New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-15
TILE EnTrRE OF TAMMANY.

Speculation is busy with the question OF what
il 10 become of John Kelly and Tammany Hall
MS poIitcal factors in the City and State ana
undoubtedly the query is one of great If not
grave importance to politicians OF all parties.
II is. therefore, one worth discussing lntelll-
gently. II does not follow az a consequence OF
the late displacement of the TammanY people III
the City Government that either the Tammany
General Committee is to be disoanded or That
John Kelly is to cease to be lis head. On the
contrary, the recent disasters compel reoISani-
cation. Just as every army is reorgarized after
defeat I his III the of the Iammany
COMMITTEE, takes place some time during the
approaching holiday week, from Christmas to
New Years. 1t will be a thorough reorganza-
non the inefficient and influential members, rs
well as those now classed rs "Judas-lke, Will
be vigorously thrust our. The hew Committee
vii be composed Of active, energetic, and Wig
orous workers who want TO get into Office
again. Mr. Kelly will be the head OF the Com
mittee, as he is now; for, controlling as he does
the organization known as the 1ammany
Society, and being chief OF its sachems, ali OF
whom are faithful to him, he will keep his
positiOn as. leader il he desires, and anyone
who knows The man will recognize that he does
not wish TO stop fighting because he happens 10
lie underneath at the moment Whether Mr..
Kelly is the Wisest man tor leader OF the new
organization may be question; whether ne
can rally again the cohorts he has So often led
TO disaster may he doubted; but ut the present
time the faction has no fitting substitute, and
he will continue by reason OF his position ana
by force Ct his character at its head until an
other election, or until he resigns OF loses con-
troll of the Tammany Society.
There is likely to he a bIief struggle over the
organization OF the new Board OF Aldermen in
January next--a small skirmish as it were
which may develop the strength or display adj
ditional weakness of Tammany; but the real
battle between the factors will not come OIL
until April next, when the annual election OF
the Tammany Society takes place. Whichever
marty controls the Society owns the Hall amt
runs the fammany party; and for TINS power
the great fight will be made--provlded there Is
any fight at ALL 1t Is barely possible that the
Tilden Cooper Democrats, who have just cap
tuIed the city patronage TO the exclusion OF
both Tammany and the new living Hall lac
tons, may carry cut their new scheme OF organ
izing without "a Hall, and there may be NO
struggle TOR the possession of 1ammany Hall.
1t will be the first time in its history. Sucli an
organization as the CoOpcr-Iiden faction con
templates would he not unlike that OF the lie
publicans and it might be made stronger than
any other Democratic organization The city has
ever had If skiluliy carried out but the plan Is
a dangerous one to bt undertaken by party
without any we'll defined principles or policy
10 fight for.
TO one or the other of these organizations TIE
new Irving Hall factiOn-FoX, Bowe. General
Smith, Purser, and those who were LETT out
when living Hall and Tammany lately en-
braced IN the persons of Kelly and Thomson
is sure to gravtate, either rs wi ole Oh piece
meal They have no following and little pat
Ionage, ard will not add much strength to
either organization. So Tor some months TO
, come there are likely 10 be two slrong Demo-
cratic factions in tnis ely, either OF which wall
be n minority power rs compared to q united Re-
publican purity. and The union OF the two, except
under the pressure OF IA Presidential election or
nns,ihly All eYeLing c0ntast M tbs aiiiLA' mead