New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-28
MR.. WATERBURY, FREES HIS MIND.
HIS UNPLEASANT LANGUAGE ABOUT Mr. KELLY
AND THE IRVING HALL RUMP."

HIS UNPLEASANT LANGUAGE ABOUT MR.. KELLY
AND THE IRVING HALL RUMP."
Nelson j. Waterbury has emerged from his
modest retirement with letter to John McKeon, iu
which he uses more than seven thousand words
20 express bs views of the Democratic party
IN general and John Kelly In par
tcular Mr. Waterbury has sent copies OF this for
inable document to the newspapers, and is under
stood that expects that IL will be read III it's entirety
by at least one person-ar McKeon The letter begins
SIS review OF political history at 1868, and aborously
adyauces 70 the present day. The writer says
that IN that year Nj Kelly told Linn that Tammany Han
was controlled by thieves, but the very next year Mr.
Kelly accepted the nomination for Sheiih from these
men, and elected In 1865 he had quar-
relied with Tammany again, and was nominated
for Mayor by the Democratic Union but be
Gayed his party by Withdrawing on the Saturday before
election day, giving a fatal blow, and insuring Tam
many neg lease Of power Mr. Waterbury describes
the steps by which NJ Kelly afteTward obtained power
IN Temmany despotc than that held by Tweed,
who Pr. Waterbury alleges, purchased MT Kelly In
ls64 Kelly was not obliged 10 buy up
hs 0ppouenis, but acted On his own arbitrary
will and Mr. Waterbury goes exclusively into the
sourccs Of lis strength Mr. Kelly Is then portrayed as
a Judas and bis treasOns 10 ms party III 1879 and
1890 are PAINTED in the BLACKLIST oOOrs AT Waterbury
OF c0uisg holds him responsible for the defeat OF Han
COL TIN. nomination OF Grace for MaYOr and the
Democratic bargains. deals and tricks Of the recent
campaign dweit upon by tbe oracle ana ne Is almost
as liberal OF ceusnre for the ryne Hall faction for
bir Kelly. The fearful results that followed disregard
OF M Waterbd1ys advice IN Inc cathpAlSh
are shown UNI 1ehnsiy: and the writer rs
unkind enough 10 call the Maurice j. Power faction in
Irving Han rump ID one pace anu 10 compare tne
leaaels reptiles in another The most interesting
par Of the latter Is the I4o"'Hg "oI aadc me
handling OF money ,iN irNine IIai leiee r.
" Lest persons should think lhat may speak 100
facts. one Of the aDies u te aeutc mehiOeIe % we
organization JOhD Fox lie has great power OF Will
nut down. Before The election IL expected that
n great deal OF mOnoy would be obtained rom
no %
the men who wanted TO handle it. lie would insist
upon knowing what money was received ana that u
was expended the purposes Tor which II was OBJ
,"elcr. of the Executive Committee met, and had
she imDudence TO assume The powers Of the General
f0mun,tee to cxpei 1bCrs and 50 lar rs they could
40 H. ihey turned MI Fox aud The entire de egatons
from Is and Id Assembly Districts over l2O mem
beIs. out OF the ORGANIZATION.
abied DO they wished ~ regard 10 money madtets
fir Grace was assess.I : i-oVo 81, U.s. le,, No.
she other county candidates ~ pIopoIoI Iesltv tucsS
assessmcnts each cand date iOr Congress Assembly and
District Alderman assessed - Tor each election nls
MET In which be was candidate whereby the clique
obtained - each for l39 districts, and W. eacb Ia 039
that The Irving Hail clique obtained over
$4,000 from canddaIes Not doiai Oh lhls
the General Committee and well-knOwn citizen OF
Integrity and eharao or II IS said that II was p"d 70
polld be easily covered up. hhaI cOull
have been done with such an amouh, OF money,
Other than pocket large part OF IL, VIII puZZe any
,shich The last eecton Wa eondctec In lie greater
part Of the city the Irving Hall managers did not man
Test any interest In the election but gslealy let the
management Of 70 Tammany Hall. Inc
election Of their candidate for AlfermaI-at -large
was certain and most OF them did not
seem 10 care about their candidate for Judge Beside
there various rumOre a1O4t
as moneys exacted from candidates fOf nominations
not be true. 1t might be well 10
expose tally the tricks by which Irving Han organ
gallon mas been disgraced aud ruined, aud at some
enough iOr my present purpose"
Mr. Waterbury also his respects 10 the Brunswick
Hotel movement the Young Mems Democratic Club
end the other factions Owhich the Democrats Of the
city are divided. No OF the plans OF reorganiza
ton 50 far proposed Is entirely salts
faetory 70 hin, aud he proposes one