New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-26
NOMINATIONS TO CONGRESS.
The following additional nominations to
A STEP TOWARD DEMOCRATIC UNION,
Congress have been made

| THE ANII-TANIMANY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AP
| POINTS 4 COMMITTEE or CONFERENCE.-THE
ESCEs OF VIEWS DEVELOPED
l. A private meeting of the Executive Commit
tee Of the Auti-Tmmany General Committee was held
last evening at Irving Hail. Emanuel b. Hart presiding
There was a very full Notwithstanding Senator
| Brby John Morrssey, James O'Brien, Thomas j.
| Dreamer, Ira shafer, W. 2. Mitchell, and others
as IL was understood that the ques
| ton Of a union with Tammany Hall was the
principal subject 20 be considered. Soon after the call
ing OF the roll resolution offered by James oBricn
that conference committee consisting of from each
Assembly district be appointed to confer wi Tammany
Hall upon the subject Of union. This elected great
deal OF discussion and brought out number OF amend
ments which tended only to confusion Of the meeting
Several speeches were made strongly opposing union
with Tammany upon any basis. IL was asserted that
the AntlTammany organization originated in an honest
effort TO relieve tho Democratic party OF this city
OF the oppression OF the power by which Tam
many Hall controlled, and II an attempt should
now be made to unite with the worst enemy OF the party
they could not expect 10 receive and as matter OF fact
would not receive the support OF the honest independ
| emf voters OF the city The speakers, among whom
| Ira shafer and Timothy Shea took an active
mart. were especially opposed to asking Tam
many Hall what support its leader willing TO accord
| them Let Tammahy Hall, they said, come to Anti
| Tammany IL the former anxious for union as
| represented.
James O3rien said he was far from being friend OF
Tammany Hall and he did not believe the latter desired
union He had offered the resolution partly TO test the
sincerity OF the Tammany leaders. After considerable
further discussion 1t proposed by James d. hcCel
land TO refer the question OF union with Tammany to
the General Committee It was claimed that the sub
eo was one OF too mucbi Importance to be beaded by
| the Executive Committee. Finally Judge Murray
proposed 10 take vote to determine whether 1t was
| the opinion OF the committee that Anu'Tammany de-
| sired TO unite with Tammany Hall upon any terms;
this was afterward amended by changing any terms
20 a basis honorable TO this body and consistent with
its past record" and decided in the affirmative by
vote of 81 10 H. In the confusion that followed all tue
resolutions before the committee were laid on the table
Tbonoas J. Dreamer then offered resolution, lsimar 10
that offered by James o'Brien, for the appointment
| of a committee to confer With other organiSarons
| mot mentioning Tammany HalD John Morrlssey al,
yocated conference with oil outside organizations ana
he referred to the German organization controlling
| % 600 votes Mr. Mitchell and others opposed com
bnation with the Republicans. IL was heu tna' al
atiempt shou be made frat0rnize Win tnen theIe
was danger that many Democrats would not vote the
| Democratic Presidential ticket. II was hnay deeueu
that the committee should confer with all other Deno
cratic organizations, aud the following were eppoBeeu
| M a Murphy Thomas Wild, James Hayes, bryan
| p.iiv Iobp Purcell H Il. Lynch, q. n. Purser, D.
! G,Cn1nor Timothy Shea W. r. Mitchell, John MOTIFS
sey r. n DAILY, Richard Dougherty, p j. carly, kopes1
| Power. p Myhap, Henry Murray, james oBrien' A.