The daily gazette., 1880-07-26
FIRST EDITION.
City Dem Ocratic AssOcia ton

IreSluenJ fafrell called the City
Democratic Association to order at s
O'Clock, Saturday evening, by which
time Esquire Brady's Office was pack
ed to it's greatest capacity.
Secretary Townsend read the min
utes of the last meeting, which in
cluded the reports then made of the
different ward organization, when
John O'Donnell moved to lay over for
one week action on that part of the
minutes relating to all the ward reports
excepting the Seventh.
This was the development of the
latest plan adopted by the disorga-
Hizers. The Seventh, of all the wards,
was the only one that elected mem.
Der of the City Executive Committee
favorable to their designs. and hence
they desired to leave some loop-hole
open for attempting to reverse the ac-
tion of the other wards.
In the discussion consequent upon
this motion Thomas Mellon, member
of the Executive Committee from the
Seventh ward, said he had obeyed a
call for meeting Of the committee, at
the Lafayette hotel, out only the Presi-
dent, Secretary (meaning Farrell and
| Townsend) and himself were present.
| If the other members of the committee
refused to meet, he thought ward
meetings should be called and their
places filled by men who would serve.
| President Farrell then put the ques-
tion, in the shape that ''the reports of
the wards which are in revolt against
this Association shall not be recog-
nized." The motion was adopted, on
show of hands, by a vote of So to II,
showing the strength of the Associa-
ton managers to be just about the
same as at previous meetings.
Esquire Brady reported that J. L.
Carpenter, Jr., had accepted the Treas
urership of the Association, but Presi-
dent Farrell said he was under the i'm
preston that Mr.. Carpenter would act
as Treasurer for the Association only
and not for the Executive Committee
also, as required by the rules.
Esquire Brady thought it would be
time enough to object to Mr.. Carprn-
ter when he refused to obey the re-
quests of the Association, and this
opinion was accepted.
After some desultory discussion, a
motion was made for the election of
Vice Presidents in nine of the wards,
for the purpose of organizing the
wards and having members of the City
Executive Committee appointed. The
President declared this motion out of
order.
Then VIM. II. Quinn moved by a
committee of five to confer with "the
other wing of the party in reference to
compromise"
The motion was amended SO as to
make the committee number ten, and
then, after variety of alterations and
suggestions, was put before the meet
ing in the following shape:
"That a committee of ten be ap-
pointed to confer with the so-calleC
City Executive Committee" Thil
m ton was adop' ed unanimously.
/ he President was authorized to ap
poimt this committee, which he did, al
follows
Messrs. II. c. Turner, E. G. Knight
VIM. ii. Quinn, Charles Cannon, Jas
w. Ware, Francis McCloskey, Jno. J
Toner, Frank Kane, Edward Mcclure
August Bickta.
4 Charles ,Jefferis made quite long
speech, in which he said he was not in
4 favor of special privileges for otfict
y holders, but as Ii. B. McIntire was be
ing assailed he would say he was JUS
as good party worker as there was il
the city, and worked for the success o
the party while those who are nov
: abusing him were sleeping soundly il
their beds.
4 MIR. L. j. Kelley offered the follow
a ing resolution
. Resolued, That the action of th
50 City Executive Committee by ignoring
;, the officers selected by this Associa
= ton merits our solemn disapproval.
v The adoption of the resolution wa
u moved and also motion to lay it o.
, the table.
q MIR. Kelley thought the committe
+ had treated the Association like dogs
!. They were not after the loaves an
fishes-they were Democrats fror
n principle, but they did not like to b
t. treated with contempt.
Enoch Moore thought the resolutio
IS was out of place at this time, as til
4 Association could wait and hear til
=" report of the committee of conferenc
lust appointed before it took any az
tion that might restrict the committe
i'm the performance of its duty.
It's II. G. Turner, Esq, expressed him
ad self in a like strain, and then motto
to Law the resolution over for one wee
dc was made and carried, less than
dozen hands being raised in opposition
Tom Mellon then moved Chat I'll
Id committee of conference be instructe
M 10. not to go beyond the rules governir
oy this Association, without special Il
structions from the Association.
Mr.. Turner said he hoped the cor
mittee would not be fettered by al
to instructions.
lst Mr.. Mellon replied that the Assocl
,S ton had gone beyond its duty in
Vi nointjng the committee. The Executi
ier COMMITTEE should have taken this
NON. as they are the boilers. "We
this for harmony" said Mr.. Meiion'"D
. we must keep within the rules.
ore President Farrell, calling Vice Ere
ar dent Blake to the chair, made some
n marks on this question. he SAID
81 ana sorry the rules adopted by u
ino Association have been the cause or
NJ much talk and wrangling. 1t is all l
the necesS ary and uncalled for, anu does
ne augur good for the success OF our pa
hi. in The City or county campaign. INT
are certain people, who ought not to
M so. who feed these troubles by gr
S5oo misstatements in certain papers: III
OoVo 0v onght to "pour oil on the troubled '
~, ters hut have not seen one word
'"'' the nemonr press calculated to set