The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-17
the districts conatituts the general commit.
tee for the city and c0unty OF Nav York.

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Inside the assembly districts the commit
tee for each district governs. It usually
associates with itself committees from the
elsotion districts Of the assembly district
to The number Of hvs or more COMMITTEES
mon 70 every election district. What cor
responds TO tho executive committee Of she
assembly district 10 the committee on Of
ANIMATION. The general comtnittee In
every assembly district elects 4 committee
On organization Of thirty members from
shat district. These members taken to-
tion Of Tammanv Hall This COMMITTEES
meets in Tammany hall. uaually down
etstFs In the basement, on Wednesday, even
tngG preceding the monthly meeting OF the
general COMMITTEES, or whom the chairman
may call . meeting. Its otiicors are elected
annually for one year, and II has the ouato.
mary rules Of parliamentary bodies. The
meetings are nominal!y open to members
Of the committee only; Ave membsrs may
HAYS the ayes and nays called upon any
question. The powers Of the committee on
organization are vast, ~ this statement
from the official publication OF Tammany
Hall shows:
"The committee on organization shall be
charged with the consideration Of all mat.
tors relating to the organization of tbs
democratic party, the call Of primary cleo
tions. and the conducting Of primary, gen.
eral. special, and charter elections; and
shall. In their discretion, have power OF
hereafter made by conventions called by
this general committee or any district COM
mittse Of this organization. whenever, in
the judgment OF the committee on OrRsni-
cation. the honor, preservation. and inteR-
rity Of this organization shall require such
action. The committee on organization
shall authorize al necessary disbursements
And AnnrN nf{Akion0 anhiACt to thu RnNrOvAI
Of the general committee"
The ANAL sub-committsss are the most
powerful and important. The general oom-
mittse. besides the committee on organiza.
ton. has four standing committees-a
finance committes Of seven members, m
once, naturalization and printing. Both
committees are under an executive commit
toe composed Of one man from evory
assembly DISTRICT with two additional,
Mr.. Croker and Congressman Bourke
Cochran having been added to the
committee Of district leaders. Tbs execu-
tive committee and the committee on
finance are the powerful committees. II
10 the duty Of the finance committee to
diligently apply themselves to the coliec-
tion Of funds.''. They audit and certify
the bills. Mr.. Richard Croker is chairman
Of this committee, the only chairmanship
in Tammany Hall that he has. Tho chair
l At40 ~ JEW Az ~~S~
Nelson Smith, and the chairman of the
committee ON organization and tho sxecu-
tive committee 10 Thomas F. Gilroy. COM
missioner Of public works. John McQuads
10 treasurer Of all the oonmittees.
These are the details which the official
one from reading them would get an idea Of
Mr.. Croker's position and power, nor of the
practical WorkinRs of tho organization.
The bylaws suGgsst IL in article IA. in ref
srencs to the obligations of msmbers."
whore il says:
gates himself. by besoming such. to recog
nize and sustain the organization Of which
this committee 10 the central representative
body, and to repudinte all organization,
hostile thereto, and every member Of TIL
committee shall subscribe his name to thes'
bylaws ~ evidence of his acceptance O.
such organization and his intention t.
abide thereby"
The theory Of the organization il demo.
cratic, with Z series OF committees dimin
ishing in size upward like q pyramid, unit
for. purposes of sfieieney the governing
body dwindlss, ~ in an army to one man
Tammany Hall might be described AZ mill.
the power under the by-laws and rules t
overthrow all the officers and to substitut
new officers for them; but, until over
thrown, the power Of the officers is o. abso
lutte a. in any army. The machinery 70
carrying out orders, for granting reward
and promotions, and for reducing to tn
ranks or melting out other punishments i
moro speedy and effective than in any mod
srn army. for there are NO written article
Of war, NO systems Of trials and courts mar
tial. and the system Of red tape Away
connected with a ranifed organization CA
be followed or entirely d~isregarded. a. ma
suit the convenience OF those in power a
the time.
Tammany Hall is built up more on senti
ment than on patronage. The democrat
theory of its Organization and the name
in which il always keeps in touch with tn
people and includes in its mem bership
number of the voters from every elsotio
there are more than 10000 members. I
their localities, especially on the east an
west sides. where Tammany Hall ia strong
ost, il is esteemed an honor to belong t
the committees. and many more than III
minimum number of members are glad I
pay the small dues for tho distinction, l
every election district there are at least Nv
Of dues increases their interest in the o,
gauixation, as a nan values . thing moi
which he has paid Tor.
Tho statement of the number of the com
mittsemsn shows that the organizatio
could not carry elections on pntronne
alone. 40 there are not enough OF Offices /
New York to give one to every member Of
Tanmany committee. sven II every office |
the city were used for that exclusive pm
pose. 80 many people seem to have tn
idea that Tammany lives on patronage an
would die without it, that it 10 just ~ We
to state the limits of the power Of patron
age, aside from tho fact that Tsmman
Hall has won it's greatest victories when
had much less patronage than when it me
with its greatest defeats.
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and will use this remedy "a directed. Qiviu