New-York tribune., 1878-11-07
TAMMANY PULLING ITSELF TOGETHER.

Something, perhaps Dui as 10 anu W
prefer to delay expressing any further opinion uh
later IN the week"
TAMMANY PULLING ITSELF TOGETHER.
MEETING OF THE LEADERS IN TAMMANY HALL-rHE
ELECTION REVIEWED CAUSES or DEFEAT
POINTED OUT.
The passcr along East Fourteenth-st. late
vesterday afternoon saw mrny weldr,ssed slowly
mount the step, nR Tammany Hall and disappear behind
it, doors MOst Of these looked Respondent and
glanceup the eaden gray Sky of the dreary day
as If Nature in harmony with their melancholy
Thoughts As day lapsed into. night, raindroPs
to beat against the great wigwam aud the Janor
within could be heard singing mOurnfu ditty'
Meanwhile, in the basement OF the building, the
leaders of the Tammany Hall political organization wero
contemplating the ruin wrought by the combination
party on Tuesday, and deysng the measures 10 ADOPT
TO win back popular support 1t was uniYer'i Ally ageeu
that the defeat due IN great measure 10 the acI
that the newspapers chad poisoned the public mind
against the organization. TIE prediction was frequently
made that the combination party would quarrel over
the division OF the spOis, and that Tammany would
rroht by these coming dssensOns. Several speeches
were made predicting Tammany's victory at ire next
election on account the alleged dicuy OF forming
strong combination party two years In succcsSioh
These predictions seemed to arouse dropping spit
it's and several hearty cheers given In the midst
OF this feeling OF renewed hope Augustus Sche entered
the ROOM At sight OF his face, which was as goodhu
mored as usual the hats nearly all in the assembage
were tosss the air and cheers were gwen again and
again. Mr. Schel seemed much an0cled oy lhis heaIly
reception OF q defeated candidate. dnd warmly thanked
his bearers for the support th'y had gven him.
Other speeches then made Ou the SUBJECT or the
election The asSembage congratulated on the iact
that Tammany Hall had been enabled t. pol such
vote despite tue great opposition OF Other ponta
organizations. Many speeches were made III deh9ncia
ti0n of John Davenport for having men arrested who
aueinpted to vO the alleged fraudulent naturalza
tlon papers OF 1865. Reports .ere received IRON
All OF tre Assembly Districts in regard to
Obt1ncd for the Tammauy ticket ana also con
corning cOndu OF thF in CDJrge OF the election
booths John Kelly advised, rs a means of prepar
tho party another StuggC, that the GenefdI COM
mittee OF the organization, nunnoTlng I-op III D. be
summoned together at once aud their counsel D TAKEN
on the political situation. Ire Suggestion vas uilah
mOusly adopted; ana the General committee VIII d'-
cordngly meet in Tammany Hall ton ght. At this
meeting sp .pc. G. Will be by Mr. Kelly and others
concerning the election and resolutions VIII be passed
dcuunCiatlOn Of Mr. Davenport and tho coinolnatlOh
party. ,---- --,-
Mi Kelly was seemingly in very good humOr whom
the conference dissolved. When asked 10 give us
opinion about Tuesdays election H. said: I'm give my
say nothing" After the meeting had adjourned, The
persons Attending II, they walked bOmeWard talked
rather more freely about the election thnn they had
done within Tammany Hal. Ohe man sad " think
German upon tne ticket. l don't believe there was
German in my district that voted our ticket Another
said &" You the hrcmen, the policemen ana the
sCHCUl teachers all thought We were gong 10 Tcuutc
their salaries and they did all they could % defeat
our ticket Besides, have reduced the expenses or
departments; Gud that Is an unpopular tnh% 10 10
iua Low. But 10 difficult matter 10 provide work ior
wOrKngneu. Tea thousand apply fOTiIty stuatloHS II
there are that number vacant ana those VINO OOhi get
a place VOke against yOu on elect on day" hll another
said fhuk We have lost through troachery IN our
own ranks did il happen that we elected 50 many
ASsenblymen when in the districts the county
ticket ran SO far behind y