New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-14


eharacter ana integrity.
VIEWS OF JOHN KELLY
John Kelly next presented the views of the Tam
many members Of the committee. He spoke as fol-
lows.
We come here, ana think 7 can speak for all Of my
a.; ~ saying that we want union OF the party
ns couhly We have no candidates to present-that
- ,i 10 say we nave determined upon ticket and will
sane e man who can unite the party and hope the
st De mutual concessions IL there to be and II
once and another for that without comforting with US
+ S sppears TO me you cannot have IT, Therefore
= hhope you are inbued with the spirit that will
make MAKE you look at this matter entirely in the
r nns i, OF the party. AT syracuse gave
mere The convention believed that we could So and
we should fail we would make ourselves ridiculous
never was time when we mad better opportunity to
60 es wh0e Ticket IN the State and county than now.
nave casually met We hardly dared TO look each otler
position we would turn on each other and charge
M you dld this and the other man did
onat, Tor one and think can speak for the others
associated with me, want bury asperities and be-
n, - YOU meet Us IN tue same spirit there will he
diiheuly IN efecting a union Here are names men
TONED for the Office Of Mayor persons vino are totally
unaeqialned with the duties appertining TO our mun
clpl Offices They are entirely unit 10 discharge Them
ana would have to trust to others for directoI do
NOT tnnE that kind Of should be chosen simply
Deoauae ne would not know who was There
no are familiar with the municipal government
~. tne study OF our municipal affairs;
Inat Il to say that If went into details we would
prOoably find that the different subjects relating 10
our Guy government well posted as they.
Ire are people VINO pay and those who fond
OF looking after the administration Of the government
nu now II Is done and there others that would ike
tEe OPPORTUNITY Oh administering our affairs But You
should Keep in mind that should be chosen unless
we eeI assured that ne VIII be suitable and honorable
can select such "a man there Will no question about a
union But II would be degrading the office the man
10 get pS3es from hm beforehand. You will have to
rely wholly on the man you choose, and if
% ac meet ate Ss cS Gsee@ that action
of every man. A man who is guilty of breaking his
Wou or OF treachery does not deserve the respect
TEEN Of any man. YOu Mr.. Chairman suggested to me.
ana do not see any objection 10 It, to appoint commit
who might meet somewhere apart from this committee
ana discuss the names OF the gentlemen presented
ior the Offices to be filed. We could certainly much
more quickly reach conclusion than II TO
discuss these subjects in this large assembly sitting
near Suggestions from others. II anyone desires to
NO AGREEMENT REACHED.
E. Eliery Anderson then moved that committee
of seven from each organization be appointed to
discuss the merits of the various candidates
named and report TO the conference COM
mltCees when a decision mad been reached
Inc following subcommittee was then appointed:
For the County DcmOcracy-Peter b. Olney, HUI
bert o. Thompson, Henry Murray William p.
Mitchell, John Keenan,, Michael Norton, and Maui
rice j. Power For Tammany Hall-JOhn Kelly,
John B. Haskin, Edward Kcarney, Sidney p.
Nichols, T. T. Wood. John j. German and F. b.
Is.
Cochran, Timothy j.. Campbell James OBrien,
Luxe T. Cozans. and NJ. G. Murphy.
The three subcommittee retired to separate rooms
ana each agreed upon certain names Tor It's OrgauI-
zatlon to present candidates for Mayor The
three committees then assembled in room No. III
and began at once to consider the names presented
for Mayor while the crowds waited
in eager expectation IN the corridors
Each organization named a candidate for Mayor.
Mr.. Kelly spoke IN behalf Of Gammany Hail. assert
Ing that the Oce belonged by right 70 that Organl-
EATON, and named j. Nelson Idppan as its candi-
date Obi .ctlOns were made ut once TO his name by
the County Democracy men on the ground that he
had not the qualifications for the office
The County Democracy committee then
offered the name of Controller Campbell as the most
acceptable To it, and also took strong ground in his
behalf because OF the action OF the Citizens organ
izatlCn. W. Burke Cochran, the lrrepressble Irving
Hall clacquer, who was one OF lts conIerees,
at once attacked Allan Campbell a I'M
lit, and slurred the citizens movement. Some objec-
tons were also made on tine part of Tamnany,
and Mr.. CampbeiPs name was passed over. Inc
c. Whitney, George W. Lane and Robert Is, Roose-
welt. Iammany and Irving Hall made objections
any one of them. Iammany then named Edward
#. DGgro, These names were discussed
irving Hall presented j. NJ smith. Austin Flint, ir.
Herman Oelrichs and Alfred Wag,tah, jr.
Each organization had now presented four names.
and there was "a good zeal of discussion without
coming any nearer Il conclusion than III the be-
ginning Mr. Kelly then said that
he would present two Otner names, either
one OF which would be acc ptaOle to Tammany
Hall though the persons mentioned were not neuI-
bers OF It's organization. lie named Franklin Edison
and Judge Van Brunt. Mr. Kelly sad he understood
that Mr. Edison hal been agreed upon at one time in
tho County Democracy Conference Committee.
Objection was made to Judge Van BruEt,
al or which the County Democracy subcommittee
retired TO consider Mr.. ElsOn's name. They
remained absent for nearly an hour, consulting
among themselves ana with other members OF the
organization. When they returned 70 the confer
not agree to accept Mr.. Edson, on the
ground that they were only authorized to
present four names, and that 10 was for
lammany and Irving Hall 10 accept or reject those
names. IL was said also that the convention OF CAe
County Democracy could not be relied upon to ratliy
the choice of Mr. Edison as tho candidate FOR
Mayor John Kelly said that Tammany would
not reject anybody, as IL dld not come tAcre
for that purpose, but he could see no earthly
oil the Committee of One Hundred that
gave birth to the County Democracy should
not Ge acceptable 10 II ~ Il candidate Tor Mayor;
The Irving Hall Committee then Withdrew all OF
Its names but that of Mr. OelTlchs, but this
name was not satisfactory TO the County
Democracy men, who urged the names OF MI;
ment and moved that an adjournmentp pc taken I'M
Ill l. H. to day. TINS was carried.
Mr. Uaskln afteTWaTl SAID that the County De-
mocracy was footing with the otnef ORGANIZATIONS,
and intended 10 70 into the citizens movement.
Hubert y. Thompson SAID that they could not get
Tammauy either 90 accept or Ject me county De
mocracy candidates, ana hence no agreement could
be reached.
An Irving Hall member said that the County
Democracy wanted either Campbell or whitney OF
no agreement. .
Tie COUNTY Democracy full Conference Commit
tee neld a session Immediately after the ADJOURN
meut of the subcommittee.
In the hotel corridors the general opinion was
that an agreement would be reached upon MI Ed
son, and lie having been presented by Iammahy'
the Comfy Democracy would claim, aud boaloWed,
the office of County Clerk for Mr.. Butler winch
would get rid of the claims OF Sauer ana
keenan, the two objectionable candidates lor
County Clerk and Sheriff.