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

THE THREE CONFERENCE COMMITTEES IN SESSION
AT THE PARK AVENUE HoTEL-wHAT THE FAC
TIoSs VISTA SPEECH DY JOHN KELLr-sUB-
COMMITTEES APPoINIED NO AGREEMENT
REACHED.
The conference committees appointed by lam
many Hail. the County Democracy and irving
Hall TO partition among these organizations tue Guy
Offices To be filed the coming election, met In the
Park Avenue Hotel last night. For several DAYS
there have been numerous conferences anu
consultations going on in the three organl-
cations 10 smooth the way to an agreement.
At no time has there been any thoughr'
apparently, of allowing the people to choose IN
conventions or otherwise who should be the caudi-
dates The whole purpose has been to agree upon
candidates who would be satisfactory to John
Kelly Hubert o. Thompson. Peter Bowe and few
others. In 1850 when union ticket was nomi-
mated the matter was settled by John Kelly ana
Hubert o. Thompson drawing names out of hat
and throwing dice. The scandal caused by that
lottery served as warning and made it necessary
to provide other way to try TO reach an agree
ment this year Hence all the organizations APP
pointed difference committees and these IN turn
appointed subcommittee. so that practically
the whole thing was narrowed down last night to
the choice of about the same men as figured III the
Lottery of 1850.
The hotel corridors were crowded at an early hour
with rs promiscdous gathering Of Democrats rs
ever met in this city. The regular guests OF the
house looked aghast as these statesmen" wandered
into the parors and with their glossy
silk hats on their heads smoking cigars and talking
in loud manner about " what we, the people, &C.
mand." The faces familiar about the City Hall Tor
years and the men who were the heutenants OF
Tweed in the palmy DAYS of the Ring could
of f,a WI %
have come into Office under Kelly and Thompson.
Felix McCloskey Billy" Maloney, rom Dun
lap. Ten per cent" Newman, who for years has
collected Tammany's assessments on office holders;
c. A. Swan. the Albany Agent; ex-senator
Tom" Creamer and Mike" Norton jostled
about with respectable Democrats like Peter Is.
Olnev and L. Eery Anderson. The barroom was
the first place visited, and the extra attendants
there had more than they could do until after the
time when the law requires such places 10 De closed
About 1880 p. H. John Kelly drove up
in a carriage. and to set an example Of
true harmony, ex-NIayor Cooper assisted
Mr. Kelly ont and walked up the stairs
with HIM amid suppressed applause. The crowd
divided as they entered the hotel andeverybody APP
parently rushed to the cOnquerlng hero " There
he goes" was the shout as Mir Kelly was pointed
out to the wondering eyes of those few persons who
Hubert o. Thompson came in surrounded by some
of bis cohorts of the Department Of Public Works,
but Mr.. Kelly was the main attraction Of the even
ing.
The discussion about the corridors was as to how
the offices should be divided, and whether Billy"
Sauer should be County Clerk and Pat" Keenan,
Sheriff or whether w. \. Butler should be renom-
mated Tor County Clerk and like matters, all to be
disposed Of by the subcommittee irrespective OF the
opinions prevailing in the corridors.
The County Democracy conferees looked some
what tired because OF their long session the pre-
vious night and another similar session held yester-
day afternoon. The conference committee of this
organization was in session about four hours IN the
afternoon. There was not entire harmony in this
conference. 4 part OF the members wanted TO de-
mand that Allan Campbell be made the candidate
for Mayor and W. A. Butler for County Clerk, and
that failure TO agree TO this by Iammany and
Irving Hall should cause the County De
mocracy TO abandon all further efforts at har-
mouy This was not satisfactory to Hubert o.
Thompson and the who wanted Pat "
Keenan, made the candidate for Sheriff. II was
finally agreed that after the action of the State
Convention and its demand for harmony no
reasonable effort to bring it about should be lost.
subcommittee were appointed to visit the chair
men of Irving Hall and TammaDy committees to
get them to agree to the appointment of su0-com-
mittess of seven to carry the work of the con-
ference. 1t was also agreed that the candidate
for Mayor must be some person recognized
as the equal of the citizens candidate, if not
the same person. The names Of Allan Campbell,
George W Lane Franklin Edison. W. c. Whitney
and Edward Cooper were agreed upon for presenta-
ton 10 the other two committees IL also
solved that the County Democracy demand the Of
fee OF County Clerk.
OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE.
1t was o'clock when the con-
ference committees assembled in a large
room on the ground floor of the hotel
The members of the committee from the County
Democracy were John L. Deyelin, f. Ellery Ander
son, Nicholas Muller, Thomas Walsh Daniel
ORelly Charles Reilly, Michael Norton, Peter II.
Jones' James w. Fowler, Bernard Kenney John K.
VoorhIs, William p. Mitchell j. Henry Ford, John
Keenan,, H. s Beattle f. J Creamer Thomas COST
gan NJ. J. Power, Henry Murray, Hubert o.
Thompson William B. Finley Robert A. FauWyck.
Peter B. Olney. John ID. Crimnlins A. p Shears and
James ]. Mooney As representatives of Tammany
Hall there were present John Kelly, John B. Has
KIN. p G. Duffy, W. ?. Kirk, John Wood, +.
r Fitzpatrick, Thomas Began. Michael
II. sgerson, Bernard T. Martin, George
Hall. John J, German, Ferdinand Levy,
Augustus T. Docharty Maurice Z. Holahan, Sidney
p Nichols Peter Gillespie, NJ. T. Mclaughlin. +. &.
Sninola. George W. PlunIzett Richard Croker
HUH j. Grant, Francis McCabe Edward Kearney
John McQuAde JACOB Gray and l.. /. Wood Ihe
Irving Hall representatives were w Burke COch-
ran Edward Browne. NJ G. Murphy, Thomas Wild,
Nicholas Haughton, Thomas Brady. James Fay. 1.
j. Campbell, George ". Gibbons seth {. Douglass,
Nexander V. Davidson. jacob Fromme Jefferson
n levy Peter BOwe. Charles Maglnnis John G,
Broderick James c. Quinn, Edward +. Hogan, John
j. Finn James O'Brien. b. W Ell lsOn, John McCool.
: NJ Enrich. Thomas Z. Crlmmins W. j. A.
Nc(;rath and ". A. Linden. Luke +. COzans acted
a. substitute for Mr. Crmmlns and William Broder-
lex for SIR. Davidson.