New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-03
DEMOCRATS READY TO FIGHT.
"COUNTIES' WILL NOT SUBMIT TO sLAUGH-
TER TAMELY.
TAMMAyY WANTS ALL THE DEMOCRATIC ELEc
TIoN INSPECTORS IN THIS CITY-wILL
1T GET THEM?


TIoN INSPECTORS IN THIS CITY-wILL
1T GET THEMP
Governor HIPS action In making the Hoffman HOUSE
In this city the place where the DcDocfa" 0~''o
Committee shall meet on August IL Is looacl upo" a.
giving an advantage 10 Tammany HAL !" % "c',
known that the Kings County Democracy preferred
saratoga as they feel particularly strong in summer
residents there and the County Democracy also were
understood 30 favor that point That Roswell r.
Flower is entirely at home at the Hoffman House nav
also be taken as tip from the uo'erho'' o"' ''e
fact thnt is the headquarters Of Rcharu 0roh7r au
his friends will probably not be overlooked by codntS
members who are DESTROYS Of jumping the way "'o
Governor seems inclined 10 point his fingef'
There IS little doubt that the extremely lnpor 'an'
question OF how the representation Of New-forN III"
shall he divided will come before the Committee III oe
shape or another Tanmany Hall has plainly coine " VIC
conclusion that II the magnaes who rule t'iat orsAi@@
ton are ever to be recognized they believe thelf
political wants deserve, that time mas arrNe'
But will the country Democrats agree TO q general
and unprovoked slaughter Of the County Democracy
the only Democratic organization in New-York which
really deles the power of Tammnny Hall ana raises
its standard In opposition to the corrupt methods o.
the Wlgwamq This question will come up III some
form at the Hoffman House meeting.
II the State Committee shall arrogate TO ITSELF the
right TO declare against the acceptance Of County
Hall leaders are already asserting that 1t will do II
can only he taken as meaning that Governor Hill has
counted the cost" and has decided TO array himself
against the Counties and to espOuse The cause OF ram
many. The proposition To give Police Commissioner
Voorhis's organization the Newiork Democracy
proportion Of the New York delegation cannot be taken
By the delegates from the country districts rs serious
division of the representation. Mr. VOorhss follow
ers have shown that their sympathles are with Tam
many. and no political observer whose opinion is
worth the slightest consideration will say that the
Voorhs people not ready to adhere 10 the fortunes
Of the Wigwam If they allowed any sort OF rec
ognition"
Ex-Poce Justice Maurice J. Power who succeeded
Hubert o. Thompson the leader of the County De
mocracy and who has abdicated that position,
although has often been said in the newspapers that
he has done So asked yesterday whether lie
thought the Democratic State Committee would assume
to dictate the makeup Of the Convention far as the
New York City representation concerned. En-
Judge Power said:
power whatever to take any action as to the dele
yates in the state Convention The state COMPUTES
state Convention nothing more. think the only
business that It has to do at its next meeting Is TO
call the state Convention and fix the time and place
for it, Beyond that do not think that there Is any
unfinished business
What does the County Democracy intend doing In
reference to the convention this year!
The County Democracy VIII elect ITS usual number
suppose an attempt is made to throw your dele
CATION out y $1,000. 1.
the convention and the convention will be the Judge OF
its members . ~.
his manner plainly Indicated that he and his asso-
ciates are getting ready TO fight for their rights: ~.
County Democracy's representatives In the state Con
vention has object entirely outside Of the destric
ton of It's antagonists power political factor IN
the State. II comes much nearer home As nat t
now stand Tammany name only one OF me dour
inspectors IN each election district OF the cty Mhen
this question before the courts last octoDef on
Tammany's application to be awarded han-or all tle
Democratic members-Of the election boards, Judge
Lawrence decided that the County Democracy rvp
resentatlOn In the Democratic State Committee ana tIe
Democratic State Convention was equal to laniilsuS =
the County Democracy entitled 10 an eqnai reprr
SentaOn on every election board In the city Of New
York with Tammany Hall. Should the county Ue
nOcrcv be excluded from the state Convention ana VIC
civ Of NpwYork be represented by the Tammany ana
voorS Democracy, the Wlgwam henchmen VII oee e
half the seats Of the election inspectors IN new iorh
and thus virtually control the Organization OF every
election district board.