New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-08
REBELL1YG AGAINST THEIR LEADERS.

DEMOCRATS WHO INSIST on A CHANGk-MORN FREE
DOM DEMANDED IN TIE ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS.
The question of the reorganization of the Demo-
cratic party in tins city WAS discussed yeStei-
day by Democratic politicians OF all stripes.
The great vote cast for a straight Repub-
hcan ticket at the recent election has compelled
attention TO the fact that the majority OF voters III
this city cannot be depended upon tt cast their
ballots for any ticket placed IN the field and labelled
Democratic, no matter how bad 1t may BE- lain-
MANY Hall has been beaten three times in the last
five years but ALWAYS by combination OF D'mo-
crate and Republicans. The pecuiarty of this last
election was that the ticket SO nearly elected was
made I'D entirely of Republicans who have had no
ofiiiation with Democrats OVertuTc5 were made
by Democratic organizations for representation on
the ticket. These were declined because OF the
danger that trades might be made I'D by the
friends of certain Of the candidates, and Ii
was felt that this would endanger the
National ticket II is conceded by experienced
polcians that had il not been for the PreSidenIIa!
ticket The cmocratic county ticket would have
been very badly beaten. In an "eh year" such
ticket as was presented by MI Kelly and his associ-
a.cs would have had no chance whatever oil beinG
/ elected.
l. the opinion of many Of the shrewdest ana
most cxperienced Democratic politicians that the
] Il
cratic pqrtv in this city ana making ii more popu-
lar and 1T the same time more representative. The
Committee on Organization of Iammany Hall
70 NOW the governing body. The Gen
eral Committee is composed OF over l,lOo
members but it is entirely under the control oil
the Committee on Organization, although the pro-
ccedipcs of the latter body are submitted to the
General Committee for ratification. II there is
disposition on the part Of certain Assembly DIS
I ssnF II If.taf Z q
tLe Committee Organization lorih"li! taAcs
these districts in hand and ' 're0rsanIzts tnein'
| The men vino have disregarded the or1ers oi the
leaders are thrown out and more compliant 'cI Is
The oganizahon of Irving Hal is modelled much
alter the same plan. Its General Coinmitti9iG y
numbering somewhat over l,oJ0, but
all the power IS. crnIffu - III ,h o, 'i
relation To irving Hail that th9 C1mmi'te on Or
,,ni z,tioD has TO Iammany HAL. And % has shown
withu lhc PAST few weeks t"i'' J. can U'iHu.I I
! out OF exist cuce Oblc.uodabIc 1'' no'y D,>,I.V.
delegations with the Same readiness Is I'il'ii"S
;r .N"roocra,c Srate Convention in ISL at the
/ iu.t,patlon of Mr. 1ilden, and with Inc view Oh
! Lrc,i.Iog down the power cf William NJ. weed,
! and si,ikIrg at the domination OF IaHnllIy ii"ii
over lc Democratic politics OF TINS Guy, pioIin''
~ t.c0ates should beccCtcd 10 Democratic state
Coiyc, tions in this state under ca sSurd d cI'
Assembly District, and hot uhd@r nc f ~ any
htral body. The purpose WIS 10 Hcc .'e ~ ~ 49,
cratic voters in each Assembly ljialilcl from lI'
direct control of the leaders IN each cI,{ or 3ou!;
Wrie tbis has been uouinally accedcd to, thc iact
remains that JOHN Kelly and che leaders III Irving
Uaii i'm thIs city and " Boss" McLaugnn IN bIt0k
ii have selected the persons represent thciI or
! ,sSauiz9ffous in the state Conventions. ,
! An effort is now making 10 release lhe Assembly
pisrrc ORGANIZATIONS ~ tins city a. lar as poSsip!o
| f,n,n thc control of the General Committees me
more indepcndent among the Democrats say that
| there IL 10 reason why the voters OF eacH
| Assembly, Senate and Congress district sHoulu noU
| hay. fhc naming Of their candidates ior Assembly
men. Senators, Aldermen and Congressman instead
! nf ai1nTiur Them 10 DC chosen by the " BOSS Ihis
- ~ tt an ,oiluIyed IN the country districts and I
works We'll. Many districts in {his clty ana
! Krnoklyn have been lost by having uhpQp-
| uIor candidates foistcd upon lheh ny
| the leaders The Democratic county ucAc'
,yhich was defeated in brooklyn ut the recent eYc
! tion would never have been nominated u tho neiI
r'tls had bccp allowed free choice, ana tlc Dom
errotc voters OF TINS CITY showed clearly what ihey
tSrg6r of several OF the candidates presented loI
| -. anti