Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-01
|MMANY'S LEADERS.
az the Famous Characters VINO
.lave Ruled in tho Wigwam
from 1889 TO 1856.
L. name tho only Bar'sinister on
liz socisty's Escutoboon--r The ms
tory Of a Great Organization



t.tieal destiny OF the new country. BE
Hence was their main object. Ihelr
! ,ors were directed toward relieving the
srSs Of struggling humanity. For the
t thirty years Of us existence the
"a MANY society was not regarded as q
'btar in New York pc litlcs. It's Leaders
IL, ood "a both parties Men had just
{. 4trong convictions rs now, anu propa.
Hfought each other just as marc, u nor
In the same kind OF weapons. Bat IN
|inse DAYS the work OIL saving the coun,
NJ was not coutned TO one party, ana
|ko bloody garment had not oeen un-
ntled. Gen. Washington was serving pis
.fst term as president when the Iahi-
nahy braves organized themselves ipto
,diety. The country was new and ~ -,
.ihihers mad too many otner tipns ~
fi.'k about 20 devote much time 70 pa.
An politics. The Tammany society ~, 49,
Il Never, success from it's me ,',i
A0|ion its muster rolls may oe tor
aIIse of the most honored anu 'e nh LEI
lanies in New York's Dlstory' Movor
|teolbdes Peter Stuyyesan.' pan5o,ino
& ofbelius Tiebout, Nillian, Di~ Dr
n nafles O'Conor, JONI CISCO and
l11n u. LOrlnH .,i,,,r o,,a, +ba
\ fntireds of others ~ tusni ~ ,,,,',,,1
e,,t = Of the society said recently:
1if "a nc II the people who pretend to
d ~, 4 o,s, on Tammany now would take
" o,hle to investigate the matter, they
e.,..,,l s0d that their ancestors were mem
,v,l "a our society,"
Qfs58i.f nolitical existence of Tammauy did
n "A commence until the formation Of what
tcalled the general committee. This
n .about 1920. Even then the organl-
'jti0n had no decided political aspect.
IN, of ali parties were associ-
Ned together in the society, and
Hapeared to get along very harmoniouslY
ne reason for this was that there
are SO few municipal officers at
/. IL time chosen by the people direct.
Va MAYOR aud most Of the principal Off
sra we're appointed direct by the gov
i'Ynof II was largely due to the efforts
the leaders of Tammany that these Off
sfs were made elective by the people as
GA as they were. After 1884 Tammany
En8n began to assume more decided
M fhocratic attitude and gradually the
Pr annbllcan members of the society either
4 nohme converted or dropped out alto
\ cher. To-day a membership in Tam
|slany Hall is regarded as a very good Ger
\ lileate OF one's Democracy.
/ 10 the early founders and leaders q
\ no Tammany society great credit Is due
Nav were men of the highest character
III standing and established the society
/ Ii very permanent b Isis.
William Mooney was the first grand
0ehem, elected in 1889 Mr.. Mooney
fas q man OF wealth and public spirited
"a he was regarded as one OF the
!. nillars" of the organization. The frs
/ nm who could be designated as leadei
1T Tammany, however, was Gov
L Norge Clinton, New York's first govern
/. rafter the independence of the Ameri
ynp colonies was recognized by Grea
b iIitain. Gov. Clinton was man Of
% rect forveaVa-o -ha-slisi no
+ 41empt TO use the society to further hi
d,0Iitical ends.
There was not much need of it, for h
gas elected to the governorship anC
ther posts Of honor with scarcely an.
IMPOSITION. The men who were promi
ent in the society after Gov. Clinton
nd up to the time political branch wa
reated by the establishing of the genera
.ommittee, were DIR. Samuel Mitchell
stephen Allen, John I. Irving and Waite
Bourne. These men were prominen
|meinbers of the society from 1900 t,
1920, and did much to build it up and in
crease its influence, They had no polit
ical combinations to overcome, but dis
Mayed much ability in drawing into thu
ss0eiety nearly every man of consequence,
XII New York, go when politics began t
creep in Tammany was In q position L
( Weld powerful inience.
|. The abuse of the one-man power IL
4 making appointments became so grea
\ hat very vigorous fight was com
4 nepced against it by the Tammany lead
!. rs in 1920 Chief among these wa
Daniel d. Tompkins, who afterward be
K ,HEne governor. He presided at a con
ntitntional convention called in August
\ 1871. There existed at that time wha
Vps known as council of appointment
4 This council was formed of one senator
h rom each senatorial district (there wer,
\ 5n!g four them. The governor was tn,
1 lresiding officer of the council and had ,
pasting vote in it. The power o
Il hjt council was very great
IS lit held the power of appoint
nent over nearly every military
A slvil and judicial officer in the state
d MpAc Auuh mat buc COUNCIL WAS also
4 tuthorized to make the removals and pas!
b lpDn the conduct of every official
|. Naturally this system led to grea
/, gnDGnt Of corruption. And 1t was TO re
/ move this disgrace that Mr.. Tompkinl
X llfected his efforts, very ably assisted by
\ ds Tammany associates. AT the consti
\ ufional convention referred to, tn,
4 ouncil of appointment was abolished
\ most unanimously, together with tn,
(, onncil Of reyisioI, which had power Il
\ efise any and all acts Of the Legislature
|, eke council OF revision consists OF the
\ .nyernor, the chancellor of the stat,
nl the judges Of the suprem,
s1brt. But any two OF them
J Eith the governor, had authority
b Revise all bills about to be passed b.
1t legislature, and any bill rejected b!
ts council could not become law un
OK passed by twO-thirds vote.
Mounted to little more than veto IL
sAfance Of the passage of the bill. Thi'
| Invention also extended the franchise
\ na made many officers elective who hat
een previously subject to executive ap
I Eminent. Thls was followed up by re
eWed exertlons on the part OF Mr.
aonpkins and his associates, and abou