The sun., 1891-06-25
TAMMANY HALL IS A UNIT.
THE COMMITTEES OF TWENTY -FOUR
REPLIES TO TIE MfscHIEF-hfAKERS.

| Mayor Grant Nails the Report that he
and Mr. Croker Are Out, aad Bssoiu.
| tions Are Adopted Declaring Fiatiy that
There IL NO Lack or Harmony.
The members Of the TAmnanv Hall Com
mittee Of Twenty.four began to stroll into the
wigwam at $3.50 yesterday afternoon. the
hour at which q special Meeting had been
called BY Chairman Gilroy. They arrived 20
slowly. however. that It was after o'clock
| when the committee was called to order.
| Proxies represented tho executive members
| In the cases OF Peter Mitchell. John Scannsil,
| and T. P. Hagan, who are out Of town and
| could not get around in timo to attend the
meeting. which was called on rather short
notice. Big Chief Croker was also absent. but
he 10 not district representative and no
proxy was necessary In his place. He Is
spending q few days at Great Darlington.
Mass, the guest Of Farmer William L. Brown.
The meeting was . calm and peaceful one.
Chairman Giroy's sometimes peremptory
Ravel heinR welded with Qentleness that
made its rappinR take on purrinR toneA After
some little talk about the Tamrnany Fourth OF
July celebration. which 1t is intended to make
notable even in the history OF Tammany
Fourths Mr.. Gilroy took tho floor. and alluded
to the stories that are beinR industriously cir
eulated that there are dissensions among tho
leaders In Tammany He said: .."
"Of course, all OF you members OF this COM
mittse know that there 10 no foundation for
them and that they are intended to create
trouble where none exists. But there arc
quarters in which. II uncontrsdicted. ehese
idle tales might cause 4 wrong impression.
There are no cliaues or factions in Tsmmany
Hall. We are united and harmonious y. ~ onr ~.
Democracy. aud for the Information of ifIsnds 4
ss$ a.; III s %:fs This
lie then read the yns Letter; II. .. 1871
called. meeting Of the committee 9i Twenty
viii not be prsssn! st this meeting. I taxi,
The t % Tho false
made IN regard 70 p9ssible disserSemeaas men ,Ss 6e
Untrue such sss.smspts are: spd i & impcs;
.ibe that quarrel between MT: Croksr nd aII. ana
iasl ia 1i iriendsSip Sss been pt TOO long stsndins
and Of too great warmth TO allow mancieas @
newspaper rnmors, TO omrs create any lee'ne oe'
Police Com missioner Martin said that he had
Wished deny that there any truth IL
np e strength h il the @ organization to enable him
to suppant Mr.. Croker as loader. In ample.
direct language he declared that there was no
one In the whole Tammahy organization who
was o more ioval follower and earnest sup-
porter o; Mr.. Croker than he was Mr.. Mar
Resolved. That the statements recently pub;
lishsd by tho press TO the effect that discord
and want OF harmony exist IN the Tammany
Hall organization are utterly destitute OF truth.
aud originate with those who are hostile to
the interests Of the Democratic marty. s. g,
"Rssolped. That as representatives. OF the
several Assen bly, districts. We declare that tho
most comp plste harmony and unity OF purpose
prevail In tho ranks Of the Tammany Hall
rRanization, and we take this opportunity to
express our entire confidence in the Hon.
Richard Croker. who has SO ably led this or.
ganizAton to repeated victories. and to record
our hope that he may be long spared to con-
tinue the brilliant services which have been 90
beneficial TO the Democratic party in the past"
In seoondin9 the resolutions, ". bourke
that Commissioner Martin had made on bis
own account with the same earnestness. brt
with less simple Ian Susge. hs nssd n many M d PIG
sylabic sloQuence. A. %t,n.
Of Messrs Gilroy. Martin. and COCHRAN. .cisersd
the slate. No other member OF the committee
having been men tioned as an RspirSnt for tho
leadership. no other member felt called upon
to dsclaim the ambition In any more par-
ticular manner than would be indicated by hts
vote. Az soon 90 this WAS apparent Secretary
John g. Sheehan called the roll OF districts.
Each repr resen tatvs rose In his place. and
voted in favor OF them.