New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-20

precluies the idea that he mjngcs in politics for the
sake OF gain" that the a'icpiion 81 his plao would
enrey Tree he orgauziDn from the control OF profess
sonnl politicians. bur II x gye the Democracy bet
yer chance than has ever had befor- 20 control Affairs
~ the Assembly Districts. 10 eheciualy prevents oDe
| man or two or three from controlling election
| or naming the District Committee Is inc now,
| Dl'trcf. It is simply absurd 10 suppose that q
fsir exoresson OF opiniTn can be had from
polling place which is oniy open for Two honrs. Tho
acon which has the naming OF the inspeciors inyar
ably elects It's ticker. This cinuot be Done when there
are thirty or thirty five primaries being held at time
in the same AssemblS District. II mas tendency 10
maze the voters In each election district take an interest
10 the prmaras and when they find t1t they have the
rover TO control Them they are likely 10 retain an inter.
est The pubic dOee not readily lay down tho powerit
once fnds that IL Possesses"
The proposed by crunswick Hotel Committee
differs materially from nat OF the IFv.z Hall Organiza-
oB Ia effect 1t places the entire rcOrganzatioa IN each
teD OF ire Ycre o. that ds;rIcf This virtually placing
each district Committee under The control Of ten men,
Tammans Hall viii adhere to tne old custom Of hold
ing ono primary In each Assembly District. The ma
chine tckes are now beng made up anu these tho
ones which, IN any case. the inspectors Of election Will
return "a elected There are 20 mang outside Demo-
c@e,tic @ orrsnza1ons and tacdons ~ which the dis
affected cn find refuge that there s likely
ICONS contest ~ any of the districts tho Tammany
The Bovc.Fox DavidsouPurser faction OF irving Hall
has IS yet made no outward movement looking toward
reorganization. Its lease o Irving Hall does begin
until January l. The success ot the " combination
movement in the Board OF Aldermen has parlyZrd this
opposition movement In Irving Hail 10 certain extent
IL ls well known that durlng the latter part OF
lu ntLOiiatlons between IlninlnY d1d irving
Halls wh.n they endeav 1rIng 10 agree
upOn candidates for Mayor aad other officers,
John Fox and George II. Purscr really allies
OF John Kelly. Their object IN hiring Irving Hall vas
10 shut out the Cooper rhompsonpo faction Then,
their adherents would form committee OF thes own.
aud while nominay opposed TO ranm,ny Hall, would
really trade with 10 for share of the Offices TO bo
filed at the election next fall. The sudden change In
tht aspect of politics has nad tue effect OF fright
Sheriff Bowe aud John Fox conf icntIy counted.
Moreover, II has been ascertaned that Mayorelect
Grace has positively refused be considered prop
erty o Tamnany Hall and IN It's pre,ent weakened con.
diiion Tammany Hall is not looked
able ally now or In the future. Those who claim to
De the irving Hall Organiza0n arc ~ present leaders
almost without following. They waiting TO what
Will be tae outcome Of the eIrts OF DE CoopcrThomp-
son Power faction. the B-upswck HDel Committee and
the Young Mems Democratic Club 10 reOrganze the
Democratic party iD this city.
The primaries IT, be held evening Will show
whrther the scheme of representation by
each clrctpn district 10 fcaeibe one and what pro-
portion OF The Democratic party this city viii
Itself nnder the banners OF the faction beaded by Mayor
Cooper.