New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-10-19
LOCAL DEMOCRATIC UNITY HOPELESS.

TANNANY TO NOMINATE ITS own TICKET-POssIBLE
UNION OF ANTI-TASiMANY WITH OTHER ORGAN
IZATIONs-THE PROBABLE CANDIDATES.
The two Democratic factions Ill TINS city
have determined finally not to unite their forces ON inc
local ticket Forsevera days the party leaders have been
seen nj the respective headquarters, holding whispered
consultations and mysterious conferences The engros
inc theme WAS the distribution OF the offices and the
patronage At the first meeting OF the county coh'ch
tons last week the union OF Tammany anu Antlal'
m any seemed to be an accomplished fact Inc warn
leaders were planning and arranging to get control OF
the district conventions, which were to make the nom
nations Candidates busy seeking influence through
their friends TO obtain majority Of the delegates. But
the practical question remained unscted-whch oices
would be conceded to the smaller organization All inc
bargains and combinations depended the terms of the
union agreed upon the representatives of the two FAC
tons.
Yesterday the negotiations came to an end John
Morrssey sent letter to the AntTamnany Conference
Committee Of which he was a member, Withdrawing
wholly from the Irving Hall organization. He gave as
reason for this step the rejection by the AnIamaS
Committee the proposition for union made by lam
many Hall He also said: d" esteem the success OF inc
Democratic ticket at the coming election as OF nnnltey
greater Importance than the success OF any mere ONCE
seekers and cannot regard the action OF your con-
vention upon Saturday last nimcal to the Interests
and principles of the Democratic party" The AntIan-
many Conference Committee In session at lrVhs
Hall Ira shafer in the chair, and among tne ica'es
present were Emanuel b. Hart, James OBrien, George
H. Purser W. p Mitchell and Bryan Reilly Mt MOTIFS
seys letter was read after which the chairman was IN
structed TO draft a reply which was subsequently
approved mainly to the effect that the Antla-
many organization accepted Morrisseys resignation
with great pleasure ltcOnnued; Weare Dut 100 hapPS
TO he rid of one who, although member for only threo
weeks has been mainly engaged in conspring against our
interests and in holding secret conferences WIN our IT,
mics and one especially with John Kelly, having LOT us
object the surrender of this organization 10 ~
Hall after you had received with dlsapprODitOh le
propositlon the rejection of which by our body cOs
Won with great show of virtue. 10 resume felaloS
fine success of the Democratic ticket appreciated ny
those OF organization who underStand tne ueache
Gus course YOU have been pursuing, solely Tor tue Pu
pose OF promoting your own personal aims ,,,t
Delegations were received FROM the Independent GU
zens' organization Col Rush G. Hawkins Chairman an
Independent AsSOCidtOi Dulu oi Nli'u h'u
nominated Controller Green for Mayor The representa-
tive Of these two bodies were most a.oipg %
and after they had retired, the committee, on I"I
vote by districts. resolved to put ticket IN the nrd III
opposition 10 Tannany Han and TO combine with other
outside organizations Tor the purpose OF uhlilnE ul"H
the candidates for county and other Offices All the ~
ecmby districts were represented m the vote except tue
It'd and Kin Districts, whose delegates were James
was informed by of the delegates that Iohti1Icr
Green would probably Ice agreed upon ~ tue rduiuato
two until after conference Win the otAcr "ISaz'l1
favorable to the proposed combination II wa, ecue{
places Of resort the ueghlurlOOd Of lniunsuic lht
an ,-rrrteut y,nulI o.. entered into by the Republicans
the Anti Taiumany, the German, and the Independent
Ciuzen.' organizations. hy which !u municipal ticket
wolld be- nominated with Controller Green az the head
Of n for Mayor, with Jamcs OBrlcn Tor Sheriff. ana
Thomas Murphy for County clerk. 49,
Tire Tanmany Han Conference Committee ana COM
uittcc ON Organization also met, and report was re-
ccivcd from the subcommittee that they had not yet
be- a able to confer with the delegation from the Ger
man independent Committee. IL was reported tAat
County Clerk walsh bad been named ~ member oi the
Timiniuy Hal General Committee from the ia ASSEM-
bly District, 40 his own request. The tdumhuy iiil
Icta,, expressed the opinion without reserve. that
a union with Auti-IaHilduy was Impossible. II Was
said that l county ticket NNlih c hblhltti OF Io-
! nuuncrd Iammauy men The candidates spoken
Of rs most likely 10 receive The Nominations
were smith Ely for Mayor, Bernard Reilly for Shrrin,
DclAuD e. Calvin for Surrogate and Henry \ Gumbrtou
/ for County Clerk. Frederick Smythe ana charles L.
Iory were also mentioned iu connection with the ONCE
Of Surrogate and County Clerk Aldermen LOWS, Ioc'
Pugroy, and Guutzcr 10 was believed. would pc upml-
mated for Aldermen az Large There Was great uucci-
taiutV said about the COroncrr, but cA-Adcrha
Edward GilOn was most hkcly 10 be the hIst choice
Eiclnrd Otirulu formerly Counsel To Go, Corporation,
wa. mentioned ~ the probable nominee for Justice ~ the