The New York herald., 1875-07-16
TANMANY'S TROUBLES.
Decentralization Among The Rank and
File and Its Causes.
THE BOSSES AT LoGGERHEADs.
The Attempt TO Discipline John MOrrisSey
and Its Result.
A REVELATION THAT WAS SURPRISING

II would seem tnat Tammany Hail. with all its
patronage and power and prestige, Is unable to
keep the rank ana nle OF the faithful IN peaceful
order, and that, despite Mr.. Kely's assurances to
the contrary. the sachems Dnve q very unruy
family to deal with IN the various clements which
60 To make up the General Committee. Under
the Tweed regime every ONE who has Kept the
run OF city political affairs knows full well that
each Assembly district general committee was the
creature or the "Boss," and that everJ nomIna-
tion made by Aldermanic or Assembly Convention
was made only alter "Big Six'' had set down his
foot and given the word as toJ Just wnat each con-
veution should do. The local conventions were,
In iact as SO much clay IN the hands OF the great
Seventh ward potter; he moulded each TO sun mis-
tastes, ana whatever there was. his opinion, OF
earth displeasingly earthly In the clay to be
moulded that could not in the end be turned to
good purpose he
THREW INTO THE DITCH
with the same unconcern as the Custom House
people now regard the hue and cry OF the republl-
cans OF the present time, who, because they can
not get places OF pront under the general govern
ment, are determined TO kick up dust at the next
convention. But Tweed's power mas gone, and
In It's staad has come the discipline OF Mr.. Kelly.
The Tammany General Committee that came into
power some months ago were his devoted iol-
lowers. While he said from the start that he
! wanted no place there was not member OF the
committee who did not have ms weather eye liked
upon some berth where he supposed ne could for
very little work draw very good pay. and al the
same time be rated amomg MS neixnDors, II not
as fellow OF Infinite wisdom at least as some
body OF more than Unite persuasion with the
Boss when Tom, Dick and Harry, who voted
early. and often hank cred after place the big
pipes or somewhere else under the care OF the
city. The democratic sweep In November, as
everybody knows, gave the hangers on oil the
| party great hopes. They saw In vision, as IL
were, after the election the democratic Governor
and tho dem ocratlc Mayor
DINING AND wINING TOGETHER
! In the Gramcrcy park mansion, and, between
their sips OF Roderer, planning out tue campaign
OF the future, which was to begin wita the de-
capitaLion or the Fire Com mlssioners, the Health
Commissioners. the Police Commissioners and tee
Corporation Counsel, and to end wIth the driving
out of place, position and comfort every repuD
licAn once holder, great and Small, so that the
right wing and Lne left wing and the centre OF
the grand army OF democratic place hunters could
take up their positions safely on tine ground occu-
pied by the retreadng foe. How all these bright
hopes have been dashed all democratic graDbers
Ior once now understand to their great discom-
tort, and now the present situation, mixed ana
muddled as 1t Is, Is the legitimate effect OF the
tomfoolery OF Governor, Mayor, Boss and Assem-
| bly, leaders needs no argument to prove. Still,
the democrats wno did not want ofh:e
! living honestly without pledslng themselves TO
the pans ana trickeries OF would-be Leaders give
| to make an open way Tor democratic patronage
Tor the small Try, since ne had the courage TO send
his removal notices 10 the Governor III the Cases
OF thvse Commissioners against whom popular
clamor had been The most loudly directed. For a
time MS appointment OF Porter as q C,mmissioner
OF Public Works louked upon rs blow tRe
"snort Ralrs;, but the awarding OF al. Tue minor
time levelled the rough places, and made the
ward ledders eel that, alter all, their harvest had
and ana wSas with Greea;s delay delay Of months
TO approve the sureties Of contractors whose
c 70 SO sa,Ds pcs Or po% owe
idle ana in WanG at work; the reiu.al OF the Gov
Ornor IN acting upon tue removals ol the Commis.
stoners against whom charges were made-all
these things have combined 10 create distrust
OF the local democratic leaders. At the present
the General Committee OF ranmaRy Hall is dis
organized. and It needs only move or TWO to
power the men VINO now assume to control It,
rnis fact is so patent to the leaders and
brought homo TO tlem SO VIGOROUSLY OF late oy
THE 0UTCRY OF THE LABoRER5
against the reduction OF their wages, and so
many OF tue ward leaders were found ready to
join IN the outcrJ. tnat decisive measures were
settled upon TO bring The dlsconLented Assembly
wire pullers into the lines and, that DcIng out or
The question to place them In such an ignOminous
position as 10 c9m!el them to step
Y"M Oh the % wgwam. TINS Decision Is was Saa 9aat
brought about the lnvestIgz tions (whlch have
cIOssa5 tns ns c on sne
had ITS work mapped out OF course, wnen 1t began
operations month ago; and, composed, as II Is,
OF men VINO have been IN trouble themselves pO-
liticaly, Il went 10 work with VIII 10 find ous II
any member OF the General Committee had falled
TO be faithful TO every thing that toe lsaders had
done said ther intended TO do when the
committee was first instructed TO investigate the
were put two districts winch were aimed at
sheriff Conncr's, wnere there been a
lug to the interests Of tn: party, and the
Eleventh district the ruling genius Of which is
John Morrlssey. lie in reality was the sole object
10 be reacned Dy the investigation, ana though
three weeks ago he appeared, ON summons, before
the committee and gave them piece OF his mind,
no one bold enough to face the Honorable
John as an accuser. Questions were put to him
when ne nerceIy demanded to Know VINO aues-
toned his honesty as true democrat It Is said
Poya. ne e nearly iaased Tnile Msssco
10 home, even II he went sans nat, sans coat. sans
everything In the clothing line. There was how
ever, no open accuser to oppose Jonn's vlews or
the situation as ne had openly expressed them
weeks before, especially since the day wnen Mayor
Wicknam refuse TO appoint MS irlend James
Hayes rre commissioned, aud thus the commit
tees work being. SO far as he was concerned,
highly unsatisfactory. new plan to get rid OF
him was decided upon. In she success Of this
plan, Ior days past all
TIE EXPECTATIONS SOME OF THE LEADERS
of the members OF the General Committee, who
nall from regions not confined within the limits
of the Eleventh. have been taught to consider the
struggle as one upon wnicn the good OF The
party" hinged ana would hinge for years 10
come. Morrlssey's friends say tnat the men who
are At the back OF the movement against MIN are
mere noDodles OF themselves-nen who have no
personal following in the district, ana VINO would
not have dared 10 kick up muss unless egged
on by infuentlal persons no desire, 0r the pres
ent at least, 10 remain In the background. It was
ascertalued last week, by q thorough canvass OF
the various districts, that II the Mayor aud Mr.
Kelly (wno are, according to the MOrrissey peo-
pie, tue real instigators OF the plan 10 Oust him
from Tammany) should succeed In gettlng
the question or his expulsion before
the General Committee they would meet
with disastrous defeat; and 50 the new idea TO
get ria OF hun had To be adopted. Morrlssey was
sounded ana u was l0und ne would not resign,
and so the campaign Was begun. finding tnat to
GUST him by mere force OF numbers In votes grant
ing tnat that were possiDle) would only gather
aDout hlm the synpatDies OF the rank ana file,
who would look upon MIN as a perseCuteu man,
the plan Was 10 get MS General Committee away
from MIN. How was tn 3 TO Ue dOnep Very easily