The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-17

elected and that the Tammany party was reoog-
nized as regular by the majority OF tno Deno,
tie anti Eew Wmnnv DrE; DELEGATES who had snokcn
He said that Mr.. Roosevelt was once AZ tne neau
Of aDemocratio eigyte1 a n,Sss
sionership, Richard NJ. Henry 70 DOCK Com.
missionership, and jos r. ~ to tne court OF
nnrtv often helped to defeat the Democratic
ticket. Mr. Ottendorfer continued Mr. Kelly,
has supported the TammaDy Ring, and been re-
wnrded by tho payment OF excessive bills for
o'iEs, senator Creamer defended MIR. Roosevelt
by crlticising Mr.. Kclly's political career lie
reminded Mr.. Kelly that he was once MIR. Kooso-
velt's party candidate for Mayor. and on the eve
Of the election deserted his party and went TO
Europe, thereby securing the election Of Tam
many candidate.
Mr. Kelly replied that Mr.. Creamer made the
corrupt barg I'm with the Republicans last year
which secured the election Of Republican
Mr.. Creamer answered that he was one OF the
men who called last fall convention Of citizens
who were opposed to Tammany Hall. That
convention nominated for Register Gen.
Jones, Greeley Republican, and forced
the Republicans 20 approve the nomination.
HHS9T HS w. wha. did you en- end Tammany
put Mr.. Wales In the field FOR the Muyoralty and
kept him there to help MIR. wickhatn, ana after
Wales 10y making him the President Of the Dock
Commission" Mr.. Creamer tnen attacked the
Tammany party and showed how Mr.. Kelly,
through his control of the sachems OF he Tam
many Society, was Its master. "Their general
committee said he, is composed chiefly OF
men UNFIT for the companionship OF respectable
Democrats. One OF them has served term in
state prison, two are under indictment for muir
der. ana one Ia fugitive from Justice"
MIR. Kelly replied that when Gre imer was poor
Tammany Hall took MIN In. Tweed aud Sweenv
made him a clerk. and then sent him 10 tho
Assembly sud attcrward to the senate. While
you were there he continued, addressing Mr..
vreamer - you were their plant tool, support
"Tbat is false" said MIR. Creamer. Then ad-
dressing the committee ne said that bis per-
sOnal character would compare with MIR. Kclly's.
Tho Tammany Chief reiterated his assertion,
whereupon Mr. Creamer stepped toward MIN
and said, " You lie, sir! Then one OF the COM
mittee asked the Chairman to prevent person
alities, and the anti Iammanyites Withdrew.
The Committee on Credentials then heard
Messrs. Morri,sey Hayes, and Ledwi In behalf
of the admission OF their delegations. At the
outset OF the discussion one OF the committee
asked VINO had tha authority to cali the prl-
mares for the election Of delegates to the As
sembly district conventions by which the dele
cations to the state Convention were chosen.
MIR. Diefendorf, one OF Mr. keliy's delegates from
Morrissey's district, replied that the call mi ust
come from the Assembly district associations.
lie claimed that his delegation was chosen by a
convention, the delegates TO whicn Were elected
1T primaries called by the Eleventh District As
socation that was elected by the people ~ De-
cember. lie held that the association was elected
20 serve for year, and he showed by their by
laws that while the Tammany General Commit
tee might have the power to reconstruct the gem
eral committees IN the several districts, they
mad no power to reorganize the Assembly dis.
trict associations. III Mr. Kelly has the right"
said he. " to send his Committee on Discipline
into any Assembly district III New York ana re-
organize Y, he has the power to Teorg .nize any
Assembly district in the state"
Joined the 4. mmany party twenty years
ago." continued MIR. Morrissey, and stay ed
there until Tweed and Sweeny put me out In
1870. ! reentered Iammany Hall with Mr.. Kelly
and assisted him for three years. l served him
faithfully and we'll. have done nothing within
the last six months that had not done In the
last three years. God alone knows why ! was
turned out, don't. 1t has been said that was
turned out for giving money TO laborers TO
hold an indign ton meeting against the feduc-
ton of their wages. did that, and will do II
again II T. becomes necessary While 1 was do
ing that Mr. Kelly was In Albany, bargainin 2
with Republican legislators for votes TO help
him To deprive the people Of New York Of their
right to elect their CIVIL Justices"
II you have been told tn It did that" said
Mr.. Kelly, you have been misinformed."
" The Republic ms with whom YOU IN ade the
deal told me what have SAID, replied Mr.. Nor:
rissey, :" and | have other proofs that what
have said Is true
The Hon. Augustus schell. and Messrs Diefen.
dorr aud Rooney spoke for MIR. Kelly. They
held that the fainmany General Committee hnd
the power to reurcanize the Assembly District
| Committees and said that their right To expel
Mr. Morrissey or anybody else was not ques-
| tion for the State Committee to pass upon.
| MIR. Hayes and senator Ledwith based their
| claims for admission on the same grounds as
| hose urged by Mr. Murfissey. The result was
| that the ant-Tammany delegates cid not get
vote in the Committee on Credentials, but
| Messrs. MOrrissey Ledwith, and Hayes received
| nve or six votes. The committee reported
IN favor OF admitting the entire TammAnl dele
CATION, and the Convention adopted the report
| with a few dissenting voices. There was really
never any doubt from the start that such would
| be the result OF the contest.
| Nicholas Muller, Edward j. Shandley, Bernard
| Reilly Edward l.. Donnelly, Thos. Dunlap, Ed
| ward Cooper. and John Kelly have been Sc
lected as the members of the state Central Com.
Mite Tor the seven Congressional districts In