New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-17
ACTION AGAINST TAMMANY.
THE MAKEUP OF THE STATE CONVENTION.
THE COUNTY DEMocRACY's SCHEME TO CONTROL
THE ELECTION OF DELEGATES.

The special committee appointed oy .ho
County Democracy Executive Committee 70 ascertain
the stats OF Assembly district organizauohs es
yesterday in No. Ill, Astor House Inc iuli
committee, consisting OF thirtyIour memoer''
met some time ago and appointed SUD
committee to carry on the work VI 'n'
sub committee there were present W. W. Cook. fe'er
H. Jobes f. L Parrs Henry W. Jaehne, II. 3. beas'ie
and 4. Ellery Anderson. The absent members "c,o
Henry W. Allen Peter b. Olney and William Cauio"ei.
The committee met 10 executive session ana o'sc"7oe
informally, the method OF procedure. Each AS
sembly district association had been invited
by circular to collect the original returns OF the pro
oeedings at the last primaries held in the election ds
trcts and produce them when called upon INC iS' anu
lid District returns called for yesterday pus ~
the request Of Nicholas Muller moro time WIS
granted the list District In which 10 comply
with the commtte es demand The lid District reported
that there was an each election District
and az guarantee of this fact the signatures OF tne
members we're presented to the committed Inc CON-
mittee then adjourned to Friday night at No.
Upionsquare, when the first eight Assembly as.c'S
will be considered The work will be continued daily.
This is a movement the part OF me county Oo'
mocracy oepy with the resolution OF the last s,a'e
Convention directing that the future primary cleo
lions in this city shall be held in each election district
for the election OF delegates 70 the o'h'e
Convention. The convention directed that tnese
primaries should DO held under the direo-
ton and auspices of the State Committee II
the purpose OF the County Democracy to perfect It's
election district organizations and thus to put IN
claim before the State Committee that IL the only
Democratic organization In the city that computes Win
the demand State Convention Ii is the expec'a
ton that the State Committed. wnon mas
large majority favorable TO the County
Democracy, will direct all Democrats to vote in the
election district primaries Of that organization In that
case Tammany any representation In the next
State Convention It viii have do by capturing the
County Democracy primaries:
HOW TUE PRIMARIES WILL. BE HELD
An anttTammany member OF the State Committee In
referring to the subject yesterday said:
cannot tell when the State Committee VIII meet
or what win do regard TO the natter but hear that
meeting will be held In Saratoga about Anguish Ed
ward Cooper Augustus Schel and W. Whitney, three
members OF the committee, in Europe Whether
or not they left proxies here do not know"
"what will be taken in regard to the primaries
In this city ."
81 can only give you my opinion the subject or
course the primaries will have TO be held in election dis
tricts by the state Convention There are
6ss election districts in the CITY, and II would be mposs
state Commit eaoh one Oh those
primaries Hence we will adopt some plan. and
direct all Democrats to vote In accordance WIN that
that of the County Democracy IL is already In exist
ence besides oeipg ta plan 10 the only one Mecan
ne Organization 10 of the 6ss election dis
trcIs- That would be wholly impractioaoe 30 Jon see
Bur YOU don't expect that Tammany and Irving
Hall Democrats will vote at County Democracy pri-
maresf" ,.,- s,. q,
its primaries every Democrat registered at the previous
election. There Is requirement. that tao Democrat
sinai voted the County Democracy ticket or belong
10 its organization. 1t admits Tammsny Democrat
or an Irving Hall Democrat, or any other"
But the officers members OF tie County Demoo-
racy and they could not DO relied on to act fairly
That is a common mistake. The provides that
the sual be he'd certain time, al certain
honr and only after due notice has been given by
does not admit of any snap primaries.
Ihe plan further provides taat II twenty pereohs
entitled 10 vote are present al tue hOu
shall elect their officers aud proceed 10 the election
OF delegates. Oh c0arse under the primary electlon
law voters can be challenged and sworn ana punished
for perjury. Now, the voters have everything 10 ther
own hands, what eau 1ammany OBJECT 10 tell youn
is my candid opinion tnat IL Iamnany Hail gets any
delegates into the State Convention they will 20
there a. rePressnsanres Oh tue eecuo0 district Pf'"
HOW TAMMANY REGARDS Tux Plan.
Tammany Hall leader VINO was asked his opinion OF
the proceedings, said:
"Tais is a move to shut out from the next State
Convention. Whether not 1t will be sue cessUi de-
ponds on the convention itself. The State Committee Is
In their control, and We expect 1t will act with the
County Democracy Tue resolution providing Tor cleo
ton district primaries was passed oy TRICK IN inc Se
Convention "A iime when we were unpreparcd iof IL
sNih you vote ~ these primaries
''Certainly not. We would get no show there"
But the voters elect their primary of1cers"
=. IN one vay Ihey DO Tine CHAIRMAN and secretary OF
the primary until the meetings are ORGANIZED ny
new men. The meeting OF the COMMITTEES recently APP
right kind OF meu are IN election district
and When there IL contest over
the election OF they Will decine IN ayOr OF their
own side. And having the officers OF primary they
NO, that scheme Is very good on paper, on. iamhaoy
Han too shrewd TO be caught In taat way