The New York herald., 1878-10-08
THE LOCAL CAMPAIGN.

A BUSY DAY Fos ALL KINDS or oRGANIZERs-
THE eEEENBAcK CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE.
Ten OF the committee OF fifteen gentlemen ap-
pointed at the meeting Of taxpayers held tho Fth
Avenue Hotel Saturday evening. assembled at tho
Chamber vi Commerce yesterday afternoon TOR tho
purpose OF organizing and carrying the instruc-
tions there received. II may be well TO state
here that the committee elected TO meet
at the Chamber OF Commerce without invita-
ton, and that the Chamber, as body,
In responsible Tor Its action In PLAIN truth,
the holding OF the meeting there much displeasod
certain influential and non-partisan members OF the
Chamber tho are very much astonished that moot
ing Tor political purposes SHOULD DO called, without
invitation or permission. in tho Chamber Mr. Foley,
one OF the members oil this committee. informed
the newspaper men, who assembled 10 attend
The meeung, thai Their presence would not be
tolerated. This unauihoritative announcement
was not accepted ara the scribes waited until the
meeting was organized, Mr.. L. L. Coudert being
elected chairman and Mr. Foley secretary. Tuo lrsl
business presented lor consideration from Mr..
Foley, who moved that the press be excluded from
the deliberations oi the meeting. Notwithstanding
that objection was made a. The FiIIh meeting
on Saturday nignt to tho adoption Of the rules anu
bylaws oil tho Committee OF Seventy Mr. Foley quoted
tnem IN support oi his motion. tic .hougut IL
best TO give the press only In
formation calculated to further the
commitlee's work, and Mr. townsend In u speecn
seconded thu motion, whicn was nnally carried, aud
the newspaper men Retired OF the Committee OF
Fifteen the following members were present -Messrs
Coudert Foley, Buell., Fry, Baker, Townsend, Hal
sied, Fish Schc. The cardinal prIncipio oi inns
committee Is "a reGuction oil the tax levy from
two ahd hity-nve one-hundreutns per cent, not
withstapdlug tnat certain gentlemen at the Fifth
Avenue meeting maintained that This reduc-
ton OF hiiy-nyo cents the dollar
practicable without reducing the wages OF teachcr
police 1remen. Mr.. Foey that the i've gen.
tlemen 10 lie called before the committee ana ex-
amIned 10 tneir sentiments The proposed reduc-
Liol. he further states tuat the total levy OF
$50 000, 900 can DO reduceu TO $4,000. 900 without
unecLiug any oil The puoIic servants named.
rHE PRoCEEDiNGA
From Mr Foley the Ioliowiuy iniormation concern
ing what happened at the meeting was seaued:-
"A committes oil fve," SAID ne, .'was appointed 10
pose of securing their co-oporalon, and to place
objects OF the mittee before the peopen
ssWbat Tue names OF the gentlemen appou ted
o. the com mitteelo asked the reporter.
"NE Samuel &. Thompson, president OF the Chase
National Bank; Mr. Vernon H. Brown, Mr. CIeese-
borough, Dir. John Foley and Mr. II. J. Moody, presi-
don't OF the Pacific National Bank" answered ME-
Foley.
Anything further ?" continued the reporter
"Yss A committee OF ten was appointed 10 mako
tho necessary arrangements Tor "a mass meeting OF
taxpayers ~ early day. The committee consists
OF the following genllemen-Mr. James Buell., pres-
dert oil the importers ana Traders Bank Mr. ohm
Foley, Mr.. Randolph W. Thompson, Mr. \. NJ. Pey-
ser, Mr.. v. IL. Brown, Mr. q. Y. BALDWIN, Mr. |, D.
Fish, president OF The Marine Bank Mr.. Il. Patterson
Mr.. b. Ii. Baxer and Mr.. II. J. Moody. II also
resolved said Mr.. Foley CONCLUSION, to confer
with tho various political organizl ltions
possible.'