Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-31

Dout prison SHIPS, with imposing cere.
monies. IN = ~ -i-'
In 1911, the Society raised $4,000
and the corner stone of the new hall
now the Snn building, was laid, on the
10Th of May. On the occasion the mem.
bers wore buck tails in their hats, march
ed in Indian file, and wore Indian attire
Clarkson Crolius was, Grand Sachem,
and Alphus Sherman delivered the ora.
tion. During the war Of 1912, Tammany
Hall was the headquarters of all who
favored the vigorous prosecution of the
contest; and in 1914. when New York
was threatened, the, members Of
the Order offered their services to the
Committee Of Defense, and performed
voluntary labor on the forts at Harlem
and Brooklyn Heights. During the war
a number of disaffected; Federalists
Joined Tammany, and obtained the name
of the (" Coody party" from series of
articles, published in one of the news
papers over the signature of ssAbimelech
Coody, Ladies' Shoemaker" urging that
the Federalists would better. fix up the
struggle. The articles were very severe
upon Dewitt Clinton, and were written
by Gulian G. Verplanck. The Coody
party forty in number, among whom
were Verplanck, Richard Hatfield, Jo-
siah Hedden, Jacob Radcliffe and Hugh
Maxwell-rushed into Tammany. Hall
and announced themselves better. Demo
Gratis than the Oldest chiefs of the: wig
wan, and, after one of the violent and
tumultuous discussions for which Tam
many has long been. famous, were duly
admitted and recognized as members Of
the sacred tribe. So aH IsO a '.ir..i-.
In 1916, Gov. Clinton removed many
Of the Tammanyites from office, and
caused a powerful effort Of the order to
defeat him in 1890, in which it was un.
successful. About three years after, a
party calling itself the Peoples Party
elected their candidate; and expelled the
Tammanyites from their own hall. The
Tammanyites retired to what was known
as the Goal Hole," nominated an AS
sembly ticket, and elected it by a hand
some majority. To Y5~eoi sol-7 asTi ,.5i
In 1884 Tammany took up Martin
Van Buren,, and determined to put him
forward as the next Presidential candi-
date. -ssoel g --s.rf eatii se9o5 adI
In 1885 arose the equal Rights
Party" (which opposed TammanyJ, led
by William Leggett, then editor of the
EUening Post. On the 29th of October
a meeting to ratify the Democratic NOM
nations was held at Tammany Hall,
when the Equal Rights men dashed in,
and such row and contest Jensued as
had never been known before, even
in that war-worn Migwam. The .reg-
ular Democrats" as they styled
themselves, were at last expelled ~ ct
armis; and in the midst of the wild
chaos some one turned off the gas, and.
left the hall in Egyptian darkness. Lu-
cifer or "loco foco" matches were pro-
duced by those who had been victorious,
and radiance restored to the scene of
battle. The Courier and Enquirer next
morning christened the victors Loco
Focos." which has since been the
synonym of the Democracy. More
turns from the free fight have ever been
made, though the dead (drdnk) and,
wounded lin the neck) are presumed to
have been about equal on both sides. I'd.
The new organization became very
formidable, and for two years was DOM
inant. 1t met at the Civic and Military
Hotel, corner of Bowery and Broome
streets, and actually ruled cut Tam
many as. a genuine Democratic body !;
but finally the dissensions were harmon
lied, and Tammany Hall became once
more the common rendezvous. Subse-
quently. followed the contests, between
I" Hunkers" and '.Barnburners," Hards
and Sotts,' the "Tammanyites" and
/" Mozarters.'" with which almost every
one is familiar. 30
.s'zla old THE MODERN DAY.s. .f.;s
Previous to the detection of Fernando
Wood, in 1859, Tammany Hall was the
chosen abode of the anointed and. un-
anointed Democrats. A fewayears ago
it was deemed polite, if not necessary,
to purify the ranks of the " Unterrified, .
and the Manhattan Club-composed of
the elect, the dilettanti of the Democra-
cy-was organized as kind of disin-
fectant of the odors of the Fourth and
Sixth Wards. The Manhattanites wish
to rule, and claim to furnish the brains
of the Democracy; but they do not like
to touch with their delcately -kidded
hands the greasy roughs and soiled tat
terdemalions, who consider voting early
and often the cardinal feature of their
agrarian religion. Manhattan holds high
carnival in its. luxurious club house !;
lays down the programme, and con-
structs the platform; but instinctively
shrinks from the very mass in whom it
assumes to have entire faith, and on
whose intelligence and virtue it claims
the future ,ef the Republic rests. ,'i 'al4
Tammany Hall, in its half century of
struggles, manenyers, caucuses, bar
gains and sales, strategems, WIRE pulling,
coups d'etdt and grands tours de force,
had grown somewhat unsavory,, and
therefore it. was deemed wise for it's fu-
ture that it should be removed to To-
cation which was not so unpledsantly as
sociated with its inconsistent and per
picking history. ALI the 1Sachems,
iWiskinskies, Sagamores and Grand
iCoShenio thoIoioro Couciuueu III HoSt
serious and sagacious council to dispose
of the venerable pile, where our presses
are now throbbing the land a wide intel:
ligence and a brighter future for the peo-
pie. and erect their mysterious temple in
Fourteenth street. 1t was purchased by
us March 26, 1867, and will be known
as the Sun building to future generations.
Still, the site of Tammany Hall will
long be a historic spot. The days of
the Conrad Swackhammers, Con. Dono-
hues, and Isaiah Rynderses, ofthe rough,
and-tumble fights, of the grand chaos of
the sons of 'Belial and political Anaks.
of the heaping of Equal Rights Ossas
upon Bucktail Pelions, of war-dance and
calumet smoking of crimsonnaint and