New-York tribune., 1879-01-03
TANNlNY ~ COCAcLL.

EGFCTION or OFFICERS OF THE GENERAL COMMIT
TEE-EAIsING MO>EY FOR THE NEXT CAMPAIGN.
The Tammany Hall General Committee for
1879 met TIE W-wlu on TourtecutB,; .st ll-ht 10
officers. There very feW faces present
most o. the member OF last year ana al OF the
leaders having hcen reflected, except LOUIS c.
Waehner. Augustus Scho called tho meo ing order
and on his motion Frederick Smvth m tde tempo
raEy chairman. W. Il. quincy and Joel stevens we're
elected temporary secretares. John Kelly and other
Tammany leaders We're present
Nr ~Hyih. I'D taking the chair. said that he felt
houorcd n being nominated Tor DstuctA;torncy on a
ticket tAat was Democratic from stem 10 stern. and
u being stricken down on November with the
o-aer ou He said that feat resulted from
combination ~ Republicans and r-.reaut Democrats
thar they would rcoraHzr az for the next cleo
uou thar Tammlny Hall should he triumphant he
then CONGRATULATED the member, tnat the vilinous con-
Guci ot Joan l. Davenport lid Drtn appropriately con
drWuct hv Judge Bmtclfo q. who was q Republican.
4 committee or from earu Assembly District was
tlrn appointed 60 nominate "h''rs Tor permanent "r
s-ut,d tie suggested by VI scel and others. eN
csp' mat of permanent chairman The rrnomnaon OF
Hrnry L. linton for that Office was opposed alone by
senator Eccesin", who nominated john + Deylln' Of
Nj Ecce,iar bad no following, and Mr. -chriI re-
ported the ot 'crs tor re ensuing year ~ follows:
Chairman Henry l. Clinton.
i,4,i.ng i,.ss5n,' >esr,to-S-E II. 'Qiancv.
hecorairg ,erretHy-Joei . ,reysns
A vicc-,rrsfdeut aud secretary from each Assembly
DI--t.tt were dl-u named. The report was adopted.
NJ clinton, takiU- tHc char spoke Oc The deter
nina ~ thc Democracy to wINe out all rcmem-
bralce ~ their ate defeat He q. ud-d 10 the earY
. Organization o. Iamu.Auv, and cha. ictcglZcd 10
az the cradle of cQl,uuuonai liberty a the
temple % American Democracy. Destroy this
I Crsauilatlnn." he said, "aud the DeUocrarc party
thougirut The Union VIII De signed 10 the grave.
Bur we need have fears Nrv.r was this Or-aniZa-
/ ton better condition than AT the present Tune
lie -dId the hUgc-t Democrats who followed tue
leaders .iIt had been thrown overheard tY TtmMauv
were coming back Dy thousands while those discarded
lenders had been swallowed by the Republican party
II then denounced hr Republican party rs " noting IN
pundcr robbery anu spoke 40 some length on cur
rent Is-tir-.
~ L. PurrOv offered a resolution of thanks 70 George
W. ngatc J.. T. Anderson tr their services IN
curing the decision from judge CItCnOiu In regard 10
the natu aliZation Darrrs Of SIS.
Then came he important business OF the evening.
which the ga'-IuG Of tGr " hlutws ~ var Tor tue
campaign. on motion cacn OF rne l.l3i members
asscssed $40, ANA each member of the committee
ZatOu, vet to be elected, assessed IL AL
additional rlJ. making tund OF eI31JJ WIN
which begin the campaign. besides the amount
col Iected from Oiiceuoders and III necs The Com
mite Or-auIZlc.Du Wi n-l-t of seven mrmuer-
from each A-srmpN District who are 70 De elected he
fore January 10, and VINO VIII meet at lamuiany Hall
az y. January H. 70 complete the organHatIOu