New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-01-11
TIM.UINY ~ COCNCIL.


DEFEAT OF THE ANTI-TAMMtNY FACTION.
MARsHAILING OF THE CHITrs-A WARM DISCUSSION
Of TIE CENSURE OF HUBERT o. THOMPSON.
The special meeting called by the Iammany
Society for last evening was the largest ever hed III Tue
secret hall OF the society except upon the ght OF the
annual meeting aud election OF sachelns which
occurs III April Of each year About -oo
members were in attendance OF whom about l25 were
adhercnts of the present Iammany General committee
and the rest either active Anti-Tammany men
or curious spectators. Tho latter, who were mega
tive in the sharp fight which ensued shortly after the
organization Of the meeting were certainly ten or III
teen In number The minority representation or the
AntiTammany faction surprising in view Of
the efforts made by Nelson j. Waterbury ana
others &c secure large attendance The large majority
Of Tammany men present not surprising in the face
of the well-knowR fact that the committee was
never before large and Its discipline so per-
feet a. at the present time. The minority were
weak that thcy could not prevent tho rrprlmand or
one Of their leaders and were alc under the laws OF
the society which allows black In eight white balls
TO defeat only prevent the election of about twelve
candidates for membership on the list
Nothing of importance enacted until the order OF
business for the election Of proposed members was
reached By this time the factions had fairly div ded
themselves upon opposite sides OF the house.
In fact, aside from the ten twelve indifferent
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Themselves in groups the right or left of
! Grand sachem Schcll Commissioner Dunlap may be
said to have been the only man OF judicial temporal
mcnt present. He took position Immediately
half way between the opposing factions and III brci
but very brothey ana conservative speech counselcd
" lair Ilay," and illustrated the political discretion
| implied IN the old Latin provcrb: In m'Li'
! hfsSiDus jb,S" Grouped on the reht side of the
| Grand sach IN, IN the array Of Tammany, were John
Rel Y, who IN spite ~ manner ~ speech ana look com
mauds innate respect; Henry j. Clinton, WI"
not ready or tongue; Is qnics OF arenmcnt
AMI sWt OF bubble; eXJuiEc spencer eS,
Judge Bedford whose late defeat leaves him sim
wearing pcjlcx"d and undecided look; County Clerk
! GUubcton, sheriff R.Y, Deputy sheriff quincy, VINO
every minute alternately looked a If he wished To en-
brace or KICK h. opponents and -cores Of othcrs wn%e
presence meant no more on ms lnii any JIM
occasion, except perhaps. orc lean ana cadaVer"us
person who continually making himself obnoxious
by calling Question! question: ana Who wac the sole
representative Of the "knocduwu and clrryout cle-
T T'm,,my TIL ON The opposite side Of The room
gathered around the bury form OF Huhcrt o. THOMPSON
| present revolt against Tamnanv, were Nelson j. Water
bury. Wheeler II. PeckiaIn, John Il. Fellows, Maurice
Jordan l. Mott. Prcs!ont Ut the new Board Of Alder
men rx~uperintcndcnt of Buildings McGrcEor, Emanuel
aT rt G w. T"can cx.5apcrntcucn Of sirc~te
Twccd,s tntor and ucrior in wears cone by Gustav5
/ ". smith. who leu the citys service for that
the hustle of p,niic.. but fully as earnest
Within the railing protecting the Grand slchcm, sat
also Arthur Leary, apparently as md ncLent To thr
cha rty ball he Was supervising In his inlmtai' tNlr
we've new members were PROPOSED The III = on nc
list ". W. Cook, ccr; Of the Fiih District tlyl
Court Unat Of Judge Timothy J. Campbell, wno l.
always III Iammany Hal no Inaltr w4ai ~ com parN
! ion may hcl: \ canvass OF hotn Sldes OF me room
bv an indifferent reporter resulted IN the di-cOyrrN
WHIT, 6aill. and every fnt.iammany man f,om
ten to twenty black balls in his poc5et' II
Was apparent that neither side intended to be short
! OF ballots. Mr. cook was rejected by Il vote not an
nouncei. motion To reconsider made by Mr: X ny
whit, ball declared carried. but when it came t.
second lotc Mr. Cook was enuIoS iors"ttcl' ANA tAI
i mp"n and he wa. deciarcl defeated bv iii
wHiic balls 10 % black balls. AS one black ball III
ar mil af1or the election of -acLrp,S in Apr next
The bil'otuc for new members W., fJally abandoned
to gave hearing resolution tOamrud the bylaws
Ia refer applicant for -hin 10 the icncIn. II is
was PIT to vote by letter, and carrie unanimously
! the Auti-Ianmany men voting Tor II not he
cause they favored IT, but because they did
/ Tammauy members subsequently endetyorrd To force
to DO. but tIcg again refused, the cost OF
ccusure 10 one Of their number.
This motion 10 .ccnsure was the cause ~ the
! Henry l. Clinton moved thar. in view Of the
tact HAT Hubert -. Thompson had, IN sworn affidavit
rcprc-cntcdto thr supreme curt hti the bylaws OF
society required that publication Of ans meeting he
made in two daily papers IN the county four days al,
vance Of the time oI the cdlI whereas thcy require
| publication Only IN a single paper two DAYS In
| advance, and had thereby mI-rd the Court
| into granting an injunction against me install a
tlon II new members, he" the said II. .. r.,
thul he done To hun. Hot discussion followed which
the rules the society, The ordinary rule. of dcccucy
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from tIan.cr,bng. II conducted on one side 10y Mr.
! Nv John Il. Fellows ard Nelson J. Waterbury.
secretary joel o. Stevens wa, probably the most
effective speaker the side Issue, and most Of his
marks were soto yoco, but pointed MI ScLcl as Pre-
| siding SlChcm perfectly impartial ana Indifferent.
Al least ne would have been n II had not been for
lrrccssbc stevens In fact stevens made the Int
| oi the evening. Kelly aud CLINTON hdd been caiu-
Waterbury and Fellows an sort, ~ hari names, and tine
others had been rctorring IN the same style when
/ Mr.. Kelly desired stevens 10 read the records ct II
! meeting IN $50, winch ccusurcd Waterbury. Il Wd-
nearly parallel CJ-c 10 The pending iS.ur ami Water
bury annoyed It, because n was SHOWN tiat he
| bad never presented himself IN the lUdgeIoOm for
! public ccnsUIc. NJ Waterbury, thrroupun arose.
| and IN the most torciblc terms which natural
Hrucdmcut Of -p, cch aud an unnatural mlScOucrpou
90 the Hr of the no.. vocal organ, reiterated Ms Of
fensRc remarks of $50 and proposed Ia Improve on
them lar as they applied IL Mr. Kelly. Meantime,
stevens stu rfrprs prang 10 the side al Grand
Sdchcm Schc and whispered 10 his atttntNc ear for a
! moment. Nr. Schcu floNHcd-thcu grew Indis
! udut 40 'hc extraordinary language OF Nj
| Waterbury, qua rappins loudly for order
declared IN most parliamentary lan-uagc that the gen
tlcInHu couli not proceed a. b" IN contempt OF
tn u, q, to failure To come forward three years heo
ctu-urcd St'tru,'s suggestion pu, ~
nua.ncd ls L. permit Nj watch bury 10 make oI
tho I'-',Li, huf hv SAID nothing. FINALLY
tn. question ord red clrs we're provided, and IOa
members voted o. crusuc sir IErmp,ou. His ir.,naa
ms rogue -, Ir!u- 4 Ia vote, and thus uly con
rrdrd tE,II -t.cu-tI weakness.
AMI then tn tInd sIcLcm forgot ~ pronounce n,
! cruturc
Ana after that the grand chain WAS formed aud III,
| sUcICt! Adjourned.