New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-17
TIE LOTTERY IN Politics.
THE GERMAN DEMOCRATS INFORM IRVING HALL
THAT THE PEOPLE WILL NOT sUBMIr 10
nANf PUBLIC OFFICES GAMDLED FOR.

THE GERMAN DEMOCRATS INFORM IRVING HALL
THAT THE PEOPLE WILL NOT SUBMIT 10
HAVE PUBLIC OFFICES GAMBLFD FOR
The committees of the German Democratic
ORGANIZATIONS, pursuant 10 the nvi alton or the lVhg
Hal Conference Committee met the latter last evening
III Irving Hail. The five persons representing the Ger
man independent Democratic organizations were
Justice Otterbourg Coroner Ellnger, George Custer,
Lewis Schmidt and John a. Grote The committee frOu
the independent German Citizens Association was com
uosed OF Dr. A. +. Frech Ca T. endt, Lewis T. GoeDel,
Henry Auihenreiih anG William F. Pltschke as proxy
for Charles j. Nehrbas. The meeting was strictly
ur,yate Irving Hall had ITS fu committee IN attend
once and it was evident that important business was on
hand When the meeting called to order BY Morris
J. Power Jasiice OfierOourg, in STUDIED Speech re-
viewed the action of Tammany Hall and Irving Han In
oujey sitting down. as he said. ana deciding by lottery
VINO should represent the people In Con-
gross and ia the Legislature without
consulting the people. He said the German
Democrats wanted 40 patronage. but they would insist
upon their rights citizens. He urged that complete
REVISION of work done by the conference committees
40 far be had, and that union OF the Democracy OF
New-York be made in earnest. lie insisted that the
fate Of the Democratic Presidential ticket was at stake
In this ouesion-ihat the Germans were a thought
ful and far-seeng people, ana would not sup
mort party that couDtenances any such
conduct as the LOTTERY at the Westminster
Hotel He said that tins lottery was most rdicnl' us
and that 1t held up the Democracy Oh New
York City to the rdicue OF the country. Coroner
Elmger followed in similar argument and his speech
like those that followed from the representatives OF
other organic ATOMS was uuimpass0ned but emphatic.
Tire Irving Hall Committee was greatly taken aoacX
and replied with Several OF the committee
smoke in an apologize and conciliatory vein
saving that the National ana State Committees both
every pressure bear 10 unite the Democracy
of the city, aud the Committee simply did what 1t
Though best under the circumstances. The Gcrmahs
retorred saving that Irving and TanImany Has py
no means represented the fui Democratic force OF ne
city No definite taken Tor the reason thai
TIE hour was late aud there was much more 10 say
The German committees will report back TO their exec
nj We committees. and when the next meeting VIII De
| held Tomorrow evening the Germans Will have a
| proposition TO make. -, -.
when he meeting broke up the Irving Hall people
under considerable excitement, aud one man sara 10 a
| Of that fellow Fox. His hand ia easily seen
IN this work. wouldn't be surprisedif the Whole BUS
ness won burst up and then we will be where we were
| al the last election" =,
There seems be little doubt that revision OF the
and Assembly representation agreement
will be made and the work gone over again win the
Germans The latter mad little to say last evening but
| mainly showed they were IN earnest. The Tampahv
and Irving Commute OF Conference Will have meet
| ing today at u.