The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-27
AN ANT1-rAMMANY CONFERENCE.

MAGNATEs DISCUSSING HARMONY AT CONGRESS
HALL, ALBASY--AN1I-rAMMANY FIRM ON THE
BASIS OF ALP-PRoBAprLIrIEs OF
PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT At SARATOGA.
ALBANY. August 25, 1875
Senator Bxby DR.. Feodor Merson and Colonel John
r. Felowcs were in consultation at Congress Hall to-
day upon the subject of hnrmonizng Tammany and
anii-Iammany. Colonel Fellcwes withdrew from
Tammany in 1878 on account OF personal
disauecton, and has since occupied The posi-
ton of an independent between the two factions
He felt therefore, competent to judge imparliay upon
the policy OF union In his opinion lammany was
wrong In urging any union on u basis other than one
half the representation for each faction, and he was
confident that the coming Convention would consider
the matter In the same light. lie believed the Con
venon OF 1873 tour 10 In favor OF seating both
delegations and that tho threat made by John Morris
sey that Tammany would withdraw in a body alone
prevented the Convention from passing resolution
that effect, even after the Committee on Credentials
had reported againstit Conventions since then Ia
become even moro set against continuing the divisions
In the city, and tho coming one at Saratoga, during
Presidential year, would DO almost certain 10 settle the
matter. II no conclusion for harmony could be
reached no felt personally that he should have cast
his allegiance with anti-lammauy.
WHAT SENATOR RIxBY SAYS
Senator BiNby was positive that anti-Tammany
would not accept les than onc-ha IN the DIVISION OF
representation aud claimed that II could not ay itself
lesser basis, as IL would then be SIMPLY bound to
obey an inimicai majority without hope OF redress
He believed that anti rammany at present represented
good many more voters than Iammany, ana natanccd
the vote upon the county ticket last iail when The
alliance Of republicans and ant, poed 1900
to 80 600 Tor Tammany VI thcsc 10 900 votes he
believed $4,000 odd were anti Talnmany democrats.
HIS party anxious tor union. because they
for the OF the democratic Presidential
ticket and he believed they were more entitled 10 rep
ressntaiion in the State Convention, which is 10
dorsc Tidcn and Hendricks, because they worked Ill
rectiy Tor tho nomination OF Ii!den, while Tanmauy
worked against In conclusion he said his party
would reserve action until further elaboration of The
Convention went against them.
ANrLTAAMANY REPUBLICAN, TICKET
Then your correspondent put TO him this crucial
question:
Senator, suppose you arc rejected by the Convcn-
ton, will your party the democratic State
ticketl"
Tho SENATOR (sharply)-Damned If l SEQ how VIC canl
wouldn't do It. To DO kicked OUT and then grovc'-
don't see how consent TO do IT, II would be
expecting a little too much humility. just think,
SIR, VIC would 90 against II.
CoRRRsroNDENr--wou ld you ally again with the re-
publicansg
SgXAroR-I can't speak far that for the party,
but will say that the republicans, in OF an ALI
will ask for only place the county ticket.
Then the conference broke up aud ull returned to
Saratoga II John Kelly ever reads tho newspapers
let him consider this