The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-17
ia Croker Tells Of tho System
bf Tammany's Work and
Methods.
|scipliue a. Complete as That
Of an Army In the
Field
Ags or the OrganixatIon-Why Imi-
ors Fail in Their Attsmpts-Zsal
and Management.

10y may utilize the idss In politics IN
bwn neiRhborhooda This yesr, ssps-
since the Chicago convention, the ~.
have been 10 numerous that ~
take up q great part OF his time vers
~ to answer them all in full.
" OF these inquirers overlook the
sixs Of New YORK In forming their
concerning the Tammany Hall poll
organization, rays the Sun. A ms
Of the writer's are democrats who live
Ill towns and cities or in rural dis
and they seem TO think that Il they
to model their ORGANIZATIONS After
be Tammsny Hall they would poll
votes than they do. and act along
harmoniously and successfully. In
inquiries they often assume that Tam
Hall is one central organization. and
Mr.. Croker looks after everything, 70
Emost detail, himself, unmlndful that
are thirty district leaders, every n
[om 10 in charge Of . whole assembly
ct with a population larger than any
) smaller cities Of the state. A dis
leader has to look after, on the aver
about as many people "a there are In
and moe than there are in . city
Elmira. B~in0hampton, Corning, Yonk-
dornellsville, or Watertown.
IL not likely that many Of these in
70 could get much good from q knowl-
Of the details Of the organization of
many Hall. for the conditions in New
are different from those anywhere
and the strength Of the organization
bmmsny Hall comes from its adapta-
to the conditions about II and it,
mess to be moulded by public opinion
circumstances. An organization exact
q Tammany Hall would probably be Z
in Philadelphia, and II could mot
Bed in q small city 10 we'll ~ some diff
BIZ form Of party government. Mr..
tor could undoubtedly give any man In
United states valuable suggestions
/ politics and the management Of
70, for that is . subject which he has
led all his life and from many points
[sw. But to send advice In answer to
many requests for suggestions from
might do harm, for with tools 10 Z
Int and instruments 10 dslioately bal
ID a. his, unframed. and untitled hands
Id DO injured by their use.
hat MIR. Croker usually sends in answer
asss inquiries isa pleasant personal
! and a copy Of 'ths bylaws Of the
osretic-,spabliosn genera! committee
hs city Of New York. printed By Tam
aay forward . little book Of $50 pages,
bh contains a list Of tho Democratic
hblioan committee Of the city Of New
8, Tammany Hall. 1884," and which
includes the names Of the officers Of
general committee on organization, the
Sding committees, and the basis of dis.
b representation.
rom these publications any n could
billy get an idea of tho parliamentary
s1nnsnt of the meetings Of the Tam
by Hall committees, which does not
kerially differ from the rules Of any
sr legislative body. But it would be
d for him to understand from the by
and other official publiea-
hs what the workings of tho Tammany
organization are, how ths details. of
election work are carried out, what
sources Of power are. and. generally,
} puzzles many of the people who receive
lies Of these publications to see ON the
b page: 1.-THE Demooratio- Republican
bernl Committee of the City of New
*" Tammany Hall 10 auoh an old or
hixation, having several years since cele-
tied ito own centenary, that the western
b the southern democrats may be par
he'd for not recalling that in the early
Is OF Tammany Hall the two parties were
federalist and the republican. the fed
list under tho Leadership Of Alexander
milton and afterward Of President John
ANS, and the republican under Thomas
ferson. It was not until the time OF
] disintegration of the federalist party
II the present democratic party was
own by another name than republican.
mmany Hall changed ito political name
bh the change in the nsme of the party ia
.ich most Of its members belong. although
its official documents il did mot carry the
anqs so far. While the republican party
Thomas Jefferson Game to be known q
democratic- republican party. and after
I'd as the democratic party ~ opposed to
, wings. tbs title Of Tamnany Hall
anped only so far az ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
though all tho members Of the demo-
atic-republican general COMMITTEES of thu
= of New York are now necessarily demo.
/ here il another thing which somewhat
nfuses an out-of-town inquirer about
mmany Hall. and il still puzzles SOME
IN in New York, although 1t has been ex-
.ined again and again. That 10 tho dif-
.encs between the Society of Tammany,
the Columbian Order Of the CITY of New
,rk, and Tammany Hall. tho political or
nization. II is the Society OF Tammsny
itch owns the building on Fourteenth
and which celebrates tho Fourth Of
nevolent and charitable organisation,
.ioh includes some republicans among ii
The president ia known as thu
and saohem and the directors 40 sachsMs
10 financial secretary Is known - tht
the recording secretary a. the
ribe of the council, and there are also
lher OF the council. = sycamore and othsl
totals.
The organization which IL knows
roughouS the United states % Tamman,
Ill is a political body. all democrats
Iown technically AZ "the dsmocratio-re-
party of tho city OF Now York.
,ich used the building owned by the 30
,ty OF Tammany to nold its meetings il
d 80 gets its name of Tammany Hal
rough its use of Tsmmany hall 40 q meet
place. In . like manner q f9ction o
5 democracy Of New York which used I,
,ollo Hall; another faction ~ MozaT
all, and again - Irving Hall, the nam,
angling according to the meeting place
lturally the officers of the society o
lmmany. or the Columbian order. a.,
omincnt mon In Tammany Hall. the pc
iical organization. The grand saohem i
mmissioner of public works. the father o
Q council 10 sheriff, and svsry one of til,
thirteen in number, to corrsspon,
th the original thirteen states. 10 q ofis
'lder of high degree. except two-ME
.oker, who has held many Offices, and OF
,lice Justice NcQuode. who 10 intsrssts,
several big contracts.
The publications. which any one oan get b,
to Tammsny Hall. give the detail
the political organization In full. 1hsr
. three separate main committees
70 known 10 the general COMMITTEES, tn
Ut ~ the committee on organization, nnI
third 40 The executive committee. Thel
ere are standing committees OF the com
ittse on organization and distriet com