The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-11-05
TAMMANY'S DEFEAT.

WILL THE GENERAL COMMITTEE BE REoRGAN-
lied AND KELLY REMOVED ?-RUMoRs OF A
SUCCESSOR TO THE FALLEN ''Boss"
The democracy OF the city now dcyoting them
selves the discussion Of but questions one OF
which is "What is to be done to reorganize Tammany
Hal2n The second problem to be solved Is contained
the question, Will John Kelly resign his chairman
ship OF the Tsmmany Hall General Committee, viii
he be removed from power2" Kelly, whose nature is
stubborn hard and unyeldng does not any dis
position retire. and he will it Is said hold on until
Tammany Hall shall fa to pieces carrying his
weight There in the Tammany Hall Gen
eral Committee, which is fact the
active working body OF rammany Hail. 557 members
one from each election district Twenty or thirty Of
this number resigned their membership just previous
the election although there great many
dissatisfied who did dare admit publicly assert
their dislike for Kely's hgh-handed dictation. At
present the Tammany Chief finds himself in the most
difficult position, and cannot tell what his General Com.
mittee may do II is quite difficult for handful Of
members OF the Tammany General Committee to
make any movement against Kelly. Nothing
eaectual can be done ia the General Com.
mite until its reorganization, which generally
in the last week in December, when the primary cleo
tons held for delegates TO the General Committee.
In each district there will DO three inspectors and these
inspectors who are to count tho votes at the primary
elections will be given,n 1t Is called in political
slang the politician most powerful successful in
the district Then IL will be that this local leader
will have his friends chosen in the primaries and
as majority of the local leaders in the city who be-
long the anti Tammany party have been in a meas
ure successful the late elections they will far DO
enabled to return General Committee hostile to Kelly.
THE MYSTERIOUS TAMaANY SOCIETY
Let IL be assumed that the last week IN December
has arrived and that majority OF the General Com
mtee have been elected hostile IN Their feelings 70
John Kelly, who is chairman in the present committee
There Is meeting for organization Of the committee
Immediately after January l. and attempt is to be
made TO Dust Kelly place another leader at the head
OF the committee But here viii come the nrst hitch
in the programme, and this hitch the antiamihaily
leaders are fully cognzant, will be a very serious OBJ.
stacIe in their way. The Iammany sacheuls
thirteen in number, of whom John Kelly Is one,
tie Grand Sachem being Augustus Schel, are
aected annually in the month OF April, ana cohsc-
ouently Kelly holds over until next Aprl among tue
reat on the mysterious governing body lhese thirteen
aachems the trustees OF the lhnihn9 oV"'e'y ahu
hnI aIl its real estate Some OF the saehems are un
,rtndlv Ia Kelly and would sustain him probably
I'm closlng the doors OF Tammany Hall against
reformed General Committee, ana as there Is now
n eerious trouble, which has slumbored between
nrobnble that the anti rammany democrats might
ind among the sacnems at least i've members
Who would sustain their Efforts 10 purify the organiza.
tom william Walsh, devoted follower of John Nor
rissoy although has been expelled from the General
Committee, Is yet saChcm OF the rammany Society,
and has good personal strength among the democracy
SIM II Kelly can only get a majority OF In the
Board Of saohoms IL will DO Impossible Tor any Inform