New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-07

should bring ~ false WtHrnsf A-lhcf sii'H' ~
everything dome fairly 800 Jar we were concerned
pHiatc the rciurisl A-No: no: So Jar aa know aud
don't think any returns we're manipulated 't yo'' 10
al. s'r.
At this point Mr.. Townsend begged the committee TO
suspend for moment, and lie and NJ Tweed consulted
together. an. 81, ,,,vt
yeirl A.fhe l,t of january of the ensuing wear A.
Q.-Was there. subsequent 20 bis going ont 81 oIlce'
any silar atriril, nt made with amy other Republic
can p,n,,i,erg r',a =, c o,,Iv Arrangement know
Of. The next year no Legislature passed law hAls
oirt mn iustecfor so flf then We could not do tho
next year. We had 10 gat a vote positively. ,,..r ~,
Q.-Aiter TIA, act col the Lesl,Aluir, 90 ou ~ ,ct
any such means being used 20 get vote Al uo N"i
tin, the subsequent year they passed law liAns )"
away from the Board Of supersi.of". ,, Va,
Q.-Tnis Is an you know III THIS connections a 49,
'0-Bv Alderman Cowinc-I understand Mr VOORHEES,
was the only Republican that the SUPERVISORS duiih:
those wears were able To reachl A1he ONLY one that
recoilscf Of i'm connection with the appointment Of in-
specors OF Election. You were speaking OF mat one
subject believe l-iuspecors Of election not tc gen
Do You know Of any member OF the Board OF SUI
peivsors Of either political parry who were Iecr1 '"I
Won have already testified To Al have no recon- &C.
Ton Of any DINER. sir don't know OF any want TO
saw here Mr. CIuns, and gentlemen OF the committee.
that had no idea what 10 be examined upon and
this is just my impression at The moment lr0baoiy
affpr i,Silng over the books may bc elaborate
ana desire 20 change thingsnOt much II any,
though What am giving you now is,gi'en without
auy n son and without being asked previously upon
the subject, ana just giving you my fecollectloh
after seven years after going through yerything
almost, except DEATH ana almost that some OF the tme
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DESTROYED THROUGH
QUARREL.
ON 1870, understand that the old Supervisors
Ring was destroyed by the passage Of an Act OF the
Legislature abolishing the Boardl Ave quarreled
among ourselves and then we abolished the Board so
tnat the gentlemen were not having everything thcr
Q-Who quarrelledl A-Fox and Hayes and myself.
Q-What was the nature Of that quarrel A.-Ihey
Irlt lgI foOTu Tpl
away from me, was not inclined to let them do II.
Q-State what the exact nature OF that quarrei was
pOweri A.-Ihat was all power IN thr Doaru'
They said controlled everything. pad good de 10
say ABOUT the matter OF elections Al trat tiG , I
year 1870 Fox and Hayes and other distng sed gem
tnen on one side and myself and others, on the otner
side. .,
On consequence Of that quarrel the law was passed
O-Was that the reason that assigned during the
debates the Legislature at the lime that thai pm was
passed Al rather think not, with snle although
GLOW did you make that reason enforce itself upon
the legislative body! Al DONE know that made maj
reason enforce itself upon the legislative body maze
tht result from that reasoning enforce ITSELF 30, =,
Glow did vou get the hi passedl Al was Chair
man Of The Committee, and the Republic ans were very
anxious 10 pass The bill and offered io Introduce me Jaw
aud it was passed by both Houses, think, the same
G-Was any money used A.-No sir. They were too
within To- pass IT, That was one of things thai all
were anxious ~ Diss-tnc young Democracy, tine Demo
and the Republcans Ihey ired to do u ~ the
early part of the session and would not a0" them TO-
! lad the bill in committee ana heid IL.
TIE BOARD OF AUDIT SPRINGS INTO EXISTENCE.
Odd thar old supervisors Ring combination lead
TO The formation Of the other ring winch is called popu'
larry the Tweed Riugl" A.-That Is new name for
1.-THE Tweed Ring" Gmiline)
o. mean i'm the newspapers. At WAS not called
so am the last six mont!s-the Tweed Ring.
Ollie uug wiIcn was formed under the Board OF
Audit l had connection with the Old Board oil 5u-
0IPea.c STATE To- ne committee how the ring which
for convenience sake will call ine Iweed ltig was uIst
I4f FHa H
~, u. ~, U --,,,isr,,,r ,,,s u.ou M CoracII Was
Druutv street Commissioner SIR. Matthew i. Brennan
d I'm ti. ,uiIdirg We aid the Keeper OF tine City Hall
uT three years 20 give as our Dinners That wac
ep up s0cia y, and finally 10 formed Itself INTO poiiu-
ca 0i gan zauon-for politics entirely.
OF. W.5 composed SIMPLY uf yuu three men. A.
r.onfriy Nofldn. was sand about money while those
i.1eu were. trcIc Finally Corucl's tIme expired,
aud the Mayor went oUi, ma Tie Controllers time
was up aud they all went Oui, 1 was about
f.. ,,,|. on. l.lt ORIGINALLY Then came iu the new
,Iugor. forget who succeeded alE Hoffman; Hall. !
think Mr. Connolly succeeded Mr. Brennan aud Mr.
Mclean succeeded SIR Cornell. Then used 90 meet
pretty much every day. Once ln while Nr. S"c.nY
would come 10 and dine with u4. Then elected 90
the STATE Senate. ! found was impossible do any
iuu- there without paying for IT. AM money nd 10 pc
paid the passage OF bil' mp there. That Was
iue way the combination began IT'S iormuou-by
raising money 60 pay ion oar grotecuou M the clty.
don't know that ! made myself understood or not /
that when Holman, Brennan, cornell ana myself
met only met for the purpose cd dining or talking on
political matters, money was never mentioned there,
want That distinctly understood, for n don't make nat
statement 1t VIII be made for and he added aside,
probably ii VIII aIyway.").
Here Mr. Cole stated that lie had the certificate OF an
eminent surgeon that Mr.. Townscnds health would not
warrant his attending upon long examination and SO
he suggested adjournment ~ courtesy to hIm. The
committee accordingly adjourned until Wednesday next
at O'Clock p When Mr.. Tweed took his carriage he
received demonstration to which he has been a stran
ger for several years, viz three cheers attempt at
them from a crowd Of bows around his carriage lie
sponded 10y ueYOusy closing the shades To his window
JOHN b. MARsHALLs SUIT AGAINST TWEED.
ALBANY, y. Y, Sept. G.-Sheri1' Wemple, of
this county, has served summons three OF the de-
fcndants resident ~ this city, in the suit entitled John
H. Marshall aet Wm NJ. Tweed. John l.. Randall An
drew Randall John BrdgcfoTd" The summons Is for
relief action recover money alleged 10 be due for
iron mine property IN Columbia County