Year: 1875

yesterday when all Of sudden, Of the committee
said Let's go right TO Syracusei let's beard the Canal
and carried everything before it," The Governor
laughed very heartily while he told this story, and
seemed also TO be extremely gratihed at the call


now DENIsON WAS sLENCED.


just hear from the very best authority Of curious
little incident which does not belong to the official his
tory OF the session Of the Democratic State Committee
but which casts striking light upon its relation TO
Governor Ilden II appears that when the CALL which
is so strong an Endorsement of Tden and all but points
at Denlson as corruptionis read 10 the members
this morning in an informal gathering Denison
WINGED perceptiby under its crushing phraseoogy,
and squirmed so much that il feared ho would OPP
pose the adoption OF the call in the formal session or the
committed This led Immediately TO a consultation be-
tween the strongest friends Of the Governor in
the committee and so decided the feeling in
his favor that 1t was resolved to draft resolution
ANONYMOUSLY expelling Denison but which to be
only offered in he made opposition TO the call in
the meeting Mr. Apgar the Secretary of the commit
tee, quickly drafted the resolution which is said TO
have been perfect rebrand in its scathing denunca-
tion OF the Canal Ring 1t read To majority of the
committee and a count was made Of the members who
ready to vote for it, if Dennison arrayed himself
against the call and II found that large majority
were IN iavor OF its adoption IN that case. Dem
ison, however, must have got wind OF this
bold movement for his expulsion, for he remained
wonderfully quiet during the session of the
committee, never even opening his mouth except to
vote upon the time and place OF holding the Conven-
ton Had he opposed the call there is not the slightest
doubt that he would have been summarly expelled from
the committee. Nothing could show strongly the
ieellng among the committee with regard to the Gov





sustain him to the end, in spite of Denison and the
whole Canal Ring. When the meeting was over the
Secretary tore up the rough draft of the resolution he
had made and at later hour he declined give its
wording irom memory; but the main facts Of this
traordlnaly incident are undisputed


TAMMANY's oENsURg MR.. SWAN


The following letter sent from here to-day In
reply to the Tammany resolutions censuring Mr. G IL
Swan, exAssisant Secretary Of the State Committee-


SARATOGA, August 1s 1875.
WILLIAM A. BOYD Esq, Chairman of the Tammany COM
mittee Discipline


Your letter dated August was handed 10 me this MORN
ing and take the earliest opportunity 20 it, If Mr.
Swan done what is alleged the resolutions quote
he has acted without my authority and, informed,
without the authority OF any officer member of
mittee. During the last fall he employed by
the Executive Committee perform clerical services
his connection with the committee ceased with the close
the campaign There such officer Assistant Secre-
tary Of the State Committed do know that there has
eyer been Mr. Swan neither member officer servant
Of this State Committee and has authority speak for it
subject have knowledge that he has pretended
to do


In conclusion will venture to say that officer Of the
State Committee would give the sanction official sigma
ture TO the declaration of his individual views subject
fpubc policy much less subject Of purely local
Germ. Very truly yours, EDGAR X. APGAR,


Secretary Of the Democratic State Committee.