The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-10
WORKING LIKE BEAVERS
A Busy Day at the Various Political
Headquarters in This City.
Mr.. WlCKHAM'S NEW COMMITTEE.
A Central Organization in the Interests
of Governor Robinson.


afidavits to put Police Commissioners Morrison and
MacLean in contempt for their action in regard to
the appointment OF Tammany election officers drew
of local politicians to the Court House. and
they seemed much disappointed when thoy ascer-
tanned that Tammany had abandoned the position
it assumed that subject at its last
meeting of the Committee Organization. The
various political headquarters were thronged dur
ing the day and far into the evening The crowd at
the st. James Hotel in the evening so large that
the committee rooms were uncomfortably thronged,
and tho corridors. for an hour or two. almost i'm
passable Candidates for local Offices present
in large numbers and the discussions often waxed
quite hot.
large number Of country democrats drifted into
the rooms during the day and evening who made re-
spective neighbo rhoods. The members of the Ex-
ecutive Committee said the reports made were Of q
gratifying character. Investigations made they
stated. of the reported organization Of Kelly clubs
throughout the State showed o different state Of
facts than had been made to appear by the
Kelly speakers and organs Many OF these clubs are
said to be merely striking parties. who annually
spring up i'll certain localities for that PURPOSE or
yhica organizations having no existence except on
paper. force of clerks was engaged all day in
writing responses to more than five hundred letters
which had been received from representative demo-
Gratis in various sections Of the State. Arrange
ments have been made for holding four hundred
meetings in the State before the close of
the campaign. On the list of speakers who
to address these meetings there are already $50
names exclusive of those of Speaker Randall of
Pennsylvana; Richard o Norman. Senator Herman.
Senator JONES' Of Florida; Senator Hendricks Gen.
eral W. s. Hancock. Jere. s. Black. J. c. Blackburn.
OF Kentucky George II. Pendleton, OF Ohio; Gov
ernor Hubbard OF Connecticut; Senator Stsrbuck,
Rufus W. Peckham. ex-Mayor Vaux. OF Philadelphia,
other gentlemen of equal reputation who will
speak later in tie canvass.
Among those who thronged the rooms last even
ing were ex-Mayor wickhain. W. G. Kingsley. Of
Brooklyn; Samuel D. Morris. OF Kings; stephen
Dunn. Of Saratoga; senator James +. Pierce. Con-
gressInan james O'Brien. Henry Tilden. John Nc
Keon, Franklin Edison. Warden Davis. OF Sing Sing;
". ". Gordon. Colonel Fellows. John Fox. Charles
Crary. Charles K. Locw. ex-Alderman W. L. Cole.
James Oliver and John Mulaly. Among the deeors-
tons added to the main room yesterday = large
crayon portrait Of Governor Robinson, above which
the legend. THE Governor OF the State of New
York. Lucius Robinson. who has saved the taxpayers
OF the State 0O0 in three years portrait of
General Tom Ewing democratic candid tie for Gov
ernor Of Ohio. was also suspended from the wall,
near which were two posters each OF which WAS
printed "For Governor. John Kelly. A. b. Cornell
the latter name serving as tho skeleton ground
work. The best OF feeling seemed to animate the
discussions Of the politicians who were gathered in
the rooms
THE KELLY COMMITTEE
Mr.. Kelly. Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer. 8. s.
Cox and o. b. Potter leave city this morning for
q stumpins tour of the State Mr.. Kelly will speak
at Albany this evening and at tho Griswoid Opera
House. Troy. tomorrow evening. The party will
continue their tour Of the State next week. At the
Hotel. last evening. it stated that reports
had been received Of the organization OF new Kelly
cusa and Hornellsvile. and list Of first supporters
of MIR. Kelly in the interior to the number OF 1850
received and filed. Since the beginning o: the
campaign 6756 letters OF support have reached the
committee from the adherents Of Mr.. Kelly in the
several counties Of the State outside Of the city Of
New York.
Among tho visitors at tho rooms yesterday were
Mr. Kelly. Alderman Roberts. General George
McGce Cadwalader Evans, Charles n. Ross. ex-Csnal
..toesA rta and Iurna fNpnriQ
of Syracuse. The latter reported that the Kelly
sentiment in Syracuse was increasing and added
the information that good many democrats there
intended for Mr.. Cornell. in order to record
double vote against Robinson. Those in charge of
tho headquarters report that there was .
serious split in tho party in Troy. and that
two rival county conventions were being held in
that city by the respective adherents Of Mayor
Murphy and Police Justice Fitzgerald the result
of sqUabble over nominations for local Offices.
This division, 1t WAS thought would be OF material
help to Mr.. Kely's canvass in Rensselaer, county.
A cENTRAL ROBINSON ORGANIZATION.
The subcommittee OF five. of the Committee OF
Fifteen, appointed at the meeting held 1T the st.
James Hotel. on Wednesday evening. to prepare
plan Of organization to assist the Democrat State
Central Committee in taking charge Of the Robinson
last night report the result of their deliberations
at n meeting held in the afternoon or the Commit
tee of Fifteen there were present FRANKLIN Edison.
chairman; James DAILY secretary and William
II. wickham, Charles L. Loew. Robert b. Mooney.
Peter Bowe. James O'Brien. John Fox and Charles
Crazy. Mr.. Wickham. on behalf OF the sub-com-
mittce, delivered verbal report as the basis OF
plan OF organization. He said that action had
yet been taken rs to the selection OF permanent
headQuarters but the main plan had been unan-
inously agreed upon. He said there WAS already In
MISUNDERSTANDING to Irving Hall "A thosoughly
efficient organization. 1t was the only regular dem
ocratic organization and Tammany Hall had ceased
to hold any claim to that title. large part OF the
democratic party, he held. is not now able to
claim allegiance to any existing organization and IL
provide for these that the present scheme OF
organization was projected 1t was to be presumed
that Irving Hall would put county ticket in the
held and that Tammany Hall would do the same.
Those who do not propose to be bound by the local
nominations of either or both should be provided
for. Hence it was proposed organize u Robinson
party composed OF democrats independent of every
existing sss U BY the plan Ss
of ten democrats In every Assem-
bly, district who shall organize Robinson club
in their respective districts. There shall be
executive committee OF three from each election
district. Each Assembly district organization
shan s select zen persons S IN
work in cooperation with the State Committee.
This organization shall make no nominations for
local Offices, and shall run boxes election day
ut every polling place throughout the city from
which the regular State ticket shall be distributed
Tickets of candidates for local Offices Of both or
carnations shall be distributed to whoever may
ask for the same. BY this plan thousands OF per-
who may wish to vote for Robinson. but who
may not desire to scratch the Tammany local
ticket. will be provided with the means OF follow
ing their preferences. The report was adopted.
On motion OF Charles f. Loew MI Executive Com
mttce of i've to select the ton authorized by
the pian the remaining members OF the committee
to be octo mem bers OF the same. was agreed to.
anu tho Chair appointed Ms such committee Charles
l.. Loew. william IL. Wickham. James OBrcn. John
Fox anu Robert d. Mooney. The central organiza-
ton will have its headquarters ut the 81. Janos
Hotel.
THE REPUBLICANS.
The headquarters OF the Republican State Com
mittee, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. busy look
yesterday. There were less callers than the pre-
vous day, but there cessation of activity in
sending out documents. or in organizing meetings
aud providing speakers to address the Mr.. A.
u. Cornell was at the rooms most OF the day and
evening" personally experimenting the work OF his
subortinates. Many OF the documents sent out
tho most radical charactcr-a highly colored re-
port of the Chisholm vendetta being cons picuous
among tho number.
aREESBACKERs.
The state Central Committee of the National
Grconback Labor party has established hcaiquar-
in parlor No. OF the Sturtevant House, where
Yesterday IL was engaged in sending out documents
and wspapcrs intended to spread the claims OF the
greenback cause upon the attention OF the masses.
Chairman Thomas T.. Saunders and Chris
topher Kane secretary. were In charge of the work
and received the callers. Among the latter were
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