The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-24

when certain resolutions eulogistic OF John Nor
rissey were passed. The meeting last night was
presided over By Mr.. John A. Beall with W. =.
Wolf as secretary. The object OF the meeting hav-
ing been explained by the Chairman, hr. w. OAR
row offered the following resolutions:-
whereas a meeting OF the District Committee
or Iammany Hall, In ana for the Eleventh AS
semOly district called at the instance OF u lew
ofnee-holders, appointees OF John Morrissey, was
held In THIS hall on last Saturday evening 10 In-
dorse their champion, OF winch meeting large
number OF tue honest and respectable members
OF the committee were not notified, the callers or
said meeting wen knowing that II majority II
the District Committee had been present they
would have denounced and defeated the resolu-
%nd whereas L true thar John Morrssey
patronage for the Eleventh Assembly district yet,
entirely ignoring IN the distribution thereof the
Just claims OF honest intelligent and jealous
democrats IN the majority OF election districts he
gave the same for distribution TO OF his own
personal adherents In q few election districts,
thereby disregarding the claims OF competent,
earnest and active men.
And whereas John Morrissey and his friends
placed in ofices OF trust corrupt and dishonest
men, Tor which action they deserve the indigna-
ton and eXecratlon OF the honest democratic
masses OF said district.
Resolved. That the resolutions adopted at said
meeting on the l7tn inst. diu NOT and do NOT ex-
press the viii OF majority OF said District Com
mlttee or OF tue democratic voters OF the Eleventh
Assembly district.
Resolved That In the opinion OF this committee
and OF the democrats OF this district, professional
gamblers, who live in open aud shameless def
ance OF the laws OF the land and the precepts or
morality, not it leaders OF our great constI-
tutional party, and their continued ascendancy
In TINS district cannot 1ail result IN demoral-
ization and disaster IT. the future IL has in the
past.
Resolved, That we demand the retirement OF
John MOrrissey and men OF his class and charac-
ter from the control and management Of the
General Committee OF Tammany Hall in this dis
trlct, and that they he succeeded on SAID COM
NIT ee by democrats OF character intelligence and
integrity, having legitimate occupations, and
that II all efforts 10 THIS end we pledge TO Tam
IL any Hall our cordial cooperation and support.
Mr.. WOLF the secretary seconded the resolu-
tons, and spoke In strong terms against John
Morrissey, whom he character as a gambler,
whose sole aim was TO secure the patronage ofthe
district for his own ends and Tor the benefit OF
his friends and followers. He also spoke OF the
unequal represen tat1on prevailing in the dis trct
and called upon those present to assert their right
/ and demand that the General Committee OF the
district should be composed OF men selected from
every section, and not as he claimed, mas hitherto
been the case, from a lew or the uptown districts
at the will OF Mr.. Morrssey whose influence had
/ been, up to now, all paramount. lie hoped that
the resolutions would be passed, and further that
Tammany Hall would order reorganization OF
the district.
The Chairman followed In the same strain. as
also Mr. Swceny, both gentlemen eXpatiating on
the wrongs they considered that prevailed in the
district organization.
five was appointed by the chair, consisting of
Messrs. Parks, Newman, SweenY, Wolf ana OAR
row, TO arrange for plan or action, with power
10 add TO their number one from each election
district and TO form permanent organization
independent OF the present General Committee.