New-York tribune., 1892-01-09
TAMNANY SHOUTS FOR HILL,
The NEW COMMITTEE ORGANIZED.
COCHRAN SAYS THAT TIE EX-GOVERNOR WILL
BE THE DrMoCRACY's CANDIDATE

BIZ THE DlMOCRACY'S CANDlDNTt
FOR PRESIDENT
The great audience chamber Of the Wigvam was
filed last night with sursing, hilarious. jubilant
congregation called the Tammany Hall General Com
mttee brought together at Boss Croker's command
for the purpose OF organizing for the wear 1t was the
first meeting of the body for 1902. The big and little
Chiefs the old and young Indians and the warriors ana
braves OF high and low degree were happy in the pros
pect OF mitabe spols TIE city and al IL produceu
In patronage" was already theirs The chances which
the uncontrolled possession Of the state Treasury opened
up were bright and beautiful TO their vision NO
wonder that they were ready TO mrrah for
David b. HILL who had unlocked the storehouNe ana
spread the gtering possibilities OF years of rotona
living before them The recent increase OF the com
mittee from 900 to 1900 members made thlnes
pretty crowded in the big hail. and there was great
d..l of ebowlng and showing and scui-
ding and swearing. not only about the
oute- edges Of the throng, but III many
other places where the population was too thick
Eventually the committeeman became used 10 inc
changed order OF things and effort was made to
throw ont the ewcomers recruited from the County
Democracy and other kindred organizations Inc
feeling toward the strangers not In all respects
cordial. however.
All the Tammany leaders Croker. Cochran. Gilroy,
Martin Clark Fitzgerald and the rest OF the iIiUacu
late twenty four there. The only absentee OF
note was the Mayor. Mr. Grant has never stooped
from the dignity of his official station to attend
public committee meeting at the NlGwam since He
has been Mayor.
Commissioner GilrOy the most capable master OF
ceremonies Tammany has had. called the meeting
TO order and nominated Register T. I. Fitzgerald Tor
tempoIary chairman and John Il. McGOdrck and
j. G.. IL. Meyers for temporary secretaries. Mr. fin-
gerald made "A speech OF thanks. conihed
10 single sentence. and then signalld
10 the district leaders inrIsted with The
typewriter resolution to present them. The "ma
chine" was soon working sncOtily a. usual The
credentials Of the newly elected delegates wer handed
in aud the leaders duly cheered. John scanncl,
Pat" Keenan,. Barney" Martin and " Larry Deimour
the new leader of the NXIld District received the
hoa,E'S recognition. CoH'mtteeS ~ ferfntnchb
Orgar.ation and on Resolutions were selected one
from each Assembly District and soon made their
reports Police Justice Andrew J. White. whose
term of office has expired. and who Is candidate Tor
reappointment, submitted the name, chosen h MI
Croker for permanent officers. Whether tins di,-
tinction was given 10 Justice White because 1t hHi
been decided to retire him 10 private life. and nS Il
sort OF farewell sop whether it meant that il"
Was slated for another ten years of police justice
ship nobody seemed able 10 tell. The oniccr' "i
Iost vear. ,rcre 70 elected As follows Chairman
Nelson smith: reading secretary Johh j..
McGodrick: recording secretaries, joel -
stevens John H. 6. Meyers; tIeatIrer, John Me
Ouade: sergeant-at- arms. Robert Kelly.
The resolutions were brought in 10y Congressman
W. Bourke Cochran, who is said TO he badly pcN'eieh
with a United states Senate bee in his bonnet His
resolutions were OF the standard Tammany brand 1hey
euogzed IIills "unsefsh and untir1ng services ana
brilliant leadership praised Flowers mes age a"d
recommendations pi"ced over the theit oi The L's>
ature by the ex Governor and his mcals, ana g"rnen
the municipal administration of Mayor Grant ana M
Democratic assOciates
Their author mounted the platform and made
grandOquent speech. AiIer boaSuhg "l p'"''
cleaned and better paved streets the removal OF the
unsghtly poles and wires the "taN-'ate lowered
and the city debt rcduceG' Mr. Cochran a"nird
his audience that Democrat would succeed Mr
UarliSon IN the White House. let The National
Democratic Convention name the man. he said. ana
leoye 10 us the task Of electing him.. TainmaN Han
he seemed 10 have doubt, was fully equal to the
task he assigned her. .
After the meeting nd djourned Mr.. Cochran said 70
group Of listening reporters that II seemed TO MN
reasonably certain that David b. lIill would be the
next Democratic candidate Tor President We ar not
going to the National Convention to demand h's nom
natfon" he added, softly, bnj the trend oi evchi Is
that way Mr.. Cochran was believed - have the
latest news from the Democratic candidate makers Oh
he subject.