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

| HOW THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN THIS CITY Is SPLIT
UP-EACH FACTION TRYING TO oUTwIT THr
OTHERs-PLANS OF REORGANIZATION.
The Democratic party i'll this city is now split
up than four actions. IL to be taken cI
etanted generally that Tammany Hall has received such
crushing defeat that for time esstit cannot com
mand tho support of the majority Of the Democratic
voters Hence it follows that that one of the three rlyal
Democratic factions which develops the most strength
will attract TO It the smaller organizations aud the 1oat-
ing Democratic vote, which may be classed under the
head of independent This vote, because Of the dsse
sons which have ragged in the party in this city for the
last years, has become very large great mauy of
the Democratic voters have become tired Of the rule Of
halls aud BOSSES" and demand that some plan Of
shall be put in force which will place DO.
ltica power in the hands OF the voters In the Assembly
Districts
The majority OF those who composed the Irving Hall
organization following the lead OF Mayor Cooper
Hubert o. Thompson Maurice ]. Power. Jam IS f. Nor
rson. Thomas Costigan, Emanuel b. Hart, William p
Mitchell and others who prominent In the last
campaign This faction has prepared plan the leading
features of which follows: All conventions com
mittees and officers shall be chosen by the voters ap
pointed by conventions committees elected directly
hy the voters Primary meetings shall be held at the
places to be designated in the several election districts
Of the citi the evening OF the first Tuesday in Septem
ber The primaries for the year shall be held on
Tuesday evening. December 81, the purpose OF
organization At these primary meetings shall be
elected In each election district delegate TO the As
semby District Committee for each 100 votes and for
any fractional part OF 100 votes exceeding 80 cast in
such election district for the Democr electoral ticket
Presidential election preeedng The
shall be kept hour, and until every person has
had opportunity 10 vote. Any voter who is in accord
with the organlz ItioD, aud claims that lie s not in
accord with organization hostile thereto. sha be Ell
ued TO The names aud residences OF the persons
Offering vote shall be takeu. The persons so en-
rolled shall constitute the Elect9n District Committee
The persons chosen the several election districts as
members the Assembly District Committee shall meet
and organize the Tuesday after such primary
meeting except that the year 1880 such ion
shall be had within three after primary The
Assembly District Committee shall have power TO add
TO its membership by twO-ihirds vote and 20 f any
vacancies which may occur; 10 order % new primary j
meeting In any election district where primary election
shall been shown been vitiaed by fraud or
violence to nominate the Democratic candidate for
Assembly for the district; TO elect thirty delegates 10 the
County Convention elect 10 all other conventions
number Of delegates equal to the number OF election
districts in the Assembly District entitled TO represen-
taton therein and choose, and change will by the
of the majority OF all its members nine delegates
a County Committee There shall be "A County Commit |
tee which shall have power tix the aud places
for holding conventions TO nominate cand dates to be
voted for in Than Assembly District, to call
the Assembly District Committees together In mass.
meeting 20 receive aud expend money for the mainte
nance OF the organization ana foi the general conduct
Of campaigns. TINS plan of organization shall Oe |
changed only by the or two thirds of tho Assembly
District Committees. eaeu acting In its 0wn District
We have idea, said OF the chief promoters OF
this pian-one who holds hign oice aud whose wealth