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THE NEW NORK DEMOCRACY.
Reorganization Meeting-An the Anti.
Tammany Big Guns Present.


Tammany Big Guns Present.
New YORK. Dec. 2S.-A reorSani-
ation and union mass mee''ny at
Cooper Institute, under the Auspices
Of the Brunswick Hotel committee
and Young Mems Democratic Club,
was we'll attended tonight by those
interested in re organization of the
Democratic party in this State.
FranEling Edison presided. Among
the Vice Presidents were George W.
Lane, Sam'l D. Babcock, David NJ.
Stone, Chas. A. Dana, Henry L.
Hogst, Allen Campbell, Wm. A.
Beach, VIM. H. Appleton, Pierre
Lorillard, Abram S. Hewitt, l.. L.
Stark, Jas. W. Gerard, Danl +.
Herman. Oswald Ottendorfei, WIN.
Henry Hurlbut, Chas. S. FairchiId,
Simon Sterne, VIM. C. Whitney,
Erastus Brooks, Robt. B. Roosevelt
and S. L. NJ. Barlow. Most OF
them occupied seats on the platform.
Resolutions were adopted declar-
ing that the late defeat of the Demo
cratic party could have been avoided
and victory secured but for the I'M
fortunate dissention in it's ranks in
the city and county of New York,
that the voice Of the people had not
been felt in the selection of candid
ates and could not under existing
organizations find expression; advo-
eating full and free elections, an
honest count and all measures which
opposed the right of federal officials
to make arbitrary arrests on the eve
of election, Use of troops at the polls
and any interference which impaired
the right of suffrage. The tariff is. /
sue should lie more sharply defined
and the Democratic party should |
cease to compete for the support and
votes of those who do not believe in
freeing our commercial legislation cf
its contradictory and obstructive
features, that TO restore our mari i
time power American citizens should !
BE- permitted to buy or build ships
H. he foreign trade in any part of
n. world and obtain for them Amer
lean registers. The issues were not
fairly presented. Democratic hard
money doctrine was diluted in Maine
and Indiana with ereenback heresy
in order to secure votes. We lost
and Justly lost both States The
Democratic doctrine OF tariff for
revenue only was explained and
modified to suit the atmosphere of
Connecticut and New Jersey, and
the result was that we lose the for
mer and carried the latter State by
q greatly reduced majority; but fail
ing to secure any return for these !
unwise concessions. we lost lin the
State of New York a large vote, per.
haps large enough to have changed
the result. We prefer defeat With
honor to victory achieved by any
compromise of principle. The Dem.
ocracy would have been successful
but for disturbing element which
existed here in the city of New York
and which did not exist outside OF
the State of New York.
Hewitt reviewed the New York
campaign, strongly denouncing kel-
" and Tammany and praising the
Irving hall Democracy. He pre-
dicted that the party would adhere
TO its principles without consulting
expediency, and would begin new
caresr of victory and usefulness.
Reorganization in St Louis.
Sr. LOUIS, Dec. o. Fifty six
prominent Democrats men tonight
to devise means for getting rid OF
the present city central committee,
who are considered inimical to the
Democratic interests. A committee
seven was appointed to name
ii, mittee of seventy to accomplish
he end in view.
the Charity Fund.
NEw YoKK, Dec. 29.-The Tribune
says: The fund of 500, 900 raised
BY Philadelphians for Grant is COM
pleted and awaits the Generals
order. One gentleman, says the
Philadelphia Record, Philadelphia
OF large means, who is warm friend
Of the General, sent his name at once
for $25, 900, with q letter stating
that if it was necessary he would
give his own check for 500, 900 or
that he would be willing to pay a
life annuity TO the President of $685.
600.