New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-06
LOCAL POLITICAL AFFAIRS.

RIVAL CLAIMS FOR RECOGNITION.
EFFORTS OF THE DEMOCRATIC FACTIONS IN THIS
CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE REGULAR ORGAN
IzATION-CHANCEs OF SUCCESS.
Comparatively few of the members of the
Democratic State Committee living outside of York
have yet arrived in town to attend the meeting Of the
Committee at the ST. James Hotel Wednesday 1t is,
therefore, difficult to get expression Of opinion to
the time aud place for holding the Convention and
what is likely with the rival deega-
tiOns from this city.
The impression prevails among the majority OF the
members of the Committee living this city Albany
would DO the best place holding Convention
cause OF hotel accommodations Saratoga would be
vorod by many IL it that the Convention is likely
to be held late in September and few of the hotels at
Saratoga often kept open late The members of
the Democratic State Committee living in this city
as follows: Hubert o. Thompson, Commissioner OF Pub
lie Works; Thomas Costigan Supervisor City
ORD; civil Justice John A. Dnkcl. Hugh III.
Moore Sheriff Peter Bowe George IT, Purser and John
Fox The first four named members of the New
York County Democracy. Mr. Purser is absent in
Europe He has been elected delegate from the With
District to both the NewYOr County and Irving Hall
General Committees He has not announced with which
he will cast his political fortunes. likely be
back in time to meet with the State Committee. John
Fox has been elected member of the Irv-
ing Hall General Committee. but announces
that he ia ont of politics He may safely be
set down as opposed to the leaders of the New
York County Democracy by whom he out OF
Irving Hall last year. Sheriff Bowe the president OF
the now Irving Hall organization The leaders Tam
many Hall say that they have five members of the State
Committee. These added by the State Convention
last year They are Mr.. Kelly, Augustus cbcll, Edward
kearney lrastus Corning, OF Albany, and william Pur-
CELL of Rochester The opponents of Tannany say that
these men were merely added for campaign purposes,
ana tiat when tho canvass their tunctiots
ceased; and that they will strongly oppose any effort
or the 1llhinany representatives. TO take part in
the proceedings of the State Committee.
IL rests with the State Convention TO pass upon the
regularity or the various delegations The NCw-York
county Democracy Mt the organization OF its General
COMMITTEE short time ago, declared that IL would
recognize no other Democratic organization in this city
ana ailIae with none II declares that il organ
Hed under the rules prescribed by Democratic
Convention and will send 72 delegates to tho state Con-
scntatves OF the Democratic party this city. Tam.
many Han Will demand admission rs the
Oldest Democratic organization in New-Yorx
and on the ground that whatever objection
there might be to Tammany because withdrawal
from the State Convention in 1879 condoned
years state Convention Irving Han will base its
70 admission ON the ground that 1t is the oguz
ton which has once been recognized by Democratic
state Convention. The leaders of The New York
County Democracy deny this, and say that after
the call was ISSUED to the various Democratic
OF One Hundred to together and one strong
and harmonious body the various Assembly District
Committees, which composed the old Irving Hall organ-
cation, voluntarily disbanded their organization and
came INTO the new body, taking i'll the primaries.
Tney say That not more than half dozen WI
prominent in old Irving Hall members Of that
organization.