New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-05
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POLITICS IN THE CITY.
MORE Discomfort IN TAMMANY.
POSSIBLE CONTEST BETWEEN MR. KELLY AND
TIIY pIneeoM Irp f.r rorr

ihh bLOSooh CLUB
There is trouble brewing in the Tammany
Hall organization The OF Police Commissioner
Nichols Edward Kearney, f. b. Spinola and President
sauer, Of the Board Of Aldermen, who have been In
Albany during most OF the session OF the Legislature
he three 6rstnamed the accredited agents OF John
Kelly) has not met the approval OF large number Of
Influential In Tammany. In fact the charge mado
openly that these four have used their position
further schemes IN which they personally in
erested, and the general good Of the organization has
been made secondary consideration. Senators Grady
and TreanOr and certain OF the Assemblyfnen, II is
alleged have worked with these and much OF tho
bad legislation OF the session just closed has been the re-
suit OF their schemng Close friends OF Mr. Kelly say that
he Shy no means satisfied with the lbors Of his euten-
ants, and that in private he has expressed himself
Those who crticisc the actions OF Messrs. Kearney,
Nichols, spinoa & Co. ask what Tammany has gained
during the session, except tho appointment OF .
few minor clerks and other employees In the Senate.
and declare that those who appointed
the friends OF Mr.. Keaney his associates and
were not designated by tine Tammany organization. ON
the other hand, the friends OF Mcssrs Kearey 60.
soy that the delegates acted under written aud verbal
instructions from Mr. Kelly and that need be they can
produce the documents.
Whatever may be the facts in the case, there row
ing feeling in the Tammany Committee on Organization
and the General Committee against the "Blo,
som Club crowd" which includes Messrs
Kearney, spnola, Nichols and sauer. The
Blossom Club holds in part the relation TO tho
Tammauy Hall organization that the old Americus Club
held to Tammany Hall in the days OF Tweed. It
is social club the OF which in the building on
the southeast of Broadway and rwentythrdst.
Besides the leaders mentioned, its members include
considerable number OF the influential Tammany Hall
Democrats in the various Assembly districts, and q
sprinkling of Irving Hall Democrats and Repubicans
There political jobs prepared and its influence has
already been felt in nominating conventions and cleo
tOns At the election next November, besides Mayor
there TO be elected O Sheriff. County Clerk, fuu
Board of Aldermen, Asscmbymen and certain Judges.
Naturally. with many political prizes TO be
had there will be a sharp contest for the nominations
and candidates for the various positions who not
members OF the Blossom Club view with disfavor tho
combinations which said to be foot in the interest
Of some OF those who belong to that body. "What we
object to-" said prominent member OF Iammany Han
who does belong to the Blossom Club, "is that GER
tain people in that club are endeayorng TO revive
the ways that found efIectual in Tweeds time
When he was a power, one could hope TO obtain
.he nomination for important Office unless
he belonged to tho Amerlcus Club, or II
he did obtain he be defeated 1t Is not in
accordance With Democratic methods. The voters will
have nothing TO say in the matter OF nominations. and
the inevitable result will be the election Of corrupt men,
For one, L am opposed to it."
1t s asserted that MI Kelly opposed 10 this sort or
thing and possible there may yet a struggle
between him and the Blossom Club clique for the control
OF the organization. Already tho Blossom Club leaders
trying obtain control OF one at least Of the district
committees whose leader is friend Of Mr..
Kelly This Il the first district, whose committee
IL headed by ex-POce Justice F. g. Duffy The leader
ship OF this recently offered TO Assemblyman NJ c.
Murphy, who member OF the Irving Hall Organiza-
ton declined the offer. because he did not wish 70
his fortunes with faction which outsde Of tho
| Regular Democratic fOd The blossom CluD leaders
have yet given up the hope OF capturing this deega
ton. If the question comes up in The Iammany Com
mittee on Organization the lines will then be clearly
| drawn.
mittee on Organization, who is Chairman Of
| his district committee, said yesterday: "Is
open rupture between the Blossom Cub crowd and
their opponents in the Committee on Organization aud
the General Committee But the feeling is very strong
against them. Much Of the unPopuarity OF the Tam.
with reference the Elevated Railway bill, the Five
Cent Fare bill the Thirty y-fourths Ferry bl and other
the influence Nichols, spnoIa and Kearney. They
for themselves all the ne without any consdera.
tion how their action would affect the general good Of
| the organization TO which they owe allegiance.
and whose interests they were sent up TO Albany
| supremacy inside Tammany Hall between these men
and Kelly think the district delegations would be
headed by j. q. Duffy Id District, william 2. Kirk;
nld District James j. sevin Iyth District, Aldernan
Fitzpatrick vth District, Henry A. Gumbleoa; i&ta
District, John J. German XII Distr,e teTdlnsna teTdla
NJ +. Mclaughlin; XyIIIth District, Richard Croker;
XXIId District, John NcQuade. ..,,,..., .,
For the Blossom cub clique there would be the fol-
lowing With District Hernard Il Martin KIN Dis
trct, william sauerj Xllh District, VI; +. H0iahani
XIa DSrc ssas sdny %yh Nf5E Dsc A'la Georse
| PiunkItt; XXLt District, Edward kcarney;
| doubtful but the leaders, George Hall and Albert
ElericO are probably for Mr. Kelly and the XXllld,
| Charles Welic, chairman, leans the same way. The
Vim District is divided. Assemb,yman Patten Is WITH
the Blossom Club clique, while NJ. j Ssers0n is with
| Kelly. Charity Commissioner Brcan IN, OF the
XXth District with MT. Kelly, but he c1unot control
MS delegation entirely. The XAIVth District delegation
Is also divided between Mr. Kelly and the Blossom Cub
There VIII naturally be very bitter fight in the Com
mttee Organization and General Committee II the
| III ter q II
WIN. lhe tact that Of the men opposed To nip
has any OF the characteristics OF successful leader