The New York herald., 1877-09-20
TAMMANY HALL.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE FALL cAMPAIoN-rHE
FIRST DISTRICT FIGHT ESpED-FoR A

PREPARATIONS FOR THE FALL cAMPAIoN-rHE
FIRST DISTRICT FIGHT ExpED-FoR A
WHILE.
special meeting Of the Tammsny Committee on
Organization held yesterday afternoon in the Wig.
wan, Fourteenth street. Mr.. Augustus Schel pre-
sided, aud the attendance OF members large, Mr.
John Kelly beng among the number. The chief fea-
ture Of business under consideration the report Of
the committee appointed to look into the dispute be-
tween Judge Duny and Mr.. Nicholas Muller US 10 the
control OF the delegation 10 the Tammany Hail
General Committee from the First Assembly district
II will be remembered especially among tho politicians
that tho dispute In question has been Of long and bit
ter duration. The FIRST district entitled rep
resentation OF iorty-n nine members on the General
Committee. Prior to the organization OF the latter
last year. ana after the election OF the district dele
gates Judge Duny ana Judge Quinn, 1t Is alleged took
the printed lists and erased fourteen names OF dele
gates who were supposed 10 be friends OF Muller and
substituted fourteen names OF their own adhsrents
NOW rHS AGITATION BgGAS.
These lists were handed Ia aud accepted ut the
ganiza,ion OF the General Committee, and then fol-
lowed an agitation which has lasted until
yesterday, when was TO all Appearances sted but
IL was 10 be ieared only to break out with ali The
greater violence In the future The agitation against
the outrage, as II was 80 considered by the Muller
SIDE began in Tammany Hall, aud II was finally re-
chairman.
A REPORT At LAST
After nine months the committee yesterday re-
ported sort oil compromise restoring the fourteen
names oi Mr. MuIler's irlends originally stricken OF
the lists but retaining tho fourteen that were sub
sutuied In Their places that pi &C
Of iorsy-n'ne the representation of the FIRST
district the committee will now
be sixty three or this number the Duffy people claim
10 have thirty five, leaving twentyeight 70 the other
SIDE But the latter say they can secure majority OF
at least fourteen ut any time Nick Muller thinks II
worth while to make the cxertion. Alter the report
was handed IN Mr. Henry Campbell, speaking on
behalf of Mr. Muller dweit on ,nc whole history OF
the case and insisted that there was injustice IN the
plan oi compromise reported as IL was PLAN adms-
sion that an outrage had been douo anu that only u
clumsy attempt was mado 20 rectiiy II Judge Duty
argued bis own case, conlendng that these
men whose names had been stricken oil were never
legally elected. The committee, al er bearing both
gentlemen at some length, unanimously adopted
/ the report
DROPPED PoR ISErPciEScY
Tho next caso chat came up tor consideration was
that OF Mr. FREQ sDytb and Mr.. Dessar both Of the
Seventeenth Assembly district The dispute between
these Two was piany which should control the AS
soni0ly Convention oil ther district. Tho current ran
strong against Mr. Desar II being stated that he mad
neglected the interests OF the organization and had
done no efficient work and never subscribed. Mr..
Smyth won by nearly unanimous vote.
WHAT THE VOTERS SHALL HEAR.
General Spnola, Colonel GauI and Johu Kelly spoke
on the policy OF having 1t everywhere impressed on
the minds Of the voters the vital necessity for
voting against the constitutional amendment,
TO DO submitted this fall 10 the people, taking away the
right TO vote tor members Of Boards Of Finance IRON
property II the sentiment OF the meeting that
this subject would make effective weapon OF attack
ON the republican party by whose agency 1t was passed
and VIII ca is most unpopular with the to,itng masses
WheuAhe committee adjourned the adherenls OF Duny
and Muller Kept up q good deal Of controversy ~
groups scxttered over the street