New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-26
DEMOCRATIC FRAUDS on THE BALLOE

VOTES STOLEN by THE COUNTY DENOCEACY-IHE
VOTERS TO PASS OK CIVIL SERVICE
The Tammany Committee on Organiza-
ton the centre OF power in this political faction. met
last evening TO organize for 1856 The only new faces
noticeable were those OF Justice Brown, OF the City
Court heretofore prominent adherent OF Irving Hall
and Brick" POmeroy. Hugh j. Grant was chosen
temporary chairman and Thomas i. Gilroy secretary
Committees Permanent Organization and Resolutions
were appointed ms matter OF FORM but the programme
announced in THE TRIBUNE last December was carried
out After brief absence the Committee on Permanent
ORGANIZATION returned and Senator Puukt announced
the following as the ticket nominated: For
chairman John Kelly first vioe-charman, Hugh
j. Grant second vce-chairmsn. John McQuade treas
urer John j. GorUan recording secretaries. Thomas T.
slroy j. @. II. Meyers, X. j. Sullivan ana James Can
field corresponding secretaries, Peter Mitchell, d. j.
McKcnna NJ Harrigau, Yari OK Frey and Mortz Herr
berg sergeant alarms, George COiin
Peter Mitchell rather startled the committee by offer
ing resolutions setting forth that there was good ground
for belle that there bad been great frauds on the
purity OF the baobox at the last election that votes
had been from the candidates for whom they
had been cast to others. lie closed by moving that
committee of five appointed the matter
In speaking this resolution he said that 1t was
apparent after the election that frauds
had been perpetrated III various Assembly
districts; in his own; that the votes OF
Tammany county candidates had been given to those OF
another political organization, and 1t was right mat
steps should be taken to punish the perpetrators An
effort had been made to show that there was deal "
betwe. Tammany Hal and the Republicans. This was
"a lie and fasshOOd." Orators had STOOD up
In the County Democracy meetings ard ac-
cused Tanmany OF dealing with tho Republicans.
lie proposed to ram this lie down their throats
Votes ad been taken from Hugh j. Grant James A.
Flack, "aye, and Governor David H. Hlll.'
Alderman Robert Lang announced himself IA the
workingInens candidate, ana desired to speak on MT
Mitcheis motion, but his request was denied. The
chairman appointed Peter Mitchell, George III. Forster
Ambrose Mcneil, Roger A. Pryor and Alexander THAN
as the committee OF Investigation .
Senator Forster, from tho Committee on Resolutions
presented graduating tho committee on the
election OF Governor l, declaring bin worthy OF the
highest Office in the land" favOring now appOfuOn
ment that personal property should bear it, share OF
taxaon fsyOring the election of the members or the
Board or Estimate. AMI opposing monopOhos OF all
kinda These we're adopted. Then W. Bourke Cochran
presented resolution which led to an hours debate
IL was that the Legislature be requested to submit To the
peope t the next general election the question whether
or Civil Service should be continued In its present
shane. In a minutes speech be declared his be-
lief that this mode Of filling offices, which had
come TO from Great Britain, would be
buried under mountain OF ballots. Peter Mitchell OPP
pOsed hasty action General spinOa, George H. F0rs-
Ter and Mr. Cochran strongly advocated the original
resolution which was adopted. The Legislature was
asked TO pass q concurrent resolution enbodying the
sentiments OF the meeting and submit 1t to the people