The New York herald., 1876-10-15
THE POLITICAL FIELD.
Tammany and Anti -Tammany County
Conventions Reassemble.
A UNION DEFEATED.
Stormy Session Of the County DemOc-
racy at Irving Hall.
MORRISSEY VS.. O'BRIEN.
The Present Political Situation and Pros
poets Explained.
THE PROBABLE SLATE.
The Ballots. Candidates and Probable
Combinations
MORRISSEY VS.. O'BRIEN.
The Present Political Situation and Pros
poets Explained.
THE PROBABLE SLATE.
The Ballots. Candidates and Probable
Combinations.

The statesmen Who propose settle the question Of
vhs city government and patronage for the next two
pears assembled In county convention At Tammany
Hall and Irving Hall yesterday afternoon. The usual
Ixcltsd crowd Of expec.ants Office holders and their
followers gathered In large force and crowded tho
sidewalks and ysstibule TO extent that impeded
travel in the vicinity. or everybody supposed
from early hour that tho union between Tammany
and anti-rammany was mpossble in view OF the re-
suit attending the conference proceedings Thurs
day and Friday. But 1t was, however, whispered
around that another attempt would be made toward
accomplishing the much-to- be-desired object bat
lie for the and fishes generously distributed
rom the public crib could not be thus imperled Such
the feeling among those who sought ofce by tho
Bafer road of one ticket and one party.
PROPORTIONS
irom both sides, the assembling OF the two con-
ventions three o'clock, stood exactly in the
posltoa " whom Tammany sent forth her Brst ulti-
matum Thursday night, which was follows:-
AntLTammany to have the nominations for County
Clerk Judge of the Superior Court Judge OF the Marine
Court, two Congressman, seven Assemblymen, the
Fifth district Senatorship Aldermanat Large and
Ihree district Aldermen. Tammany, on tho other
hand to retain tho nominations for Mayor Sheriff.
Surrogate, three Coroners. fourteen Assemblymcn,
three AldermenatLarge. eight district Aldermen and
nve Congressmen.
BY this proposal It be easily discovered that
James OBrien to be LETT out in the cold and that
Senator Morrssey's interests to be taken
Of Is rumored that, in the event
Of this deal being made, William Walsh
Joseph Shannon would be for tho County
Cerkship Both gentlemen known as the avowed
friends OF the Morriasey phalanx on tho anTammany
side OF tho house Tammany's proposition was vicor-
ousy denounced BY those who considered the OF
surrender unfair. The Offices Of the Mayor, Sheriff
and Surrogate, with majority OF the Board OF Alder
men, means . capture of the whole municipal govern
ment, far a. Tammany Hall is concerned. This is
where the shoe pinches hardest among the antLTam-
many lsadera
ORGANIZING TEE CONVENTIONS
Shortly after thrce O'Clock both Of the conventions
were called to order. Il was gwen ont that nelthcr
would make nominations, and thus . ioophole could
be left for further attompt at union. Tammany went
shrocsh the usual routine business until the confer
snce report read BY Mr.. Olncy. Then adjourn
mens was had until Thursday. no nominations being
made, and the field lett open for further approaches
THE ruxuLr IRVING HALL
dramatic enacted In Irving Hall
at the anti-Tammany Convention. Will bo
seen by tho report OF tho proceedings.
The fight commenced upon the handing
mp Of tho majority report of the conference COM
mi,tee which declared emphatically against union
with Tammany Hall upon the proposition submitted
Senator Norrssey jumped to his feet and presented
minority report accepting the terms offered by tho
wigwam Then ensucd the real battle of the Conven-
tion. The Elan sdroitly concocted. Aorrissey
wanted to put himself the platform OF being anxious
TO cement union for the good OF the party. Hc
claimed that the dispensing OF patronage has nothing
whatever TO do with his motives This however, is
fhac cairn all
10 servo the public. The scenes enacted in Irving
Hall yesterday afternoon meant anxiety for spois
and nothing more.
THH INCIDENTS.
The Introduction OF Morrissey's minority report
was the nrst signal for disturbance. The gentleman
proceeded TO speak, when he was Intercepted by
O'Brien Tho latter emerged from the centre Of the
hall until he within few feet OF Morrissey He
called attention to fact that Morrissey had boen
elected TO the Senatoeship upon the dollar anu
sixty cents day sentiment; that tho laborers who
then supported him would not do II now. Morrissey
rotorted by saying that no had been elected by
M000 votes.
''well," replied o. Brien. "I was chosen Senator OF
my district by Ii, 900 majority was the first
advocate Mr.. Tden for Assembly in the Eighteenth
district and worked for him night and day against tho
ring when no would not any other man. will
do the tor him at all hazards now that no
. candidate for President
The windy warfare thus went for several minutes.
Nr. Ira shsier next made eloquent speech, in
which he narrated the points OF the conference and
concluded by accusing Morrisscy Of bad faith not
opposing the majority report before the committee and
doing II before the Convention The decided defeat Of
Mcrrsscy the nal upon accepting or rejecting
ramu.nys terns-nve districts being in favor and
seventeen agasas-tod the story At once to winch
side holds tho Convention.