New-York tribune., 1878-11-12
THE IRVING HALL DEMOCRATS.

A DIFFERENTIATION IMPRESSED TO MAINTAIN The
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF THE GENERAL COM
MIITEE-sPEECHEs LEADERS.
The General Committee of the Irving Hall
Democrats met in the hall from which they derive
their name last night. There was q large at
tendance Of members of the committee and OF per-
In sympathy with the objects OF the organization
James E. Morrison, who presided, made short speech
He said that the meeting for the purpose OF e1-
changing congratulations the victory OF the com
bnation party on Tuesday last and also TO make ar
rangements for keeping their organization during the
coming year. Having achieved victory at the polls, he
sad the organization should prove that deserved by
giving the people Of the city better government II
the organization kept mp, and il served the people
faithfully in few years all the evils Of the present city
government could be reformed.
Resolutions were passed expressing qualification st
the support combination ticket had received PROM
Using an honest and capable government by
Mayor-elect Cooper; denouneinR John Kelly ana
Tammany Hall declaring fealty 10 the Democratic
party; and asking the continued support OF the organ
zation by voters j. H. Flanders offered additional res0-
lutions which were passed. denouncug Taminauy Hall
for personal attacks upon Mr. Cooper and aegng that
such attacks 10 be deplored as They tended 10
arouse religious bigotry and race hatTeds
Speeches were then made by Colonel D. X reo rs ana
Colonel fellowss speech was ehey ID reply 70 nose
last Thursday night He criticised Mr.. Woods declara
that those who had rebeed against Iammany ought
never to be admitted TO its rstOns,by calling at
tention to the fact that Mr. Wood had led several
cessful rebellions against Tammany himself as the
chief man in the Mozart Hall Democratic organization
But he sad the Irving Hall Democrats did not desire 10
reSnter Tammany Hall No one should nave the gratin
cation of refusing them admttance They did not In
tend 10 apologize They intended 10 hold together their
and mako the representative OF the enre
Democratic party of the city Tammany Han no longer
was a party it was merely brick building under The
control OF a society The leaders of the Dem
ocratic party were IildeD, Robinson and Cooper
The leaders Of the Irving Hall Democracy purp0sed
reorgauzingihe democratic party not as the Irving
Hal Democracy nor the Kelly Democracy, nor tho
Cooper Democracy but the Democratic party OF the
(itv of NeW-York The leaders OF Tammany had shown
their ncompetency as members OF tine Democratic state
Committee by permitting the State OF Newf0rk for the
frat me In six years TO elect Republican candidate
They ought 10 be deprived Of power and would DO do
spite the RESISTANCE of John Kelly.
General Bonrke said that was more magnanimous
than the leaders Of Tammany Hail. III they wanted TO
join the Irving Hall Democracy he would Nye tnem a
hearty welcome Something had been accomplished oy
the Irving Hall organization OF which is leaders might
well be proud The question before the party was
whether good evil should come fr0m It's victory
Good would II there was an excellent organlza-
tion TO obtain it, At the end OF the meeting
the Executive Committee was empowered TO have new
enrolment Of made for the election OF new Gen
eral Committee.