New-York tribune., 1879-01-07
ANOTHER BLOW AT TINM4NK.
AN INJUNCTION AGAINST THE SOCIETY.

THE IMITATION OF 1i7 NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS
Is THE TANMASY INTEREST PREVENTED-A
CONTEST FOR POSSESSION OF TANMANY HALL
PROBABLE AT THE APRIL ELECTIoN-A NEW
FEATURE OF THE ANTI-T4MMANY AND THDEN
CAMPAIGN AGAINST KELLY.
When It was determined by the Ant-Tammany
party IN the city and State, several months ago
announced az the time IN THE TRIBUNE, 10 secure
the patronage Of the city aud county by the re-
movdl If the Sheriff, County Clerk and Register, 1t
va, also planned that Gammany Hall itself should
be captured. The Tammany Hall Democracy Is
peculiar organization. 1t depends for COM
plexion, if not existence, on a society known a.
the Tammany Society" or Columbian Order"
which is purely secret benevolent organization,
composed alike of Democrats and Republicans. The
Republicans take little interest in its operations.
The Democrats may be Of either faction in
local politics but are expected TO be unit
on State and National measures and candidates.
Frequently there is a contest between the local
factions for control Such a contest occurred IN
ISL when Tweed was ousted and John Kelly came
into control Then the AntI-Iammany men OF that
period such as Henry /. Clinton, W. Ii.
Wckham W. c. Whitney, John d. Townsend,
and Thomas Boese who had been known
as Apollo Hall Democrats gained possession.
and became known the Reformed Tammany
Democrats. Within year or two a new faction OF
Democrats has grown powerful, and now seeks,
under Samuel J. Tden's lead, to GUST the present
Tammany organization. The first positive step
toward this end was taken yesterday
At the last meeting of the Tammany Society mot
the Tammany General Committed, on New Years
| Eve I47 candidates for membership were elected
/ They were in every case young men known to be
under the influence of the existing Tammany Cen
cral COmuttee-that IS, the political organization
Only thirteen members of the society were present
M the meeting at which these adherents of the
Tammany local Democrats were elected. The an
nual election OF Sachems of the society who by law
are the trustees of the 1ammany Hall building and
who alone have power to open it for any purpose Is
to take place in April and the aim of the faction IN
running in rs many members of the society as II
can is 10 control the coming election and keep legal
possession of Tammany Hall. The dissatisfaction
in the Tammany Society has been very great Of late
owing to the failure of the Kelly faction at the last
election, and this desperate reinforcement of the
members of the society aconesson of weakness on
the part Of the Sachems who desire reelection. But
after candidate il pa ssed on election night. il Is
re0ui-ite according to the law constituting the
ciev that publication shall he made of the fact Of
the election and notice Of installation on fixed
date in one weekly paper published IN the county,
and that formal installation shall be made on the
date named. In this present instance advertisement
was made in o weekly journal called The Mercantile
Journal. Of which very few persons ever heard
The Antl-Tammany Democrats heard Of this
| movement, and yesterday on the ahdavlts of HUI
bert O. Thompson, Deputy Commissioner Of Public
Works, and other gentlemen, TO the effect that this
advertisement was in paper having circulation
of ONLY 80 copies all of which had been purchased
and suppressed they obtained from Judge George
c. Barrett. of the Supreme Court an injunction
prohibiting the installation Of the members thus
surreptltiously elected.
This Injunction was served last night on Sachem
Augustus Schell who presided at the regular meet
ing. BIZ Colonel John H. Fellows. Ii was done IN a
very Cuiet manner, before the regular lodge pro-
c.edipgs were opened. When bushes, had reached
the point of the installation Of new members, Mr..
ScheU announced that the injunction had been
served and must be obeyed. An carly
| adjournment followed, The AntI-Iammany leaders
repo;rcl to hotel in Irvng-pl1cc to hold caucus,
and the papers served on the Tammany faction
were turned over to John d. Townsend for cXalul-
nation There wasa good deal Of suppressed feel
ngon both sides, but no discussion took place IN
the lodEr-rOom.
| on Monday next. Messrs. Allison shaw VIII
/ opuear for tLc AntI-Iammany party, and John II.
Townsend. in ali probability, for the I!mmany
faction. IN the meantime DOtn factions ana all par
ticS 20 The political litigation VIII "trp the light
! fantastic toe at tn Iammany Society ball to-
! morrow night.