The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-04
TAMMANY FEELS HURT,
ALEADER RECOMMENDS A NOM
TAMMANYITE KOR a JOB.

LEADER hbCOM MENUS n NON-
TAMMANYITE SOR A JOB.
Mr. Henry Green, One of Its Promi-
nent Members Resigns From the Fire
Department Because he Thinks
Chief Puder Insulted Him-A Brother
Member Was an Applicant For his
Place, But Another Brother Member
Wanted an Outsider-Ths Club Holds
q Secret Lively Meeting About the
Affair.
Savannah's Tammany Club has sensa-
ton which is shaking it from center to cir
cumference. The club has not had such an
agitation in its midst since 1t decided to
give its solid support TO Maj. Ryals and
Capt Dillon in the recent county election.
Mr. Henry Green is the chief figure in the
sensation. MIR. Green has been one Of the
Tammany leaders for some time, and took
quite an active part in the recent munich
pal campaign. he was presented last
week with a handsome gold watch and
chain by a humber of his friends in token
Of their appreciation Of his efforts in behalf
of Mai Ryals and Mayor McDonough. An
account Of the incident has been published
in the NJ oRNING NEWS.
HOW THE TROUBLE STARTED.
Last Tuesday the new fire committee OF
council made its formal tour OF inspection
of the engine houses OF the city.
The committee consists Of Alderman
Dixon, as chairman and Aldermen Screven
and Bohan.
MIR. Green has been engineer of No 3 en-
CINE at the fire headquarters on South
Broad street for several months.
The committee made It's rounds
under the direction of Chief
Puder of the fire department When
the headquarters were reached the COM
mittee proceeded In the care Of the chief to
make a thorough inspection of the building,
taking notes Of the condition Of the ma
chimes, the animals and other points.
AS was his CUSTOM Chief Puder intro
duced the committee only to the foremen of
the companies at headquarters and did not
undertake 20 introduce the men. Engineer
Green, it seems, was standing beside Fore
man Cullom Of No. 3 when the latter was
introduced by Chief Puder
Mr.. GREEN RESIGNS
The failure OF the chief to introduce Mr..
Green to the aldermen cut the engineer to
the quick. He stood in dignified silence
until the members Of the committee had
completed inspection and we're returning to
their carriage. Calling Chief Puder back
to the doorway Engineer Green informed
him that he considered himself grossly in
suited and offered bis resignation to be ac-
cepted on the spot Mr.. Green
was at white heat at the
insult, as he considered it, and
expressed himself in unmistakable terms.
Chief Puder accepted his resignation as
quickly as it was offered and drove away
with the committee to complete the inspec-
ton. He of course gave an account of the
affair to the aldermen. This is chapter
No. l.
WHAT MADE TAMMANY MAD.
Chapter No. 9 came when a prominent
Tammanyite recommended to Chief Puder
for the place OF engineer made vacant by
Mr.. Green's resignation, a man by the name
of Founder, who is not member of Tam
many at all, and the appointment was
made as recommended. This was henpinp
insult upon injury. and Tammany was mad
all over
That Chief Puder, who had been con-
sidered one of It's best friends, should SO in
suit one Of its leaders as TO cause his resig-
nation was hard enough, but that another
one Of it's leaders should recommend a man
who was not member OF Tammany for
appointment to the place was worse.
To complicate matters still moro Alder
man Bohan, Tammauy's president, is a
present when the Green incident occurred.
meeting of the Tammany Club was
held last night at Catholic Library hall TO
investigate matters and to give the officers
a chance TO explain why such things had
occurred. According to all reports il was a
lively meeting, but no Tammany man
could be found last night who would give
out anything about it.
MR.. GREEN OUT ALTOGETHER.
A further complication Of the situation so
far as Mr.. Green Is concerned is the abolish
ment Of the position Of foreman of the
street and lane department by Chairman
O'Brien. It was understood that Mr..
Green was to be given this position shortly
and consequently it would appear that he
made great mistake in letting his anger
get the better of him during the
visit OF the aldermen. The position
of street and lane foreman was offered MIR.
Green, but as the salary had been reduced
he did not care to take it.
Alderman O'Brien decided that the Job
was an expensive luxury anyhow, and will
go i'll 20 make record for economy in his
department.
This leaves Mr.. Green without position
on the city's staff of employees at present,
though some of his friends think place
will be made for him.
When asked about the incident at fire
headquarters yesterday, he said: II never
was so grossly insulted in my life. l con-
sidered it an intentional slight The engl-
neer has always ranked as an official of a
fire company. That is so in other cities as
well as here. MIR. Puder himself raised
a point this very score when he
was an engineer. The only way / can ex-
plaln IL is that there was some professional
Jealousy at the bottom Of it,"
Chief Puder says be did not intend nor
does be consider that he iusulted Mr.. Green.
He did not see him until after the inspec-
ton.
GUARANTEEING SCARLET FEVER.