The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-28

They tell you desire 10 keep them out OF Tammany
Hall Why IN 1872. after the adjournment OF your
State Convention, we held out
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70 these people, and asked them To come to Tammany
selves, they made then combination With tho rspuS-
The cav and county o. New YORK. wo again,
once more, and they positively refused to have any
thing 10 do with it Now. VIII the gentlemen tell me
OF rammany Hall exclude any gentleman who Is do
srous TO come Into that organization, provided no
gentIenlens Perhaps they will say there is iair
play about these primary elections Well all eau say
y that IN the great city OF Now York they are held a.
ways IN tho usual But IL utter ilnpossibity
to hold primary elections in that city that would be
equitable and fair. have often tried to do u,
ls72 an effort was mado to make
registry IN that county which would enable all tho
to do SOL when they got the polls designated for
these elections and when they went In to register their
names they received tickets and when they came out
dsgraceiuly to themselves sold the tickets TO the par
ties who were willing to buy them. Now, this Is tho
condition OF things in New York. am confident, Mr..
Chairman, that we have donc everything TO retrieve
tho msloriunes and Of gentlemen who formerly
controlled that organization Mr.. Chairman, Ia 1872
Why the gentlemen who controlled that organization
had disgraced tho party. Everywhere they brought
upon you not only Defeat but disgraced themselves IN
this State. WE'LL myself and other gentlemen went
into that organization 10 reform the condition OF
things. us they existed then, and what do
the there better condition OF things the
city and county OF New York than hcre was thor. In
that wns 10 the pso5s and
heard word OF dissatisfaction expressed even by
our opponents who made this combination with the
republican party Yet disgraccful to themselves. they
elected gentleman the prosecuting attorney Tor tho
city and county of New York who did, SO lar rs he
could do 1t in his Official capacity, prevent
PAIR ExrRcIsE OPINION
In that county ut the ballot box. We made all the
effort could to correct those abuses and we punished
had m IN nj hlif WI
exception OF two or three the presented By US
have not been tried at all, although there were
men with these facts before them went to
the polls and elected that the representative Of
mo that with this stale Of facts il is not necessary
that you should here, In this Convention sustain the
regular party organixations II you we're 70 adopt tho
two parties in the city VI Now York, both claiming to
be regular and coming here in tho usual way. claiming
thor seats-you would demoralize the state Of things
there to such an extent that, will now say to the
Convention you wond lose thousands OF votes by It.
And lot say in conclusion that, II our opponents
into the regular organization and support the candi
dates that may be nominated by that organization,
there IL no disposition whatever 10 keep them out
There was fair chance for them 10 come In last FALL
and they refused 70 do It. Out OF $50 men composing
who belonged TO their organization who came into the
regular organization We will be only too glad II they
w 90 the same ,0ns am , afraid .nai mere are
that their opposition from the iact Of these
nations that made for that largo city. hope s
not 20. l do not wish TO say anything personal to
them, to say anything In this Convention that Will
make any member feel for moment that We would
act toward these people iliberally In conclusion
hope they viii return 10 tho organization hope they
will tn the party to which they claim and
allegiance that we may al so hand IN hand with the
democratic nag above heads (applause) and victory
may perch upon our banner from one end OF this Union
70 the other. (Applausel
Mr.. MoRRlssEY's REMARKS.
Mr.. MoRRpsEy, Of New York, arose amid storm OF
applause 10 reply u Dir. kclly.
did not intend when came into this Convention, TO
have anything TO say shis subject la fact did not
think had any right a. both are contestng; but the
gentleman has made some remarks which you, rs
members OF this Convention, should understand He
says In the hrst place, these people len Tammany
Hail. that they invited them join that organization.
say for that Is not So NO later than year ago
this gontomau, with his associates got together and
turned elk or seven Assembly districts out Of tho
In their respective dstricta They did IL by
people who did not live In the districts;
do what the leaders Of Tammany Hall asked OF IT, and
that the Of this opposition here to Gay. Why
bly, district. sent hcrc by an Assembly committee
elected for 1876; went before tho committee rcRu
hrly as any gentleman In the Convention; the result
was that they decided AGAINST mo Cow, the fact 10
that ran,nany Hall controlled by the individual who
just sat down here, and by no ons else Applause 1t
all very we'll for him TO come here to this Convention
with his plausible story and tell you they want all
democrats They do II hcy will do as he says, but II
street Now, Mr.. Chairman, do not propose to stand
that dictation from him nor anybody else lAppIausa
He speaks about
A COMBINATION WITH REPUBLICANS
deny 1T sir. We nominated after went home
last year without my recognition from the State Con-
venton or Tammany Hail. We made fusion ticket
There were eight candidates that ticket seven OF
them democrats, aud each OF them by rs OO0
Now, ask this gentleman who has just sat down II
out OF eight were not dcmocrasy ask him to
answer me that question.
Mr.. KELLY-l will answer the gentleman, with the
PERMISSION Of the Char ! know nothing about their
Init urfb fha nj Tufs IF
them were republicans the others, do not think had
any political record IN New York, so far as know.
six OF them democrats, according TO his owl
statement tAppause do not want to come into
not Gghting for that, am lighting Tor wha. is right be-
tween man aud man, and nothing else. lAppiause.)
tell you, gentlemen they have no organization They
have come hero aud they have handed you a list OF
papers The whole Of tho delegates both SIDES
fraud. u.aughterl Now, Mr.. Chairman. can show
you credentials which were given by rammany Hall
where the primary election purported DO held
u brown stone front IN the city Ut New
York The idea Or primary r elections being held
we have from Tammany Ha4 When say
that ask them to deny It, and they cannot do II am
talking 70 get this Convention. do not want to
get here All the other gentleman wants Is 10 get hero
aon. want e Now 80 900 or IS ooo people 10 The city
o New York wish TO DO democrats II you wiz permit
them 70 be- II lies with this Convention whether
they will be not II they want TO be, let the
result Last TALL wc came here winners; they won
nothing Now, MI. Chairman, will show you
rHE RESULT FIGHT
"a near I eau. You have eleven republican Assem-
blymen iromshecity Of New York to-day. Therefore
have lost the Assembly by the action Of the city OF
New York Tammsny Hall had TOUR Senators last year.
and they have now. GU have lost the Judiciary Tor
fourteen years: you have lost Civil Justices out
for ycarS That Is the result OF It. Now tell
you that this all arbitrary. and he says he wants all Of
you to join. Hc don't It; he would not let the
men get the steps Of Tammany Hall to-day who ars
hero opposing HIM Their organization Is a building 4
nothing more. They own H. II makes no difference
how many people arc bohind you, f You don't get N
ticket.
Now, gentlemen, don't want to belong to il because
i u fraud IL It's inception. II this Convention would
act wisely about It II would pass resolution that
political ion meeting Tammany Hall should
ever be recognized IN State Convention (Applause)
In conversation gentlemen will tell you this H. right,
In the city OF New York the Same IL In
he country that each Assembly district u responsible
Tor Us acts ana under the control OF two
men, and then you will have reliable organization.