The New York herald., 1875-10-24
TROUBLES IN TAMMANY.


INVESTIGATING AS TO THE LOYALTY OF COM
MrrTEEs DELEoATEs.
Great excitement created in democratic political
circles yesterday particularly the Seventeenth First
and Fourth Assembly districts by a report which was
current the effect that the Tammany Hall Committee
on Discipline had called upon members Of the
general committees Of those districts who we're susr
pected of being dsloyal to John Kellys nominees
appear before that committee at its meeting yesterday
afternoon and define their positions.
II was said that If their sentiments
not satisfactory, they would be disciplined" !"
which, being interpreted, means that their names
would be stricken from the rolls, their respective
districts reorganzed and they themselves put under
the ban. The sasmbers of the General Committee
of the First Assembly district which consists
OF twentythree delegates, had been
moned to appear before the Committee Discipline
which met at three O'Clock yesterday afternoon They
Charles Schultz Thomas Clevry Patrick Cahill, An
drew J. Holiday, Michael Gray ands John Finken.
Mess Moore, Holiday and Cahi sent their resigna-
tion IN lieu OF attending themselves The committee
drew up port to the effect that after having heard
the sentiments OF the members Of the First Assembly
district who had attended and having read the letters
of explanatonnom those who had not presented them
selves ssDy LOT az n h was was sat satisfied that
nominations, with the exception of Patrick Cahili
John Moore and Andrew J. Holiday.
THE COMMITTEE on ORGANIZATION
met an hour later, and this report together with the
designations of the three recaicrant delegates was
placed before it. That body referred the case Of
Mcssrs Moore and Cahill 10 the General COMMITTEES
from which they had resigned for its action, and
permit TO fill the vacancies created by their depar-
ture Other designations were received, those of
eight members Of the General Committee of the Seven
teenth Assembly district being among them. In the
Fourth Assembly district Seventh wardl 'dsciphnen
has also been enforced and IN consequence Edward j.
shandiey Michael shandlcy Rody BRASIL. and some
other members Of Of the General Committee have
until their district 'reorganized"
The following protest from the independent members
O the General Committee of the Seventeenth Assembly
district explains ITSELF
PROTEST SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT
cation Of the Tannany Han General Committee en-
Rnan S ~ % I'm megsers Of the General Gem
tc beg leave herewith TO resign their positions such
FSr-It has always been recognized principle of demo
cratic assem6ae that m majority should rule and the
violated this principle BY reorganisng the General Commit
Of the most active and influential citizens VI '''"'
Second This action the Of the Committee Dis
been retired but also upon those who have been retained
Of the District General And In order that our
presence the General Committee may construed
sanconng this unwarrantabe action aganst
and character Of men whom believe and know to be
most emphatcal condemnation OF
fSird~we do not believe that the Committee on pisci
Pns or Or any other committee Of Iammsny Hall should
Of Snnuns the tights Of the people to select he
oyR c on ba the General g a %
managed by parties charge district at the present
time, we feel that the responsibility placed upon Il
these and others her withdraw
committee whose members instead of being the choice of
the people, hold their places against tho protest OF
the peoples representatives the anomalous an
shorty q the Committee Discipline Of Ta@msny Hall
But @ our resgSasian from t6e committee
o democratic principles.
Patrick Hearn Power, Francis Blessing John G. Cary,
Patrick Bermngham. Charles q. Dun, Cornelius j. Kane
d. f. Baker, Richard Clemens.
HISTORY THE TROUBLE.
The delegates whose names are signed to the docu-
ment above printed have long been dsaected toward
the present rulers of Tammany Hall This disanec-
through the Committee on Discipline in mpos-
ing Mr. Frederick Smythe upon the district
the Chairman of its General Committee
The first proofs OF turbuency in the Committee
shown last spring when Mr.. Kelly first evinced his
desire TO have Mr. Smyth become its chairman. The
Committee was then 'disciplined" and Mr.
smyth became the chairman but the delegates
Jailed to acquire q sympathy with him. and remained
suilen but quietly rebelious Last month that spirit
became open, and tho district committee
Those members who were retained still continued
sulen until yesterday when they assumed decided
ana defiant manner toward the Dictator"
THE STAR CHAMBER TERROR.
40 give some idea Of the manner in which Tammany
cucs are usciplned under Kelly IL Is only necessary
70 STATE that each member receives printed summons
Whcn ne s told TO keep secret and then examined
scparaey before the committee 70 his loyalty. II he
h al rgnt ne IS graciously allowed TO stay 'n and If
not nc is "reorganizedn y The following IA copy OF
rebcls:- - ~ fF
rc : TAMMAvY HALL, NKw York Oct "a 1875.
DEAR SIh-i on are hereby notified that special meeting
o. the COMMITTEES discipline Will be held on Saturday
afternoon, October %, 1875, At two O'Clock
,,,vnv n p,nnou WILLIAM A. BOYD, Chairman.
You are requested TO present this