New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-22
A CLUB FOE DEMOCRATS ONLY
THE RISE OF TIE NEW AMSTERDAM.
SOME OF THE MEN WHO STARTED Ir-coNvlViALirf
AND POLITICS.

AND POLITICS.
Ever since the days Of the oh AmerlcuS N,' -
which william NJ. Tweed was prcsi eht' oo"'''i'''
has PLAYED a large part In city politics. MANY SAL
have been constructed within tho walls VI ST.
,otica clubs and combinations that made or uhfnano
candidates have been formed there between ne" y,
,,,rcr,,t noIitIcal views on state and National
subjects "1he Growers social orSahHa'io" on
the West Side whose motto Is Two never gio"''
"a composed mainly OF residents OF the Aiii'" ~
XVIII Assembly Districts. II has membership u
moro than $50. goo 'ly hummer OF the hcpu"i'"''
and Democrats politicians OF the two disuI"'s arc
among the members with a liberal sprirklng OF
business mon ard professional men. ~ does nov J""
the chances OF candidate for local ONCE no ma''o.
pbether he be- Republican Democrat, In either OF
these districts TO be Grower
There are number Of social pohtlcai eiuo'
connected with the Tammany organization III 'no
various Assembly Districts. but mono OF great prom-
nence The Blossom Club at one time "hen "on-
eraI F.. b. Splnoa. Police Commissioner ohhey T.
Nichols. Edward Keamcy, W. Bourke Cochran, h'iS
Noloney Alderman William Sauer, and other well
known Tammany men wore members, seemed likely
m become n Tammany club but the majority OF the
Tammany leaders were more inclined to look aiter
the Organization In their districts than 10 ASSIST ~
building up club The Blossom Club recently iaucu
quite away.
The strongest political club in the city is the New
Twenty fourth-st. 1t was iormel in 1881, and was
comnose1 OF the leaders of County Democracy Inc
big men OF this organization, which was organizer III
that year to oppose Tammany Hall and Johh hely'
felt the nced OF some kind OF headquarters The
second floor OF No. 1129 Broadway had oeeh securcu
az a temporary place ur the o. ganlZatlon' anu WIG"
the club was formed after the OF the campaign
these quarters were taken permanently by IL. lno
number Of mombers limited 10 100. The oilghai
membership was about sIyty. but for some time tho
limit has been reached. Among the Original meIhOeIS
werp OK Mayor Edward Cooper, Commissioner Vi
Public Works Hubert Thompson, Corporation COun-
sci (now Secretary of the Navy william u whitney,
Hans S. Beatie, (nOw Surveyor OF the Port' Jusuccs
Maurice j. Power, j. Henry Ford, Daniel oheiiIy
James T. Kilbreth, and Henry Murray; state senator
James Fitzgerald, Nelson j. Waterbury, Thomas
CostIgan the Jolly Supervisor Of "The city Record
Police Commissions JOIN X. NOorhS; Park O"hihis-
sioner Charles r. MacLean, EXCISE Commissioner W.
T. Mitchell Richard a. Cunningham, tie CONTRACTOR
Maurce Il. Flynn. who has since become more WiucH
known than no was then; james J. ke!So ana James
W. Boyle. The two he 3nans, John, tho king OF the
Boodlorso AMI Patrick, the County Clerk Police JUS
tees An rev j. White, istnct-Attorney Randolph b.
MARITIME Assistants Dist let Attorney John r. Feows'
Alderman Henry W. Jaohne and John Nell, tne coh-
vcted "Boodle' Alderman joined the club anerward'
Edward Kcarney, Augustus 7. Docharty and one of
two others Ioned after leaving lammany Hail. three
years ago.
The club now dominates the County Democracy
All tho district leaders. composing what Is known as
the ub-Executive Committee, or Committee OF twenty
our hold their meetings I'm tho club. by this means
political secrets be kept much closer IMAM lucy
could be- II tho meetings were hell in the regular
he adquarterS OF the organization I'm tho Cooper Unon
As a matter Of fact nothing OF consequence Is ever
dono by the Executive Committee or the General
Committee OF the organization wtAout having first been
discussed and agreed upon by the ouo-EAecutiVe
Committee Tho Conference Committees to meet
with Iammany Hall otlrer organizations are selected
here by the Committee Of Twenty four and the can
ddafes to be presented to the Conference Committee
or a separate ticket the may be- are agreed on
In tho same place by majority OF the COMMITTEE
10 be sure, the holding conventions at whlch
the names OF candidates are presented ana accepIeu
gone through WITH but everything on tie programme
is arrange beiOr hand. lie would be bold collegiate
who would attempt to interfere with the scheme
presented by the Committee Of Twenty-fOur.
Tho club house in twenty -fourthSt. Is well suited
for lts purpose. The basement contains the billiard
ROOM the first floor embraces tho reception room
parlOr and Office On tho second moor In 'front.' Is d
Ineeting groom and at the rear are cardroOms. The
third floor also contains car rooms, and on the
fourth floor the sleepng-rO0ms for the servants
Then tho are handsomely and restelully
decorated, while prominent politicians In this city
and state and from other States, besides the great
majority OF members OF the club, hrOng the place
Membership in the club, Is OF course. eagerly sought
by all who desire political pre- 'erment at the hands
OF the County Democracy. But " few die and more
resign, that changes in the club are very rare