The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-12
CELEBRATING THE VICTORY.
IRYING MN DEMOCRATS REJOICING
Ar TIIE EX-KING'S DRFEIT

Hall in tho recent election. Tho twelve hun
dred delegates to the Committee fllcd the
floor Of tho hall. and every scat
in the gallery was occupied by friends
OF tho peoples cause Among tho delegates
were Thatcher VI. Adams. Jordan l.. Mott. John
Fox. Michael Norton. John McCool Herbert o.
Thompson. John II. Fellows Gen. Thomas Y.
Bourke. Jamea Hayes. Richard Evans. Alder
men elect Kenny. Strack and Kiernan
Thomas J. Barr. Thomas Costlgan. Peter
Bowc. John Joralemon, James Daily Jo-
seph Blumenthal. Joseph r. Flanders.
Maurice ]. Power. Henry Murray. Hugh II.
Moore. and Ambrose II. Purdy MIR James T..
Morrison the Committees Chairman. called the
meeting 70 order. and in a short speech re-
do nothing during MAyor-elec Coopers admin
istration TO hamper his efforts to reform the
abuses In the municipal government
Chnrles ". Truax. the Committoe's Secretary.
read the following:
The Democratic organization Of the City OF New YORK
rrst-rhat we congratulate the citizens ct New York
on the grand and 'ignincant victory which by their
efforts achieved at the rolls the 9TH OF November
In the election Of Edward rooryr MAYOR OF this civ.
10 thc responsible ofccs Of District At"riey Cy ui lee
Coroner amt Aldermen atiarsc whereof, the true demo
crate principle OF tho government Of ihc people, 10y the
rcopc and or the rcurc ha been confirmed as the bass
soecna"Ths he cicciiDn Of Ed@Sri Ccoper a, Mayor
ent and untrammcllcd administration Of the responsible
duties Of that hrh 9lirc enl eer. nl ,nicr,i,i9n & s
douud to the credit AMI honor OF the city. aud
T6iri-ihI while ~ uc hour oi our triumph we Dc
sire to I've generous yet would call Nitcnuon to tie
Tnnmsuv Hall aud Of his sncc the cc.
in.ccnt domination u that cio. corpora sian va. no,
oNsrlhrown mo ncnt TOO soon. ic rso, should l,ok
1tempt 10 dictate the whole policy aud so'crnmen of
lgu,th Iet We dgGrcce'e ND dsnounce the attempt,
msdc by pubic oci1s 70 e,rrcc ne 'c''r ,nssscd IN
pr any particular party ~ candidate such conduct -
miticd Lj ,hc frec and niercnicn, voters d, III. ty
ihu.e 50 oncniing VII be- held to strict accountability
Inh- That while mn, recognizing the necessity and
si eiiom smi election Of IT, c vho srs Iir,.i, With
t9s m admin o % ear mnm,,ra insir We ySt re-
thr cnc- ani 1ih OF The glorious old icnocrs'ic party
Of that party We .ha be found the front ranks bat
measure. ami Dcmocrsus cSSdiJsse. IN ali sialrs Of
sNth-rbat hi, organization will continue in the way
4 has hesun e rcnrntin -. puncipls an rs 'eunn
the masses OF the pemori iuc 'otet ~ ms CITY T. mat
sni independent ncccrat. 80 that declared IN
q M. 5resm1,on It ,al he formed :, ami ryprr-
punciiic.. snd it, ioiueal action.
These resolutions. and n resolution offered
10y cX Judge Flanders declaring ~ unjust and
nn ra poJSS JnSn E"T' tWo o ptH9, n"s
Mr. Cooper. and John Kclys atirnipt 10 drug
nationality and religion into The political cam
| pniCn. were nHs-rl without dissenting voice.
and amid The thecrs OF the twelve hundred del;
cgn,.es. Then. in rTpopse top n call
| took the platform. He began by saying thui the
drspotiam which John Kelly. tho sef conati-
| iutrd leader NJ Tnmmnny Hal. had tried to set
up in this city hat not been overthrbwn n mo-
| ment too soon Thon he briefly described the
| composition OF the Tammany organization.
| Tamnany secret society whose chief officers.
| the sachems. were controlled by John Kelly.
Thc soCc was casrtTSd many "a s1S ysars 29 E3,
| John Kelly wen, into n. and hy his doggcd and
| his candidate for Mayor snchcms. They CON
! troll tn" building. open and shut ~ doors at
| viii. and uduit or kcrr out whom they wish.
| AZ naiu'll scqu.nre, tho p,ticnl parry that
mcr's in that bu ding Is rulfl hy the mon who
controls the sachems sand that man D., John
Coi Fellows then read that par, of Fcrnandq
| Woods speech before the Tnmmnny General
Committee in which the vetern9 r.on FRESHMAN
| Tuesday lust should be peTmiito again To enter
| IT, doors. We .ny 10 John Kelly that We have
Colonel continued. raising his voice, We Or
done with TRmmuny mud with iis methods We
don't wish 10, 20 back there. Fernando Wood
| may stand at the door Of the wigwam with his
! paint md brush but he will not get n chnnce ~
| brand one ol us. The victory won on Tuesdny
| last means that Tnmmany Hail no longer stands
| for the Democratic party Of this country. LAP
| ulaus'.l IL will hereafter be known as n brick
building in Fourteenth street the home ot "a SEE
meetings or Sons of Temperance lodges. Bul
1t shall not I'm the future represent tho Democ
| rury Ot ms city. lAIplNNSfsl lllN lfnn'TN'i
| Of New York Will herealterbo organized In ih,
| full light Of day and In view of the people. Tho
new organisation VIII be no mans party nqfi
will ba the Democratic party OF tho County o.
New York"
| Col. Fellows WAS greeted with rounds OF cheers
The speaker i9'n gaNe z iow minutes 70 th'
| Captains who intimdntcd yo,crs ~ the election
He said that Capt Mcdonnell anC
liquor stores in their prccincts an,
ordered thoir proprietors. under trreals o
ticket. and then added: tell those officers To-
night that after the lst Of January neNtthc vii
be held h. strict account for their acts on riec
tiun day" This declaration ELECTED loud np
'Col. fel!ows nest turmoil his attention to Johl
Krlly's qunlitics M n political l.nlor nnd de-
clnred that he had none Of the olcmcnts Of
good leader. hu' D. ascssel many OF Tho charnc
teristics Of a tyrunt, samuel J. Tilien lHp
paisel, Gov. Robinson. Edward Cooper lnp
pnuscl. Allan Cmpacll, the. Brooelyn Bridg
Company" laughtrr. he said, wore once Mr.
with all Of thcnl. Were, they, ,9ll wrong. an,
was he alone right No. They loot Johl
krlly's frirndship aud his coniidnngoi hecaus
they dared TO have opinlon- tp which lac wa
opposed. lAppanse,l Tho Colonel added IN
Mr.. Kelly, through the Democratic state Com
m,,'ss gon, s,,n %Gh ano mg 1Is"Kd 9 Sr S t s TIM ne
in six yenIs.' ne said, the Demo 'rucy lost tn
state, and the R'puhlicans elected nearly on
Cob Follows concluded by urging the Com
| miitce 10 aid Mr. Cooper in his tnoris IN ~
coming i%o years To- nt"sr we b0",'n %, ~ u, nhi ,
As he took his scat the house rang with cheers
designate the time and places idr the enroll
meut ol Democrats opposed TO Tammahy ~
| preparatory step toward the clcelinn "i N
General Committee for 1879. Gen. lhomns l
Bourke then made "A short speech ana th
| COmmittra adjourned.
The Repuhliean organization Of tho Six'oocnt
| Ia ID fV nf Ft tpf Il "a