The evening world., 1893-11-21
TO FIGHT TAMMANY HALL.
First Steps of the New 0rganiza-
ton Will Be Taken Tonight. .
Prominent Anti Nacbk,e Men 70
Meet at Union Square Hotel.

The first steps u organize the now
anli-Idmmany movement will be taken
mig a conference of prominent
antl-lammany leaders will be held at
the Union Square Hotel. corner Fiji
tenth street II Fourth avenue, to
take the necessary action 10 start the
movement.
About fifty ~well-known politicians OBJ
posead II Tammany rule and methods
have promised to attend the conference.
among them Steckler brothers. John ID.
Townsend, Ernest Harvler, Civil Justice
McCrea, J. II. j. Ronner, James T..
Dougan, Michael Madigan and William
A. Cans.
THE object OF our organization will
be to unite the anti-Tammany elements"
said Charles Steckler this morning, in
explaining the movement
such a union can accomplish the
overture V OF Tamnany Hall. We shall
not be rivals OF any organization that
EXISTS or nay exist, except Tammany
Hall On the contrary, We shall he glad
to have citizens of all parties and p0li;-
ical beliefs organize themselves. and
when they are organized we shall try to
unite them on the anti-Tanmany issue.
r,,WM shall have IothinS whatever to do
night viii be confined to local issues
alone. one OF the principles of our plat
form VIII be the divorce of local from
e do not know who the leader Of tho
new party will be, but he viii be a mar
OF practical experience in politics and OF
character and standing in the commm.
nifty. The details OF organization will
be arranged at the conference tonight"
MIR. ~Steckler's advice and assistance
VIII be OF great value in the movement
He Is a former Tammany leader, and
knows the vulnerable SPOTS of Tammnn,
Hall.
OF those interested in the new party
He:ntz Citizens Party in the Annexed
Di trict. John u. Townsend is a we'll.
known lawyer. Ernest Harvier was one
OF the big guns in the County Democ.
pendent candidate for Assembly in the
Fourth District at the last election, and
po'led a very large vote. Madisan is
huence. Cans is a Republican. He
was formerly Police Justice Smiths
lieutenant. Civil Justice McCrea is n
leade With a big following in the An,
The indications are that there will he
very little investigating. but a great
aHai or reorganizlng done by. the Re,
c0unty Committee. The names Of the
subcommittee on Investigation are kent
secret. " "N'" III
The subcommittee on ReorCaniza tIo,
consists of Gen. Horace Porter. Edward
Lauterbach. Edward Mitchell, Charles
stewart Smith. George W. Lyon, Hiram
Merritt and Daniel q. Rollins.
The subcommittee will he called ~.
Esther tomorrow. 1t is understood that
reorganization on the philadelphia Mar
VIII be recommended.
Patterson and his folloW-leaders u.hr
ara marked for decapitation are puttinr
forth every effort TO carry the primaries
on Dec. II for. the purpose Of gaining
doomed. They will be r%eorganized on,
of the party. "
The Republican Club has begun the
reform by refusing John Sabine Smith
a denomination for President.
Elihu Root has been added to and will
be Chairman Of the Reorganization Com.
mittee. I'm
s. v. r. Cruger will be Chairman OF
the inrestigating Committee. 1t wns de.
clied this afternoon to lift the veil OF
secrecy about the names OF this Com