New-York tribune., 1875-01-25
ORGANIZATION OF THE TAMMANY GENERAL
COMMITTEE.

1IE ABUSES OF TIE PRIMARY ELECTION SYSTEM
TIE CITY DEMOCRACY'5 VERDICT ON LOUISIANA
AND OTHER NATIONAL QUEsuONs-THE sELEC-
TON OF OFFICERS AND ORGANIZING COMMITTEE.
The Tammany General Committee met on
Saturday evening at the Headquarters in East Four
teenths for the purpose OF organizing for tho year
1873. All OF the prominent members OF the Committee
were present. The Committee Contested Seats sub
mtted q report recommending that the tickets in the
various districts headed by the following be recog
nized regular:
Ist Assembly District Nicholas Muller; fId District
William Walsh llld DISTRICT Alexander Patton. sr
Seth c. Douglas; XyIIth District James f. Coulter;
XXfst District, Hugh Ii. Moore XXllId District james
j. Mooney.
The report speaks OF the which have led to the
abuses OF primary elections and recommends that the
Committee Organization shall make thorough ex-
animation OF tho abuses OF the present system. land
offer for the consideration OF the General Committee
plan for tie removal of all existing of complaint
to end that there be insured honest expression
Of the will of the electors. The report adopted
AlcommIttee OF two from each Assembly District was
appointed to nominate officers for the General Commit
tee for the ensuing year. and tho following nominations
we're confirmed:
Chairman, Abram 8. Hewitt; viceCbairmen, Dennis
Quinn Peter H. Olney John W GuentZrr, and jordan L.
Mott; Reading Secretary William H. QninceY; Record
ing Secretaries, Alfred f. Ackert ana ThOmas l.. Felt
man; Corresponding Secretary Leo C. Dtssar; Treas
urer, Edward l.. Donnely; 5eTgeant-at- Arms, JOnD
NeuiDsn.
Ill health precuded the retiring Chairman. J. Win
throp Chanler. from again accepting the position. Mr.
Hewitt thanked the Committee for the honor given him
in his election to the Charmanship The Democratic
party, he said, had done much during the past few
years 10 restore its influence and power, and
he hoped 1t would continue 10 prove itself worthy OF
confidence. Hs reserved TO himself the right To de-
uouucc the existence OF all corrupt influences I'M
proper practicos anything that tended TO rob honest
ax-payers. The course OF the party In the last
paign had Ned with integrity, ability, and fore
tight. The Democratic party had city government
on ITS hands, but il hsd Mayor In whom IL could con
iGc, Board Of Aldermen composed OF Wise aud honest
men. a Governor IN Samuel J. I1ldeD, eminent Tor
stacsmansip and honesty. and "a senator III FrauCis
Herman who statesman or the highest order Legs
atlon is needed. Mr. Hewitt added. TO change IN part
thG composition OF the cIV government. what Is
expected OF the Denocfauc party here x good city
government.
The delegates from each Assembly District then nom-
mated two OF their number to compose the Committee
on Organization, as follows:
I,t District, James Healy. Nicholas Muller; IId. Pat
Tick j.. sIg James Whe; IlIi; James Hayes, Dluel
3k lg W. Thomas s1slds. ward J. sha&aIsy
Martin r. Mcmahon, Peter Il. Olney; Win, Edward
W ward 5 Doas A Ec6s GeS eS W. SosSp M0py E
%iih Jchn Morlsses J9nn r. FelSws XIth Henry
Fine, James barker xiyth, Bernard i!eiey Jacob A.
Gross XVth, Thomas A. Ledwtn, Peter Roddy; XVIII.
fraucls blessing XVlith. John Kelly Edward Kearney;
XIXih, Thomas O'CallaRhan. Andrew White; XXtb,
Mhliam G. Conner ThOs J. O'DOnoghue; XXIst Hugh
III. Moore. William A. BOYD TWenty-hird Ward Jaues
j. Mooney. JOnn Flanagan; twenty fourth Ward James
ID. PuFFOy Frederick FOz
long series OF resolutions afterward read and
unanimously adopted. Following are the most iuI.
pcrtant of these:
Rsosd Therefore do earnestly deOoune the
Of alleged eIsg domestic violence 10 Interfere
Of the Legislature Of the State Of IouAnsi
Caons and Mississippi and wherein military authority asoI
eIsr sLi. oea sessst
saother sttOa judicial Investigation and the decision OF legally
sud hereby clearly demonstrating the object
place tho esade.s OF nshp Who political .ym-
psiht viii the AdadustTs ton
Be.ore eprci th, assembling Of the u.r,
ths the Democrats majority 10 hs House OF Representatives
searching
6HApcsi sdhsston Its iBteneTsBce
stnmasdng Ahf lass sBd subsidy
AonOpOhes IT, Of The judiciary
purposes oustObOg yss Of sut its iEtsrna
uns on md te
sAumpusn ~ by The ih end