The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-09-27
ANTI-TAMMANY.
JOHN MoRBIssEY ELECTED DELEGATE TO THE
ALBANY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN THE

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JOHN MoRRIssEx ELECTED DEnEcArE TO THE
ALBANY MISREPRESENTATION IN THE
THIRD ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
An enthusiastic crowd Of democrats opposed to
Tammany Hall filed Brookes' Assembly Rooms on
Brooms street. last evening, to hear the report
Third Assem- bly, District Convention upon the selection
Of delegates to tho State Convention a. Albany,
October g. Mr. Patrick Walsh acted as chair.
man. and read of the following report OF dele.
gates as agreed upon by tho primaries
John Morrssey. Joseph Shannon, Richard Volt
man: alternates-Peter A. Bite, Henry MoCloskey
Timothy Harrison. Tho report was unanimously
adopted by the meeting. The room was filled by
what was evidently strong ant.rammany crowd
and yet It was spontaneous asscmblage indicating
that the policy of tho 'gwan on Fourteenth street
had grown Of late cmineny disaseful to the masses
OF tho voters, at least In tho downtown wards The
following resolutions were read and adopted:-
Whereas representing cuns,it made up to large
Of rehspaysr. ana wYrkinsIas, the asiubsr. q
h. H. f1v.t such pse ,haa win
comm unity and whereas those DO pro-
s :ss,ss q vs!ss
s To ss. Dors s ~ Ia. ocsho@s
while mssI los. sun, jaasisioa.Iy expended "a
Of the water supply and the m." san Of IN:
at n. .s 10 s:
the III John Mas sn sss fcr
Gtrcs has ably psrsistsny snrnsssy his innn
sSonsh BY the i"asncs sm%sny Hail these
Rs.Svsd At the ihsnss people Of the Third AS
to Mr. Morrsssy Tor his ~ their behalf and that is
their wish That he may be Long spared TO cou.nu.
of tho community
SENATOR MoRRissEr's spEKcH.
There wero loud cries for John Norrissey, and after
awhile he came forward, though evidently suffering
evening to make speech. my health very poorly,
but could not help coming here 70 thank you Tor tho
honor you have conferred ON me. have had the
honor Of representing this district for years.
am here tonight 10 answer any Questions that may be
put 70 me- don't know that 4 nave betrayed any
pubic trust. told you in the last canvass that
would not sell you out as politicians have done before
me. I introduced measure. IN tho last Legislature
tOuar class or any particular district or interest,
blu. Tor the whole people q The city and county Of
instance alone would have savei the city ut least
$500, 900 Tammany opposed that and II WAS be-tsn.
10 ,ns mat Wanted 70 turn out Of
twenty commissioners Of department wish tney
had peen ,urned our for ~ would have been all the
posing me a. every step. "A voice, Damn
tTsmmany HalLD 1 introduced resolution
troller OF the departments where reduction
might be NJ de, aud Mr.. Kelly came TO Albany and
teacners and hremcn could Dear reductlon' There
was no department in the city that aid not contribute
TO beat the reform III the stature. Tney
will tell YOU who am--John Morrisscy. Applause.
There Is Of my life that am ashamed TO stand
by and there Ia thing can say-that never
stole any OF the public money, and never
betrayed public trust that
mltcd to me. Mistakes ! have made, II is true,
and have lived in the broad daylight That everybody
could see them: but hank Heaven without b0asting
may say that have done rcparation tor the oiIlss,
you call Them so, the offences oil my carly
years And that Is enough Tor nc 10 say on that sub
jcc Should have the uonOr to Uo reelected Al your
hands snail revive III Of 70
irenenment on behalf oil This city which, through the
fundamentally OF Tammany Hall or Jonn Kelly,
Alter Morrissey's speech there were oud calls Tor Mr.,
James Hayes but as he had lett The hail none except
few local orators left TO enter ain the audience,
which dissolved, having previously heard from
Sengtor Morrissev, gazod upon his salwart form ant