The New York herald., 1876-07-10
Inside History of the Quarrel Between
John Kelly and the Governor.
WILL THE WIGWAM Be REORGADIZED
Powers OF the State Committee and the
Tammany Society.
GOVERNOR TILDEN's FRIENDS AT WORK


OF fall temperatures come to refresh the fevered
brows OF our metropolitan statesmen. But this year
there exception to the rule. Tho action OF the
ST LOUIS Convention in nominating Samuel J. Tilden
has set democratic gentlemen in thiscy 10 thinking of
their political future They have just awakened IRON
n Rip Van Wrinkle sumber, occasioned by the passage
Of hands over their VISION by Boss" John Kelly. The
Tanmany leader started out over SIX months ago with
vigorous personal warfare against Governor Tilden.
HIS orders forth ward licutenants and district
commanders. A httle twelve months previous
Mr.. Kelly and his Tammany band shouted themselves
hoarsc IN advocacy of their gubornaoral nominee at
Syracuse. Then the rank and file OF tho Wigwam-the
boys who carly and often under Tweed and Com
panywere iorcod by their leader into an Endorsement
OF the reform candidate for Governor. They found it
dficult to swallow the nomination Of who had
inauguraied a terrible warfare against their fAvore
chietain under whose banner fat Offices had been
easily obtained and the peoples money quickly pock-
elcd. Now comes the change. Kelly, as his enemies
assert wanted plant tool in the Executive chair-a
man wLo would do exactly as he required The Tam
many boys were hungry and sighed for all
the places. The kitchen cabinets must be
provided Tor. Mcssrs f. D. Gale f. r.
Spinola aud others Of that stripe should be
looked after. The who figured prominently under
Tweeds regime in the management and inside organ
ration of the party are still to the front spos OF
office sweet, and those patriots must not be
sheived Charges were made against certain OF the
Commissioners. The Police Department
hauled. Next came the Fire Commissioners. Kelly
wanted their scaps and intimated much to tho
Governor The Boss came down from Albany and re-
ported his thirsty followers that all the places this
department would undor the sway Of Tam
many Hall But Governor Tden had not pledged him.
self directly to positive policy in the matter of
the Fire Commissioners He wished further time to
examine into tie merits OF the charges against them.
Mr.. Kelly wanted immediate action. He did not get
it. This the first split between the Tammany
leader aud Governor Tilden.
SECOND CAUSE OF QUARREL
The continued close relationship existing between
the Governor and Comptroller Andrew II. Green also
dspcased Kelly. The latter, as it Is well known broke
with Green two years ago. His first cnmity in this
quarter occasoned by the Comptrollers refusal to
dispense the patronage of the Finance Department for
the benefit OF Tammany Hail. Opposition to Mr. Kelly
from any quarter under any at
once bitter cnmty from that gentleman.
Then came the Waterbury -Havemeyer fight Charges
made to tho Legality Of Kely's fees while act
ing as Sheriff OF this county. The Finance Depart
contained all available records In relation 10 the
bills Full and Tree access was given to the examiners
while investigating the nature and amount OF the
charges Mr. Kelly is said have censured the Comp
troller Tor apparent sangune anxiety furnish and
color statistics support OF the accusations This
statement has always been strenuousy denied. The
breach was thus perfected and the has since
been kept up on both sides with unabated v,gor Gov
Tiden 1t is said, also suspected of assisting
in tho prcsen taton OF these figures
FUTURE POLITICAL CHANGES.
Thus stands the political situation at present between
Governor Tildcn, Comptroller Green and Mr. John
Kelly. All former love aud good feeling between the
trumvirate have entirely vanished. The personal
chickering's cngendered in this manner have grown
daily IN proportions until they became barrier i'm.
possible to be crossed unless by the absolute desruc
tion Of sde or the other The prestige OF victory
at Utica and 81 LOUIS has perchcd upon the Tlden
banner The rumbhngs of dissolution and change al
ready begin to thunder around the of Tammany
Hall Those who occupy the Wigwam and control its
councils to-day claim that immediate reorganization
will take place. Ths assertion natural one coming
from such Reorganization of Tam.
many Hall in 1876 means destruction to
tho hopes Of those who have been working
for the past years to prizes the fall
terry Bernard Reilly wants to be sheriff, Augustus
schcl mayor, Colonel William r. Roberts county
clerk and the aldcrmanc slate has been mapped out so
rs to retain a majority OF the present lncumbents
Reorganization means death to the hopes Of all those
dsintcrested candidates In such contingency their
small games will be scattered to the winds and
dspensation rule tho land of political milk and
honey.
HOW REoRGANIzE
1t is not generally understood how reorganization
of the Tammany democracy can be brought about The
State Central Committee may recommend such a
course, but they have nothing whatever to do with
directing what change shall be made The way get at
II.
II majority should order reorganization OF the
General Committee then the Nat must be obcyed. 4,
will be rccollectcd that the Tammany Society owns
the building in Fourteenth street, ana under pcrmis
sion OF this organization tho Tammany Hall General
Committee meets IN that locality and ransacts all po
litical business u its Senator John Morrisscy
hit the nan straight the head when he SAID, the
Utica Convention last April that the TamInany
democracy 'aln't nothing but buiiding.n Inon,
auding their rules, he further remarked
thai the organization was absolutely controlled by Nh.
John Kelly No one was admitted within the sacred
portals without the sanction OF the "Boss, and AL
opposed to his personal government in any way
shown TO the door. THIS is "A bret summary OF Tam
many as 1t stands to day.
rng sACnEas' POSITION.
Last April the Board of sachcnis installed at
Tammany Hall with all the pomp and circumstance
peculiar TO that singular body. Ine slate made
out by Mr. John Kelly Today the ewes OF politicians
are anxiously turned in searching analysis OF the
probable position OF those gentlemen regards Cow
iildcn and Mr. John Kelly. lf the Governor Is
e,cction OF the General Committee be ordered.
Then the obnoxious and rebclious members can be
Topped OH in the deal Tried and trusted Tildcn
men might be placed at the heal OF the committees
each Assembly district, and the corrupt Tweed regime,
still fastened IKE barhaccs TO the democratic party in
this city erectually cut OF from further representa-
ton A glance at the names OF the General Committee
many oi the districts viii show that many OF
Twccd's former hcnchmcn stui rule ward and dis
trlcl leaders ard monopoize many OF the tat Offices
Is II OF time put this state OF aifarsi
THE riLphN sAcHkxs
A prominent politician, with whom conversation
was held by the HERALD representative yesterday,
gave " as his decided opinion ths majority of the
sachems could now be- ioand 10 vote for reorganization.
lie gave their names as ioilows;-Mayor Wickham,
sheriff Conner Henry > Clinton, ox-J Judgc John }.
Friedman Menso Dcicndorf. rnomae Dunlap and
Miles b. Andrus The Mayors position IS well known
since at st Louis in supporting lilden de-
sp,te the opposition OF tho Who. little less
than two years ago, dubbed him MY Candidate y
sheriff Conner has the ghost ol Tweed constantly Lc
iorc his eve aud cannot move for fear OF his Oical