New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-25

that Give of the General Committee OF tnst ASSET
bly, District had gone over 70 the cooper re most
bitter opponents Of Tdon ard the most earnest sup
pOrers OF Mr. Grace but as they were M on oT
81 800 year. they turned traitors Inc connI,,oII
conld afford to lose such members nc nso % n
that there were fifty applications for places on tAe en
eIb c Tsy General Committee of the With Assem-
bly, District met No. 1876 CntOn-sr last night SO
ward MeCne occpying the chr stated TINT the meet
INC wac for fhe purpose OF considering the action
1sh tn @' cn,traI INTIMIDATION az Tammany Hall,
on wednesday toward the district committee NJ. IL
gigerson addressed the meeting in conciiat0ry man
ner, speaking in highest eulogy OF Mt MoCue YET ae
Tending the action OF Tammany Hail. I'm removing MN
6g n6 ms AZ al Noon AZ ne honor Of Mr. Mccue F.
said 20 meant t. tell Why TS@%a Gn ., p 2Se
district had served their party fathfuy there was
too much harmony. with devotion to PIInelpes; 10
insulted every member OF the committee He thought
il a very uDwise thing for man, nse our
eo'OT defeat MI as Nf he had sustained not 70
retire quietly INTO private nfe wen man ~
ash, blind to principle and to anything out seiin-
Here the speaker was interrupted by member who
Sn Mr. BaSe ppSceedd Mr. Key he said mad
injury 70 the Democratic party than any SVTo
proving OF the management OF Mr AieOue ~ tne us
trct committees ana aPPdsng OF ms Commtee
on organization. ,., rr..s
he could and would not longer tolerate inc Ieaqe
ship of John Kelly. He ehowed how TamTnany had 1851
power under his management decIaflnE 1lu ulI,s
and in tho interest OF the Republican party"
This dG he attributed be- I Ta%%any bee lni
ne was friend 20 men uncongcniAl to rammnny Hall
Judge Douohue and William Grace.
Then the sigcrson resolutions were read. They
declared the previous loyalty Of the committee 10 me
central organizafon and stated that rs principles weo
those OF the revered and h0nOred followers OF ram
many Hal" They protested T. against inc dH,
structve OF the vital principles ana motives upon
which Tammauy Hall was founded. The ideas mani
1t, risC hnfo no
Organization demonstrated 10 was declared, that ms
policy were To constitute committee ior
Tammany HaH which should exist soieD iOr INC
purpose OF his personal dictatOn; that right or
wrong. tie VIII and voice or the people, II
against his interest or contrary TO his vOon must be
disrega.icd; that such arbitrary conduct II encour
aged could only lead TO the ultimate Destruction OF the
Democratic party in this Empire CRY They fufther
declared that the conduct Of JOHN Kelly TOWARD lne
head OF The District Committee was HLohs anu un
justhabe, and /" prompted by misguided ana an ui.
lust personal magnty" IL therefore resolved that
the committee should sever lts connection WIN lam
ma nv Hall while affairs managed by the pro
fessed central power. and that the committee should
Mr. McCne spoke at considerable length and vehe-
menty on the position OF Tammany Hall toward It's FOL
iOwerE He ADDED much to what already nad been
spnola and others Of his followers. The vote was
then taken the resolutions resulting rs toows In
soebacher, Thomas Foley Charles c Brunlng Charles
p. Blake. Joseph Nelson, Christian Wall, james lanes
CnrFen James Cart FRANCIS BIer P PThio' Me
Cherry John Callihan, Henry Aserbach, Edward Bren
ner, Louis Levy, Edward McCuo, John T. Cross Peter
w wlIg, %"a j q Bradshaw o. McGinna James
McAlarney. J. p summis. David sullivan 80 IN tio
negative; NJ slgerson j. 81 snlIvan, ma GoS
ter. and W. j. Jones, z. -. . ,.
the chairman then announced that thirty members
lad voted voting the adoption Of the resolutions 10
Leave tbe committee, and seven TO remain. The COM
mlttee adjourned without day