New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-23
GENER1L POLITICAL NEWS.
REFORM IN TAMMANY HALL.

STORMY MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE on ORGAN
ZATiON-FXCIsE COMAiIs. IoNER MORRISON AND
JUDGE DONOHUE's FRIENDS TO BE EXCLUDED.
The basement of Timm ny Hall witnessed
yesterday the thrOes Of party trying some Of
ITS formerly most beloved members Mr.. Kelly directed
the painful operation, aud acted the surgeon
Politicians mad looked forward action upon
the meeting OF the Committee organization. IN conse.
quenee Of the appearance iu The Nec York star on two
days this week letters gncd The Man on
the Fence" Ill which the writer made unpleasant refer
ences to Henry ID. Purroy, Edward d. Gale Franci b.
spiuola. Excise Commissioner Morrison and Assembly
man McAyOy.
The meeting OF the committee was largely
attended. All the accused persons. except
Mr.. Gale, were present Mr.. Purroy. gave
The Chairman barely time 10 subdue the uproar when
he addressed his fellowmem mbers in reply to The Man
on the Fence" He described at great length his ser
vices for Tamnany Hall, dlatiDg especially upon his
loyalty to the organization. Francis b. spinoa then
swiftly claimed the chairmans attention. He SAID
have given my time avishly TO the support Of this
tbe Fence l. the rnost riGIIlnns sncter Thai ayr M
heard Of Tnat imam, whoever he may Lc ia cenem,I
ilbe cur and am prepared to meet him at any nuc
honorable political HE. / was elected 10 Office
VIII when ,,oo9 ony 'we1y,one Ky years years Ola In al
only beaten twice Some unseen hand like that which
struck Hancock has smitten IL Is utterly uupar-
e" larger army than General Scott bad aud the lea
that am not able to a district OF 1000 or 3 600
voters is too alb urd am prepared TO step down aud
out quicker than when II IL the OF this
organization that should do 80. But l shall never
fence We have desperate battle before u.s. II we do
not cast ref ,cOus each other there nothing that
eau overcome They say Mr. Kelly made mis-
takes. so he did; so did |; so did Mr..
PurrOy. AS long as human nature is as it is
men viii make mistakes. PurrOy SAYS ft was
an Anti-Taumany triumph, think II "A triumph ef
bribery aud public plunder. We win II we don't
have any bickerings Let us treat each other with
brOtheTly Kindness.
Here reporters discovered IN the room and they
excluded. Excise Commissioners Morrison In reply
assertions nat lie had been reacherous asserted his
earnest Oyaity He also detanty said that the com
nittee would sustain him II it proposed to dcposc
him from the leadership Of the XVsh Assembly District
This aroused Mr. Kelly, who declared Mr. Morrison
was largely responsible for The nomination OF Mr. Grace
Or Mayor. Mr.. Kelly then SAID tnat Mr.. Grace would |
pledges of patronage for the organization and
hat Mr. Morrison must have bad private knowledge
,f the combination made by Mayor Cooper TO |
iepr1ve Tammany oflce-hOdeIs OF their positions
Idse DOnOnue mad also taken part In tine comb blnaton
ma the Assembly District con- ro ed by
lin, the WIN, ought to be reOrgaDlZed.
Corporal n-Att0rney Boyd defended Judge DJnOhue
asserting nat the Judge had not taken part ia com
,nation, Finally by decided vote. Il determine
10 discipline" the With, XVIII and XXtu Assembly Dis
rct organizations This means practically the cxclu-
ion of Ex Commissioner Morrison and the friends OF
made to discipline" Edward ID. Gales distllct the |
'IIIth, but II failed by small Ii is runOred
lsO, that Henry PurrOy and Francis r. SpinOla will
quietly deprived OF the leadership OF their strlcts