The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-09
Committee on Organization are vast. as this
statement from the Official publication OF Tam

ststs%sSs from S re oes publication
The ee%mlttoe on oreanizs.oR, shall s,,I be
charged with the confederation OF Al meters
Psry he to t as r. 20 th
sSaptsr esci IL Psi% and ss sho Sssrs
Of all nominations hereafter made by conven.
tons called by this General Committee OF any
tho n1s% 90 sh of IKE Gom@os
organization, the honor. preservation. ana IN
sfEy q ths sSa
authorize all necessary disbursementsand ap-
p propriaitions. subject to- the approval oil tho
The small sub.committess are the most
powerful and important. The General Com Com
m,teS, besides the Commietet on Srfn nnnss
commttee of seven members. and committees i,ls,
OF the same size on correspondencei natural
under an executive committee s G,otmp9tsed q
sEery raksr aSa
committee Of district leaders; TIL, Execu-
TIVE Committee and the COMMITTEES On On
to "allisontly u apriy themselves to ms s
eSrtfy Bills r richard HE ch%r
In Tam.many Hall that he ,, has. The Chair Chair
Nelson Smith. and the Chairman OF the Com
mttee, on organization end the Executive cNn ,,S
sloner of Public Works. John McQuade is
Treasurer Of all the committees.
:, These are the details which the official pub.
from reading them would get IN idea Of Mr.
Groker's Iositon and power, nor OF the prae-
laws suggest it in articie ii. in reference to
tho Obligations Of mem bers." where II says:
l., Every mem Der OF this committee ohiliGates s
sustain the organization of which this com.
mittee Is the central representative body. and
subscribe his name to these bylaws as evil
d S o. MS ia OF sSch
The theory Of the organization is demo-
cratic. with series q committees diminish
purposes Of efficiency the governing body
dwindlGs; as in an army. TO one man. TAM
many Hall might be described o as militant b de-
under the bylaws and rules to overthrow all
the officers and to substitute new officers for
officers is as absolute rs In AN army. The ma
chinery for carrying out orders. for granting
rev and promotions And Tor reducing to
more speedy and effective than IN any modern
army. for there are no written articles Of war;
the system Of red tape always connected with
q ramifed organization can be followed or en-
Of hoss IN as at
Tammany Hall Is built up more on sentt-
ment than on patronage. The democratic
theory of its organization and the manner in
which it always keeps in touch with the peo-
ple and includes in its membership number
make It strong, In its committees there are
moro thnn 10000 members. In their local. tiles.
especially on the east and west sides. where
Tammany Hall is strongest It is esteemed an
honor to belong to the committees. and many
more than the minimum number Of MEM
hers are glad to pay the small dues for the dis
tinction. In every election district there
arc at least FIVE Tammany com mitteemen.
The payment OF dues increases their interest
in the organization. rs q man values thing
more which no has paid for.
The statement OF the number OF the com:
mitteemen shows that the organization could
not carry elections on patronage alone. as
there are not enough offices In New York to
give one to every member OF a Tammany COM
mittee. even II every office in the city were
used for that exclusive purpose. So many
people seem to have the idea that Tammany
lives on patronage, and would die without it.
that it Ia Just as we'll to state the limits OF the
power OF patronage. aside from the fact that
Tammany Hall has won it's greatest victories
when it had much less patronage than when
1t met with its greatest defeats.