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

organization 10 ret admission 10 the building az q
General Committee Two years since the Dreamer
many Hall General Committee but the police we're
ordered 10 drive them away. Yet, for All that, they
aftcrward to elect Board Of sachems
favorable 70 their projects, through the
efforts Of their friends IN the Tammany society 70
despotc tho power Of the Board OF sachems hat tney
can u they desire 70 do dIsorganze newly elected
General Committee, declare Us action ana
formation null and void, and call Tor
new primary election to choose General
Committee. IL is understood that an attempt VII
be made the Legislature 20 have the charter 81
the Tammany Society repealed, on the ground that hs
trustees have acted illegally and in excess OF then
powers II this done then the present Board OF Sa
chems can DO removed and the people VIII really have
an opportunity 10 take part IA the management OF thei
own interests as democrats But until that y done tha
despotlsm Of oday win be held binding as ever oyei
the General Committee. who merely 557 slaves u
record .he wishes orders Of the sachcms and biz
Indians.
SUCCESSORS TO KELLY
Already there are number Of candidates for TN
succession mentioned who would like to step into th
shoes Of John Kelly and lead the lately defeated host
OF Iammany. Among the names mentioned are thost
OF Robert b. Roosevelt, Nelson j. Waterbury, JOSEPH
J. O'Donoghue, Benjamin Wood, Fernando Wood, ano
even Jimmy o. Brien and Mayor Wickham are talked
o. But the aborng men are not likely to forgive
"ckham Tor his cutting down Of their wages BeaJa'
min Wood, u IL believed, must decline TO be
leader, from the fact that he thinks it very
thankless place where there Is nothing but hard
criticism anu open rebellion to be encountered. Robert
b. Roosevelt ~ man of cultivated literary taste and
OF leisure and never seemed 10 care about anything
more difficult than to be Congressman, far potcs
considered. Nelson J. Waterbury would not be
rellshed of his little sympathy with the
masses and his strictly legal training Mayor Wick
ham, Tammany rebels declare openly has no strength
whatever and has ruined his political prospects by his
injustice and folly toward workingmen Frank Bxby,
very active and successful politician, does not desire
the position OF leader he has just been
majority. Jimmy O'Bren" cannot expect
following Of any great extent since he has not been
able TO elect his own Assemblyman in the district
which he used TO carry by large majority; and BESIDES
his very serious deieat candidate for the Mayoray
OF the city OF New York years since makes Il i'm
possible Tor nm TO DO anything with the aggregate
democratic vote of this metropolis There then re.
mains according TO those who profess to know politics.
only two or three available persons for leaders and
who would be quite acceptable TO the large number oi
voters in Tammany Hall These names are narrowed
down to Fernando Wood, Joseph j. 0'Donoghue and
Abram s. Hewitt Mr.. Hewitt is well known
TO democrats as the son-in-aw OF Peter Cooper
OF large wealth himself and nj present member OF
Congress from the Eighth district Fernando Wood IL
even better known than john Kelly and has record
extending thirty years back 10 the palmy days politics
when Henry Cay's sentences OF silver dropped to
admiring thousands. Mr. oDonoghue is very large
tea merchant IN Front street who is said to be worth
81 600 600 and very liberal gver to the Tammany or
ganization in all its needs Mr. Wood has many SYM
pathizers in the wrecks OF Tammany whom he led Il
victory fifteen years ago. Mr. o'Donoghue y Com
missioner OF Parks and relative of Denis O'Donohuc
well known silk merchant who refused the Office Of
Commissioner OF Charities and Corrections from Mayor
\ Nckham.
KILLED AND WOUNDED
There is great mourning and discomfort among the
candidates IN Tammany Hall who have been led to
slaughter under the leadership OF John Kelly and the
anguish oil these candidates Increased Dy the Iactthat
this year the assessments have been unusually heavy.
In the Fourth Senatorial District where there
100 election districts To be furnished with money John
Fox sent each district $50 in addition to vast suma
! OF money that said to have been given to in
dividual voters making his expenses run to over
$40, 600 Morrssey only sent $25 to each election
district for expenses. Beside the pools sold the
election amounted to $500 600 and of this II
is SAID John Morrissey won in pools 5000 600
very lucky thing for him. Some candidates for Civil
Justice have had spend much So 600 and Sena
tora candidates have had TO eXpend in several In
stances high $4,000. Assemblymen, whose salary
is but $500, have spent variousy from 1000 10
been defeated