New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-25
DELANEY',S WEAK FIGHT.
NO CHANGE IN THE HOURS FOR THE
TAMMANY PRIMARIES.


LAST NIGHTS MEETING n THE WIGWAM-A CLOsE
vorE-HrssES FOR CHAIRMAN PETERS
The fight of the Tammany Hall "kickers' who
have been contcndirg for extension Of time for
casting their votes at the primaries In contested
districts t. August 1 ended In complete hasco
last evening. Many of the advocates Of the move
mont to down the old leaders IN several OF the
Assembly districts id hesitate TO say that
they had been sold ont by their champions SAID
OF these dissatisfied followers after the meeting
last night:
Delaney and some moro Of those fellows who
have been making much noise abou. annihilat-
Ing Dalton and putting Sexton and Burke and
Plunkett in the soup went In simply to see what
they could get out OF IT for themselves When they
were promised what they wanted they laid down "
The Tammany Hall General Committee met In
the big hall OF the Wigwam last evening to take
final action on the call for the Tammany primaries.
The dissatisfied in the ranks-ind their name Is
legion-have hecn FOR weeks wagng war on old
leaders In several Assembly districts. and nave
been threa tening revolt In many others.
Augustus W. Peters. the chairman. said that the
meeting for the purpose OF affirming the call
for the primaries. which Secretary John b. McCiol-
drick proceeded TO read. When he got through. ex-
Senator George W Plunktt, who seemed to have re-
covered from the results OF the body beating he re-
celved last month at the hands OF former district
lieutenant moved to adopt the call The objection
able feature OF only hour and half for keeping
the polls open a. the primaries was retained John d.
Delaney OF the XIth District. Dalton's chief OPP
poncnt. who In the Committee on organization on
Monday evening had offered an amendment extend
Ing the time to seven hours by requiring the polls
TO be kept open from o'clock n the afternoon TO
In the evening instead OF from 13o to p. m, arose
TO propose again the increase Of lime
Mr.. Delaney had been spirited and aggressive at
Monday evenings meeting. and had then taken MS
defeat seemingly pretty hard. lie had promised
his friends to make the fight Of his HE Tor the
amendment at last nights meeting. Perhaps Mr.
Delaney intended to do so. but just before Mr.:
Peters raped for order message was delivered
asking Delaney 10 step down 70 tho Council
Chamber on the ground floor. me champion OF
the "kckers' was gone about ton minutes Down
in tho council-room he met IL was SAID. Mr. PUNK
EFT Peter f. Meyer Richard Crokcr's real-estate
partner: Mr. Dalton. tho boss" Of the Kiln Dis
trict whom Delaney has been seeking 10 dethrone.
and one or two other leaders who dread popular
upheaval in their districts. What they said TO
delaney was given out last night. but when ne
took his place again among his adherents ne had
lost much Of his fire and dash. lie offered MS
Amendment I'm a pcrfunctory way. made a hriei
speech. which was I'm tho main an apology Tor ne
policy he had been pursung. and sat down. MS
falicrlng attitude astonshed his followers but
when Peters put the vote they rallied anu gave me
amendment a hearty support. The response OF the
old gang 20 beat any extension OF time was not
strong one and a division was called for but
peters promptly decided that Delaneys amend
mont vas lost His decision was greeted with
Kisses.