The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-15
AGAINST TAMMANY SOLELY.
THE INDEPENDENT COUNTY oRoANI-
zlTION DECLARES ITSELF.

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| of the Alleged wealth of Tnmmnny Lead
| .r.-some OF the Men In the Movement.
All the men who could sit and stand In the
| big meeting room OF the Cooper Union were
| there last night and the men who Initiated the
| movement for the establishment OF the In
| dependent County Organization which was
| thore ratified are willing to make AFFIDAVIT that
| 900 more who were unable to get In were
| turned hack into the snow. Despite the crowd,
ex-Sheriff James OBrien and ex-senator
| Francis NJ Bixby. his friend and co-worker
| in organizing the National Democratic
party. got In and found seats on the
stage with the vice-Presdents OF the meeting.
| They are in sympathy with the movement
which. like their own. has for its principal OBJ
,,ct tho wrestling of tho municipal Government
| from Tammany Hall, and they nodded their
| heads in approval when the platform was reah
and when Lawyer John u. Townsend eulogi2ed
| william NJ. Tweed. and compared him, to his
disadvantage, with Mr.. Croker.
The Seventh Regiment Band played lively
| music until ten minutes after q o'clock, when
| the scots on the platform we're filled with the
! men who had been selected for Nice-Iresl-
| dents. There were no big men present In the
| audience or on the stage that is, big IN the
sense that they were noted for wealth or social
postion. or rs leaders In politics. 1t was very
! democratic meeting.
Civil Justice william q. McCrca outlined the
objects OF the m ovement He said that 1t pro-
posed the establishment OF a purely municipal
party and that no ono who subscribes to It's
platform will he hampered in his political az
ton on state and national issues.
mo movement OF this sort" said he. can
| have n successful issue unless there Is good
reason for its existence. 1t must be patent to
the most casual observer that the present
municipal Government is directly at variance
! with tho Constitution. The people should be
| the bosses. Instead, its servants govern the
: reopls in this city. Nor are they free them
selves. They are the slaves Of one man. who
has a rope constantly around their necks. Ho
| causes them to do his every bidding. This Is
as much n movement to emancipate the en-
| shaved office holder as to free the people
whose liberties are being trampled under
| foot"
Justice McCrea made frequent reference to
| Richard Croker as tho uncrowned king ana
said: " II he had looked solely to the accumu-
| lation OF little more wealth and the acquire.
| ment Of few more race horses or race tracks
| there would not have been 50 much occasion
| for this movement. The occasion came whom
oT;nts MS he smallest
keeper in the city feels TINS influence ana
Thomas Il. Van Buren,. young man wearing
| eve glasses, was introduced as the chairman
OF the meeting and great grandnephew, OF
rather diffldent manner, but managed to get
through the duties OF the place, with little
si xteenth street, and is head Of the, silk i'm
porting firm Of T. Van Buren, + CO. r William 4;
SS sH sFi %ees Chosen 81 sp Tor H
Ion list Of VIce-Presidents was named. includ-
Ing the following NAMED g Gentle s1or uorr,.
Gilbert Livingston Beeckman. Walter W.
Bahan, Joseph steiner, n. Roosevelt Schuyler.
Du fii"e, Joseph iupprecht, Francis j. Murtha.
John Ii. j. Eonner. Henry Jacobs, Alonzo l.
Tg Gs NJ SfTy
David LLOYD. Ernest Haurer. John ?; Smith.
wafing, William J. O'Dopneli. John l.. Quinn.
Byron Travea Herman II. ID. klinkeF, A. elm
Ten e ansn a il MSsls snd Dr. Dr.
J John +. Smith offered the platform o, the
new party in which the name OF the lnde-
pendent County Organ zation Is adopted 1t
consists OF a series Of ,preambles. in which
desire to relieve themselves from "Tammany
ring rule;" the rapid and colossal growth OF
wealth" among Tammany Hall leaders Is re-
ferred to az arousinE suspicion which calls
for legislative inv estgation. and the relief OF
,ss y from qs9 rule At
needed, They denOuqce the POLITICAL assess.
ment OF candidates for Iudcia! and other
With liG S dealers are kept under ubJectioR
evil resorts; protest against illegal inter-
ference with voters and the ballot: advocate
iiremen; declare for the divorce OF poll:
ties and tho public school system and
nor Sssr foe" and Essoa
advocate the blanket ballot and separation OF
municipal iT9m state and nntional elections;
gent penalties for violation OF the election
laws the projection Of crime, and last, though
Es,alr,d We authorize the committee which called to-
ans sSf 40 the as eG aSI and "
Col. Alexander S. Bacon OF Brooklyn. who
led the Gaynor forces against Boss Mchane in
Grayesend on election day. was the first
witty talk for half an hour telling Of the VIE
tory OF the reformers In brooklyn
struck all around New York city, but you were
well Insulated with Tammany rubber ban-
ket. We in the boarding house over the bridge
were In tho line OF least resistance-ln a re-
eeptive mood-and We got a full dose. | think
Il rGs Lightning had 1eh he TO strike W yopr ae
found that well covered with Tammany
Col iiacon declared that New York politi-
clans are only kindergarten scholars In cleo.
ton methods compared with they OF Kings
tered so per cent. OF the men, women chill
dren, cats, and dogs Of the town. and % per
blind or disabled for the purpose Of selling
Lawyer John D. Townsend referred to the
the movement, and said
No great man either IN Washington or Albany, the
representatives. OF any such man, Viii have influence
either nos or At any other time, 10 IAw away FROM
The Obligations that We have assumed
The foe ws have TO meet Is absolutely interruptions
They not only the loss uf great power to dread
buI they va, nsht To protect the enormous wealth
when lhey have accumulated within The last tgw
years These men ar what Iet OF the Tweed Ring
They have perfect knuWeIge Of practices when
existed under weed aud they nave greatly improved
upon his methods
ttZsns the awakening o. great people has before
tins brought confusion 10 lleyes Many OF you Who
are nov present can re- all the days u Tweed and ma
ganS %! yraJs ttrI Cregt along SLOWLY lnlo poser
Bot az no tlEls az leF chief claim hat tue power
which Is exercised ~ Mr. croker. Tweed controlled
Judges, tins man uwus them Tweed gave these men
VINO represented liln % the LeEsaturs aud In the li
fergnt de artu eutS - TINS a chance shat
they the called 90 an honest dollar tGeuSrlyrA
Th,s leader rla nus u al! Tor Llmsrit and those Whlu
his lIuuIe dlAte ring Ctrs Tweed although a put
Ito fas had many Personal friends who adhered |
10 him through Al. lls troubles: and tLat
because he as unsehsn. This leader When 10 |
falls, taA be must. val down bis death IN
m0uTnsd one dash n ligbt throwu upon Twsei arI |
MS gang b. the press 81 TITS city pArAlyEed them
croker and his assoeiatss vii fan from different |
caused Their senshue-s AM yuplIiy, and the enuFts
which thsy make 70 APE aTlstOcFacy. are tue Es4E /
spots IN their Arn3F