New-York tribune., 1886-02-01
pRoFITING BY TAMMANY's BLUNDER.

TIE COUNTY DEMOCRACY OOINu ~ ihh1 ~ WV
MFN AND TRUE.
Soo, ,fter tbe last election Charles f. LCew, with
The shreNdness that has MADE hlm so strong iac-
Tor in local politics, suggested to his iellow -eauels
in Tammany Hall that II would DC goOd lnllg "
hiring INTO the organization strong anu IePuldoIc
Han,ocrats Such men as John /. AGnew, Jordan
l. Mott Oswald Ottendorfer, Andrew H. Hreen,
Robert B. Roosevelt and others wn9se nalats l.f
woud be guarantee of respectablllty ana strength
were mentioned The access. on OF these mtn, 10
was asserted by Mr.. Locw, would he guarantee
chat Tammany Hall was not Tecedlng IN resPecta-
bility since Mr. Kellys retirement as has been as
serted 1t would he an answer to the declaration
of her enemies that the old wIgwam now sheltered
none but political place-hunteTs ana uen WHOSE
llondv deeds should have consigned them 10 q
feIon,s cell or the gaows. The blind leaders, lear
ing that they would lose @ sIe U 0i r1G in dI
gnst lie had no especial wish to be buried uhder
the avalanche of popular wrath whlch these nich
seemed bent on cOurtng by their course.
Tie action which Mr.. LOew recommended Tam
,oanIe Iioll to pursue and which was so dlSddln-
fully cast aside by it, the County Democracy uas
decided 10 follow. It's primaries VIII oe ncIu oif
Saturnay evening next. At the recent meeting OF
the Executive Committee iluhert ". thompson
;ntrojncad resolution and followed ii with little
sneecb holding that II was the correct lnlhV 10
Ir,np into their ranks all Democrats who would be
acceptable mem 6ers OF the o-gahZatoh. ana . ts-
nsciallv those Democrats who are cIassed IN the
pov,I unity as business men. These would give
Standing 10 the organization, and could be relied on
TO extend it steady support SO iong as tnc ans oi
two representative bodies is typcal OF their con-
dition at The present time; lammany Hall IS con
. 6denr that II can 20 right Oh winning victories,
,gnorInU the circumstances that made 1t strong last
y faiI and its adversary propoltonately weak Inc
VI severe defeat of the County Democracy mas mauo
y II willing TO take a more conservative course.
The Grace. Whte-Purroy faction are much 1 ts !, S.
boisterous in their demands and since the deieat
~ tyo of their adheTents. much more wiling 10
listen to the advice Of the other side. In view OF
this there are persons within the ranks OF the
Gnnntv Democracy who can look on last falls de-
feat with dry eyes and teeling that great troubles
hav their penSatlOnS.
HIrT chance il made IN the city charter in the
way of spring elections. the two princlpli Officers
To he voted for next November Will be Mayor ana
Ee0ister Mayor Grace some time ago announced
that Inc would not be a candidate Tor denomination,
and Register Reilly will not Try for another term.
II Is too soon TO speculate on who Will be the can
Jidates of the respective organizations Tor Mayor
Int there are two or three in each faction who hope
tbat iirhtuing will strike in their direction what
,ha aJers on each side will cndcavOr 10 do IS 10
fnGthat political phenomenon "a candidate who can
he relied on do the bl ading OF his faction leaders,
as 10 render his election reasonably certain.