Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-03-21
ALL &AMMON.
TBmmany is not worth Damn in
National Politics, and Tkiden Hasn't
the Ghost of u Cnance-He's as
Dead as n Dead Man can be.

New York special to the Louisville Courier
| Journal: There was great excitement
among the Democratic politicians of the city
to-day over Tilden coup d'ctat. For some
| time past the bar association has been prose-
| cutting charges against the county clerk and
register for exactlng illegal fees. The move
ment was practically engineered by Charles
| f. MacLean law partner of Mr.. Tilden, ard
| 1t was supposed to be In his interest, but
| had good support from the public, Inasmuch
| as these officials have unquestlonably violate
| the law and robbed the public. Under the
| New York charter such charges must be
passed upon by the governor, and Governor
| Robinson, who is strong Illdeu man, yes
| terday removed tn county clerk, but declined
| to remove the register, on the ground that
| the latter had instituted reforms In his Office
| as soon as the grievances were made nUtori-
| GUS, and that the power of removal was not
| to be exercised capriciously. The govern
| or's action was taken yesterday.
| Mayor Cooper. who is also a ilden man, at
once appointed Hubert o. Thompson, present
| deputy commissioner of public works, and
! conspicuous Tilden Democrat, as county
| clerk. He took the oath at midnight, drove
| to the Office with some of his friends and a
| detachment OF police, took possession about
| three click IN the morning, and when Gum
| bletOn, the removed county clerk, appeared
| at his office this morning. he was refused adj
! mission altogether. The politicians dscov-
| NACG ~ itiJs d tuCl llOuSuIs budN JuC ISSlS-
| ter, Loew, had gone over to Tilen, abandon
| ing John Kelly, and that he had b. ca spar
in consideration of the transfer of allegiance.
It is also SAID that Reilly, the sheriff, has gone
over likewise. Tne patronage of these officers
Is very large, and they all contain many mem
bers of the Tammany general committee,
who will no doubt have to take their choice
between acknowledging the rule of Tlden or
losing their position. Tammany men are wild
with indignation, and John Kelly's evening
paper, the Erp,esS, denounCes the entry
into the county clerks office,
which was unusual but certainly not illegal,
as a revolution. 1t should also be mentioned
here that the police commissioners will be re-
moved by the mayor in a few days, and that
the two Democrats who are to be appointed
to the board are already known, and are two
of Iilden's most devoted friends. If all the
gossip is correct, TIlden will practically con-
troll in few days these departments 0! the
city government: The public works. the po-
lice, county clerks office, registers office,
sherif's office, and mayors office. This in
cludes large proportion of the city patron
age. Ali these maneuvers are directed toward
the election of the Tammany sachems in
April. Politicians on all sides declare to-day
that, by the middle of next month, TIlden
will be in control of Tammany hall itself, and
therefore master of the whole Democratic
party of the State, THIS coup a 'eiat, coupled
with the success of Randall at Washington,
fills the air with predictions of Tilden's nomi-
nation in 1880"