Year: 1875

The principal county and judiciary conventons-Tam-
many anti-Tammany and republcan-have been held
dnring the past week. These the gatherings
and nominees on which public attention is most
estly centred at the coming election Character and
fitness Of the candidates must prove the great tests
which at least 600 voters in this city will apply in
casting their ballots the I'd of November next


THE OUTSIDE COMBINATION.


Tammanys old tricks in an effort TO dsorganze the
powerful popular combination which has taken up arms
against her sway plainly observable during last
weeks The main trouble with the anti-Tam
many Convention appears TO have been its large pro-
portions Nearly ZOO delegates composed it. Neccs-
sarily have been hard matter to control and
harmonic tho different elements comprising this
Convention A half dozen men in the secret
interest of John Kelly were foolish enough to
try to get up bogus convention for tho early part of
next week. This movement should be crushed out at
once. Its inception is the work Of Tammany. The
agents Of that organization work to attempt to do
some damage to the great peoples movement by pre-
tending that there is disagreement in the antiTam
many party. They attempted to carry out their plan
at the Irving Hall gathering Of Wednesday night Much
suspicion was cast upon the movements and bitter
harangue OF that august parsonage, 'tTony' Hartman
The ponderous cx.ustice capered around lik ee-
phant in circus, but the nrmncss Of the chairman
put stop TO all confusion


The nominations eventually made such as to
command approval. The ticket headed by Hackett
and Phelps must necessarily be much stronger one
than that presented for the consideration the people
by Tammany Hail. Any movement of boilers setting
themselves up independent party will be looked
upon as an effort to aid Tammany. The game will be
taken by the people for what is worth and the orgi
nators only gain for their labors contumely and
contempt The names OF John X. Hackett and Ben





through with large majority. They will have the
backing Of party machinery together with the universal
support of independent business classes is them
quite apparent that any attempts of 'boters to set
themselves up in convention some frivolous
plea will fall fiat the public mind and its nstgators
only receive for their pains political humiliation.


JOHN KELLY's NEMESIS


The arrogance, mismanagement and thorough ncapa~
rty OF John Kelly In his conduct of affairs in tho leader
ship of Tarnmany Hall must ultimately bear fruit in
the total overthrow Of the ticket nominated by that in
divduaL The burdens of dictatorship and robbery of
public funds borne for several years by suffer
ing community under the rule of the Tweed 'Ring !"
The blame and responsibility Of official life divided
equally between its members The crash came and
those leaders went under Hundreds of their followers
shared in tho general ruin. The mantle which they
has been donned by latest political "Boss -
John Kelly The rod of dictation, SO cor
suptly welded by three former leaders, has
been taken up, solely and alone by
John Kelly and the whip of discipline applied with
Gar unsparing hand than Tweed and his
associates dared to undertake. Will the dictatorship
ncceed9 Is the regime any better than the old
Will the consistent gentleman who rejects eminent
and triod judge and takes up his political favores for
lndcal Seats explain this wonderful gymnastc feat
the pubcS These questions easy OF solution The
tyotnr will aolun thn of Nov


POINTS CONSIDERING.


Mr. Kelly, through his Committee Discipline sent
adrift from Tammany Hall several persons who we're
not n accord" with the organization This of
removal was only prctenceL The ousted members
were simply those who held opinions of their and
had the manliness to stick to them believing their
rectitude. Among this number John Morrissey.
Kelly could not control him and hence the anmosity
Then the "Boss' y aristocratic surroundings since
emigratng from the 'soungng precincts of the Four
teenth ward, could not exactly coincide with the
antecedents of Mr.. John Morrssey. But why did no
not think OF those objections when he nominated
County Clerk Then the 1.-TWO Johns''
were daily companions, They met very often at
Kellys Office in Nassau street. and sauntered amiarly
together through public thoroughfares Has Norris
sey become any worse since those daysF II he
good enough TO come before ''the presen cen and re-
ceive avors two years ago. surely changes has taken
place that time which should render his company
dlsLaSteul 10 Ibis Imperial HlgnneSS." MOrrtSsey'B
money was used then by Tammany Hall Hayes
money was also spent freely County Clerk Walsh was
placed in Office on recommendation OF Morrissey. But
"change has come oer the spirit OF the drcam' Of
latest political Napoleon The he took TO his
bosom at that particular tmc not piable enough
TO his wishes They did not .bend the pregnant hinges
of the knee that thrift might follow fawningn Our
political king therefore, declares he must have their
scaips and Corporation Attorney Boyds Committee
Discipline Is sent TO do the work.


DODGE.


The popular current now Is reform" Unless some
stop IS put 10 the terrible corruption in public office New
York city will be bankrupt in a few years The
voters know ii and going to cast their ballots for
none but the best men at the coming election Kelly
ieels the popular pulse this vital question, and
claims 70 be actuatcd solely by reform considerations
But we find the "bosom friend" doctrine exhibited in
nearly All his nominations He pretends not TO inter-
Ierc in the districts to their local nominations but
this is simply farce. Not Alderman or Assembly
man will be nominated by Temmany this fall that
Kelly does not body and soul ii a taint of onpo-
gition to the "Boss' commands can be discovered in
bis the candidate has no earthly chance ~ nomi
nation. Murmuring means expulsion. The COMMITTEES
Discipline called together and the dcrelict yo
Der IS expelled forever from the awful presence Thus


Is in all the districts Of tho city as far as ammanv
Hall is concerned. retlnue Of the General Committee
may be found daily at Kely's Office, where they ro
ceve their instructions and take them back 10 the camp
fires in the various wards. The states for district
Aldermen members OF Assembly and civil Justices are
dictated by Kelly in the manner the nominees
Of the County Convention Tho slate has been arranged
so 10 put Shells from the Seventh ward, and a man
oamed Slavn, from the sixth ward on the ticket for
Alderman. Delegations have waited upon Kelly from
this district In the interests OF other respectable cand
daies but all 70 no avail He prctends to the outside
public that he docs not interfere with the local cand
dates OF the various districts that no those con-
sderations entirely to the discretion OF the committees
But il s not Privately he passes the word TO the
chairman Of the Assembly District Committee. This
person, whoever he may be, is responsible for the
tcay and obedience OF his colleagues OF course in
dependent citizen who viii maintain his own in-
aividuay, is scarcely given place on this
mittee.


woRKlNGMEN's


Among other of the Kelly administration in this
city the most damaging TO Tammany Hall will prove
the reduction Of the laborer's wages. Whether the
policy was correct not In accordance with
public justice the effect the aborng classes will be
Ibe same They hold Tammany Hall responsible for
Che reduction. Mayor Wickham tiny candidate" +"
Mr.. Kelly forced him upon the convention which as-
seinbed In this city just one year ago This conven.
ton he ruled with the same iron rod with which he
cow pulls the strings of Tammany's machinery and
dnder the terror of which his slaves rejected the name
Df John X. Hackett for Recorder The Mayor was the
presiding officer at the meeting Of heads Of depart
ments, when the resolution passed. II Is given
put md prOporY too that KelY could have pre-