New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-13
HOSTILITY TO TAMMANY.
RITTER FEELING OF COUNTY DEMOCRATS.

| ACTION OF TAMMANY SENATORS shAIdLi N
cIsED AT MEETING OF THE LEADERS-A lEhON
QUARREL IMMINENT.
Ever since the close of the political campaign iaSt
/ November IT has been apparent to the nos1 casuai
/ observer that the relations between lamhAny ISn
and the County Democracy were anything Du' cor
diI The harmony" 30 much Wanted was all on
the surface This was apparent as soon as tue Leg
ilature met The leaders Of each of the Democratic
gan,zatons IN this CITY watched legislation keenly
N nryent if possible the other from obtaining any
/ odvautace The Tammany Senator's and Assembly
man were very lukewarm in advocacy of the Crotoh
Aoueduct bill until James &. Spencer was hameu aS
one of the citizen commissioners. his meant lhaV
Tammany would have a man on the commission
especialy CHARGED to look after It's interests and
esuecialy to claim for the organization It's 1uI snare
of patronage in the matter Of appointments. hu-
bert O. Thompson, Commissioner of Public VOTES
would naturally take care of the Comfy Deioc
racv. Irving Hall was not sufficiently formidable
| TO he taken into account IN naming the CohIlIs
sion. Tammany Hall was not satisfied with the
/ roo,,r,tion II received from the Governor With
the execution of Willis &. PANE who was nomInar-
oil and confirmed as Bank superintendent, all OF
/ Touuany's REQUESTS for recognition among the mi
portant Offices in the gift of the Governor were over
! looked. hsIs well known. this condition OF things
was what led t. the Governors nominations for I'M
rioration Commissioner IIarbor Masters and Port
! Wordens heing hung up" by the votes OF the
/ Tdmmany Senators aided by the Republicans
considerable number Of the members OF the
Comfy Democracy organization, incuilhg seNoIa'.
% the district leaders have held TO the opinion that
the admission of Tammany into the last Demo- ra'c
state Convention was mistake: that the State
could have been carried without the Md OF an p
many Hall If that organization chose TO oppose the
/ nd
materially weaken Tammany in the local hight ana
corresrondingly strengthen the County Democracy
! The rupture Of the Tammany Senators Win inc
| Governor has been discussed by the Comfy Ie
| mocracy leaders whenever they nave met INC
feeling grew that some action ought to be taken by
them a. an organization to strengthen the hands OF
the Governor. and by so doing to convince the
| County Democrats that the course OF lalhmahY
Hall was not approved by the majority oil the party
! in this city.
A conference of the leaders of The County Democ-
r,cv was accordngly held on Thursday evening last
at the headquarters of the organization NO Union
/ Suuare Extra precautions were taken to Keep the
neetinc secret John T.. Develin was chosen CHAIR
man There were present besides Mr.. Develln, e&-
| Mayor Cooper. Police Justices Power hHnIeth'
Fond and Herman. Thomas Costigan. supervisor Oi
| The Ci'g Lccord Corporation Counsel George l.
Andrews. Hubert O. Thompson, Commissioner OF
! Public Works Dock Comm issnner Noorhls' EAcIsc
| Cornms, ioncr William +. Mitchell. County CIerK
/ keenan, Deputy County Clerk Beattle. T.. EIlery
Anderson Christopher G. Baldwin, Nelson d. Nater-
! bury Peter T.. Olney, Robert b. Roo-cvet, Henry
Clau~cu. and Robert Power.
The action # Tlmmany Hall toward the Governor
! was freely discussed.
~ Nnvor oopcr sad that tho Governor should
he sustained in IN, efforts to prevent high-ha
diciatlon On The part OF IAmmany HAL.
Maurice J. Power advocated Iho holding If a
puhii. meeting at the Cooper Institute. or ,oW'
other large hail. where tie IeaI entmrnts OF the
Democracy could lee made known and the Governor
thus ,hown that tie better PORTION OF the Drmoc-
rc, were in sympathy with hun.
Nelson J. Waterbury, sail That the action OF the
Iamnany Senators was ndcicuN.hIr. There could
he no iu,t,icntlon for their course. Their plain
duty was c.tcr 20 confirm or r. Get the nonin. - of
the Governor Their action WAS direct Insult to
Mir cleveland and should Ice condemned by every
good Democrat.
CORPORATION Counsel Amor W, said that 1t W.,
clcaiIt the auty of the Senate either to confirm 81
reject tho Gov'ruor.> nominees. He doubted the
. r,lutv If tir action taken IN failing 10 at upon
Ina'iv. after considerable discussion il was re-
p solved that a committee be appointed 10 cons arl
< ana report tu the conference at % Later dIto Nha
,oursc was most tdI I-ahlr- whether 10 hold pun
- hr meeting under the au>prcs of the Comfy De-
/ 10
senators, ana ccu,ure lamn"ny Hall for tactN
acauie-cing IN the senators course OF whether u
; Was best to commune at win TIE Governor al'
leading Comfy Democrats ANA hc ~u'u'u 'y IlC'
advice a. 10 what course II "I~ best 10 pursue ~
! following were chosen Us the pmuuiicc John /.
= / Dcvrliu. Edward Cooper. George ]. Andrew. l.
2 Urrr Anderson Christopher G. Baldwin, Maurice
# +. Power. John Il. Noorh's William =. Mitchell
e Nelson j. Waterbury. Peter i. Olney. James
= KIlllrih Robert i. Roosevelt. Henry Olau~en ana
. II = Irittic. Tho conference viii meet early TIN
- week to hear the report of the committee ana nc
It 4 prominent member Of the County Democracy
whr,, asked Yesterday what would be- the piohahl
r. ! erect of thr action OF the caucus. >ald:
e tnuk n i the beginning 0l another tougl
fpht There has lecu no love lost between th
rival organizations, notwithstanding all the tai
Pes ,L,,u h,run,iy and ,nr uniting on Il local tickc
D, ! i.sf Nnycrub,r That was merely thin veneer %
b. / harmony and uulOu. II was done hccauso TN
country Democrat, SAID Thai We mu-i come tog'the
If ,y, wished 10 elect the state tickle. his wa
why tam,nanv Hall Wa admitted 10 the state Con
! ,eution one OF the greatest mistakes. IN m.
opiuion that the Demo- rary Oi the state ever made
Q. They 10 now too. Events proved that We count
az havt carried the State without the ala oi lammah
Hall. and If that organization had made faction
opposition II would have been the last OF jon
Is Kelly ana Iammany Hall would have been Re
lc organizcd. There no such Interests drpendiu
l. ou the election neat November. aud We feel that vs.
y might better have the Luht with aumIIl Hal
r next fall than one year later, when n lrcsIen "a
, campaign viii enable that organization 10 max
~ the most prrpustcrous demands. with stron
probability of having them dcccdcd to IN good part.
n " How about the combinations IN the Board q
" AldcrmcEf
a "There are few places likely 10 he vacant anon
~, the heads of the departments tor tn remainder q
- the year There are two Police Justices Who's
10 term, g., pirc next November and third on the frs
" OF January There will be no great harm done
- these stand over for few months. There are ZOO
" men holding the positions now. Those nominee
IT, no were confirmed Wednesday last may con
e slider them-el,cs fortunate II Is doubtful wlehe
o there will be many moro combinations until TIN
imminent quarrel has been settled"
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