New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-10
TO OVERTHROW TAMMANY.
MANY FORCES GATHERING TO ACCOMPLISH
THIS DESIRABLE OBJECT.

THIS DESIRABLE OBJECT.
THE Union LEAGUE CLUES COMMITTEE ON
porITrcAL REFORM WILL CONSIDER THE
sUBJECr-DEMoCRATIc DIssATis
FACTION GROWING.
o,,h,v meeting OF the Union
-. I,,,h was held last evening. Inc presioeI'
81 the club. General Horace Porter presiueu -.
,ha ohsence of John r. Van Wormer' os'u'".'
w Fay was secretary. There was Id &c 60
arce Of members and there were nearly CAV" ne,
- rao,,ngs over the Republican victories Oh luea
,, Conhas BraInerd, James A. Biahchafu'
49,. Doyarnort General G. II. I. COILS Oeolse
p,,,Isdga Gibson. Charles Stewart smith anu d
hundred and one or more otherS '""'
general jubilation. y,, char,ea
After the assembling OF the fnee''"e, 10
Stewart Smith offered the following re'o'"'''"
Resolved That the Committee on Potea' helor V W
reouested to report the next meeting Oh 'he ouv -
-, ,dnon, n ia desirable this club to lead |"
.,onont nv which an attempt shall De maie W H"'i.
al GOOD men without reference to poco' a"'a'o"s' "
Tho ono issue OF good government for this city, am ~"
to formulate n plan tnecior"
Tho resolution was promptly seconded oy u Gen
araI r II r. Coils and unanimously carrieu VIII"
out discussion Edward T. Bartlett Juose-e,.e. -
49, cur, of Appeals. did not reach the clubhouse
Tor
,u tho meeting had adjourned. He stoou io'
some time at the foot of the stairway III TIC ma"
hall on the first floor receiving congratua'io".
100 ,o,ock so,ne of the members. including Juose
part,ett. sat down to a pleasant little suppe,
one of the dinIng-rooms upstairs wheie '"e'
ted informally over the political sltuaton'
rs.o ,yore the resident members elected: Gar
oo wadsworth Alfred F. BALDWIN, n, I
CIark Gardiner Van Nostrand, c. Lambert WIN"
lam p. Rutter and Josiah Lombard ,,.,o.
The proposition now agtateu ny .o -.
League Club has formed one OF the mann suo's
of political discussion in this city since 'e -
ton a great many Independent Democrats al,
,nor,r n favor the formation OF party opposeu
D., Tammanv Hall which will support goou hi."
FOR office regardless of political preferences IA VI
mast Those who are interesting themse' -,
movement point to the fact, whieh al i'''pS
nj TUESDAYS election returns VIII CONFIRM mo
,hars are in the Democratic party or th.s CITY a'
~, a. ooo ,ner who while voting the Tammany
,,cket "a a whole refused TO obey the oruerS -
p,cbard Croker and vote for Isaac n. May MAJ ,
This show of Independence under great o''''.
was regarded yesterday as most en- 80
svmptom and many declared tha' IL ia
oou,d no taken over again double the nu"oe' VIZ"
engage in the revolt. which. 1t was pe,e
would now extend and deepen uh.h ~
ooa nort If the Tammany Hall citaoei i,seli'
..rhsre are in New York" said prominent Dei'io-
crat who held posts of high honor IN .he So.
before his party fell under the contro Oh 'ie M.
oh,r. mot less than 700 or Io,U Dehoei"''
,ho are now ready to enter an organization I'd.
iy for ,ts object the downing OF Tammahy iis'''
with the men who voted against Mayharu do
nucleus we can organize movement WHICH WIN
take the lead in defeating every candioa'e y" IA.
Croler ticket next year. from Mayor down. p"'
there should be little delay. as the "oih u ~ sN
ton ought to begin forthwith. ~
The names of ex-Mayor William H. urace'
exMayor Edward Cooper, Maurice D. row
ar ex-Secretary Charles s. Fairchiid' ooi.
lector James r. Kibreth. Francis NJ Sco'' anu
even Postmaster Charles w. Dayton were auo'e"
Yesterday as likely to join In the proposeu pan
The New-York Citizens Democracy, WIN JUN" 81
nell and Otto Kempner leaders. have oecia' 81
their desire to ally themselves to such movement
az have also the leaders Of the StecKler Assoeia
ton There are many other associations throus" ''
citv Democratic in their tendencies, when can NC
rolled upon TO affiliate under respectable ieaoei'
shin with earnest and public spirited citizens 70
overthrow Tammany Hall and put an emu ~ me me
outrageous system of blackmaii unue[ WI hem
Wigwam rulers are charseu VIII" e"'''"'
In addition to these. the better portion OF ,ne
Tammany Hall organization having become re',-
lnss mnder ignorant desperate and brutal bosses is
alleged to be ready 10 break away from MI CrUheI
sway and aid in estab ; Nov with the wig
wan has been growing win star .liIS 'd ~ ,hs
during the last six months is hardly dehiea 10y ae
Tammany leaders themselves some OF "ho" "ie
Ex-NIayor Hewitt said yesterday; "Iammnny
Hall is an autocracy and no man OF independien,
mind can long remain there. a movement ag!ilnst
II ought to meet the support OF all good ciiizens
and such one would receive my cordiai aid ana
No formal steps have yet been announced. but /,
was renorted Yesterday that the plans are being
formulated and that some public announcement
from Democratic sources Is pfopapie "i'h'h
brief time.