New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-16
woRKLNG FOR JOHN KELLTS DoWNEALL

Some curiosity is shown among politicians to
know how much Roadway the new political movement
headed by Fire Commissioner Purroy and Police Justice
Andrew j. White is likely to make The primaries held
Oh Saturday evening developed nothing HOnew men
ofprominence have joined the movement The formation
nj the faction has merely shown how easily Organl
cation can be got together in this city Whether it will
amount anything election day time alone can tell
It's understood that the first work winch this faction
proposes TO accomplish Is the Ousng OF John Kelly and
his adherents from the control OF the Tammany Society
The election for officers except Grand Sachen, Father
of the Council and Scribe, who elected by the
sachems will take place on third Monday evening in
April. In quiet way both sides are making prepare
lions for the contest. The Kelly party for several
months has been electing new men at every monthly
meeting. The members of the opposition only hope
TO smuge In of their candidates and rally the
disafected among the older members. What be
done in this way shown at the election last April
when Mr.. Kely's opponents denied until few days
before the election that they intended to make any fight
and yet they poed very fair vote Messrs Purroy and
White and their adherens profess TO believe that tho
dissatisfaction in Tammany Hall with John Kelly is
greater than II year ago. and that all the
iou factions which constitute the opposition join forces
there is good chance TO win victory. The defeat of
Mr. Kelly Ia the Society IS recognized the only way
to dsplace him from the control of the TammaDy Gen
eral Committee The Council Of sachems Of the
Tamrany Society has the control Of the hall, and
really all the connection the Society has with the Gen
era Committee. But the fact OF rganization
meeting in Tammany Hall gives prestige OF reg
ularfty the Tammany int OF vcw and this alone
IL worth several thousand votes
The question II occasionally raised. In Mr. Kelly
Rloud be depUsed and "A reorganization Of the Tam
many General Committee be had who Will take his
placer The opposition Is agreed In the endcayOr 10
pull him down. but IL agree on hing else Any
politician of experience would laugh AZ the leadership
of Henry D. PuTTOy. Justice White has neither The
qualifications the ability for the place II con
ecured some time ago that Mayor Grace was willing 10
succeed Mr.. Kelly the leader Of the Tamnany
Democracy and that be looking toward the Cover
uorship. Whatever hopes Mayor Grace may have had
ia this direction certain that he has abaudOne
Them lie IL not caBmured OF political life he
ono wear ago c has rad The experience ~ every Mayor
tlat for each appontm0n OF nomination he makes, he
ncura the emily of fr0D, i've t. d"zeu active polite
sua Who we're looking Tor the place john lukt Nhrun
na and NuU ~ tno Irving N fl faction
would he ri u 90 take the leadership of iammsuy
ian aud there are four 0r I've tuside innmany
Hall who would hc WILING tn ASSUME s1oh duties.
The trouble h that one seems a. have Individual
fallaging auisrnt a. enable him 90 attain he coveted
place much ipss hold a. These nfe atei f'sdcrauons
bouesff The THING in order 70 o. rnfuf o. crri
tha political downfall VI NJ keHy. TO thh tad All ca