The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-24
Mr. TYlcie,, at Homo.

We announced yesterday the success &C. o.
HE KELLY ticket In the Tamraans elections
held last Monday. We said also Ina. We
knew that one member had gone 'fo',i :"
r,;n,. N New York for the purpose OF par
s,c;n.,,np in those elections. The TACT IS
there were members present from all parts
~ the country whercsoever dispersea'"
M. r<sn,t was 10 be q victory at home
,e,,her for Mt. TIsDES or for JOHN hEL-
~. souS is true blue. He never niss
below the belt. He did all he coah
against Mr., TnnES's nomination as 81.
Iouis In, 1876, going SO far as 70
make a speech against him; YET wheh
asked whether he and the rest OF Inc Tam.
many braves would support Mr.. iadDEN u
nominated, he declared frankly anat tney
.rcon,d And by the way, Senator HERMAN
2xsas equally candid on the oshof sioe' ZOE
..h,,st advocating SIR. TILuEN's nomination
~, mo Ground that he could certainly carry
New York, he said In reply oaHuest'on OH
sbat point. ION. yes; any good Democrat
can carry New York, OF course"
Put we ATTENDED only 10 let our readers
know what Mr.. KELLY's organ has tosay
n, the result OF the elections OF Monday
lae.; and we now give its own words. we
quote from the Express oil TUESDAY aiter-
noon:
A DEMOCRATIC VIcroEY.-The election OF
Officers at Tammany Na!l last night was
something more than mere local aHalr:
That organization Is thc representative ana
directing head Of the Democratic party III
this city-aIl the Democracy there IS in the
city. it is also a power in the State and
nation. For this reason the faction which
lis resorting to every desperate device it
can think OF to get control OF Demo
scratlc machinery left no means untried
TO capture the Tammany organization.
It has plotted. 1t has made all kinds OF
disturbance without and within. 1t has
.toue its utmost to dc!amc the organization
and break it down. 1t has appealed to the
courts FOR alG in its desperate and destruc-
tive work. forum that organization ana
to get control of its machinery and name
and prestige, it has left 20 plan untried,
no secret influence nor open assault unvcn-
tured. The decision OF the Supreme Court,
however, proved severe discontinue.
That decision sustained the action OF the
Tammany officers and virtually authorized
the mutation or the DcNlf-cicClcu hieuibNio.
But the election OF officers was held before
the new members could be initiated. The
meeting for this purpose last night was
large, emiucntly respectable, and entau-
siastic. And when the vote was an
nounced it was found that the regular
ticket received 525 ballots, against for the
opposition. ticket and 36 scattering votes.
The leaders Of The opposition, finding that
their faction would be in such contemptl-
bic minority, kept away from the ncctln@'
thus abandoning the contest. SO ENDS a
fight which was begun by selfish, amhi-
tlous, designing politicians who wanted
places they were unit for and power they
could not be trusted to use-a tight taken
up and emLittercd by sclf-defeited can
ddatc for the presidency in order TO be
rcvcngcd on the .men who think more
of their country and the Democratic
party than o! Samuel j. TiIden. They are
defeated. The Democratic party has pre-
served it's central organization. and Will
maintain its integrity. The victory last
might ins,lrcS The unity and hearty CO.
operation d all the Democrats Of this city
in the old organization, under the old
standard, with the leaders who have earned
The confidence and respect and support OF
all trne Democrats everywhere. And this
success makes other victories, in both the
State and the nation, more than possible.
Comment from us would be useless. The
reader can draw his own differences and
come to his own conclusions. 49,. a.F.