New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-14
TAMMANY MEN TURNED DOWN
STREET CLEANING MEN VOW VENGEANCE
AGAINST THE " ORGANIZATION.
IN 4 STORMY MEETING THEY PROCLAIM LOUDLY
THAT EYETAIIANs" HAVE TAKEN THEIR
PLACES-TlIEY SAY THEY WILL VOTE

IN \ STORMY MEETING THEY PROCLAIM LOUDLY
THAT EYETAILANs" HAVE TAKEN THEIR
PLACES-TnEY SAY THEY WILL VOTE
AGAINST THEIR OLD BENEFAcToRs.
street Cleaning Commissioner Andrews and Tam
many Hall were raked over tho Goals at meeting
OF employees and cy-cmpoyes of the Street Clea;sng
Department yesterday afternoon. 1t at a meeting
Of the Executive Beard Of the street Cleaning Depai-
mcnt employees, who call themselves the street
Cleaners Protective Association. The meeting wa'
held at No $50 East Fifteenth ST.. and called 10
discuss the grievances OF the against Mr. Andrews
and the other Tammany people, who have been in'ru'
mental IN dis charging scores OF employees. lh'rc
were present driver, from the eight stables of the
dcpartmcrt and a dozen sweeperS. Tn" swcepcrS are
moi members Of the association but they were III
svmpothy with the meeting and they came to swell
the enthusiasm
Michael Kennedy presided In calling the meeting
10 order he told the men that he expected them u
be- orderly.
~ we will Mi,thcr Kennedy" Il Of the men
shouted
We are not" Kennedy continued. going to ask
for ANYTHING we don't want We are here to setue
grievances pcaccably and with hosr and ability II
i; best we shonld Keep the confidence Of the great
public Mr.. Andrews Is gentleman, and IFS not
me a, IS going 10 anything against him at an nj
all Now 60 ahead. II any Of yez have anything 10
say on the suljcck."
There; been lot OF things said about u.s. said
lanes Hughes Harlem sweeper. but where do the
sweepcrs come in, I'd like TO know =
If The swccpcrs will organize we won't desert
tlcm" said Con Duncavy. prcsldcn; OF the Drivers
Assocatlon with startling emphasis ""hy 7ho""
we help them when they amt organized Let 'm
lie decent and come before us. Then We VIII see
what We do for 'cm.'
~Tgh!~ exclaimed the chairman. " what's the use
~ ra,,in'l Shnrr ~, injustice all day long, all
day long Rain or shine, ten loads day that's the
rule and It's enough to Kill Turk. We're ge'un
II In the neck all the time We've got 100 many
bosses. To periition with the houschclderS! Every
old WILDLY Is maxim complaints agnNt us
WHY I'm time have got LOT OF district super
lu.ndcnt, over II, TO collar ! 500 year. ASKED
the socrrtnry a man named Johnson. "Ilrv S'aho
Nil the time drinlln' In saloons and do noihln'.'
lame, IIngle, through all this talk had been uneasy
He Jumped up AMI shouted at the top Of his voice
have been Il Just aud Il InInmaiN sup
porter for twenty five years. and no" nav" pe'n
sacked and an Eyctaan has taken my pace rive
daycent Irishmen have been sacked In my nlNt'l',.
There was nine Eycalians there ana they o'oh
tonch one Of them. blooming shame llii'''S'.
What I'm tellin We Is Gospel truth (cries Vi
Good boy - GIVE # TO en-
Here here. there shant b" any religious or race
talk here shouted the chairman.
Let me tell you the In and outs OF the "hoie ou'r
ness" Con" Dunleavy shouted
shut M" the chairman answered
Now look here Dunoavy went on III 'i''
WAY: they divides thr men into three classes
There's class wan, class two and class three 'isS
wan +, the men that work. Class two j men ap''
,o work but for dlvllment don't DO LothlhS' '"''
three I, men that can't work at all
r,o.,., VA. declared out Of order. lie took
,lmc to declare that all the Harlem men were VIII
ii, orranile \ committee was finally app"hpu
to 20 before Commissioner Andrews ana demand ''c
r.nppoinrrnert Of ia" extra men h' HAS "''
charged Hughes declared that th'r' "''c
dozens Of mon who had been members 81 in''"'''"'
fan ever since tlry were naturalAcd, bn' VII" were
., ,,d. ,o i,l,, revenge on the organization mat
,,rderfonk to give them employment only 1" 'aN' IL
a,fny from tlnn - give Il To other men. M
>.fnn 81 tn. drivers said tnat whol" inlnlH's NM
,. l,rd T., turn out u body and Noi" hghln,l 'N'ri
man who represented the organization. Inc ""rA
~ commissioner Andrew, IN reducing Ia" lore" "l On
,l,,o- thrv said. Wa. only trick II" wa. turning
dr,,u- oue. man ~ put another In hi' place