The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-03
Organization of The Anii-Tammany
County Convention Last Evening.
JOHN KELLY DENOUNCED.
What the RefOrmeS Propose To Do and How
They Propose To Do IL.
THE sACHEMS SCALPED.

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weather, was very largely attended. Long before
the hour 1xed for the beginning OF the proceed
lnRs had arrived, large crowd OF delegates be-
sieged the doors Tor abundance, some with tickets
ana some without tickets but when. the doors
we're finally thrown open only those who had
nckets were allowed TO enter much 10 the
shagrin OF those who had none and who went
away grumDling about the folly OF doorxeepers
being so conloundedly suspicious and SO ignorant
as not TO be able TO distinguish at
glance real democratic patriots from the
ordinary rir-ran OF Tammany Hail. There
was large force Of police on tue
ndewalk, near the entrance. and a large force IN
tue building bur. fortunately their services were
not required at any time during the evening.
During the earlier proceedings OF the evening
everything passed on charmlngly, but as he ses-
ZION wore on tediously without any enthusiasm
ZONE or the more impatient delegates became
Iomewnat unruly, and did much In noisy but
harmless way TO relieve the Convention from the
danger or becoming utterly stale, nat and un-
profitable. Among those present were Robert
B. Roosevelt, Benjamin Wood Ex-senator
Dreamer, Judge Barbour, Rufus Andrews, Judge
Murray, E. Il. Hart, Denis Burns, Dennis Nc
Mahon. Gideon Tucker, Butler ii. -Bixby. Charles
swan, F. NJ. Bixoy, Daniel c. Birdsall, John d.
Coughlin, Frederick A. Ransom, Michael Haley,
ex-Alderman John Hardy, David ]. louhey, John
Blumentnal and ex-Alderman Plunkeit.
The Convention called 10 order by ex-
Congressman ROBERT B. Roosevelt. He said he had
been directed by special committee 10 call the
Convention t. order, and, in doing this, 1t ap-
peared TO him to be appropriate that he should
make lew suggestions, not 80 much TO those
within the hearing OF his voice as to those demo-
:rats who might not rightly understand the mean
NC OF the gathering he saw before him, and 10 ex-
plain the necessity OF the movement and the pur-
poses those present had IN view. A great deal
had been saio OF late about
REoRGANIzING TIE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
VI the city OF New York. great deal had been
heard about the publication and elevation of
rammany Hail. or the clearing out OF men oil un-
desirable character that was TO take place and
the instalment in their stead Of men OF intelli-
gence ana capacity; but we had not
seen SO much OF It, Tammany Hail. con-
trolled as It was by the Tammany Society,
was but Inc representative now OF u few men
representing the interests or the few instead Of
the democracy OF the city at large. We mad got
rid OF ''Boss'' Tweed, but we had got IN his stead
.Boss" Kelly, and no doubt the latter thought
that Improvement was a very great reform. The
new "Boss'' mad
BECOME AN AUTocRAT
who disposed of the votes OF the democrats as he
saw fit, ana whether Kelly had been elected to his
present position by democratic votes or by HIM
belf he (RoosevelD left every democrat TO answer.
We had again heard great deal about reform and
Of the improvements that Tammany was TO inau-
gurate, that the city under mis- rule was to be
better governed than ever and that the city was
10 have better Officers than ever Now what was
the result or putting reform" Tammany IN
powerS she had lately exhibited despOtlsm Tat
surpassed any ming tnat nau ever Deen done by
any political ORGANIZATION heretofore. Ii was not
tue part oil Inc memoirs oil the Convention to iake
part Ia
In which TaInmany men were engaged. during
the past year Jour or five men OF prominence
had been expelled from Tammany Han In way
that showed how despotic, now undemocrailc
was the rule OF the Sachems. FIRST it was John
with John Kelly and Johu dorrlssey. Fox nad
been exp eled not by the vote oil ms own people,
but by a reorganization plan carried out by
Kelly Having got rid OF Jonn Fox MS second
move Was OF similar character. Fox had been
Kelly and John Norrissey, anu Jonn MorrIssey mad
been put because ne could not agree with
Jonn Kelly. He called upon any reasonable man
10 say wnetner any oLnsr reason had been ad-
THE GUSHING OF MoRRIssEY
except that lie did not approve OF everything the
leadsr OF ammany Han mad done and INTENDED
10 90 IL Is true that there was some lalK ABOUT
his navlng suppo ted the workngman and OPP
posed the REDUCTION o. wages but the truth was
tnat Iammany hal. by resolution, nad some time
before committed herself ~ the same view OF
their that he had. ana SO Joan MUrrissey,
after all, had only followed the poncy sue mad
seen Ut to ABANDON. Hat es, too, had been ex-
PEELED because he was friend o. John Morrlssey.
III. Hayes was accused Of having been aware tnat a
was TO introduce II resolution denouncing the re-
oil the Iaoorers wages. Tnat was his crime;
SO IL must be under stoou That the policy oil TAM
NAM, as dictated by John Kelly, was not only
tnat you must not introduce any Resolution That
VINO in Lended TO Oner sucn a resolution you must
RUN AND TELL KELLY
all about It, Our city deot, despite TammanJ'S
reform cry a year ago, Was on the increase. Ex-
travagance was the rule In the city government.
hign salaries prevailed, and while the speaker
beIIeved In reform ana economy ne Deneved re-
auction should begin with the hlgn salarled
people. Ten millions OF dollars could be saved
hyear by proper management, ana II tnis was
done all worknQmen could be employed and no
REDUCTION Ol wages would be necessary. what
tue members Ol the convention proposed TO secure
was proper representation OF the democracy.
They wele independent OF cllques and caOals, ana
he Hoped IL was composea entirely OF men VINO
had no Political aspirations anu VINO woulj select
candidates untrammeiied by any superior au
thority." as IN Tammdny Hall.
Mr.. Roosevelt then announced that the special
committee mad decued upon Inomas J. Dreamer
As temporary chairman, and as secretaries, Jonn
D. Cougnin ana Peter II. NcDonOugn.
EX-SENATOR cREAAER's ADDRESS.
Mr. Creamer, ON taEIng tue cnalr, was loudly
cheered. Coming forward on the platform, after
beng introduced W Mir. Roosevelt, MIR. Creamer
said that 10 was only during the afternoon tnat he
hau been informed That ne was to De CHOSEN as
temporary chairman. tie knew that every Que
VINO engaged III the democratic movement gaInst
Tammany would nave to MAKE Rood ngni. AS
for himself be was used to lighting Tanmany,
for be had been battling against tue Sacnem sys-
TEN ever since 1870. Last year a handlul OF men
had gatnered III the same nall. They were those
VINO nad lor TWO weeks arranged their plans To
oppose their system. Aithough they mad not ac-
eomplisned al they had iousnt for the election
showed that The opposition mad strength enough
10 wipe out Iammauy Il not betrayed. The defeat
OF Tammany's Candidate Tor Register was the
tsrinR Wedge, ana al that was needed now was
TO strike again 70
COMPLETE Tue GOOD WORK
begun. III TaIumany had only been able last year
" elect her candidate lOr May 10y majority "
5000 over the combined opposition ana republican
vote lie thought II "ould Oe Impossible ms year
Tor her TO elect her candidates AZ the coming eiec-
ton Il the opposlilou stOOd arm; lor afLer all,
the opposition 10 IaInnany In New York was al
last year, and Ianuany, who Inyeghed SO We
hemently against dealings with the enemy was
the very first TO resort To 'deap al tue lasr
election by putting up Wales as the republican
candidate ia order To save her Mayor. Al the or
Qanizauon. the representatives oil which be was
addressing, was to De OF a permanent character 1t
should he made up Of democrats VINO DO not JON IT
simply to ct into 1ammany Han Oy the back door.
On no other consideration would ne have any thing
TO do with Il. Il here was man connected with
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