The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-27
TIE ANTI-TAMMANY WAR.
Whit the 0ppCsiliOnsts Mean 10 Do at Their
Meeting Tomorrow Evening.
THE TAMMANY MEMS POSITION

There was no regular meeting yesterday OF tho
Committee or seven who nave been charged with
the duty OF making arrangements for the confer
ence OF ann-lammany democrats from the warn.
Gus Assembly districts, which Is 10 be held at the
Cooper Institute tomorrow evening. A few OF
the members OF the committee, however, had an
informal meeting TO revise the list OF OF the names
OF those persons who have consented TO be pres
ent at The conference. They stated, when ques-
toned the subject by a HERALD reporter, that
the committee mad reconsdered their determi-
nation not to ave a can issued 10 the democratic
voters. but that no matter what happened, tho
Committee would not OF itself Issue a call, out
leave hat part OF the work to whomsoever would
be chosen tomorrow night to
ACT FOR THE VARIOUS DISTRICTS.
IL is said that the conference VIII not be pub
lie one. and that, In order to prevent any unGue
interference with the deliberations 10 be mad, ad-
mission VIII be oDtalned only by ticket. one hum
dred anu ffty representative democrats, they say,
win be on hand, and every Assembly dis riot rep
resented by at least four persons. In converse
ton with one OF the leaders in the new movement
the herald reporter was informed that thor
ougn canvass is Icing made or the districts and
tnat they felt certain lar that the laboring
classes were, by large majority, IN favor OF an
opposition TO Iammany. he commended
that it would be useless TASK
now Tor TammSny TO try 10 get out
or the dliculty the reduction Of the wages Of the
laborers who are in the city employ had placed
her in. II the democratic Aldermen, he said were
really IN earnest in the declaration they had made
py resolution against the reduction the only
honest way in which they could manifest their
real sentiments on the subject would De to
leave Tammany Han. That would prove TO the
wurklnSmen that they meant 70 practise what they
preached. All the opposltIonlsts assert That the
worKlngmen not In the employ OF the city have
already discussed the reduction question In their
''unionn meetings. and that they, one and all, have
dete rhine to make 1t subject for concerted &C
tion, on the ground tnat tue course taken BY the
heads OF &c apartments may influence contractors
and otneT private employers and airsrd them
PLAUSIBLE EXCUSE FOR REDUCTION
OF the wages oil their employees. The next thing
we Will rear, say these worklngmen. according TO
an noutcing mat slf IN these hard times the city
wnIcn Is rlcn IS forced 10 reduce the wages OF its
laDorers, We, VINO are poor, must reduce the
waves OF our lahorers also"
The ant. Tammgny people add that the Mayor
will refuse to sign he resolution passed BY the
Aldermen requesting the wages Of the city work
inpmen TO lie restored to their Old standard.
They say tnaI the meeting at Cooper lns itute
on Monday VIII give the democratic voters
Inc movement against Tammany has been /
started anu taat. q insure thorough represen-
talon. the ne party WIN be organized by election
districts district 80 nave at least three repre-.
scntatiy which Will form a working DO y OF over
VINO VIII nave IL IN their power TO make
~ a General COMMITTEE. said one 81 the most en-
tnusl8stlc oppostlunsts on this point "lamnAhy 4
Han to-day does not truly represent the demo-
crauc voters, and al the next state Convention \
tne question 81 her regularity Will be pressed IN l
such way as TO show the democrats IN tue State
that her delegates are not elected primarily &C 4
cordng 70 the rules passed by previous con-
Yenlionsu one Of the chief grounds tnat
viii De urged against Tammany at tue
convention added, Will DC that her general COM
mtee is ia reality the creature OF secret society,
inas mucn rs sue Tammany society or Columbian
lrYa
Building and that no meeting Of any KIND can DO
heid "A II unless oy the soclet's permission; As 1
Al Illus ration, he said that II at the primaries
General Committee or 500 should he chosen and l
found 70 be 4ntI-Tammlny, the DORIS 81 the Wlg- I
society," thus, in a manner, deprIv.Dg such Gen.
eral Committee OF It's gularity as "Tammany"
laea NAT they are working IKE 0ppOsluons OF
old, 70 get back into the Tammany iolo. the
Tammlny men. on the other hand, continue iolook I
upou tue Efforts OF the new party managers Win 4
THE UTMOST CONTEMPT,
and 70 persist IN the declaration mat there Is not
strength enough Ia the noNtmehL 70 erect
EcnOOi trustee They ciaim that " IS the old OPP 4
position story aGsln that has been dinned in me 1
OF the democratic voJers Tor years pasti \
that wneu election tine cCmes-if the men WDo I
are al tue back Of ne present effort can keep up
their anu-lammaHy howl uatil then-theJ viii \
be lound as usual making bargains with the repub- Il
hcans. and, II that lAts trying 10 get lamInany 4
10 make p,edges when WIN put puohc once IN
point 70 the TACT taat AZ the pre- sent time many 4
of the Irlends and hangers on OF the opposl- \
1917 are being carefully cared for IN The Custom I
House am In otner places In the city under ede- Il
raj control. "Acn who proclaim themselves 4
a. mscrats,r said one Of the rammany General
Committee, "are lot patted on the back and 4
given good places by Republicans for attempting 4
to defeat the republican party lnaeed the Il
TammaRy leaders say thai they know Of every /
move or tue men who are trying 10 GOT up an 4
anti-TammaRy organization, their motives and 4
their hnal plans, ana hat when the proper time i
comes the story Of thelr Underground workings 4
Will make rich reading. Up 10 the present tney \
contend there ~ not single person OF any weight
rs q democrat who mas g2kea even the hrst hIep /
TO
HEIp THE MOVEMENT on.
Mr. Kelly, they claim, has honestly earned ana 4
retains the good will OF the masses Of tire demO-
era lic parry ana the friendship OF Governor Iiden
to Ioo ana tnaT all deu OCrats, even tlose VINO
diner on MINOR issues. believe that he has done ana
Is doing an that can be done 70 make the party In
TINS city worrhY OF pu0c confidence and support l
that has set his iace against tie appoin nent
OF un worthy men % once and that nls deter /
minatton TO keep out OF Iammany Hal certain |
ersons who only disgraced the democrat party /
III the past il Tue sole cause for the present Rrum-
bling OF she eneads aud their periodical At
tempss TO deiest 1AmmAny. "lf,u said cue OF the /
Sacnems, yesterday, "any one OF tae Indlviduals
VINO are trying 10 pail him down can snow as good
record ~ ne can, that tney ever old more ior
the benefit al the party imam be has done, would
Ike to see the man who can point hun suLH