New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-06
DEMOCRATS NOT UNITED.
OBSERVATIONS IN TAMMANY's RIVAL
sru WHO NAY LEAVE rHE COUNTY DEMOCRACY
BxYORI LONG.

ssru WHO NAY LEAVE rHE COUNTY DEMoCMAch
BxYoRI LONG.
nat tAere 10 . probability OF good zeal o. u'".
.-.so, IN tho ranks Of tho County Democracy no
seneer admits Of doubt II may result In tho WIN
amxsl Of some Of those who have been prom'nen'
- a.. oouncia and In their alying themselves with
rxmmanv Uan The fact that Mr. Hewitt was one
~ the organizers Of tho County, Democracy no having
IN Tammauy Han because OF personal oincrehces
Nth John Kelly, and that he Is now In accoN Win
pichard Croker. Sheriff Grant. County ClcrK fiac3
49, tho ether leaders Of the dominant faction OF TAM
-. TAN NAV mako the return to Tammany Hall
~ the maicontens In the County Democracy "'r0
easy. a, Al.
v,.,ctv Democracy wero OF ono tme In lammahy
nan Fire Commissioner Henry d. furroy. ions0
>Justlce Maurice J. Power and Corporation n'"iaos
vniiam A. Boyd were tho most prominent ana sosiVe
...,,bcrs Of Mr. Koily's Committee OF discipline,
and acting "A such recommended tho "disolphhink
a. r8vard Cooper, Abram g. Hewitt wiihsm "
whitney Thomas Costigan. Richard '. mori'o"'
Peter B. Olney and many others VINO were 700 ~
dependent and outspoken to suit MI. Kelly. inet
own turn came soOn Ricnan :. @o. ra,"n whon
practically had charge Of Mr.. Graces campaign WIZ.
A. ART ran for Mayor chose to follow tho FORTUNES
a. ~. MAYOR whom tho latter and MI koiy q."i
sr,lod Mr. Boyd took the side OF Jusuoo Do" al,
-ben he and Mr. Kelly fell out. ana they "o" ~"
.,n,lrsis out of tho organization. 1here was
1870 .. .nout tho nomination of . candidate In INC
~v1,h pastrict Mr.. Power had his way o. INC
ssmc but this was too fragrant broacn o. "on
and be vas thrown into outer darShess anu
- ,rxing HAN then the only refuge for discohteh'e
~ sS..on-t. in this city "Tim" Campbell chose 70
hornate Jacob Seebachcr for senator i.s Gov .Sa
Thomsa r. Grady and no was hiou o"' - ~,
~ ,h.t Mr. purroy who really protege OF
Ar Kelly was "hObnobbing" with Mayor 49, &c.
IhIs was along toward the END OF Mr. ,"t inclined
t.rm He was always self-assert ng and not incpnou
-, brook restraint from any one but me ieaocr anu
when Il was announced that tho Comm'.eo on 80,
ri,ne was to look into his case tnero "cIo Nv. '"y
srho douited that he would DO cast out OF inc VI
~anzat,on IL has been asserted that tne hign'
when the committee was to report MI. ruIlV V IA
tended to an, ear on. the floor OF lammahy nai, anu
offer resolution dcnouncng Mr.. Kelly us uio"uo,
~ ,.ho uas a detr,ment to the organization, anu
productive of great harm TO the DemocI".o - -
large 1t is certain that there wero many tha, tSis
would DO done. MIR. Purroy did not appear, ana was
ex,elled In the usual way. At the same lmo ION
doph D. Mart no. now a,t ,he rommsnv
General Committee. All of these with tho c1Cepuoh
Of William A. Boyd are now IN inc county Don'oo
racy. 49, r.,,,rr Hall
he sent word that the organization would yet 20 gao
co have him return. Whether glad or NOT, IL looms s
A. those now in control in Tammany Han woulu uo
u,,ling 10 have him como back. There was al no
time cessation of friendly feeling between iucharu
Croker and Mr. Purroy. and while tney nave uoen
fellow nc Commissioners they have acted tosetner'
More than any other ono man Mr.. PurrOy rcpre"
sented Mayor Grace In the ranks OF inc county 10
mocracy He fought Mr.. Graces battles In council
and left no stone unturned last October to secure
tho Mayors denomination. Mr.. Grace came near
be ng successful. much nearer than many sup
nose His effort for q denomination was Oased on
the bel ei that Mr. Hewitt would not accept the nom
ination of Tammanyi Hall alono, and the project was
20 prevent the Endorsement of the nomination oy the
County Democracy. The stand taken by MAURICE >.
Power, in at once declaring that Mr.. Hewltts nom
ination by Tammany Hall must be accepted by the
County Democracy, and his active work in the Or
ganiration 10 push this idea did much to block Mr.
Grace's little game. "Tho Mayor Is very clever.
but n this case no ovcneached himself" said prom
inent official In commenting the case Just after
MIR Hewitts acceptance was made known to fow
friends and it became certa that the County De-
mOcracy would indorse him.
Ever g nee the defeat Of Andrew j. White for
Sheriff and Patrick Keenan, for County Clerk in 1885,
the power of the Mayor and Mr.. Purroy in the County
Democracy has been the wane. Both realize this.
The County Democracy Is broken up into factions.
Tammany Hall is strong and aggressive. But 1t has
its spots. One of these is the XXIVth Assem-
bly District, Mr. PurrOy's own district. Those who
aro In q position to judge say that it would not be
IT all surprising to Mr. Purr0y. Justice Andrew
j. White, and District-Attorney MARITIME back In
Tammany Hall during the coming year. POSSIBLY
one or Of them may be members OF the new
zammany Hall General Committee.