The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-22

John Morrissey To Be Ousted
from the Organization.
Jimmy Hayes and Judges Coulter and
ShandIey Included in The UkaSe.
A WAR DANCE IMMINENT.

secret meeting of the Tammany Hall Commit.
tee on discipline was held yesterday afternoon az
Iainmany Han, in order to determine upon the re.
port TO be presented 10 the Committee ON Organf.
cation. which Is TO meet on Saturday next in re.
cara 10 certain leaders OF district com mtttees and
members oil the General Committee who have
been recently active IN what are considered
measures lnlmical TO the well-being and general
welfare OF the organization, or, In otner words
opposed 10 the dcsation OF "Bossu Kelly The
members present were MessrA BoYd lin the
chair, Purroy, Lysaght, Eickhon and Powers.
Sheriff Conner, who Is tho sixth member COM
posing the Committee on Discipline, was absent
The session was rather short one, everything
having been cat and dried before they met.
The meeting was called to order by the Chairman,
MIR. Boyd, who onered resolution Which WAS
adopted. pleGgng the members of the committee
collectively and Individually, TO secrecy. The
minutes or the last meeting were then
read and confirmed, after which the chairman
through Alderman Purroy. submitted for the con-
sideratIon of the committee the report which he
had drawn no ana when he thought would meet
the eXigencies OF the cases under consideration.
SWINGING TIE BATTLE AXE.
The report recommends the reorganization Of
the general committees in the Third Fourth,
Eleventh and seventeenth Assembly districts. on
In other words meaning a prescntment against
Aessrs john Morrssey, James Hayes, eX-JudgeS
Coulter and Shandey. This report was read and
generally approved, although its final ratification
as the utimatum OF the committees advice was
postponed until the next meeting, which VIII be
held ON Saturday forenoon, previous to the meet.
ing of the Committee on Organization, to whom
IL Is to be presented, This deferment OF final
action was brought about owing to tue absence
OF sheriff Conner, and for the reason that Maurice
Do uvn all ed = a
private business. There remains no DOUBT how.
ever, that the committee Will adopt the report,
which has been placed in the hanas OF Alderman
Purroy TO make fair copy.
A SCALP HUNT
The meeting OF the committee on Organization
on Saturday next will, IL Is expected, be re.
markably strong one. Tor the reason that he par
Jlsans Of those whom ;t Is proposed 70 scalp win
assemble IN full force and endeavor by every pos
csnnot aord to throw over suca man nan
great deal OF personal influence IN his own and
other districts or the city but who also so liber-
ally RESPONDS when called UPON in furnishing
.'snewsn to carry on the campaign. Altogether
"tne fight Is pretty one as IL sLands,n and 1t
remains 70 be seen winch side VIII be trt-
umphant II appears to be undoubtedly conceded
that John Kelly, IA whose interest aud under
whose orders the committee on Discipline are
acting, has the whip hand; but, SUM- 1t Is
thought that when the final struggle comes
there Will be feeling manifested in favor OF Nor
the Kelly sachemship or unroof the wgwam. In
any event some plain tai Is likely 10 result.
the difficulty ia regard 10 Sheriff Conner and
the Assembly district which he represents appears
to have been amcabiJ settled, and he is stIll to
take hold OF the helm.
There are likely, however, supposing the COM
mittee on Organization support john Kelly on Sat
urday next, to he important changes made In some
oil the other districts than those already ramed.
If these changes occur, IA there is reason TO be-
leve they viii, the ranks of the opposition to
Tammany Hail WIN receive some important ad-
dltlons
Inc Tammany sachems, however, stln cling to
the belief that, nOtWitb standing any possible dis
satisfaction, they are sufficiently strong to defy
every opposition, and shat, from the very per-
tectness OF their organization they cannot fail In
the next election To carry through their candi.
dates for each ana every olhce Tor which they
make nomination.