New-York tribune., 1879-12-31
FACTIONS IN T CITY.


DtscONrEXT IN TAMMANY-pEPmv,NG THE DIS
LOYAL OF PowER-ANrI-TAMMANy DIsoRGAN-
IZFp-RUMORs REGARDING REPUBLICAN DisAF-
FICTION.
The internal troubles of the Tammany Hall
are the cause II much anxiety the leaders
assist Nh. Kelly IN managing the party. There has
aways more less dissatisfaction in tho Assemby y
District because certain persons succeeded In
controlling district TO the exclusion Of others This
resulted in charges aud INVESTIGATIONS. but nothing
very has from IT, Since the election how
ever discomfort broken afresn and coupled with
charges oi treachery the organzaon, causing good
deaf Of ropbe In nearly district In tue city there
considerable disacction, and the Committee on Or
glnizitiOH has investigated number OF the districts
The reports drsgnsted certain persons as treach-
crous while others have been indirectly reflected on.
TIE primaries in nearly all the districts will be held on
January s. when the purpose OF the managers 10
General Committee such persons as are
not regarded a. loyal.
The call for the primaries omitted the With. XIIth,
KILN aud XIxth Districts. These districts are now
controlled by persons regarded untrue TO Tam
many Hall organized, and II elections were
held eREuspces they would return themselves
10 the General Committee. The Gcnerii COMMITTEE
will organize the second Thursday IN Japuary. when the
good will designate pers0as take charge
OF the primaries Ia the districts from c no members
O: the General Committee been elected These men
local organizations will be wresed IRON those
guilty of treschory.
Ia the Vith District Justice Timothy j. Campbell ana
Senator S,rbacber have control IL is charged that
worked openly IN the late election against certain
~ the Taamauy candidates. and also that Mr. Campbell
appointed tie lucrative oce OF clerk IN ms court W.
W. Cuvk who also worked openly on election
day against Tanmany Han. IL Is not
Thought thai Messrs. Campbell aud Seebacher will
be disciplined out of ramuany Han hnt they will
Tammanv orcanz.tion rhere seems to he doubt
whether they viii submit even Z" crhsue Ir'tl M.
Kelly, but u Is certain that the latter intends 10 purify
aud strengthen MS organization by jeciins untrusI-
worthy p'f.ous. 80,
uan Ktcnau both uuder The han OF dislleasure,
although tt report uf the committee which investigated
the district laid blame principally on persons OF less
note ln the organization Mr.. NOliinan Is buubic ana
proess-s ais Willingness to submit To lnnsnmtn out
IA prominent Tammauy man said yesterday that both
he and keenan, would be left out Of the next General
Ia Tue Xiuth D.s;rc, Coron,r Flanagan TO be
dropped from The organization. Mr Kelly has publciy
f,r,itrnct 20 expc him II he the mauli-
nc>s ID, ie we Mr. Flanagan did pay
the RECENT contest. and worked Tor Anti-IAnmany
10 the XlXtn District Thomas o'Callagnan and
Chsriy Commissioner Brennan ana others are tue
offending persons They VIII probably ne returned on
GeucTai Committee but II Is doubtful II they are
enabled coutlO longer the district organization.
There troubles In OTHER districts ana VcD times are
anf cpatcd at the primaries ON JanuaTy 3
S.ua or Seeuarurr, Justice tampDel, COr0ners VOLT
man ana Flauagan and others the dislrusied district
leaders claim tnat NJ. Kelly viii not dare 10 take the
oni OF tue General Commntce; but NJ Relys fri nds
say these Srusted Leaders m1u niia because
vase. Mr. Kc ~ has not felt Kindly toward Mr. Camp
bell senator Seeiacher and Others OF tue vim DsIfct,
,fid since cate before the election, when these
ai.ed on him and rendered their fesenations un-
altered lis determination TO force 'he nomination
.0nas !. Grady for senator from Ia district He
Obliged 10 siye up TINS plan bat ife leaders wno
competed ulm 70 do II nave b',n they claim; claim;
d" marked men " ever since, ard so0bt or later VIII
have 10 20.
TROUBLE ~ ANTI-TAMMaNY.
While there is SO much dissatisfaction III Tammany
Han. there Is even more among the AntilTam.
many Democrats. suce Mayer Cooper nominated
Jacob NJ. Patterson. jr. for Police Justice,
several OF the Irving Hall Democrats have
not been in his Office. though before that time
they frequent visitors there. cali for meeting
of the Irving Hall General Committee had been issued
Just before the Mayor nominated Mr. Patterson. but no
meeting was held because several OF the leaders threat
euod TO INTRODUCES resolutions denounciDg he Mayor.
No meeting has since been held and no call has been Is
sued for primaries to elect new General Committee.
Another cause of discussion has bee" the manner IN
which Sher-eect Bowe has distribute his patronage.
lie refused allow the CommiiTee OF ttr0nagc-con-
Stating of Hui,.rt o. thompson, Mauric, Power. L. b.
Hart aud two others-'o dct3 ,ho should he
Under-sher,n etc TINS iuccnsed these ders. and Mr..
Bowe denounced. II is said that Mr. Butler the
new County Clerk, has accorded 20 The mands of the
Committee on PATRONAGE but he has noi vet announced
MS appointments IL Is feared that he may however
independence. aud select his clerks because
siead oi h.iug guided by political reasons alone.
Tie Irving Hall organization Is endeayorng 10 secure
Dittcc Inc gut 20 ull tue vacancies
now existing committee from this city. In this II
s opposed by Corporation Counsel Whitney, Congress
nan OBrieu, ex-MayOr Mlckham and the Committee vi
Fifteen This uni,tec called "A meeting some tiige
,so OF 81 its district committees" aud
aui horned H. Eery Anderson, charman TO appoint
"a subcommittee Of seven 10 submit pan
Tor renrganiziug the Democrats of THIS CITY This
conmiitc. yet been app inted, and wnH IS IN
tended by this step not ye, apparent. some Demo
crats cain however tnat an Effort o this klnd under
the ausices the state Committee will soon he MADE
with a view OF uniting the Democrats of tie city As
II 4 The three organ zatous are equally opposed 20
one another, and al axe iubaiinOuious with Mayor
Cooper.
Tnerr have been rumors recently tnat a new Eepnh-
cau organization would soon Pee started IN TINS city,
nut careful inQuiTy fails TO ascertain good iounda-
iion Tor The runoT. There are some dsahectea mem
bsr> wrl CLAIMS fhai new cturn c0nml ic' mag ut
orgauzed. hut tuci have no apparent support. An
eforL al reorganization Oi The exsting Assembly Ds
irct Associations D, more probable tlan any at rinpi
10 olranIe centfai committee. IL ls also lcb-
able tlri "a -oui0u be introduced into the new
Central Commt;re deu0uncinc all " deals " with Demo
crlls and isyoung " straight " nominations and en-
iiTey iAdrp .uGent action. d" IL such "A course Is
pursued" sald a prominent Republican ycstcfd'y,
" with the aid OF the epuican Legislature there is no
after as strongly Republican Is they are nOw Demo
Phadclphs. and wOulc be b'Te. Tue Democrats have
mGlufane0 Their supremacy IN this Guy because th'y
had disposition 81 enormous patronage ihke that
away nom In and hey cannot maintain lrli Their
present strength