New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-25
THE WEEKLY REPUBLICAN
john ,SlORR,SSEY's DISCRETION.

telligent insight into tho workings Of tn
New York city Democracy, il from tn
New York Tribune Of the eighteenth:
The two Democratic factions in this cit,
have determined finally not to unite theil
forces en- the local ticket. For 20, eral day
the party leaders have been seen 1t the re
epective headquarters, holding whispered
consul sations and mysterious conferences
The eDgrnssinG theme was tho distribuyi, ]
Of the .eifinesi and rhe patronage. At the
first meeting Of, the county convention last
week the union Of Tsnmssy and anti ran
many seeWod to be An accomplished fact
The ward lesdera we're planning and ar.
ranging to get ovntrel Of the district con.
ventiOns, which were to make tbs Bouins-
tons. Candidates were buoy seeking. in
fnenoe through their friends to ebtsip .
majority Of the delega:ee. Bat the praeti.
cal question remained nnsettled-Which Of
RaDization. All the bargains and combine
tons depended on the ierms Of tho union
agreed upon By the Representatives Of the
two factions. 1t.,
Yesterday the negotiations csme to an
end. John Xorrissey sent l.tter to the
anti-Tammany. conference committee, of
which he was q member. Withdrawing
wholly from the Loving Hall organization
He gave - reason for this slep the rel G
ton By the anti Tammany oommitsee OF the
proposition fOr union made by Tammany
Hall. He also sAid: Il 60 esm The eucoess
OF the Democratic ticket at the coming
election - Of infsitely greater iDportance
than the success Of any nero office seek
err, and can not but regard tho action Of
your Convention upon Saturday last a.
lnimicA 10 the jntel ests and principles of
tho Dsmocratic party The anti. Tammany
conference COmmi tee we're in ses,icn
1t Irving Hall Ira Shafer was in the |
chair, and among the leaders present were
Emanuel B Hsrr, James O'Br,eu, George |
II. Pureer, w. p. Mitchell and Bryan Rel.
ly. Mr.. Aorrissey's letter was reao, after
which the Chairman wss instructed to draft 4
reply, which WIS subs .quentiy approved, /
and was mainly to the ellsct that ihe! anti.
Tsmmany erxsnisstioa accepted Mr. Nor
risey' . resjgnat1ou With kr6at pleasure. 4,
continue DRIVE sre but TOO happy to be rid !
of one who, although . Menabef for tonly
three weeks, has been mainly enkseed ID
oOnspirinS against, our interests and n
holding secret conferences with our eee:
mies, and one especially with John Ksllv.
having for its oljt ct the surYsader Of this
organic tioa 70 srammsny Hall, after you
had received with disapprobs ton the promo
sition, the rejection Of which by our BODY
compels You, with q great chow Of virtue. 1
to resume relations with Tammany Han. /
Your professions of interest in the success
of the Democrats; ticket ere appreciated
by those Of our ORGANISATION who under.
stand the treacherous course Won have been
pursuing, solely for the purpose Of promot.
ing your own personal ends.
Ueiegat!ons were received from the In
Gependent Citizens' organic alton, Gel ,nel
Rush Z. Hawkine, chairman, ard the Ger.
man Independent Association, both Of
which had nominated Controller Green for
mayor. The representatives of these two
NAT e. 1
after they had retired, the Committee. on a
formal vote by districts, resolved to put q
ticket in the field IN opposition 10 Tam.
many Hall, and to combine with other ont
side organic ltiOns for the county and other
'fices. All the assembly districts were |
'ePresented in the vote except the
.hird and eleventh dietricts, whose
Morrissey. A reporter of the Tribune
vas informed by one Of the delegates that
Controller Green would probably be agreed
lp0n as the candidate for mayor, and
Nothing else could be known for q day or
40, until after conference with the other
sfatOrahle i to tho proposed
'om bination. 1t was generally believed
'moDg the politicians who: shropeed the
snal places of resort in the neishboIhood
f Union, equare that an agreement would
9 entered into by the Republican, The
ntt Tammany, the German, and the lode q
endent Citizens organic ations, BY which I 6
full municipal ticket would be nominated,
nth Controller Green ct the head Of it for d
lsyor, with JAmea O'Brien for sheriff. and I
hUmas Murphy for county clerk. .rT,- e 2
The Tammany Hall conference commit i =
70 and COMMITTEES on organization also
let, and . report was Eeceiyed from the il
lb-comDittee that they had not Jet been
bio to confer with this delegation from the y
erman Independent committee. II Was l.