Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-08-31
TnE NEW YORK DENerp,,-

"hih,
, THE Democrats in New York al.
10 trouble again on account Of n. ~
~ between their local org,uin,,ioo.
The history Of Tanmany HIM;
, orally well known. 1t was for vc,,' -. y.
ruling and recognized orrani,.,;' =. u.
r New York city. rs word was l,w
; large body Of workers and Ill.,.
eyer it would it put in Office ~
officers did Whatever they choss d.,
Whatever the rammany bosses cbo.o Il.
'''uIl 10 and they chose and were ne
mttcdto do somcvcry corrupt and .l;.t
est 'h'nesto the great scandal Of the poo5
nc"ple Of New York. Mr.. Till,
no national notice by his courapeop.
and' tor the time successful fight ap,int
these corruptie'ists. Various organi,,
tons Of citizens have been formed !,
put down Tammany's rule, but tho,
either eventually succumbed Or nj
alliances and compromises with the nov
or they could not con luer.
The latest organization against Tan
many is known as the County Demo
crazy 1t is the result +" as pol;..
Justice Powers explains it, and as i.wor
known, "ofa mass meeting of Dcmocr..
who were opposed to Tammany and i.
political methods That meeting nam
cd committee OF one hundred anti-Tam.
many Democrats, who, after much l.Lo.
and careful consideration organized Ii,
County Democracy" And he adj.
I'VE represent, 50 far as the Democrat.
party goes. the anti-Tammany scnt;
ment in New York. There is 10 dopN
that vast majority Of the voters in AZ
city are opposed to Tammany Hall"
Last year for the sake of harmonic
and success against the common enea,
the County Democrats temporized an
united with the power they were Jrgar
lied to beat, and the result (aided
Republican dlsaffection) was the DEM
Gratis won by large majority. III
alliance was encouraged by the Der
Gratis at large in the State of New Yof
and the state convention directed that
&c event Of the failure of the facti, ii
IN New York city to come to so
agreement, the state committee shot
regulate the holding Of the primari
The Nev York Sun thinks it was
intention of the convention that 1t
state committee should cause the n
maries to be held in such manner n
neither the County Democracy nor Tad
many Hall could exert any paramount,
at the outset, such as woulf u
DC given by empowering the member N
# one faction 10 fix the times and place
If meeting and preside in the first ~
stance" to
At the meeting of the state commit, wi
1t Saratoga on Thursday of last we It
was decided that the County Dem
'racy should control ana dir, G. the hold;AJ
ng Of the primaries in the city; ad
hereby hangs the rev" The Cou
Democrats are willing, as OF course
must be, that Tanmany should 4
ete with them for the election of
ates at the primaries which they q
ntec shall be fairly held. ] T the Den
-ats of New York are satisG / that thel
)tcs at the primary elections will beN
'unied as east, and we believe the U
ounty Democracy method is as certain
/ assurance Of this as can be had, there !,
n be no reason why Tammany, or any q
her order of Democrats who only de- tn
re fair dealing and a just representa- %
IN according to their numcric
rength, should not put up their ms
any or all districts and thereby
ire this just representation. But u
ely, with his army of fifty thousa r
tiers, will not have it SO. His poi n,
ems to be to rule or ruin, and Ia ia
any's plan now is to have scpal =
'lmarics. Its leaders confidently
rt that their men, so elected, will re,
, refused admission to the convent lmi
1t remains to be seen whether TIT
" York Democrats VIII again ~
'wn to John Kelly, or whether Il,
Ill run the risk of party defca lar
ew York city with a strong probabi or
losing control of the State SenateX PIC
hey are in dilemma. sue