The New York herald., 1879-10-08

NEW YORK. Oct. Z, 1879.
TAMMANY COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION
The Tammany Committee on Organization met in
the basement of the Wi.wam i'll Fourteenth street,
last evening, Police Justice Duffy in the chair After
the usual routine OF minutes and other matters the
principal object of the meetingthe hearing of the
reports Of the committees from each ASSEM-
bly, district tho place tor holding the
primary elections and the Assembly district
conventions-was reached. Tho reports
heard by districts. commencing at tho first.
Mr.. Kirk. from the Second Assembly district, said
that the Police Commissioners selected some mem
bers of the list presented by the District General
Committee and rejected the rest substituting. on
motion Of Commissioner Morrison. for the remain
der Of the list the most active members OF the
General Committee. who did not want to
inspectors of election because
they of infinitely moro use to the
party the outside workers in the district. Re-
ports of q similar character heard from all the
districts until the Fifth reached. from this DR..
Donlan reported that only five polling or registry
places open for most OF the day. and that in
some Of them there only two inspectors pres
eut Excise Commissioner Morrison. OF the Fit
teenth district. said that many OF the General Com
mtteemen in his district had also been appointed
inspectors; that twenty-eght out Of the thirtyfve
election districts without Tammany
Hall inspectors. and III two election districts
no registration took place up to late hour.
I'm perfect reports were presented from the Fourth
and Sixteenth districts, and Mr.. Kelly's motion
they were withdrawn to be straightened out to-day.
Mr.. Mcintyre stated that the people in the Seven
teenth district got only half the list they offered.
In the Eighteenth the entire list was appointed. but
at very late hour on Tuesday night. In the Nine
teenth Commissioner Morrison again interfored by
substituting persons whom he either know would
Hall ut the present time. The complaint
made elsewhere but in the Twenty first district they
seemed to have been more lucky than the rest all
their list accepted and had qualified except four.
CHARLES L.. LoEw's ALLEGIANCE.
The chairman OF the committee from the Twenty
first district at this part OF the proceedings pre-
sented resolution from the District Committee Of
the Twcnty-f asking that somebody be appointed
in Mr.. Charles L. Loew's place. he had not
attended any Of the committee meetings for o long
time. und it had been rumored that he had been
seen at the ST. James Hotel. at a meeting OF Mr..
Kclly's opponents. Mr.. Kelly opposed the accept
ance the resolution and recommended that it be
referred back to the committee, there no
evidence before the Committee Organization that
Mr.. Locw had deserted Tammany Hall and its cause.
Coroner woltlnan assured the body that they
might as we'll doubt him Mr.. Loew and Judge
Timothy j. Campbell said, "Mr. Loew is good
Tammany man US / am myself" With these vouch-
ers for Mr. Loew's ndelity Mr.. Keliy's rccommen-
dation adopted. and the hearing of tho reports
from the districts resumed.
1t stated that i'll the Twenty second Assembly
district two election districts had democratic in
spectors OF election at the registry places and there
Twentythird district thirty-one inspectors were APP
pointed the Tammany list. it was reported. and
| MOVE OPPOSITION.
| Alderman Shields, from the Seventh ward, here
districts from which no poll clerks had been nomi-
mated by Tnmmany. = He said that tho documont'ha
been handed to him by Police Commissioner Nor
rson with the recommendation that ii be handed
to the Tammany Committee on Organization for tho
purpose or calling this body's attention to the tact
that unless list of names were sent In Tammany
would have poll clerks in the districts
toned. Mr. Gale. the Secretary and General spinoa.
after scrutinizing the list by the Police
Commissioners. showed that there design in its
arrangement for poll clerks were wanting only in
the election districts with the odd nu mbers such
called tho representatives from them declared that
they had sent them over. complete in many in
stances two three weeks ago. At all events in
one of the election districts intinated by Comms-
soner Morrison bad Tammany Hall failed to send to
poll clerks with the necessary papers ana vouchers.
| TAMMANYs ISDiGNATIoN.
After the transaction of some further minor busi-
ness Mr. John Kelly from his seat. and In SLOW
measured tones, said:-"ientlcmen. l have already
ratio to LOOK alter its interests sho9ld not aii to
do with the utmost vigor and in the most
complete manner possible. now. therefore.
call the attention of those who have the
matter in charge to see to it that the
Police Commissioners be called to account
for their action. If the Police Commissioners.
any of them. appointed and paid by the city and
county OF New York. will resort to base as
reported to effect their political objects they should
lie punished for doing so. We have been outraged
and must go to the courts for redress II
understand any thing at all l understand that the
maidamus of the Supreme Court with which they
were served orders them to elect in
spoctor Of election In each election district
thoroughly in sympathy with the Tammany Hall
organization. The Commissioners have violated this
mandate of the Court and IL they be allowed to 20
unwhpt OF justice it is the end of all good govern
mcnt. This committee having charge OF this part of
the affairs OF Tammany Hall will not have fulfilled
their duty until they bring this matter before the
courts Commissioner Morrison should not only be
punished by the Court for his conduct reported i'll
the proceedings ut the Police Board in this atter
but he should also be execrated by the people for it,
Mr.. Kelly then wont to explain that the CON-
mittcc ought to see tho counsel having the matter
in charge and make statements of the action and be-
havof of the Commissioners for presentation to the
Court to-day.
Other speeches made in this strain, and
committee of hvc-Mossrs. Creamer Gale, Secor
| Wilson and Gorman-was appointed to report i'm
n.cdiatcy on the time for holding the several con-
vcntions. They reported as follows:-Primary Elcc
tons saturday, October IL: County, October ~, at
three +. NJ; Senatorial October "a, ut half past
seven T.. NJ. Seventh and Tenth Judicial District
| Convention, October a. at three p NJ. Aldermanic
Convention. October %. at halfpast Z. NJ and
Assembly Convention, October -, ut hafpast
| +. NJ.
Before tho meeting adjourned IL was resolved that
evory member of the committee who had been pres
cnt during the proceedings before the Police Com
nissioncrs should make an affidavit OF all ho OBJ
served and send IL To Mr.. Sccor Mr. David Dudley
Field other counsel of the organization to-day.
IN ftfoon nrsra mis- atinnt han