The New York herald., 1879-01-07
1ANNANY CHECKNAIED..
The Society EnjOined from Admitting
Members Secretly Elected.
DIsMAY IN THE WIGwAM
Judge Banett's Order Falls Like a Wet
Blanket on the Red Men.

many Hall last night. At about half-past seven
O'Clock the hour appointed for the meeting. there
a large representation of the members of the
society. including many of those who associated
with the various opposing democratic organizations
of the city. Mr.. John Kelly among those who
were conspicuously present. The meeting was pre-
sided over by Grand sachem schel and after it had
been called 10 order and the usual preinaries dis
posed Of the business of the evening" which the
initiation of LAT members elected New
Years eve. about to be proceeded with
when Colonel Fellows presented Mr.. Schell with
the injunction Of the Supreme Court enjoining the
society from proceeding with this initiation. Had
ex-Grand Sachem Tweed appeared in the flesh and
stalked into the middle of the the surprise OF
those present could scarcely have been greater Even
Comptroller Kelly lost his usual stoldty and betrayed
very astonished expression of countenance. When
the meeting had taken its BREATH it were and had
realized the situation. Mr.. Kelly suggested refer.
of the injunction to committee. and Mr.. E. L.
Donnelly and Mr.. George W. Wingate. with Mr.. Joel
L. Stevens. appointed to confer Mr.. j. D. Town
send to the legal action to be taken in the mat
ter and the society Immediately adjourned 1t was
understood, that Mr.. Townsend is retained counsel
for the defendants, and he. with other associate
COUNSEL will appear in court to oppose che injunc.
ton. One Of the members of Tammany who was
present, said to o reporter Of the HERALD COM
ing away from the meeting 1T fell like a wet blanket
on us. never saw such a damper on meeting be
fore in my life. 1t was - Of a surprise
WHY THE INJUNCTION WAS PROCURED.
Another member of the society. who promoted e.s
obtaining of the injunction. said that ths situation
of the difficulty was follows THE Columbia or
Tammany Society is an old and important organiza.
ton, numbering nearly thousand members. II
has property that is of tho value of 100000. a.
least. and any addition to the roll of ita
members ought to be made with the
full knowledge of those who already enrolled and
who have not only an interest in the proper fulfil
ment of the purposes of the organization, but who
also have pecuninry interests at stake. From tho
to give full publicity the time of any meeting at
which it was proposed to transact any business
to elect any members. OF late years this has
been done by advertising in two daily papers alter
nately In each month. Recently two special daily
papers have been selected. on New Years a
meeting of the society was held that did not obtain
this publicity. at which 157 members elected.
It was not advertised in any daily papers. but
noma Of the ~ members were likely to ses
unless it was sent to them. We therefore
say that this was clandestine election that 1t did
pose to deceive the members. and that the inter
ests of the society would be greatly prejudiced if this
therefore, We have asked the Supreme Court to in
tcrfcre. That is the history Of our action tonight
and we think shall be justified by every fair
minded person who is acquainted with the facts"
ATTEMPT CAPTURE THE oRGANIzATroN.
In Tammany circles 1t said that this
deavor to capture the society and that antiTamany
expect to control the election Of the officers in APRIL
that within the last two four hundred MEM
bcrs have been nominated, that many of them have
been blackbaled by antlTammanyites. and that the
election held secretly to prevent this blackba
ing. 1t was noticeable that very few Tammany men
JUSTIFIED the tactics of advertising in obscure
journal that nobody would see; but they said they
|. were driven to this by the action Of those who
wanted to steal the organization
The following is an abstract OF the afadavits and .
copy OF the injunction served
Hubert o. Thompson, plaintiff. says that since De-
cember 81 1873. have seen large number of per-
sons who members OF the Tammany Society who
say that they did not know of said meeting being
about to be held and had notice thereof and did
deponent has who attended said meeting is John
D. Newman of the officers of the said corporation.
and from whom this deponent could not fairly or
reasonably expect to get any definite reliable in
formation in the premises other than the fact which
dcponent did learn from him that such
or pretended to have been. elected men,
bers of the said corporations; that from the very
nature of the complained Of it has been difficult
to obtain as yet any more detailed and direct proof
therein than is herewith furnished. Among others
from whom dcponcnt has obtained such information
is Douglas Taylor who has long been . member OF
said corporation; that dcponent believes he will be
able to secure additional afhdavits which will be
beneficial to him this motion or before Janu-
The afdavit further says:-That since the afidavit
and complaint drafted, and while the
were being compiled for signature and verifcation.
and within short time prior to the verihcation
thereof dcponent has been handed paper desig-
mated The Ne,0 York Mercantile Journal, Merchant
and Mdnutdcfmers' and BANKERS Ledger, of the date
Of December %. 1S7S in which there Is
published call for said meeting of December 81.
1873; that said paper announces itself weekly
paper, that the same is an obscure paper not gen.
orally known or circulated that deponent never saw
copy until he handed the mentioned and
did not know of such paper existing, although his
daily business and habits causes him to know
much of newspapers. and although he frequently
and extensively consults the same. That deponent
verify believes that the publication of said call said
purpose. was part of the scheme of the officers Of
said corporation 10 conceal notice of said meeting
ce thereof and not with bond fde intent to have
the fact known 70 the members of said corporation
that such meeting was to be held
Edward Ii. McCurk testines to having examined all
the daily and evening papers. printed in the English.
German and French languages. in the city of New
York. aud did not find notices of the meeting OF
December 81, 1873: he examined these papers from
the 22d of December to the S1st both days inclusive
SUPREME covnr or a @ sTsis 90 NEW yonx CRY AND
Cossry or NV YORK o. Thompson against The
81 New lork1,Whcress, application has been made
IsT and SS the msa%s
@ as a saSs na ss
g sSa T%ra n anS s ue &
davis and papers as ma: be served herein on or before % ss
on or scfors be an
undertaking having been duly given; IL Is hereby
many or columbian Order in the city OF New York it.
css oi them hereby sre cnoined aud restrained from
initiating members Of said corporation any OF the per-
alleged pretended to have beon elected members
the the alleged meeting OF said corporation
the 3ist day OF December, 1873. and referrcd in
said complaint, and also from doing. permitting
suffering any act thing whatever toward
in aid c tho completion carrying into effect the
of said persons in aid
Of the admission Of OF ssd members Of said
corporation, under by virtue of said pretended
election. and also from permitting any OF said
'''% 70. do any act, o. enjoying or exercising any
power privileges rights members of sad corporation
by of said pretended election until the further order
81 this Court and Il is hereby further ordered that said
defendant show cause before aud q special
IL this Court, be hed at tho Chambers thereof,
at the Court House, in the city Of New York. tho
second Monday 18th of January 1879 AZ the opening of
said Court twelve o'clock thereafter
be heard Why the sad Injunction should
be continued until the hnal hearing and decree IN this
action. GEORGE g. BARRETT.
JASuARY q. 1879. Justice Supreme Court
ARTICLE IA.