New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-15
TAMMANY's CONVENTION.


vEx11oYs TICKET 10 BE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
FOR pArNEII-JoHN NIXON NOMINATED A'
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
The County Convention OF the lamhlah5
Han Democracy was held yesterday Afternoon A'"N
before 3 O'Clock the hour Of assehDhhE' " cio""' M
gathered in Fourteenth-st. in front OF '"' l"i'''
i,d, Tho onpearapee OF the majority OF these men
was not progressing, bat many OF tloih were ~
laugers-1n and not delegates. Inc Co"''l"''
vos conyoseA Of 1900 delegates, and was IN
appearance fairly respectable BODY OF H'h'
ohn Kelly took front seat, and engaged for some Time
IN conversation with Congressman Dngro, young man
arraved in fauess attire, with black mus'ache and
SNOWY watch chain L. b. Spinola occupied c'nshcu-
o,s seat in the front row with Commissioner Th"nns
Brennan The largest man in the han sat next I" \. H.
Huinne the Tombs lawyer. who was the smallest ihah
present. Park Commissioners Lane, Fire Commissioners
Purroy and German, ExAlderman hal' EA-
Justice Patrick Gavan Duffy Aldermen sieVln'
Kirk and sauer Henry A. Gumblcton Michael
H. sieerRon Meuzo Dioiendorf, Police Com
missioner Nichols Surrogate Calvin, ana many
other wcll-known Tammany mon were tDere'
The best Of good feeling prevailed And eG@GpnRRt .
ciaiien the proccediucs Harmonious tn" 5el on
the hoor were al occupied md many persons we're
stsndnt up There were indications OF defeated or
Gemoralized organization.
JOHN KELLY's SPEECH.
mif 4.; S on organizaton called the. Con
yea:on 10 order ana spoke suhStanlay As i'GWs
the members thai present that could not see now
possible for the pemocratc CONVENTION %'TL nS
to exclude tae delegates that were regularly e'C,on
from each ot the Assembly ds'r..S; IRON ,' t mater
proceeded, it became very evident I" us a., a.,
that tneFf bo.e wa" Who cdatf"ed tbs Convention
H. make the delegates Of Tammanv Han ne ouhia'i
inFtead of The regular sitting members Now II n3id
to chance the tide That is, in fact inIessihe Tides
are reg dated by nature, and II Is verY n'nru i La,
throngh the their Efforts to i.iniorn me pac
TO make the people believe We ne fg oygaaion
sent the majority Of the Democratic voters VI inns
s"meinel t very dcnt for people to get at the
truth Patience and perseverance, h"NsNes WI o ~
determine in their what is trne and act upon ~
some of you. gentlemen, probably many O., A'n wI t
the late State Convention. II Won heard the dseS tI
mens that were used by people represening hat organ
iSation that is known the city or thr County De
mOcracy. Why, il yon could believe WHal my S'i ~,
represented the largest part OF me Deuoctauo 9aiS,
AVID this organization is simply taGtl9h-a me 'a t
With no constituency behind " wen, you VIM emo" .rian
when people have preludgrd q case ana ".gn
gentlemen have been selected 70 pitJuVuI~t
case before ii had been presencd 10 lhtin u VIII ne
are made And they had prejudged their eases. Now
when ren are treated cavaicTly as the representa-
tves Of this organization were treated br'nr. uee very
o1e 10 The regularity Of the dele
Gates from this city parry maintain itself where
such 1espicabe rcSorjed to Tor tnt purpose Z"
il NAV be iu numbers or how Formidable 1t may have
been ia the past when such means are reSofcu 10 or
the purpose OF controlling the uthhel4 =" EiaL t 5b
ocratic organization there can be our one ltsn ne
party viii be split in TWAIN ana 'nSre 1 viii vo on
nor |, gentlemen, can eontrI oE an.nehGc % gU
The manlness 81 ms cnafte,eI W., 70 a.
foremost when You point out 10 MN uial tuo,e az
EXIST exist o''''''' ''' ''''''''7 - ',
folly fut US to 70 there all; that the ease had a'eay
been made M and the decision given. lhr mere were
those who argned tbat if we I'D no, &c the Convrn
admission
guilty OF something that would warrant the 9ttte ON
yention in excluding the dtl'salrs ron M CtS.
! was nf the persons who agreed ".th the llter
number thoGsGt with VEN, '4bI e ts Was TO, men
for long tie considered whether II WoHli be proper
from S this civ to seats o. the oor Of convention
There was Judgment for Won Ihere VS. common s'lse
to give us seats the foor Why, such an announce
Ineut aud such proceednss You'd SnqpMn'l aTuse
might be in tbis community or any where IL,
,6 Now cd aG ISSUE Democracy Can g there be
any DON'T about the result Is mere aHy sths ,.
WAC does not know that his organznIon Is senor to
that factini lApplanse Why we 81 snow ,"@ "nca
decide there De any shan- left IN 'h' members VINO
a great injury that they shcEld De ashamed oI 81" ucf
ItiT, II MS 5rt me rlnJi1alsi fiat have been
below ali tbs going back 10 the fornaiou of the
party of which Thomas flarson tine father ZAP
plausel Although disguised with these men il If M
possible for them To- ahenate ms rom ,e- &,c
party. IAppiause Therefore, say OF me olae 6oh,
Venon although II has placed ,aH1,ua,e7 II oe ny.u
about whom We know very Iite ii' lc.N' INV. W.!
lttle-prObably Of you know fGore il Is not ma
EIn, 1t is imnoeraI IN What way they were
placed in nomination they the standaTdaoarcrs OF
This is to be a municipal election Representative Of
this organization who nay" he'd pootphs anu iIin
the administration ~ financial affairs so mnch r" mat
some departments complained that their appropr at"ns
q
ministratiUu successful. You should be tNCct"l Gy
careful in the nominations you make for all oS here
notalways been taken Men who ontlrey ulhi have
easily corrupted You Inust remember last bace,nber
when four men elected by Tamiaanl Han 70 me p"I"
of Aldermen sold themselves Ike sheep the haurirs
for small consideration " money 20 orr opponents APP
Ilausel Tue Jaeu connected with THAI corruption fluid
cratic organization at Albany. hut In this city Unfor
city that will sustain that class OF men y" matter " AZ
they may DO II IS reasonable to snp:o'- thlt II they
viii continue IN this way will have me same state OF
things eXtins in his city as existed 10 ISL "hen ~ Is
%s t New YORK robbed the xpayers Of
S4O.OOOO00 The newspapers, orn@ar az 81 t9en
those days sustained The men who committed those
IonstrDu- frauds Now say tl1 since the fat Of the
ring and until recently. We have hal good city gov
erumcnt Our opponents nave yea an Over "oo'it us
have that We were Instrumental Ia "tIcdting
Hancock. when as matte OF fac.' l 'i.oe't'l' H"ie
was increased in TN, city 10y many thousands. IHrF
have by the repetition of their lies 80 myshtd public
10 % with HancOcE's defeat The newspapers have
msrepresrHted me They have said made D1; game "itu
If there is any man Ia the United states VINO says hai
have made bargains with the Republicans, defy That
forward and prove It, and not hide behiud
mere assertion loud cheersl have been perSISte"y
mlsreprescnted.
GeutleeE of the and reporters Of the lad
dressing the paper Representatives, sensi
tive your regulations. aud ought 10 be- II moi you
deserving Of the ~ any other are There
are sOHe high-mnded connected with the press
VINO in h.ste will resort TO despicabe means 10 sustain
positions wrongly taken You should be careful at all
times asserting the truth man can steal
your property aud it be replaced, but when
q man takes from sou your character
by ling about you,it is Impossible for 10 ger fair
hearing Truth not able rs catch lie. That II the
way Ui tiis organization. Let the reporters get up
and look over this house there any thieves
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