Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1879-10-16
WHAT 'FslE TAMMANY SO
CHE'EY
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In May, 1T98, a society was or
gahizeda and -ehristened eSt Tam
mary Society, 'orsIadependeut Or ]
der OF Inberty,'' the existepre, OF
which was announced as beiug am
American society to consist of pa.
itiyes born who Fill ALI Offices, and.
Itasfopted sArnesieHtusawho are eHsi-
bie to post of warrior and rhunter,r
The list Of officers and members
published at that date gives no
name of prominence, most of them
being small tradesmen and manuS
| factnrers 1t is supposed the or
iginal intent of the society was to
connteract the aristocratic tenden-
cies of the Society of Cincinnati,
of which Washington was the head
This feature attracted to the socie-
| ty Aaron BUR, who was the first
man of any note who connected
himself with it. True it is that the,
society warmly espoused his cause
aud opposed Mr.. Hamilton. 1t
was not long before the society
started by shoe makers and car.
penters attracted some attention
and called nto it j. O. Hoffman,
then an eminent lawyer, aud he was
Immediately followed by such men
rs e. g. Golden, the Swartosts,
/ Ben Romaine, D udah Hammond,
and others, who were, or socn be-
came magnates in the Republican
subsequently t h e Democ, atic)
party. In the second year of its
+. age it changed ns name by drop-
ping "Sons of Liberty and while
alter the st disappeared, and at
last the society received its legal
baptism and was incorporated IN
1875 as "The Tammany Society, or
Columbian Order" which is its
name to day. In order to be IN
mistakabIy American the society
was divided iuto tribes represent.
ing the original thirteen States,
and each having the name OF an
animal, New York was the Eagle;
New Hampshire, the Otter: Rhode
! Island, the Beaver, etc. 1t does
not appear that tie society was
started as a party organization i,
bu. in those early days party srir~
it ran high and the men who made
the society could rot keep out of
politics. In 1900 Jefferson and
Burr were candidates for the pres
i idency, but the year before the
| Federalist had carried New York.
j Under the lead of Tammany, BUR
carried the City of New Yqrk in
1870, which prodaced a tie in the
electoral collage between the two
aapirants- In this election Tam:
nany commenced its tricks to cheat
the eople at elections, which have
been improved in time. In New
4 York there was then a property
qualification voters, and only real
1 estate owners could vote. 1n this
-electlon money was furnished by
the society to buy houses, and one
had no less than seventy five own
q efs, another had thirty nine, ana
SO on. A mong the young men WHO
We're thus made voters, and after
wards became famous, were Gov
Tompklns and w. Z. Van Ness,
, Thomas Swartout, Edward Ferris
and Johp d. Broone. On the 27th
of September, 1927. the society
nominated Gen. jackson for the
presidency and ardeutly supported
him. In the city, of New. York
Tammapy Society has for many
years had control. The first com
$ mon council elected after the. socie
ri tt Was formed had two of the tribe
0 as mem bers. This continued until
| 1921, and from the time until lS3c
the society had completely the up
: per hand in all charter elections
Ia 1885, 1885, 1887, and mp to 1S44
! TamuIany was generally defeated
:, Up to 1856 the society has haC
: about its share of official spoils. [
; was under Fernando Wood in 1S5!
that Tammany undel took to con
" !, troll party machinery by declaring
= that all conventions OF the party
'Imust be held in Tammany Hall
: which resulted in a split iii the so
r ciety, Wood running one and Gun
" ther the other wing. The sorlies
,, experiece of the society was Will
C Tweed, who captured the part.
/. macbinery, and how he mahuSed i
Il every one knows. The society ha
u retaiued its power from the fac
: that it has been managed with tn
,e most cohsumate ability. Il /
@. controlled by a board Of thirtt e
sachens WHO have been men c
- great ability, aud are not response
i Bile for anything but results.
- "Wha,'s de time o. day. ole wo