The New York herald., 1879-12-28

tho Thirteenth district developed tho fact that what
Coroner Flanagan said about the Iaminany leader
being in u minority there strictly true. A large
proportion Of those persons who have any intuenco
in the district have announced themselves as being
warm opponents of the present chief. They are all
determined to share the same fate as Coroner flah-
asan.
VIGOROUS ONSLAUGHT.
2 The revolt from the leadership of the Tammany
managers IN the sixth Assembly district appears 10
he OF moro formidable character than was al first
supposed. Judge "rim" Campbell and Senator
Jake Seebac her at present control the machine
in that district. and Mr.. Michael II. Sigerson is
making vigorous onslaught on behalf OF u
large number OF residents. Just previous to the
the power of Mr.. seebacAer and his colleague IL
very curious manner. Assemblyman Thomas L.
Grady was desirous OF securing the Senatorial nom
ination i'll Seebacher's district. He went 10 the
leader of Tammany. and. according TO all accounts
it arranged that he should have the nomination.
But "Jake" wanted to so to the Senate also; and
when he heard that Grady had obtained the con-
sent or the "Doss ,ss, 10 secure ,. nm ,,aa .ne
however. the entire district ut his back.
aud when the Senatorial Convention was held he
nominated at once. The Tainuany leader not
able to carry his promise to Grady. because the
district managers insisted upon Secoachcrs nonli-
nation Meeting "a friend in the street ono day. ust
before the Convention held, the Senator
asked how his prospects looked. After thinking
moment he put his finger to the side OF his and
said, contdentialy:- -
"De iron hand wants Grady de peoples wants me-"
Thefact that he was beaten in the sixth district
bv his managers Has made the present leader
extremely anxious to change the personnel OF the
General Committee in that part of the city. His
desire in this respect has given rise to the present
controversy. but there does hot ut present seem to
be much danger that either Campbell or Seebacher
will be- overthrown. But the trouble in this dis
s mot by ts will Ynd TO-
surface is manufactured in the district.
Judge Campbell recently rcappointed Mr.. w. w.
Cook as clerk of his court for term of six Years.
Mr.. Cook who halls from the Twelfth district, has
reappointment is partially due to the fact that tho
Twelfth district leaders demanded 1t. Dir. Cook Is
charged with having worked against several
Tammany candidates election day, notably
Alderman Roberts. and it IL alleged that
Coroner Woltman and other Twelfth district
managers who were benefited by Mr.. Cooks alleged
course requested Mr.. Campbell retain him in his
present position. All these facts conveyed to
the present Taminapy leader and he waxed wroth,
because he intended TO have those persons charged
with having sold ont Roberts and other candidates
put out Of the organization" No amount of per-
siiasion however, could induce Judge Campbell to
revoke his action and the matter has intensified the
bitter feeling between the district leaders and the
great chief OF the party.
II. Sgerson. lawyer. who has been III the district
for many years. A HERALD reporter found Mr..
Sigerson in his office on Broadway The gentleman
claims that Mr.. Campbell has endeavored to the
sixth district personal machine without any
gard whatever to the party its candidates. 'The
people of the Sixth district have become
fully alive to the necessity of some speedy
hands of those now in control. Why. ut the last
election our candidate for Assemblyman elected
that is democratic more than i've to one. The
machine men in the district worked for the repub-
lican candidate but happily their efforts wore not
successful. We propose to make the fight vigor-
Gus one, and have no doubt we will succeed"
Judge Campbell denies all the statements in ref
erence to his district management. He says that
the district is in very good condition. and that he
has no doubt it will remain SO under the present
leaders.
In the Twelfth district Coroner Woltman and
other leaders charged generally with having
dates on election day. Alderman Roberts had Mr..
Woltman up before committe OF investigation,
and the facts then out showed it is alleged
that q reorganization of the district management
would be most desirable for tho "powers that be- :"
Coroner Woltman. who was candidate for re-elec-
ton charged with having ''sold OUT Mr. Roberts.
the candidate sheriff, and it is rumored that for
this OF treachery his political wings to be
clipped. or. in other words his sway in the Twelfth
ary the section Of the city i'll which the Coro-
ner resides is pre-eminently German one. 1t may
be- therefore, that Mr.. Wotmnn will show such de-
termined front to the Tammany leader that the lat
tor will have back down or else run the risk Of
having the district taken from him and converted
enough determined men III the district organization
to join in such movement. and that when it
inaugurated its strength will astonish the Tammany
Mogul.
Tho Nineteenth district row all raised because
Mr. John u. Haskin not chosen as Senator. Mr..
Haskin was tho regular Tammany candidate at the
last election although the year before ho had been
high in tho councils OF anti-ranmany. Mr. L. c. L.
Ecclesine. on the contrary. was Tammsny last year.
but this year ran the anti-Tammany candidate
1t is charged against Mr.. Thomas O'Caliaghan
and other wigwam leaders i'll this district that
they supported Ecclesine ION the quiet" and thus
defeated the Senatorial aspirations OF Mr. Haskn.
The quarrel between Haskin and OCaila CHAN has
been bitter one, and 1t IS said, the two men really
came to blows ct meeting of the Tammany Com
mittce on Organization. The result of the fight
an investigation by committee OF which Colonel
Gilon was chairman. 1t was shown that some of the
district workers had endeavored to Mr.. Ecclo
sine's election by selling out Mr. Haskin. and
port, embracing the facts in the matter, has just
been made It is what is contained in this report
that tho district Is not to bo allowed to hold pri-
maries until after the new General Committee is
chosen.
is an incontrovertible fact that in nearly every
district tho city there will be opposition to the
Tammany leader at the coming primaries. Indeed
it is said that movement will soon be set on foot
with the object OF having all the districts act in
cert in the matter, and with their combined strength
shake of the shackles that now bind them TO the
Tammany leader. A very shrewd politician told .
HERALD reporter last night that all that wanted
was u good leader-one who had courage and did not
'have an axe to grind.'' Whether such man will
be found remains to be seen. At present there is
air of uncertainty about Tammany politics. and no.
body to be able to tell what will be the elect
of the disciplinary measures that have been set on
foot by the chief of the organization