvsi
delegations from the vth Congressional District were
present. Ex-Poce Justice Edward Hogan civil Jusucs
Quinn, and large number OF followers represented tne
regulars, while Nicholas Muller Michael Madigan ana
James Healey represented the opposition. The Hogan
party demand tho withdrawal OF Edwin r. Meade, tom-
mated for Congress, and the substitution OF exJud9o
Hogan They claim the nomination for Assembly
man In the Ist District. Several witnesses were eT-
amned and the further hearing adjourned until to-
day. In the With Assembly District Timothy j. Camp
bell contests the nomination OF Matthew Patten Tor
the Assembly. Campbell represented this district for
SIX successive terms under the Tweed regime, and
claims that support OF the majority Of tho
voters This denied by Patten and his party com.
mittee consisting OF Daniel OReey, John d. Coughir.
Patrick H. keenan,, J. w. Hughes, and James Boyd were
chosen to investigate and report
In the XvIth District the fight between Maurice j.
Powers Chairman OF the delegation in the General
Committee. and exAssemblyman Peter Woods con-
tnues as bitter Both we're fully represented
before the Committee, and much ilifeeng was dis.
played Woods claimed that he was the representative
man of hrs district and dared Powers to resign his
position Clerk Of the Marine Court and contest with
him the election the Assembly. IL this way II could
be proved which was the strongest man. Col j. r. Eel
lows John Morrissey, Coroner Croker, j. W. Hughes
and James Z. Coulter, were appointed Committee to
investigate and report. The XXth Assembly District
Democracy is still divided between the rival claims or
ex-Assemblynan John ID. Coughn and Michael Tnomey
the district nominations. Several efforts have
been made TO harmonic the conflicting interests but
thus far without avail. A Committee consisting or
Peter b. Oney Charles NJ Clancy, W. w. Cook, Senator
Ledwith and Coroner Croker chosen TO investigate
and report The Committee Organization will hold
daily sessions until these matters are disposed OF.
The meeting of those opposed to the nominations OF
Tammany Hall, held at the Germania Rooms on Satur
day evening" well attended. All Of the prominent
members were present. Toe Chairman, Thomas j.
Creamer, announced that they had met to perfect
arrangements for the meeting to be held on Tues
day evening, and receive reports from the various
Assembly District organizations. He explained that the
objections to the call, apparently only addressed TO
those who in favor OF the Syracuse nominees had
been so amended as take all who favored honest
and economical municipal government There were
dissensions in the Tammany ranks. Opposition caud
dates would be in every Assembly District Nelson
j. Waterbury wished all opposed to Tammany Hall aud
in favor Of honest municipal government to attend the
meeting on Tuesday evening. wm p. Mitchell OF the
Committee of Arrangements reported that the hall had
been engaged, the posters our, and all the
minor prelimnaries OF the meeting attended TO. En-
couragng reports were received regarding the conde
ton Of the majority OF the organizations In the
various Assembly Districts. The following were re-
ported the charmen OF the various Assembly Dists'