New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-17
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night with motley crowd of Democratic politi-
clans and ofiiceholders who met to continue the
work of parceling among the three factions the
spoiis that will result from Democratic victory at
the next election. Peter b. Olney hobnobbed
with Tweeds pals" ex-Senators Fox and
Creamer, while Edward Cooper, "Tm"
Campbell. Jimmy" O'Brien, Mike" Norton,
Hubert 0. Thompson, "Tom" Carroll,
and Bowery rum-seIIers like George Hall, formed a
jolly the interest of Democratic harmony
AS usual, the only really unhappy-looking persons
were the hotel guests, who thought it prudent to
watch their valuabes when exposed so as to offer
temptation to some of the men who made up the
crowd of two or three hundred in the corridors
The three Conference Committees adjourned to
meet in joint session at early hour In the even
ing. but it nearly IL o'clock when they got to-
gether, and then there was fire IN the eyes of the
Tammany warriors. During the day it was rumored
about tho political resorts that Irving Hall
would withdraw from the conference if
not given the office Of Sheriff for Alexander V.
Davidson, a member of that organization This
was the cause of many sneers on the part Of MEM
bers OF the other two factions They ridiculed the
! idea of Irving Hall withdrawing, believing that
Tin Campbell was right when he said that or
ganization would not withdraw so long as there
was chance to get even a Coroner. But when the
multltudlnous oficeholders began to assemble at
nighr, it was found that Irving Hall had met in
| Peter Bowe's Office IN the afternoon and firmly
resolved to hold out to the crack of DOOM rather
than surrender the Sheriffs Office. At least this
was the announcement with which the members of
the Irving Hall Conference Committee attempted to
starte the cOnferees of the other two organizations
at night. When asked about it privately, however,
Jimmy" OBrien, Colonel Murphy and other
Irving Hall leaders admitted that the thing was
absurd. but they had some end to serve in making
the statement and sticking to it In public. 1t was
some time before this end was revealed.
Messrs. Thompson Costigan, Olney and other
members of the County Democracy who demanded
the Mayor and County Clerk and Superior Court
Judge and Coroner for their organization, were
not inclined TO be triaed with by what they called
the hoggish" claims of the Irving Hall leaders,
who said they must at least have the
Sheriff. Let them withdraw If they want to-"
said County Democracy leader. There is moth
| ing of them, anyway, and where can they go tor
The Tammany inclined to speak in about
the same contemptuous tones of the Bowe-OBrien
combination, and Alderman Sauer's friends ridi-
| culed the idea of "Aeck" Davidson setting himself
up as a candidate for Sheriff against statesman"
like Sauer But to the astonishment of that States
mans" friends, many of whom are under obliga-
tions to him for being allowed the privilege of
Inouopolizing the sidewalks with meat racks
and BARRIERS poles, John Kelly apparently con-
sidered the claim of Irving Hall as a serious matter
| He had the tOm-tOms sounded and gathered the
| Tammany warriors together for council of war In
a private parlOr, from which all loose articles had
been removed by the hotel proprietor. Mr.. Kelly
tnen stated that great crisis was at hand. Nv hats
| that u trembllngly asked one OF the warriors VINO
apparently thought that crisis was an astronomiGe
! term meaning that the comet was about TO STRIKE
the earth and smash things into fragments
cannot stop at this mOmentOus time" said Mr. Kelly
"tO explain TO you the meaning OF my words. Inns
is an occasion fraught with great consequences,
" Worse and worse" said George Hail. as hls knees
smOUe together. -,
Amid an impressive silence sachem Kelly then
explained the demand OF living dail aam fof of
| the ShrIevaty stating that the Office OF
| County Clerk had already been conceded,
with hat of the MayOralty in the interest OF peace
and harmony. to the County Democracy NOW 10,
! Finding that il was about the possession OF an
office and not danger from that comet, x-Alder-
man Hall twho was eou9WTe6a W6at I'M aTs seouyeei %e
Warriors or chicken hearted Dimicratsf We aught
ter die In the last ditch afOre we'd give up the
Sheritfs ofs and saying thus he sat dowa On tno ra
floor with a thud, some other warrior having re-
mayed his Chair while he was talking. o,,.
@'Ihat'e the way to talk" said Peter Gillespie.
That offioe of Sheriff belongs to Billy Sauer and
we oughtnt to gn back him. Didn't he get US
the sidewalks for BARRIERS poles and moat-rac Ms
whenever wanted them !" Others TOOK up ths
Sauer had the organization almost solid for him.
Peace and harmony he -, said another Alderman.
"What did wo come here for 10 give up onces !,
or TO get themI" Up to this time Nr. Nelly nau
given 10 indication of how be stood on the
fnomentous question for which he had called the
council of waf and there was no aPPaIvn ~
| Sauer overheard in order TO save the snip. but
he solemnly arose. aud carefully drawing from rom
his pocket "A paper, said In sepulchrai tones ne
scribe will read sthat." In this case that "
read as follows;
The National Ant.Monopoly League headquarters. No
NEw.YoRK, October &C.
To he Joint Democratic Conference Committees; 49,.
that on tue 22d OF November, 1881, the Board Of
Aldermen granted to the Metropolitan IeePnone ana n
Telegraph Company most valuable franchlse 70 iay
wires under the in the City OF TOT tne
eO%SPersSSa Of the ANTI aonoPoy League
the Mayor on the 29th Of November vetoed ths rss3
tiou the ground that i was giving away S s nubc
THIS message will be found in Inc Guy Recoe ot y,
30 1881 On the 18th OF s MayoTs
Notwithstanding the attention OF All the IneIod[s na
been called TO the value OF the % Of the mem
hers thus voting and who exercised thelr lnnnshGe
hS there %ss and could be
favor Of thus giving aTaK whose names have
been prominent mentioned candidates Tor
Offices selections for which will probably 1e naIe s1bm
that no party or faction AFFORD 10 aAe thv
by for such acts nor can any true Sapa@ that the
!, ! Democratic party will not stultlIy nsen IN ~
, ! the face OF It's recent AntIAonoPo.y
utterances and you willibe able 70 nnu "n ht h
ranks men VINO equally goOu DehOoa @ ~.S ,a,n % ~
are freJ from the objections we urge we rSna n me-
spectiuily yours, The National Anti
| 'FN Isi,nSSdi HENRY NICHOLS secretary
There now began TO dawn on the II, mln1s Hs 1l o.
some Of the more astute warriors that mr n, MY
was plaving a game TO get rid OF Sauer anu Ighten @
tha I'D 1yticb cleveland and Edison would have
TO carry but others saw It t., not tbc
Thin scoundrels' shouted warrior RON u9e
yXIVtb District Does thin Anti MonopoisI, t,
dare come IN here and dictate to us y and then Ioi
lowed torrent of abuse of tine Thuroer & t,me and
rine party. The storm kept no od o their spiesn on
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