New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-08
TAuu4NY'S DECLARATION.
NO CONSIDERABLE INTEREST FrLr-ThE ACIloN
GENERALLY UNDERSTOOD.

NO CONSIDERABLE INTEREST FFLr-Ihh ACiiON
GENERALLY UNDERSTOOD
The action Of the Tammany Hall leaders III
their secret caucus on Saturday in declaring TO DC lor
the best interests Of the organization TO support 'e'e-
land aud Hendricks did not much comment yeet,
day in political circles II has boon undersloou .o
some time that although the sympaties oil John hey
and the leading members Of the organization ana al ies
OF the Tammany voters are Win
Rter motives Of policy would cOnstran the Leaders 10
declare for Cleveland. II representative m'euns
Every district was ed and among those present
were John Kelly, Police Justices German DunV anu
WcIde Henry A. Gumheton, Register Reilly. President
Kirk Of the Board of Aldermen f b spinola flre 'o
missioner Croker Alderman Grant, Coroner Martini
Colonel Wood and James Fitzpatrick. John keiy pre-
sided Each leader gave his views several s'iu ''''
Tammany Hall had not been fairly treated by the Demo
cratic party; and that, the dominant iacu"h' no
enouq rcprescn alton had been given In the Sdo Az"
National Conventions. They reported that there "as
good deal OF disanecton in their districts pul 'no
majority Of the members other pective organNaons
would make no factions opposition. How they woulu
vote on election day another matter ana tey "cro
free 10 confess that they believed many wouu Noe ior
Butler in preference TO Cleveland 49,
The majority Of tho leaders thought that II r"uu pe
good policy for the Tammany organization tooecii io
the Democratic candidates nominated at Chcaso O'no
wise Tammany Hall woud be again denied representa-
ton al the state conventions Mr. Kelly thongh' tn' u
would be better to declare for Cleveland and hehocAs
under the crcum .tance. Finally this policy was
unanimously agreed II was resolved mat Al tno
meeting OF the Committee Organization TINS eVemuS
n committee should be appointed TO DRAFT on paper
series OF resolutions declaring in favor ~ tne Ccs'
nominees and present the ame to the General Comte
for is action ON Friday cvcnins. No one be1eVes 'n'
rammany Hail can support Governor Cleveland WIN
any degree OF unarint IT, or cordially. MI heH1' P'
yous 10 the Chicago Co veniioa and during me SeSSo
OF thai body declared that Governor Cleveland cod'
not be lccted il nominated that he could not cary WV
York state the opposition to him was 20 strong IL ar
ON. ouar era lie has never reracted those assertion
and Is not likely TO- There IS large Note
which genera ly fol ows the lead OF TammahY h"h'
or her Il controlled ordinarily by the street eaulr',
alt orgh MOI al ac ed to the district ofga ION III
local ncht tpcy arr sta with Iammdny iaN' ouV Wv
cre1t 1nai ritv If them VIII 1t vote To- vernon icN
Iond Vos Of m 80 are xxi led mechanics car uINcI-
opTo.cd TO Govern Cleveland and will under no rcn
stances vote for him IL is from these th4' bu'c' VIII
receive his large vote IN hi, rlty . 10
Ex-Sena or Grady ISn p"r~ep' ri the ciuus. ~.
IL ma, district leader aud those who were pIeSchU met
hv written inyii alton Of NJ Kelly II Il gen ANY
re 90 mat rrady VIII he present at the eelhs Ms
evening lie is ~ Der Z tie c. nm re on - gu.
zatlou and is IN To take part IN lis Hber"ton',
ais, 'iycu ont ia Il he ST mako sp eel rrd -hlhi
Governor Clrv LAM for Ger ali acts Of om'I II ihI
com,lis ion an announce Is intention 81 supp Ilius
cen raj Birl.r lie IS h e. advised oy ms Ilenus III
Tf,n nv Han 10 SLOW, but II l. doubtful "HO'-'i
he " IL