New-York tribune., 1890-01-04
HERES 4 CAT OUT or THE BAG
TAMMANY COMMITTEE HOLDS AN OPEN
SESSION.

AFTER "a WORKER" EXPLAINS Kow THE
LIQUOR DEALERS ARE HANDLED THE MEM
BERS DECIDE THAT PUBLIC MEETINGS
IN THE wIGwAM" ARE \ FAILURE.
The Tammany Hall Committee on Rcorganizotion.s
1t is called. composed Of five members appointed
by the Executive Committee. for the purpose OF ere.
ating new order of things in the IIId, XIIth and
XVIII Assembly Districts, met in the main committee
room Of the Wgwam last evening and began opera
tions on the IId. Warden Jame, p. Kcatng. Of Lud-
low street Jail. chairman; Register Frank T. Fitz-
eerad, Assembyman Edward p. IIacan and James
Fitzpatrick, Of the committee. were p.ompty in their
places. Police Justice Daniel +. McMahon from the
Mayors district, was the only absent member. IS
Head Leader Croker had annoanccd that the meeting
should be open TO pros, the proceedings attracted
crowd Of Tammany polti ians
CIVIL Justice Charlc, " Clancy appeared 10 repro
sent the anti >leyiu Timmapy mcn and also tho
Comfy Democrats Of the Iid District who pro-
posed 10 "ome into Tamuany Hall under tho
lead Of Polio" JuSticc Daniel O'Rcil}. provided that
proper o0nc,->iol,7 should le made Justice
Clancy went OH TO tell what concessions
wanted. and Incidentally described the "cose cor
polatoa" Waic. cN.Hos-'or >cvn had for year, been
operating M thr INA with the result of gnominOus
defeat every time at t.c hand, of the County Democ-
ra,y. The Jud-e proposed that Nr. olcyin and
al other re -dci, Dee dropped from the rolls, and
the basis Of three of his .Chncy,l friends to two
Of ORclnys. Thi, would he immensely satisfactory,
Justice said. TO all good Democrat, Of the TIA,
and result In a Tammany majority Of 1900 at the nexs
election.
/, Mr.. Sleyin present. asked Chairman Keating,
when Justice Clancy lad subsidized
John Wood. Mr.. >leyin's br0thcrinlaw and right
bower who held a place under him ia the Registers
Office and retains it under Fitzgerald. replied that
>levin hadn't Gomez but IL was arranged that Nr.
Wood should answer questions Wood told how all
tie members Of the Tammany Han Committee Of the
district were members OF the Thomas Jefferson Club,
lcyns personal political organization, and whenever
any political work. 10 je done the Thomas
Jefferson crowd Was summoned the result being that
the Tamnany Hall Il tie IIld were on hand
every time
Chairman Kcating expressed his contempt for this
mode Of political work. aud thought il accounted
for a great deal of The want of organization.
Brothcrin-law Wood IN reply explained that the
fault lay in the difficulty ot -cttiHS police pro-
tccton,7 and tlen rcmaltuc that this
was executive meeting proceeded
iu stage whisper To- describe how certain seEtle-
man" connected With tAe police went around tho
district with the >l"vu mon just tc.'rs the Lt'0
election among Oh" IIq or dealers sDNiNin- them
ola sne side "i the iimmaul uc''t int the heNi
around aiu OBS himself aHd 'quec. a. us.
do }pu mean tp saw asked REGISTER Fitzgerald,
cyenc His subordinate severely, that the pol.,c cad
rucy can Influence tEf Lquprc.alor>." replied
Wood Who began to nah1" that h' Aa1 whispered
tell YOU
chairman Ecatus suddenly b-tbousl hig,e.f taa, .l;
hand in their l~t- Of committeeman and after a
short private session The c.mmitic' alloHrned ~, -
Wednesday evening when the Ail,h District VIII
lie taken up.