National Republican., 1877-09-19
TwEED's TESTIMONY.
TWEED AND JOHN KELLY ACTING IN CON
CERT-THE WAR OF THE "BossEsS" UPON
JIMMY oBRIEN"-THE REAL SECRET.
correspondence OF the National Republican,

CERT-THE WAR OF THE "BOSSEsS' CPON
JIMMY oBRIEN"-THE REAL SECRET.
correspondence of the National Republican,
New YORK, Sept. Il, 1877.
1t is a very extraordinary fact that none of
the New York press writers have probcd the real
motive of the aldermanic committee investigation.
The Bohemian intervicwers have simply obtained
from the persons whom Tweed has implicated in
the ring frauds dcnias of their guilt. Now, the
bottom facts are these: John Kelly, as Boss Of
Tammany," Is determined to rule Tammany Hall
with the same arbitrary power that Boss Tweed
exercised In his pslmy days. When Twceds al
legged confession was placed in Attorney General
Fairchds hands. after John Kelly had given to
Mr. Hurlbut, Of the World its principal points, and
he found that Fsrchild would not act upon II,
Kelly saw for the first time that the Tilden branch
Of the Democracy did not intend to cooperate with
him in his opposition to rcnominating the State
ticket, although he supposed he had captured Gov.
Robinson by his Manhattan club reception. He
further discovered that O'Brien shafcr. Bixby.
Hart \ Co. intended TO organize powerful anti.
Tammnny general committee, and that ihs delegates
to the Stale convention would have an equal mp.
rcsentntiOn with the Tannany Hall delegates, and,
which would, of course, with the aid Of the Kings
county delegation, ncmtrslize the Kelly influence
| In the convention. Kelly consequently looked
| about him for a weapon to destroy Olirien and
John ID. Townsend who Is his friend and the pres
ent attorney for Tweed secured that weapon In the
| The present "Boss" hates o Brien because he has
| always been thorn In his political side in his own
district and has always made war upon his old pet,
Coroner Dick Croakcr, and Tweed also hates the
| eS-shuriT because he was the hrst man to com.
lnencc the attack upon the old ring and furnished
the Times with the first data that were published
against him In that Journal; so was an easy thing
| for "BOss' Kelly and "cN-Boss" Tweed tD shake
hands and make common fight against OBricn.
and by crushing him they believe they can crush
| all opposition 10 Tammany Hall, and should Kelly
then succeed in obtaining control Of tho state con-
vcntion, and nominate Townsend Ms Attorney
General, Twecds release hs reward for his assist
| ance, together with surrender of nominal
| amount Of money would follow OfcOurae, Tweed
| like a drowning man, Is catching at every straw
| but between Kelly, Townsend and the aldcrInanic
| committee he has become frightnIlly muddled
particularly In view Of the testimony he gave upon
Senate investigating committee. II these state.
ments were true, then his present testimony must
be false and rice rersd, for they contradicting
~ It II Is possible for evidence to be In every
in the comedy Of THE Rivals" IT'S very pretty
| quarrel as II stands"
| Senator u Brien assures me- so far as he Is con-
ccrned that he will throw more daylight upon the
subject than perhaps John Kelly will Ike and that
II Is quite probable that he Will altogether retire
from politics amer h0 has vindicated himself For
the past year he has not participated In political
amir being entirely devoted to grain specnlatiois
out Of which he has realized In few months pasi
! over $1,000 Judging from ths. instead of being q
Democratic politician, he must have become q
| Granger,
Besides these quarrels In the Democratic camr
there II some danger Of the party losing large
| element among the laboring classes who seem In.
| cined tn break away from the Democracy. Thii
itol building at Albany assaulted the Democratic
members Of the assembly, and cheercd Genera
| Hustled. the bndhraded eagle of Wcstchester, ant
trium mphantly escorted him tD his home Ifa good
mated itwould likely be elected by a larg,
majority 7. W. p.