New-York tribune., 1876-07-15
GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS.
u,o,,Nv,S FAMILY QUARREL.

A reporter OF lHE 1hlbCNE ''i'" W.
- promineut Tammany politicians 3es'eiuF 70 so'
W opnion as to the probable eiiect OF 'he iail"ny
isscnsions upon the local vote in the coming ha'oh
ho aud also TO learn If the movement for organ
caI Iilen and Hendricks Campaign Clnbin this city
Nus tI ained at Tammany Hal and more especially,
.,a,ch indirectly, at John Kclly's leadership
Coration Counsel William c. Whitney said that
N che movements for the reorganization OF Iamm"y
o., ,re newspaper creations and lie die not believe
- had any existence in the minds OF Democratic
M, M n any little discussion OF dssenson occurred
- themselves as was natural, and apt 10 happen
-, q, many men who could rot entertain precisely
a,e opin on on candidates and party me suies'it was
imam for certain newspapers 10 begin luiieu''ey 10
o,th,t a :. reorganization OF Taiumany." As far as
y, t,evy there was not single prominent member Oh
rr,,nany Hall who was working for the dethronemeh'
,Isio, Of John Kelly. lie man of too yaua-
@ ta,ence OF too efficient control over certain e!e-
80 NJ the Marty TO make it matter Of poicy, 10 say
hi,y else TO dispense with bis services lie had never
lr5 any objection urged against MI hely as hiaD'
TIo was considered honest and earnest and was not
dlste for any Office There had been quarrels in the
~ and he thought the objection IN organizing the III
den and Hendrcss Club was to make bysones eiectuay
,,s He thought the show of dissensiOh ut the
,in1 n, the Tammany Rall General Committee would
- M effect whatever The local phase OF the ma
isl election because every body in IamInany iau sup
o,ted heartily the party nominees. Differences on 'hs
rbiec were matters OF the past He Thought thc oPpo
90, IN the John Kelly resolution arose from the feeling
tt # had no proper connection with the other leSolu
80 vras On unusual thing, and implied reflection
mon those Who had differed with Mr Kelly at ST. LOUIS
rdrard Cooper vas found at his Office In Burning
siin He said that people would be mistaken If they
ttoncbt Democrats would allow any dissenson among
themselves on minor poiH,s 10 affect the unity % thei
spnnort Of Tldcn aud Hendricks The occurrences al
To,n,oanv Hall on Thursday evening were nothing
,fn!r yypy mol
ite,tion of beginning campaign against John Kelly OF
Tamn,any Hall. He strongly opposed adding the Joun
Kev resolution as a "rider" to the approval OF the
action Of The ST. Louis Convention for several reasons
Jobn Kelly was local politician, and the original so
1ions were of national import Besides. DC and several
others did not believe that the action o. John Kelly ana
Augustus sche at St. Louis was right and they could
NOT and would not approve what they thought wrong
uo did not know OF a Democrat in the ANIth
Assembly District who had differed from his views
as expressed at the meeting He spoke not Tor himself
but for his district There were other men there VINO
were qualified to speak and would have done SO II II had
por been for The arbitrary ruling Of the chairman and
the noise Of the gave 1t was mistake 10 suppose 'hat
the Tden and Hendricks Club had been organized with
the motive OF surersedng Tammany Hail. that there
could be any way by which the two would naturally come
in conflict Strong Tammany was, 1t was not Whoiy
representative and il thought by some not TO Io"
su6eient latitude OF action. There was clas7 oi
flouPhtful
represented; then there the German element ana
the aut-Tammany Democracy The Tilden ana Hen
drcks Club was intended to BE rcpreSe tatlye and 70
unite these different classes OF Democrats ~ the Naohal
work of eectng Democratic President and N'celfesl'
dent II was expected that TammaIy Hall world exert
ol the local influence could FOR the object and
even National influence il il had the strength andmens
70 do So John Kelly was legitimate Influence inthe
politics OF the CITY, and long he rcnaed 50 useful
there could disposition to have him removed Tue
Tildcn and Hendricks Club would rot work in local
politics and naturally would no; perpeuate Itself beyond
the conclusion of the camp'Sn
Peter b. Oiucy said he opposed the Kelly resolution
because lie believed il out Of place IN company vi
the resolutions approving e platform and nominations
and because it implied the necessity of approving John
Key's action at st. Louis to pcrpetuatc kCys influence
and Tammany's usefulness. II matter that ought
not 20 nave been brought forward He thought no one
was wishing to destroy Kcly's influence in Tanmany
Hall and that disscnsions Of that body could only he
regarded as a small family quarrel lie thought the
occurrences OF Thursday would only+save the influence
or stirring Democrats work for Iden and HeLdcks,
and would increase rather than diminish the local Demo
cratic vote.
VIEWS OF Mr. KELLY's FRIENDS.
The proceedings OF tie Tammany Hall General Com
mittee on Thursday evening formed the principal subject
OF conversation local politicians IN The city yes
terday The friends Of John Kelly loud in their
praises Of their leader, for whom they claimed most
decisive victory while they equally bitter IN their
denuncatlons Of bis enemies. II said that with very
few exceptions those members u the General Committee
who now object to Mr. Key's past have in times
past been among mis- warIuest supporters, and
that they owe their present political and
Official positions almost entirely 10 lin whom
they are now seeking TO undermine would
not let such members OF the General Com
Uttee 25 minutes SAID Gen. spnola TO lhlBLHk
reporter yesterday, II the control OF affairs were iu y
hands. Whenever man Is found to be WORKING asah's
the organization ITS leaders lie should be removed at
once" 1t is general, claimed among Mr. keiiys Trends
that the results of the previous evening would prove
beneficial 10 hin by awakening greater interest," N the
manifested indifference on tie subject heretofore.
q The course pursued by Messrs Oney, Cooper, Camp
bell aud others the most foolish that could have
been thought Of" said prominent Tammany Hall Demo
Ss sTidce sTG Of wRch is found in their sena Want Of
success carrying their points before the Committee
TLo trouble is they nave 10 followers. They could not
count supporters among the 600 members Of the
hut they have no Influence among ne rank
and file Of tbe party. ana it is folly for them
70 think they can obtain control oil Iamlnanl
mans any longer as 10 where they stand
THey married. and while il may not be possible 70 re-
move them from the General COmlnttee before the next
annual eecOa, tkcr iuhueuce in the CJmnittce Aaa
been lost. reference 70 the names appended 70 the
call Tor the meeting which was held at the Holman
Wednesday evening last leaves no doubt as 10
the purposes O the promoters OF the scheme there pro
resolution Last night VIII be found there. Al these
thing, only parts OF the same scheme ha M iorIs
object removal OF Mt Kelly from the chalrnaashp
OF the Committee on Organization, but they Viii not cue
cccd"
Augustus schc was visited by a reporter OF TnK Tm
BUNU but he declined 70 say anything in regard 20 me
scenes at Ianmauy Hau Wednesday evening, turtle,
than that he 4dcstOOd the objections made y McNr
Oney Cooper and others To refer to the reference nad'
OF the resolution approving Mr.. k'ly, and not % hr
Kelly himself. The gentlemen so rtIted Their oiJrc
tons 10 The Committee SAID Mr. Schee, and have
reason to doubt II the resolution had been re
feTcd 70 ,he Committee on Organiz ton, tIey would
doubtless have made 10 objection 70 It's being 50 re-
ceiyed"
THE SITUATION IN KENTUCKY.
CONFIDENCE or The DEMOCEATS-yiEws or EIiJ4n