New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-18
NETWORK POLITICS.
ORGANIZING AGAINST JOHN KELLY.
ANOTHER EFFORT TO OVERTHROW THE LEADER OF
TANfNfASY HALL.

TAMAIANY HALL
There was gathered in room above a
restaurant at Broadway and Thrtyr7is last evening
a number OF politicians most Of whom have been az one
time another within tine past fe" years Leaders IN
Tammany Hall The object of the meeting WIS 10 or
,anIze an opposition 10 the continuance Of the leader
sLip az the TamInany faction by John Kelly. Every
Asge1pby District was represented by one or more per-
sons The leaders in each were as follows;
Ist District John Kennedy and John II. Cusack; I'D
District Alderman jeremiah Murphy ma Di"trlct
John Hayes WITH District, James Hehernan Win DIS
tric+ lanes Dcgnan and Warren Bennett; Win
District Edward McCue; With District Colonel
VIM r. Roberts and ]. X. Perey; With District L. d.
Gale; IXth District. Alderman john Cayanagh ana
VIM Harvey; Xth District, Anthony Eickhoh ana VIII,
Zthn; XIII District. Philip Milhgan; Min Di"nc''
Henry Mailman and Robert De Lacy; Nlllth District
Dr Hardy. XVIII District, Meyer Butzel; XVIII Dis
trict Richard j. Morrison; XVIII District, James r.
Campbell; XVIIIth District George McDernott; AlNth
District John McManus NXth District VIM. lllhbard;
XXIst District, Senator Joseph Koch; AAIld DstrcI
John II Harnett and John y. Dcyin; NNllld OSIrict'
Police Justice Andrew ]. White and John Halloran /;
XXIvth District. District Commissioner Henry d. FUR
10Y and Assemblyman Matthew +. Breen
The meeting was called to order by John IT, Harnctt
who nominated az permanent chairman Randolph b.
Martini the chairman Of the last iamlany county
Convention J. X Riley and James " Lyon
were chosen secretaries. 1t was fesoYen tna'
Han Anti Kelly ORGANIZATION" All present progressed 20
be loyal to anmauy Han bit OPPOSED 20 me n.y.
recounted tie feet that he had served ia Iammany ia
without hope OF reward from St2 70 Is'g ~ ne nocl
wear he refused follow the lead OF MT hry III 3o7
ing Lucns Robinson, the ~egular Democratic ctnlIhte
for Governor, and for this, dtb3psh ne VoeG ,uo Inn
he PEELED from the IainulluJ
organization Recently he again invited to become
member of the General Committee rom tne AAl'
District and at the first meeting OF the committee pl
ORGANIZATION ne was compelled 10 witness Ire cN-
mission 81 Weasrs White and Purroy without trial
and, vi "A
drew with the expelled members lie "a" w.
expulsion Of Mes7r-. White ana fuIr"! a. " P"'c VI
II the conclnaion Mr. Breens speech he read an adj
drea- 20 the Democratic voters OF the Clty OF New olk
favor but party orgauizaiion' ana that III Ian
many Hall" II set forth that The lime has arrived
for organized eilort 10 rescue lht a'' ,r
paraly wing grasp of John key-an fiort 80 deter
Iniucd tha It Hhn cease only %H'n ,Sng The nne
years that the Tammany ORGANIZATION has
been under tho autocra,ic and unwse rule OF joan
Kelly Democratic defeat has bceu the ruc aud victory
the exception notwithstanding the 5OOOp Democratic
clearly demonstrated that John Kelly has neither me
political wisdom, the kuowcdge 81 mdnsihd or ln'
cepton American institutions 50 essential in me
makeup Of successful leader OF me Dr3cTac' ol uS
uttcring hypocriical cry against INC aii,,E'u
continuation OF his p opP"hcnts nG ni tno n', Xrs
and that a Republican Governor elected by
Lis aid IL asserts that when Nr. Kelly deuicd the
charge that ne had traded OFF 10000 Democratic Noc7
10 aid the Republican candidate AT the state election
he knew tna AT that very instant he gazing upon
more than a of his heuenanis into whose hands
be himself had personally delivered packages OF lie
publican state tickets win instructions to secretly work
Them out of the Tammany boxes ON the approaching
elect ION day-in-trIc d-lOyal that IN many IL
STANCES tncy were entirely dsrcgaried." The remedy
for tnz stale things asserted 20 be the overthrow
q John Kelly from political power.
The address wu= unanimously adopted. II was re-
solved that the representatives. present be Instructed to
call public meeting Ia each Of thcr respective Assem-
bis districts on before January 3 l972, ana there
elect three inspectors al election aud report Their names
a. ounsrqurni meeting Al me next meeting OF me
conference the probability l. tGat ARRANGEMENTS Tor
uriulrir. Will br perfected. Cuiuulitrc al i've was
appointed tn make gcmrnts for securing pcTma-
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