New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-06
IA MMANY BRAVES:MUST WORK
CROKER GIVES THEM THEIR ORDERS.
DISTRICT LEADERS REPORT wIDE-PREAD D1sAT-

INSTRUCT LEADERS REPORT wIDE-PREAD D1ShF
FECTIoX-A FORMAL PLEDGE ADOPTED.
Richard Croker and his wigwam satellites had
meeting In the Council Chamber on the ground moor
OF the East Fourteenthst temple. yesterday ana dc-
cidcd that the time had come when they must Demon
s,rat~ that they Intended to carry out their side OF
the bargain entered into with william C. Whitney ana
the anti Hin and anti Tammany element Mt chicago
after Cleveland nominated This agreement rs
is well understood stipulated that II Tammnny Hall
would tprcgo its threat TO knife Cleveland ut the
polls and would give him loyal support during the
campaign arocnl efforts to defeat the Tammany nan
civ ticket would be discontinued and frowned upon
bv Clcvcand's anoncd backcrs, and that Mr.. Croker
md his conductors Of the wigwam would be left free
10 manage the municipality Of NewYork to suit them
selves.
The meeting OF the Tammany bosses yesterday had
been called TO consider the reiistr!cng OF the city
under the Assembly Rcapportonmcnt bill, but "oro
had been passed around that full attendance was TO-
quired and every district was represented py the
regular leader his proxy but every leader In tho
city appeared. Before Chairman Grroy pounded for
od>r there q good deal OF whispered conversation
about the way David Il. IIills name was Kissed at
the Fourth Of July gathering Of the Tnmmany society
on tho previous day. Mr.. Croker himself expressed
great establishment nj the repeated demonstrations oi
dislike and disgust which made against iliu, and
was Inclined 10 crcise his immediate henchmcn for
not having their men In better state OF uisciplhe
But they answered him that the Kisses did not come
from the regular Tammanyitcs. but from lot OF
Gnce's "antisnappers,' who had como to the ceebra
ton to whoop It upp for Cleveland and whose hatred
Of iii was so inerained that they could not omit re-
senng every mention OF his In the present
"untcdr and harmonious condition OF the Demo
cratic party. Tho statement Modified Mr.. Croker,
bet he said such malicious dlsturbers OF the peace
ought 10 DC Kept out Of all future meetings at the
Wigwam
Business having been begun, the committee on re-
disrctng the city reported progress and 1t was
ordered that the Executive Committee should meet
again Friday afternoon and every dav thereafter
until tho district boundaries had been fixed. Then
Mr. Croker directed a cali Of the districts and re-
CURED each lcder TO report how the nominations OF
Cleveland and Stevenson had been received In their
districts Il want the exact truth quote the great
chief The reports generally to the effect that.
considering tho unpopnary OF Cleveland In the city,
the Ticket was accepted with Tess kicking than
expected. Nearly every leader spoke Of the dis
affection which existed among the stancheSt w1gwaa
element aud The great disappointment felt at Hills
defeat, but assurances given that 1t could be
overcome and promises made that the best would
be done which the circumstances would permit
When the reports had all been made Mr. Croker
moved tho appointment Of n committee 10 report
resolution pledgng Tnmmany's support TO the Ticket
Chairman ,ilroy appointed W Boufke Cochran. Cor
poratlon Counsel Clara, Fire Commits oncr pnrroy.
Register Fitzgerald and Police Justice Mcmahon TO
draft the "pledsc' After short absence they brought
In the following which adopted
Resolved. That tn Tnmnany Hall Organization. In
executive meeting assembled. CORDIALLY lndorscs the plat
form, Of principles by the Democratic Convention
At Chicago and pledges ia and untlung support to
nominees Of that convention, "roNer te'ciaha "nu
Niai T. Stevenson.
Mr. Cr,trr followed this declaration with a speech.
lIc sud Tint the eyes 81 N" Nation were onto
thc,n. and they wrmld show Democrat, elsewhere
what Mind Of Democratic Tammany Hall Democrats
were Every district lender expected to see
that tho dsaNcvilon ard apathy winch had been
reportch In all the districts stamped ont. They
must % 10 work Tor the Chicago Ticket whether th'y
akcd y or not, and aSist In carrying the states
% tho lnrg~t majority ever given for Democrito
cnndidnie. You must g. around among The DIS
,rrr,Dd and ti.gruntlN D,mocns In your districts.
commanded Mr.. trOkce and explain 10 them mat
runmany Hail "a pledged 10 do her b"st 70 "trt
Cleveland The NOR" unpopular he Is the harder yon
must work We have done MI We could
for Governor I'M We stood by him to the las,
and gave our best cnd'nvorS 10 nominate him. Bnt
Cleveland and Stevenson wcre nominated. and what
ever disacci0n there Is Is largely due 20 Our strong
advocacy u I'LL Now II Is our duty 10 remove the DIS
satisfaction and prove loyalty To the National
ticket
All hands promised the boss that they would
Charlie A. jackson chairman OF the County De
mocracy County Committee. has cnllcd the remnant
| TO morrow evening. An EFFORT will be madc u
resurrcct the defInct organization It's attitude 70
ward Tamnnnv II II shall he revived NAV prove
Interesting under present Circumstances.