The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-15


Notwithstanding the fact that anti Tammany has
no city represen tation the State Central Demo-
cratic Committee delegation of about fifty of the
leading lights of the Irving Hall democracy left
Jersey City evening for Niagara Falls to be pres
ent at the meeting of the committee which taxes
place to-day. Prominent among the ants on the
train were Colonel NJ G. Murphy. Hubert "
Thompson. Thomas Costigan. ex-Assemblyman i'A
gerald. b. c. Buckley. Jeremiah Murphy. Daniei
O'Reilly. William H. Rooney. ex-Senators 'ohn
Fox and Hugh II. Moore; Henry p. O'Neii' LOUIS
Buckowitz, James Brian. Nelson j. waterbury,
Samuel Hyatt George II. Purser. Aldermen StacE'
Kenney. Herman and Haughton; Maurice - Powers
John Tyler Kelly. Colonel James Mooney Cnaries
H. knox, w. S. Andrews. Ambrose H. Purdy' ex-As-
semblymen James DAILY. Christopher Bath. Frank
A. Ransom and John ID. Coughlin. In one OF the
cars was displayed q banner which was painted
an excellent portrait of Governor Robinson. and
the mutability of local politics was never better
demonstrated than by the fact that this self
same banner was the which was swung
proudly from Tammany Hall on the occasion
Of the reception given to the Governor ut the Man.
haitian club on his arrival in New York. after having
vetoed the Omnibus bill. There considerable
enthusiasm among the gentlemen who so unhesi-
tatingly sacrificed their time and personal comfort
for the public veal, and especially when the name
of Governor Robinson was mentioned; but no one
appeared have any very clear idea Of what part he
was to play individually in the proceedings.
..What are you going up for and what do you
pect to accomplish ~ asked tho HERALD reporter Of
Mr.. Thomas Costigan.
'.Well we want to be hand in it's necessary
to use little moral srasion.' was the reply.
A majority OF the delegates We're hrm in the con-
vction that Saratoga would be the place chosen for
the holding OF the Convention. IF Rochester
should be chosen it will be virtual defeat for u.s.
said one, "as we can't do anything where
the authorities and the police strongly
prejudiced against us beforehand. We had enough
of that ut Syracuse last year. New York is out
Of the question, for If it held here it would be
Babel aud not convention" The ants go armed
with an address which drawn up by committee
Waterbury and ex-Assemblyman John d. Coughiin.
One Of these gentlemen will present the address.
which charges that Tammany has robbed the city
as shamefully it has betrayed the democratic
party In regard the apporionment ii states
that the county OF New York has been divided into
Assembly districts in q manner injurious
the democratic party, and the evil effects will be
the democrats directly injured but also OF those re-
siding in other parts and even beyond the limits Of
the State should be called to 1t act OF deliberate
treachery 1t is we'll known that although the State
of New York usually elects democratic State OH
GERS the republicans have generally controlled
majority in each branch of the Legislature
One result of this legislative rule of a mi
nority has been the frequent election of United
States Senator'S who have misrepresented the senti
ments of majority OF the voters Of the State.
After the statement OF real supposed evils the ad
dress points out that, "as the Board of Aldermen
consists Of sixteen nominal democrats and only six
repu blicans, 1t is evident that such q complete
triumph of the minority could only have been accom-
plished by treachery among the majority"
The train left the Jersey City depot at quarter
past six and is due at Niagara Falls at past eight
this morning.