New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-20
THE LOCAL DEMOCRACY.
The NEW COUNTY COMMITTEE ORGANIZED.
a COMPARATIVELY SMALL GATHERING IN CHECKER
ING

-A''Aii'fLf SMALL GATHERING N CHECKER
ING HAII~-wHo COMPOSE THE COMMITTEE
JOHN NIXON MADE cHAIRMAN
The County Committee of the Democratic
organization created by the Committee of One HIM
urea met IN ChcReTing Hall last night for the purpse
Ihefe are $50 members of tho fun com
Anr'o' ,n. az or the members not present last
lllsh1, Chickerng Han being about one-ouarter fan
Mhle tls Organization cailus to have enlisted many
democrats who have heretofore been ACTIN In oliti
c' work. there was nothing in the appearance of the as
sembiy last night TO bear the claim If the Irvin
@ ORGANIZATION OF last year lad adjourned 10 meet in
|hcSering Ha1 last night there ,yop,d have
oeen little difference in the composition OF the body
with the exception that the committee OF 500 ner
% asI year mas been reduced TO less unwieldv body OF
""V TINS year ana consequently number OF persons
heretofore prominent absent last night reorcanizn
the Ola association in Irving Hail. TO take the Mace OF
1ohn Fox ex-Alderman Haughton George IT p,rser
sherih Bowe, Alexander Davidson and other old IRVINE
'eaer6 VINO refused to join the organization of the
80. 'o0 VI ohe hundred, IL has received reinforce
ION ldinn'any Hall, sdch as Senator's Hogan ard
oeeDacher Edward Gion, Alderman keenan, lance on
win, and hers anu "oou-
Al" fs. evidence OF the old state OF things that met
ue eye Oh the visitor at Chickering Hall last nc was At
the door where an employe OF the Department 81 phi
nc "ofEs kept guard in The same way as he ror,perl
ala at the door OF Irving Hall when tho ron :.
ueiegates was called tho familiar names OF eronlo,es .,
'ne department of Public Works occupied a GOOD
,e VI the roll, beng reinforced by the names OF en-
ployes in other departments. There were Soma ,,o
names among the delegates hut the names Of The ,eaacs
IN each district those of persons Iong farr, .,
the public, many OF whom were leaders In Tanmapv
han "hen Tweed was at the head oft The following
are the leaders in each district
lst Distret-Senator Hogan and Assemblyman Ftz
gerald; lId-James Oliver ana ex-AaseY,lIy,nan T,a
hue, IIId--Danicl O'Reilly ex-senator Crcooo- "a
Charles L MacLean IVth-E Clarbson and n ' T,oori
ing; Vth-Ex-Scnator Michael Norton D.; VIM sono,or
Leebacher and Edward McCue; VII;h-Ex,Justico Foy-
Ter, Edward Cooper and Andrew H. Green; VIrTfh-Al
derInan keuney IXth-Police Commissioner Voorhs
and eXCOllector OF Assessments Edward Eaton . Xtb
Justice Dmkel, Alderman strac1 and Excise Commits
Eioner Mitchell; XIth-Corporation Counsel Whitney l.
EllcFy Anderson and George W. Mclean: XIIth-
AlueIpah keenan, and john keenan,; Y ITtii-Alderman
Goodwin Nelson j. Waterbury ana ex-Coroner Flana-
gan; &fVth-Ex-Marshal John Tayler Kelly and " y
tlynn; NVtb-SUperysor COST son, John r Fellow ana
Alderman Hiibig; XVIth-Police Justice Knbrcth
Police Justice Powers, exCommissioner Morrison ana
eX-Assemblyman Hagan; XVIIth-Police Justice Muir
ray and T. i. Paris (of Tlden's cipher bureau,
NNIiIth-Commissioner Hubert o. THOMPSON.
NiXth-Ex Senator Ecclesine, Deputy COMMISSIONS ~
Public Works Department: XXth-Thomas Hsrio,,l LoF
the Tilden councD and l.. A. Van Wyck; XXIst-Ex-
Assemhlyinan Andrews On charge Of 1den's
Literary bureau IN 1870; XX!lId-C. s. Truax and
Works Department and Ex-senator Caldwell.
Z. Elery Anderson called the oommi;tee to order last
night in Il speech in which he spoke Of tho sL1n I'm, an
poruonnent OF public offices last by LOT winch The
Democratic organizations engaged IN, and declared
that - not one drop of Republican blood eh.Dd
course through this organization" lie nominated for
temporary chairman Corporation Counsel whitney who
was elected, the whole programme having been ar
ranged IN advance OF the meeting. Nj Whitney made a
speech In which he denounced political bargains of an
kinds, especially those with Republicans
Timothy Shea ana IL. :. Beattc were elected tetnpo-
raTy secretaries. committee appointed to renort
permanent officers, after good deal OF ds.neson in
the OF which the chair bewildered with sim
uaneOus motions from Senator seebacher Jimmy
Oliver, Commissioner Hart, ex-senator Eccesine and
others.
IN appropriate speech, referred the stricken prrs
affected the whole Republic. and ne offered "A fitting
resolution, which unanimously adopted ny using
vote.
The committee reported the John McKeon for
permanent chairman, and Nessrs. Hewitt. Coop.r
Waterbury, Muialy, Clausen MaCI.ean and others foy
vccchairmcn, Timothy shea and H. s. Beaific for eecr-
tarfes aud C. c. Baldwin for treasurer The report was
adopted.
A letter read from Abrara 8. Hewitt commencing
the work of the Committee OF One Hundred ana wishing
success 10 the organization.
John X. Fellows. counsel to the Excise Board made
speech and offered resolutions, which were
adopted, 10 the eject that this Organization
was the only Democratic organization in this
city entitled TO De admitted 10 tie
state Convention Committees were appointed % secure
The appointment of all Democratic inspectors election
from this organiz On and for other purposes and after
further spoechmakng, arratgning the Republican parv
the committee adjourned.