The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-08
THE CITY DEMOCRACY.

MEETING oP THE GENERAL COMMITTEE At
TEUToSiA ASSEMBLY ROOMS -ELEcIIos or
PERMANENT OFFICERS
Tho General Committee OF tho city democracy Of tho
Guy and county OF New York held meeting Last night
at rsutonia Assembly Rooms. corner oil six.
tccnth street ana Third avenue, tor the pur.
pose OF forming permanent organization
Tnoro was very large attendance, about
fourteen hundrci delegates being present
Permanent officers were elected and resolutions Ia
condemnation Of superintendent sinyih's acquiitai
passed Among those present were Joha b. uaskin,
James oBricn, Thomas J. Darr Theodore L. rom.in-
SOU Robert b. Mooney, Vanderbilt Alien, James Fliz
gerald. jerome Buck Wilson S. Wolf, Thomas Multi
gan Alfred T.. Aekeri, Patrick Moynahan. Dennis
Burns, Michasi Hoacy Timothy Shea and ex-corouei
Flyan.
Mr. John Il IIasxin called tho meeting TO oricr 81
eight O'clock He said thar Il was held Tor the pur.
pose OF iorinin. permanent organization. Their
nrst business would DO the election oi a permanent
chairman, Two vice presidents, two secretaries and
treasurer In his speech Mr. Haskia alluded fceingly
10 tho late Senator John Morrisscy Us u "bruvc
bold and honest Senator. QUE whom tho laborina
men throughout Iho city and State wore willing Lu
follow, ami whom ali admired" ln CONCLUSION. Me-
Haskin nominated Mr. Robert D. Mooney Tor tempo
iary Chairman lie was unanimously clectce. Nr.
Mooney. In taking tLo chair, tnankel tho delegated
for CHOOSING him preside in appropriate speech.
Mr.. HaskIn nominated Mr. Alfred I. Ackcrt - tenn
porary secretary aud that gentleman Was elected,
Mr. i. }. Gib6ons moved that COMMITTEE vi Qua
IRON each district he chosen 10 nonnute officers
The dstrcts were called by thor numbers and
found that all represent tod, but credentials nd
noi boon received from tho Third, Tenth and Four
tecnLn Assembly districts aud from tho twcnty-lhrd
ward ihe nrst delegate on tho list IRON each dis
trict who happeaed TO DO present Was then
chosen u committee, ana recess OF NJ
Teen minutes WAS taken. This plan OF cloctinl
oilicsrs met with some opposition from members
daercn parts OF The roo but thoy were silenced ~
Mr. 1. +. Gibbons, who cxcicdiy arose ana ex.
ciuinod There arc persons here Ia tins room TO
night who camc Tor the purpose OF breaking up this
meeting have seou tucm."
lowing nominal ons :-Chairman, Hon. Johu II. Has
kin; Vice Charmen, Robert B. Mooney and Frederick
IL Rudenberg; Secretaries, Alfred I. Ackcrt and
Henry f. Lynch; Treasurer, Vanderbilt Allen; Scr
gehnt-at-Arms 10 DO nominated by the permanent
chairman. Tho coin mttee also recon ncndcd The mp
poinlmcnt OF committee OF hvo rules and By law
for tho government oil the committee. The report
was received aud It's recon- ncndations adopted
Mr.. Haskip, In accepting the permanent prcs-
depcy, said that the mission OF tho CITY democracy
was 10 restore local sell governments ADD act OPP
position to centralized power which had crcpt into
tho city government with tho last twenty years.
Mr.. Alfred I. Ackcrt then oncrcd two resolution
commencing Governor Robnson's presentation ot
Ing tho Iatter:3 acquttal aud approving Of the Gov
ornor's financial position.
Sir. Theodore 1onlnson next addressed tho meot
Ing He said there should DC secret political 60
because around II were the mouopolies OF this CITY,
IL could Afford 10 be democratic therefore the peo
pie could not afford 70 sustain II.
Tho Chairman then announced tho following Com
mittco on by Laws:-R. "a. Mooney, A. I. AckerI
Jerome Buck, Theodore IomiInsop, and vanderDils
Allen.
Tho meeting then adjourned subject to the call Of
tho Vice President.