New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-12
THE TAMMANY PRIMARIES.
\ LIVELY sKIRMIsH OVER THEM IN THE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
THE CROKER CONTINGENT WANTED THEM PUT
OFF TILL. AFTER HUGH J. GRANTS RETURN
FROM ABROAD. but THE PuRRoy ELE-
MENT FORCED THE ADOPTION

OFF TILL. AFTER HUGH J. GRANTS RETURN
FROM ABROAD. but THE ruRRoY ELE-
MENT FORCED THE ADOPTION
or AN EARLIER DATE.
The leading Tmmmany warriors In town. who
have been alleging that they have taken fresh
heart and propose TO make another nght At the
polls this fall had turbulent session or tnrc" or
four hours last evening at tho Wgwam' IL was
the meeting OF the Tammany Hall EXECUTIVE COM
mttce called to decide when the primaries should
be held. and the work begun OF rcorganizing the
Assembly districts under the new apportonment.
The Croker Grant faction. whose head men are on
the other size Of the Atlantic wanted the dates put
of until at least ex-Mayor Grant should be back
The ex- Mayor IL looked for on August or 3, and
the Croker clans had set August for the pri-
mares The opposition. led by ex-Mayor Gilroy and
County Clerk Purroy. opposed any postponement
and proposed July Is as the date.
Mr. Purroy made bitter attack on the Croker
Grant scheme Of waiting. He drew carfuly pre-
pared speech from his pocket and scored what ne
called the "dIaory policy which had been Matched
abroad There absolutely no time to be
wasted In supnely following the orders OF selfcon-
stituted bosses.
Mr. Purroy gave another side thrust at the Croker
faction when he said that there was no need to
worry about who should be the leader OF the or
ganlzaion. Time and results would settle that
question CaustIc replies were made to Mr.
Purroy's statement lie was accused OF keeping
under cover when the dangers OF defeat stared
Tammany In the face. and he was twitted Win
losing his own baliwick, the section above the
Harlem In every fight made upon him In the last
few years. But Mr. Purroy paid no attention 10
personal illusions.
The special committee composed of Lawrence
Delmour chairman and Messrs. Purroy, Mcmahon
Welde and Sheehan had a long wrahsie over ''''
dates When its report was made It was seen that
the Groy-Pu contingent had driven the
Croker-Grant people who had been Dragging Tor
months of their ability to dominate the entire OUT
IT. into a compromise. Instead OF waiting uhti
August 6 for Mr. Grants return. the primaries
we're set down for August l. The following dates
were proposed by the special committee ana ac-
cepted
Executive Committee, July ~; committee Oh ",
ganization. July q; General Committee July 20
primaries. August l. between f:5o ana p III i"e
General Committees OF the several Assembly us
tricts will meet for organization Augusta.
A resolution was adopted that a majority OF the
members of the General Committee within the
boundaries OF the Assembly districts as formed
nv the recent apportionment should meet to elect
the three inspectors OF the primaries In each as
trct The certificate OF the Inspection must De
signed by n majority OF the Genera toIh,I..ee ",
the district and two days notice or the tiihe anu
place OF meeting for electng the inspectors must
The old method permitted the district leader to
nick out the inspectors OF election. and they were
%as regarded as triumph for the younger ele-
nsa,ing 81 the General Committee on July g.
PETITIONS were received from the lid and XXlVth
districts asking for the designation OF james fur-
cell and James McCabe a. ,eaders In the re-
specty~ districts. a protest against the action OF
the Dalton faction in the XIth District. signed by
cxAssemblyman Drypolcher and others was ned