Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-06
Ehe Talllniany Society.

In May, l19S, Z sJcety Was organized 10
New York snd christcncd 'St Tammsuy So-
cicty, or Iudepeodeut Otdsr OF Libolty," the
existence of which was announced as being an
American stc.cty to copss: of ra:ivo born who
ill all Offices, aud adopted Americas who ale
eligible to posts Of warrior ani buoter." The
list of officers aud members published at that
date gives 30 name cf prominence, most tf
them being small tca3csuc. aud macufsc urers
1t Is supposed the GiigIssl iutcnt of the society
was to couGteract the ariSocratc tendencies OF
the Society Of Ciacinua,i, OF which Washington
was the heal. Tns feature attracted 10 the
Society Aaron Burr, wins gas the first man cl'
aDy note Gho clnpccted himself with it, Truo
it is that the So.ie'y warmly espoused his cause
aud opposed MIR. Hamilton. 1t was not org
before the Society started by shcc makers aud
carpenters attracted some stten iol and called
into it D. .. Hcifnar, then an eminent 'aHyer,
aud he Was Immediately followed by such mon
as q. G. Golden. the Swarlwjuts Ben 10.
maine, Juiah llammoad, and othcrs, who
sele. or soOn became, N acnates 10 tho r..
publican (suts sq1:1tlY the D.mocratic) party.
10 the second year ct its age it changed its
namo by Dropping "Snns OF Liberty" and
while after the ST disappeared, aud
at last tie Society received its legal
baptism aad was iucorporat ID 10 1905 as Tho
Iammary Society; or Co!umbia1 Order. which
Is Its nauo to day. 10 order TO be u0mistak.
ably American tic Society vas divided into
tribes representing the orisloa, thirt zen Stst,s.
aud each bava the name o. a1 animal. New
York Was the Eagle; Nsw Hampshire, the o.
ter; Rhode Island, TIC Beaver, etc. L. does
uot appear that the S0ciety was started as
partisan orgauizalion. bul Ia those early days
party spirit Ial nigh aud the men who made
the Society could not bo k3p. OUT of politics
ln $500 jefferson and Barr were candidates for
tho pr, sdeuoy, bur the Year brf)re tie Fede-
ralsts had CARED New lvrk. U01r TIC lead
nt Tammany. BUR- carried thu cicy Of New
\ Jrk 10 $500. which produced q tic 10 the
Electoral College b!;Recn tho two sSDirants.
La this elecOu rammaOy CON nencad its tricks
70 cheat the p4Op. at ccMirGs whiah hsv.
been improved 10 tiuc. In NsW Iolk there
was tbcu property quAliica'i,a for voters,
aud only real est .te owueIs could vote. La this
election money wss i1raisb.i by tho Society to
buy houses, aud en- had 10 less than seyculy
i've owners. another had tEirty niue. aud SO
%. Among the young men Th) were thus
made voters, aud afterwards h-c.me famous.
We're Gov. Tompkina aud w. p. Vac Mss Thos.
SWartwrut, EiEard F.rris 8ai hu d. Broome.
Va the 2T!h o. Sep ctub,r. 1927, the Society
dominated Geo. J.ckson for the presidency aud
.rieully supper ct h,m. IL tn. vi;y of New
York Tamnauy S cety has for mauy years
nst contrcl. Tae 6r.t Gommon Clun,ii elect.
ed alter tho SccIey Was f,ined had two cf
the 'r5o as momb.Is. Tnls continued until
1921, and from III tiuo u1iij 1888 the s1cisty
uad completely h. upper hs"d Ia all charter
"l~ci,ns. 10 1855. 1885, 1857, aud uo 70
lS44, Tam nsny WAS puucr.l'y .faated. Up
G. 1856 the Sgcle:y ha1 hal so,ut ia share of
H,aIslos 1t Gss u der F4rnaldo w ood,in
1859 ,aat Tsmusoy uuueriook to c1ntrol
"a. ym'cbi5ery by ceclarog tbal a lc,nyeo'ious
ut thu party nust TIC atld 10 rsnm mlby HsIl,
which resulted 10 split 10 the SJseiy Wood
t1unlug ooe aad Gu1ther tho othGr w!ng.
Fne rr!est cxp4rleuce OF the S,cietg Was With
Tweed, who csp!urct tCc parry msc1lacry,
and how he maQsge1 il essry oas knoTs.
rne Society has m GO b@r5Eo ct cot over 500
md large propGrilou ata l4acAVe. The SO
c t3 has rstauet is ppW:t fran .h9 fact that
/. nss be "a msoaged VII the uIlat coDsuuatU
.bity. II Is c,ntrollrd by = b2stG ot tn ean
achens who hava beeo nau o: arcat ability.
aud are rrso"o2h- fsr aoy:1us bur re-
suits.-Chicogo Ncrs