New-York tribune., 1879-04-15
FALLING BACK ON THE BALLOT-BoX.
Tue COUNTY CLERKS ADHERENTs DECIDE MOI TO
NOMINATE A TICKET.

TIE COUNTY CLERKS ADHERENTs DECIDE MOI TO
NOMINATE A TICKET
Ths meeting Of members of the Tammany So
cicty who are opposed to the present management
was attended last night at Clarendon Hall by
nnety-two representatives. Among those
present were County Clerk Thompson, James
T.. Morrison, private secretary to the Mayor,
George ". Mclean. Excise Commissioner
Morton, H. II. Porter, Justice Murray Alder
men Hall and Houghton, ex-Alderman Adams, eX-
Senator H. H. Moore, Ambrose II. Purdy, James
HAYES and ex-Excise Clerk Casper c. Cbilds.
George w. Mclean. who presided, said that be-
cause of the recent unexpected decision of the Su-
preme Court they not give pail hope of future
success.
Charles A. jackson, chairman OF tie special com
mttee 10 report the names of gentlemen tobe elected
for Sachcms OF the Tammany Society on April H. SAID
that after the work had been accomplished there
came from q clear sky a curious judicial thunder
holt which had produced the resolution he proposed
TO present. 1t was preceded by preamble which
denounced the absolute control exercised by the
Tanmany Society over the Democracy of the city
and nasmuch as the Supreme Court had decided
that the society possessed the power of electng
new members without giving adequate notice there
fore
ResoIred That since the Supreme Court has de-
cided in effect that Sachems possess authority
without sufficient and ordinary notices TO introduce
and install AZ members INTO the society, with the
obvious design of arbitrarily controlling the DemOc
rary of this city, further resistance, with the eX-
poctatiOn of reform, ~ hopeless ana lnal ne Ohy
eilcctual means To overthrow such conspiracy IS
NV the united action of the Democracy at the bal
LOT box in November. and we deem IT incXpedent
TO nominate any ticket.
James L. Morrison, the Mayors secretary, said
:" believe that the judges who made the decision
are free and incorrupuble representatives
of the common law of the State.
Tho three judges who were brought
almost accidentally together 10 net against the al
most unanimous voice of the bar ami bench for an
ad verse decision found il necessary TO decide that
the frauds of a single member bound the society to-
aether When ] find these facts going be
lore tho country. / am led TO be-
Iieye that the most rotten and corrupt
organization exists in the lammany party to-aaay
that was ever known I'm any corporate BODY IN the
limited States Now you stand freely and fairly
where we stood SIX months ago, and say We
FIGHT against the powers OF darkness that 0p-
pose free Democracy wherever we tnd them,
in Tammany Hall outside. Let us not forget the
veterans of Tammany Hall, many of whom are
the beck and call of some whipper-snap-
per of a secretary who thinks that
newspaper is contained in an advcrtis-
ING roll lLaughterl Nothing can now interfere
State in 1870, as III 1876. again to declare against
fraud wherever found"
Andrew Jackson Rogers, A. H. Purdy and John
ID Killings opposed the resolutions, and favored Inn
mediate action so as not TO give the appearance OF
hauling down their colors III the face OF the enemy;
Connty Clerk Thompson and Justice Murray favored
the resolutions. which was finally adopted by vote
of AZ % l3,