The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-13
Making Combinations Against the
Wigwam.
STRENGTH OF THE OPPOSITION.
Reasons for Popular Distrust OF
John Kelly.
THE OLD RING AND THE NEW.

and either took up with helped TO create The rival
democratic organization, talk very sangunely OF what
they hope to do in the fall and II they only accom-
plish half what they anticipate doing their bread Will
be handsomely baked. They say the aniiramnany
clements are already crystl!l,zng INTO compact
organization, which viii hc fully equipped and ready
for any tusss tournament by the 1st OF September
Emanac B. Hart, Chairman Of tho Executive Com
mittee of the Now York County Democracy and John
ID. Coughln, Secretary OF tho County Committee state
that they In daily communication with lhs
district organization and feel satisfied, from al
thoy cara tina; the anti Tammany body will be
much more formidable ara elective than II
even in 1875, when 1t swept the city by
2o,ooO majority. Thoy express themselves surprised
10 end how many Identified with the older, or
rather parent organization have voluntarily offered
their serviccs assist ID the overthrow OF 1.-The
chine" this fall They expect under the new plan Of
organization 10 put into working operation by the LIST
OF September district committee IN each Assembly
district prd County CoIamittec which will eclipse
Tammany Hall in point of strength, efficiency and
thusissm
fEATuRws PAN
The principal feature OF the plan that the dis
trct committees mado larger than heretofore and
the County Committee much smaller. The argument In
behalf OF this design that npne bot
Will be sent from the various district committees tho
will bring IL tho possibility OF being purely de-
Lucrative body, and no, ~ hitherto mass meeting
where every man offered his counsel the one with
the strongest pair lungs carried all before him. There
is question but tn ct some of the anti-rammany
county conventions IN the past as nearly Illustrated
Bedam as any political assemhlasss over convened.
1t expected the call for tho primary elections will
DC issued early next month by Ira Shafer, Chairman
OF the County Committee. The arguments of tho
anti.Tammany leaders the success OF their cam
paign have family likeness aud those OF ono repre-
sent those oil ai.
why KELLY rs DisTRusrED.
They are the effect That the disrust of and aver
sion to Tammany on the part Of great many demo-
owing the fact that John Kelly the Grand
Saohem, took tho Office Of Comptroller while all the
time representing that he neither sought, wanted
nor would accept an Office; that he would hold
himself untramme!lcd and give bis time along with
his most earnest and sincere Efforts to strengthening
purifying and harmonizing tho democratic party here
and every where in city, county, State and national
politics. This promise they declare he has broken,
and that in place OF winning public confidence for tho
pary and restoring unity TO its ranks has contrvod
TO asperse 1t before tho people and the seeds of
dscord in It's ranks They point to tho ho took
IN having the popular and well regarded Alderman
Lewis removed from the position OF President OF
| tho Board of Aldermen TO make way Tor his
| friend Purroy, so as to get another vote in
the Board OF Apportionmcnt, and thereby succeed
| in running almost the whole city government Even
partisan democrats are lndsposod to this Of
duct, which is too much reminder Of the early ways
ol.the Ring. Nor do they reflect without misgivIhgs
on his attempt to buldoze Mayor Ely into giving him
complete authority over the Police Department.; and
wncn II is considered that this commission controls
all the machinery OF elections tho tactics OF Tweed are
al once suggested TO the mind 1t VIII be remembered
that when the Ring entered into tho conspiracy to
plunder the city they FIRST obtained hold of tue city
treasury just ike the present Incumbent of the Comp
trolicrship. Then they captured The Board of AUDIT
Just as MS nSoeleney OF Tammany Hall aa the Board
lions through the police just as the mighty big lnjun
Of the Wgwam tried to do and has only thus tar
prevented from doing by the hrmpess OF Mayor Ely.
To-day, therefore, the present Comptroller has all the
power the old Ring had, excepting their power over
the elections Seeing this, the people. according to
| the anti-Tammany argument, have become alar med.
In Kelly they another Tweed disguise, in the
dishonest, pluudoring sense, but the graspng ore
man power, seeking TO control the whole city govern
ment and aiming AT Unlimited aud esponsibe power
The fearful lesson taught tho citizens by the rule
oil the dead Ring is not likely TO be so soon lost
upon them, and when they open their eyes
IuIly to the obvious purposes OF Kelly h follow.
they Will rise In their majesty, they did before,
and bury Iammany out OF sgnt, perhaps forever.
Thus the followers OF the fortunes Of the anti Tammany
experiment nope 10 work upon the fears OF the
payers, ana nobody viii deny that the facts favor
their argument, and that Kelly, who Is Tammany ana
Tammany Kelly. has given grave ground Tor SUSPICION
his ana expressions '.rhc best prolcc.
tion," say the anlI-Iammany men, "ior the people
| from the designs OF an AMBITIOUS Comptroller lies
ant-rammany Board OF Aldermen, working IN har-
mony with Mayor Ely, and Kelly would be held IN
check, If not checkmated"
| THINGS coNsPIRISG AGAINST TAMsLANY
| The liquor interest," which is such power in the
land, Is already being persuaded rightly wrongly,
that Tammany Hall is responsible its present en-.
barrassments; arguing that John Kelly If nc liked.
the Governor counterucing the obnoxious features in
the one upon which the decision OF the Court OF APP
peas was rendered Then there Is the great army OF
pf tly udy IN 10
the government Of New York With the democratic
party. Commissioner Campbell viii give them
work, and yet the Commissioner might "a well be q
republican Tor all the help he " hts party or 10 Tam
many Hall.
GENERAL APPREHENSION FOR rAnMAxr.
From all that can be gathered among the politicians
who are not Of the anti fsmmany partisan order,
there is trouble IN store tor tho ancient
Fourteenth street.
A WORSE rnAx AT1rLA
Its enemies are gathering from north. south, east
ana west and they Will TALL upon II sword hand with
the cry OF mo quartcr' Among them are many OF
It's own camp and household, whiic as fortune would
have H. there Is abroad this year III the city
monty large number OF republican Tree for sale
to the hghos. bidder Colonel Tom Stewart leads this
corps OF prospective oragers Toms eye IA on anti
! Tamnahy with whom he hopes TO secure an alliance
ouensive and defensive II is certain negotiations
gong for this purpose, aud a definite aud
| satisfactory union the parties is
pocted Az the untiTammany democrats and
the Stewart republicans are seccsslonisH irom
or as the orthodox cali them traitors
" their respective parties, they share for each
the mutual sympathy begotten OF a common expert
gong ~ the ranks OF the republican party OF the
city have done great harm to the organization, what
ever may be said TO Tho ontrary Men who meet and
dcuounce each other Custom House and III Custom
House parsans have lately done are not likely 10 pub
well together the eight against the common enemy.
Fortunately for the dsarcctcd republicans they have
The anti Tamn,any democratic ark TO take refuge in
and that they intend 10 avail themselves Of the
| yenience Is manifest all Sides In 1876 the r"pub
who voted with the democrats tailed 10 make
up their minds I'LL The last moment, and the
result OF the election several instances unsats
factory. As many as i've and six candidates were
the same ticket In ono Assembly district and 1t was
little wonder II the Tammany candidate should walk
/ ia winner under the circumstances Despite, how
ever, the want OF confidence aud earnest cooperation
between the democrats aud republicans 1ammany
badly beaten. Learning from the experience or 10
the blunder then committed IN the way OF random
nominations and undscIpEed voting, will be sought
to avoid ~ this time.
| SENATORIAL PRosPECT.
Through means OF the coalitlon IN '75 haphazard AZ
was Tsnsmany carried only one Senator IN this city.