New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-03
CITY POLITICS..
THE NEW DEMOCRATIC COUNTY COM
MTTTEE.

poosryFIT THOMAS j. CREAMEk' AND 'oo"i"
D rANpERs-AN ADDRESS TO THE DEMOCRACY
ApoPTED-TANMaNY METHODS DENOUNCED.
Tho new Democratic County Committee, elected last
,reek IN the various Assembly Districts ny democrats
.pnosed 10 Tammany Hall, met last evening OF h'i"e
m enng the room TO repleton Long before O'CLOCK
.,e stems ard anterooms Of the hall were crowoea WIN
politicians and other persons not hero'oieio "'" "
rolitical fe discussing the prospects OF INC !o"S
txation A large number OF policemen "erc s'''
on the sidewalk and at the e",tano -,
hall 10 which no persons were auhit'eo oN'.f'
,nose nrovided with tickets About O'Clock the
ALLEGATIONS arrived and took their seats IN the pooy o
the hail. the poicemen-whose services were not cae"
INTO reauisition during the evening-rangins themselves
along both sides Of the roOm When the nan was com
sortably filed the Robert Roosevelt ascehoeu 'o
n,atform and called the meeting TO order He congra'u
,,ad the Democracy Of NewYork that they were repre-
.epted nj last by body Of men selected by ana HUN 'o
oeople-men who were determined 10 stamp ou' '"o
asgraee attached TO 100000 voters IN oehs
-ovened by General Committee which was
yi,tually the choice OF one man inc PeoP'o
understood he said, that the time had come az i' 10 u
a.. and IN that despotism "a represented ny laninany
Uall-a despotism which lasting disgrace 10 'fcc
oeople and entirely at variance with Deuocra"o ".'!
and practiee. Nobody not a tlme-serVer, ho' d "oi
eond he heard in the councils OF the Democratic party as
represented ny Tammany Hall. No freedom OF OPINION
ms nerm,ed no uterance OF free thought was tolerated
lac, year they expelled John Fox because he DID not
agree with John Kelly and John Morrissey his year
,bev expeled John Morrssey because he dd not agree
with John Kelly, and James Hayes, the man VINO Nd"
heen their candidate for one OF the most lucrative
offices In the gift OF the people, was expelled not oe-
.or.o no had done ANYTHING wrong himself hut because
aa a-cerained that he knew of certain resolutions IN
the possession somebody and because he did not COM
muncae their contents 10 Mr. Kelly and his clique ne
fore they were presented II required IN the councs
of that Tammany Hall t0DeIray one OWN Hehu LII oiu'
% please Mr.. John Kelly
Az IN reforms promised by Tammany Hall, Mr. Roose-
welt asked where they were. The people had heard
great deal the reorganization OF Iammany ap"u
the new men TO be placed at the head ana inc Now
measures 10 be promoted. But they had only heaFu
these promises they had not their fuhllmen The
sane old Ring existed as of old, Only under dinefe
name Instead Of Tweed Ring, 1t was Kelly
Ring equally dangerous to the rights and In
terests Of the people. Where were inc
rcforlnsi The extravaganza N high Places the
zane high taxes Of old existed the debt OF the CITY
was being piled up rate and the only re-
,orn, rn,nm,uy cond boast of was reduction of labor
ers wages from - to II go per day. And that was the
great TaIDmany reform, TO cut down the haruearhcu
wages Of the who are the true support Oh
the Countrywide true supporters OF Whatever party
they act with! Tile speaker favored economy also'
az much az any sachcm in Tammany. Aye, he
could show where ten millions Of dollars could DC
saved annually in city expenditures, but If he eeono-
mzed he would begin in high places where exorptan'
salaries were paid and not among the aborers lGreat
spplausel He had ifceling personally against MI
Kelly any of the sachems of Tammaiy Hall ne only
condemned the system, which, with its Committee on
ORGANIZATION and Committee Discipline, shut
mt all freedom Of action and freedom OF
speech, and prevented the people from pelhg
properly represented anywhere. The 20 AssempyIneh
who this great city at Albany were the mere
creatures Of Mr. Kelly lie had compelled the Tammauy
nominating conventions to place them before the people,
who knew them not. Under the new census this city
would have q sti larger representation at Albany, prob
ably 80 40 and he wanted 10 know whether he
people would again submit during the coming FAN cam
paign TO support who, on the hoor or the
Assembly were the tools Of Tammany, as had
been so often illustrated at Albany during the
past Winter The time had arrived Tor the Democracy
OF this city TO throw of the TammaDy yoke, and the
movement instituted would not only rebound to the
honor Of the Democracy the city, but TO that Of the
entire State OF New-YOrk Applause
Mr. Roosevelt then stated that the Committee OF Ar
rangemenls had decided upon the following gentlemen
~ temporary officers: The Hon Thos j. Creamer Chair
man; John d. Coughlin and Adolph J. Sanger, Tenn
porary Secretaries The nominations unanimously
adopted amid applause.
SPEECH OF THOMAS J. CRRiMER.
Mr. Dreamer then took the chair amid great cheering
from all parts of the hail. and thanked the Committee
for conferred upon him. He had been engaged
before in a fight against TanmaDy and would be prOba
bly, again and again 10 the OF his life. Last year
hey TaInmany Hall what they could do II at
al determined, when the people defeated James Hayes
for egsterthe most popular man III the Tannany or
ganization. They would have defeated the Tammany
Mayor here had been traitors the ranks OF the
opposition they did spenddly last year when with
a it's afuence despOtism could only poll majority Of
5000 votes, what could they not do this year when the
entire people of this great city with them, and
especially the wOrkinsneni His experience, however,
taught them to be too sangune; and if
I'm md - lia xnisa frv-
ing TO this organization so as TO get in at
the back-dOOr Of Tammanv, or any one at all wait
Ing for developments TO II some profitable trading
could not be had, he hoped that such men would now
"step down and out" He wanted no trading with Tam
many, ndorsing Of their nominations except perhaps
for the purpose OF saving district from falling In the
hands OF Republicans, but under condition otherwise
He favored the idea that every member Of the County
Committee present should sign paper embodying
these views that every could where he stood
For if he understood at all the movement which had
brought such body of men in convention meant
"war ~ the knife, and from the knife TO the hlt"
Last year he had told the people that they woud not
gain anything by the election Of Talnmany
men, and the result before them all
now. He had often found the leaders entirely
deficient not only In Democratic principles, but
h frequently had opportunity take notice Of their
ignorance They did not understand the OF govern
ing, and hence had made the mistakes and blunders
which had resulted In alternating from their cause their
best suppOrteIst working classes of the City OF New
York. In conclusion, Mr. Dreamer said that the black
nag Of Tammany still floating In the political sky;
1t be torn down. cost what IL may, and he knew the
people would do 1t at the polls in November next
The Chairman here called for the credentials Of the
various delegations, which handed In and ordered
Oh file The Hon Joseph Bumcnthal offered resolution
calling for tie appointment Of Committee composed
OF member of each Assembly district TO nominate
permanent officers. This carried The Chair ap-
pointed the Committee which withdrew for delberation
During s absence John ID. COughl.n an Address