The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-13
VICTORY, OR DEFEATS
The Upsuccessfui Conference OF the Tammsnv
md Anti-Tammany Men.

The Tnmmany and Auti-Tammany Con-
ference Committees met at 7. N. yesterday
Mr.. Peter ID. Olney having been elected Chair
man. John Kelly, Patrick q. Duty, and Hugh
II. Moore were named by the Tammany Com
mittee, and John Morrisscy, Ira Shafer, and
Emanuel ID. Hart by tho Antl-Tammany Com
mittee to consult as to the basis on which "A
union may DO made. and after brief consulta-
tion the subcommittee agreed that Tammany
should nominate the candidates for two-thirds,
aud anti-Tammapy for one-thlrd Of the offices.
1t was understood that In the distribution OF
oflices both the numerci al aud Intrinsic value Of
the ofhces to be filled should be considered.
The reports Of their sub-committees were ap.
proved by the conference committees OF the re-
spectlye organizations. Tho sub. committee OF
the Anti-Tammanv Committee then asked the
Tammnny committee to name the Offices for
which they were willing the Anti -Iammanv
many committee thereupon instructed John
Kelly, Patrick G. Duffy, Hugh II. Moore. Rich
Grd j. Morrison and william II. Rooney to con-
| slider the Anti-Tammany Committees request.
After a consultation Of two hours the sub
committee reported to the Anti-Tamm ny Con-
ference Committee that the Anti. .rammany
wing might nominate the County Clerk, SUPERIOR
Court Justice. Marine Court Justice, one Alder
IN IN at Large, seven nAssomblymen, three District
Aldermen, two Congressmen. and the Senator
for tho Firth District. That division would give
Tammany the hight TO name tho Mayor, the
trict Aldermen, three Coroners, fourteen AS
semblymen, and hve Congressmep.
The Antt-Tammany Committee laughed at the
proposition and PROMPTLY rejected II. There
upon Senator Morrisscy moved that the Tam
many Committee be asked to concedo to the
Anti rAmmany party the nomination OF the
Mayor, one-third Of the Aldermen and one
third OF the Assemblymen, they to name the
candidates for all the other officers. The mo-
tion was carried. John MorrssSs, Ira Shafer,
Emanuel H. Hart. Denis Burns and Patrick
Myhan were appointed a subcommittee to con-
fer with Tammanys commit ee OF 1--WE, and Z
recess was taken until o'clock.
On the reassemhiinR OF the CONN ittees, the
Tammany Committee elected the Anti Tam
many Committees proposition. The Anti
1ammaDy Committee then offered to give to
| Iammany the nomination OF the Superior Court
Justice. the Marine Court Justice, aud the SEN
ator In the fIfth District, and asked that they
should have the nomination Of one Coroner. and
| either the Sheriff or the Surrogate. in addition
| to the officers which Tsmmany had conceded to
them.
Tue Tammany Committee consented to con
| cede the nomination OF a Coroner instead OF the
Senator in the Fifth District, but refused to alt
the rest of their offer. Ihereupon the Anti
Tammany Committee rejected Tamnany's offer
and adjourned to meet In Irving u Hall at O'Clock
| this afternoon. Tho Tammauy Committee viii
meet IN Iammany Hall at 4 l.. NJ.
Manufacturing the disagrcements OF the
Conference Committees II Is believed by mos
OF the lammany and 10y many OF the Ant-ram-
many leaders that u union Of tho two partie:
Will yvt be effected.