New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-17
TROUBLE OVER A WTGWAM CLAMBARE.
LEADING BRAVES EXCITED ABOUT REPORT
THAT MEMBERS OF THE TWEED RING
HAD BEEN INVITED.

LEADING BRAVES EXCITED ABOUT A REPORT
THAT MEMBERS OF THE TWEED RING
HAD BEEN INVITED
The Tammany bosses were in no pleasant frame OF
mind Yesterday when they read the statement printed
in several newspapers that thc Iroquos Club was ar
ranging to bring about reunion n the odtimers ana
w-timers OF the Wcwam at tine Clubs annual ouuhg
and clambake TO be given Mt College Point on july 81
According TO the alleged programme. invitations had
been extended to such notorious members OF the oo
Tweed ring as OK Mayor A. Oaley Iallex-Park CoTnns
sioner Peter b. Sweeny and senator John j. Bradley
These Z" od-timers7 to be welcomed and most
generously entertained by the members OF the new
regime. notably Mayor Grant. Richard Croker. W.
ROurkc Cochran, Cooperation Counsel Clark. Police
Commissioner James j. Martin and Grand Sachem
Thomas r. Gilroy. The Iroduols Club IS the social
organization o. the Tammanycs of tie With As
sembly District Of which Bernard F. Martin, Commits
sioner of Jurors is leader Tickets for tie blowout"
cost % each and good for a SAIL breakfast.
clambae and free participation In all the festivities
Of the day.
Barney was criticised unsparngly by MS Tam
many associates for his stupidity" in trying TO bring
about any such love feast between the Wigwam mag
mates Of two decades ago and those OF to-day some
Of them said that there was enough that was dis
reputable in the Tammany Of 1891 without going back
TO the Tweed period TO find it, and Barney's scnse'
was severely reflected upon In undertaking what could
only result in resurrcctng and bringing vvldy to the
public mind the rotten history Of Tammany Hall be
fore the organization had been reformed" by John
Kelly.
"Isnt it just such foOllsness that we have so ions
been trying TO PREVENT asked Of the Inner circle
"Im surprised Barneys going into this sort of thn
without consulting the other leaders, which he Ger
tainy never did If lie had he would have been nd
viscd to keep out Of such a mess this"
When the publl;he articles and tho comments mad
upon his reported d0ings were carried TO Martin h
was hopping" as the boys say.
"Its all burned lle," lie exclaimed 81 haven
invited Han, or Sweeny. Bradley, or any man whC
was ever connected with the Old Tweed ring TO on
cambake. In fact not single invitation has been l.
sued to anybody yet and Is not the intention to give
any invitations outside Of members of the club excep
TO rep esenta.ives Of the press"
Then Mr.. Martin sat down and wrote letter to thu
editor OF the paper which had first published the state
ment, denying it in strong and vigorous language
What made II more exaspeIating to Barney" and hi
brother chiefs generally that the story has IT
origin in editorial form in the newspaper which ha
been Tammany'S chief defender for the last two o.
three Years. .
In spite Of the denals 1t said yesterday that al
three Of the Tweed named had tickets to TIT
JrOouos ciambake and were expecting to go and par
tcipaie with their Younger brethren In the Jubatl0n
Of the day. This premature publication may have Tho
effect of keeping them away.