New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-28
DELANEY QUITSTHE WIGWAM
A RED-HOT TIME IN TAMMANY HALL.
THE TROUBLE OVER REPORT FAVORABLE 10
DALTON IN THE NTH DISTRICT CONTEST
THREATS OF CANDIDATES AGAINST TAM.
MANY IN THE xvITH SENATE DIS
TRICT AND IT'S ASSEM-
BLY, DISTRICTS.
BLY, DISTRICTS

MANY IN THE Xv1TH SENATE Dis
TRIcr AND IT'S ASSEM-
BLY, DISTRICTS
There was the biggest fight in rammany Han
last night that has taken place in the wigwam
since the days OF Tweed. Pandemonium rctgneo'
and for a time It was thought that general
free fight could not possibly be averted IL
was the Tammany General Committee meeting.
and the big hall of the Wgwam was crowded
with braves spelling for scrap. The trouble
was over the report OF the Committee on Con-
tested Seats which has been pretending to con-
slider the troubles Of the Xfth and xxxIVth
Assembly districts The chief disturbance was
over the Dalton Delaney contest in the xIth
When Mr. Croker returned from England week
ago the Delaney men went to him and begged
him to interfere in their behalf.
What was his answer" Delaney was asked.
"Ah he gave the old gag that ne was out OF
politics" was the reply. Practically Croker "
fused 10 interfere.
Augustus w Peters, the chairman OF the
General Committee, presided, and said tnat the
first business was the announcement OF 'he
standing committees for the year. Here the nne
Italian hand OF the dark-visaged, old stager
who told Delaney that he was "out OF pontics
was quite distinctly visible The chairmen OF
these committees become under the rules OF
the organization. members OF the Executive
Committee They are: Finance Wrokers OLD
place). John c. Sheehan. chairman; Printing,
Amos J. Cummings chairman; Correspondence
and Resolutions formerly held by ". Bourke
Cockran). Colonel George b. Mcclellan. chair
man; Law (Which supersedes the Naturalization
Committee) Daniel f. Martin, chairman.
Ex-Mayor Gilroy, who ised to be a the head
of the Printing Committee. and therefore en-
titled to a seat In the 'ibrer council, was
showed down to second place In that committee
and put below A. ]. Cummings. Only Croker
men warranted to carry the orders Of the
ex-boss were put at the top
LOOKING FOR TROUBLE.
The usual resolution approving the platform
and candidates of the Syracuse convention were
adopted. Then everybody craned his neck and
began to look for trouble. William p. Mitchell
chairman OF the Contested Seats Committee made
a report to the effect that after hearing all SIDES
they had decided in favor Of the sitting members
in the two districts named.
Instantly as the last words OF the report were
read John ]. Delaney. leader of the ousted rae
ton in the XIth came marching down the aisle
from among a crowd o. his followers numbering
several hundred, with his index finger pointed at
the chairman and demanding to be heard. While
Delaney shouted for recognition MS pdhu oi sup
porters were yelling like iends.
Mitchell claimed the floor TO explain his report,
but the Delaney crowd drowned Mitchell out.
Bedlam was let loose until Delaney succeeded IN
getting in questions on point Of order
A voLLEY OF QUESTIONS.
Was the repor. made on the authority Of thu
committee? Had the committee ever consdered
the matter? Was there any meeting OF the
trfnr nd2
To these questions Mitchell answered yes
Hundreds OF other questions were being hurled
AT him in the mean time by the mob.
Delaney replied: One member OF the COM
mittee told me co-day hat you never had
meeting to consider this case" Delaney marched
back to his followers.
Dalton who was sustained by the report. had
another mob there. and both gangs were howihg
like madmen. 49,. 49,
committee had patiently considered the whole
matter. had waded through 800 afidavits put in
by Delaney, but no other conclusion could be
reached.
ATTACKED sAvAGELY BY DELANEY.
Then Delaney got up the platform The
chairman ruled him out of order, but he paid no
attention to that. He made savage attack on
Mitchell He said they were trying to smother
his voice but they could not do 1t. Men, ne
went on who are now in State prison. ana
other men who ought TO De IN pTlSon, W ilO oeons
to the stable gang had been employed 70 nolu
the line at the primaries against honest voters.
and the adoption of that report would mean APP
nrovaI oc those indecent proceedings. We have
made our fight inside the organization, but X
yo,r verdict is against Us We will seek Justnca-
ton al the polls.
While Delaney was speaking cries OF Sore
head sorehead." came from Daiton's side; 90
and get in with Charley Steckler." why don't
YOU loin the State Democracy and many IKE
interpretations.
KEPT IN POWER BY FAKE PRIMARIES.
Continuing Delaney said THE old political
hacks of Tammany Hall keep themselves In
power by fake primaries. which they call re-
organization
Colonel NJ. c. Murphy, Of the Ist District. ap
pealed for order Both factions. he said. were
behaving in a thoroughly disgraceful manner
Delaney went on to tell about the fraud prac-
ticed upon his people by putting in the name OF
James J. Grady, a respectable young physician
as one of the inspectors and then substituting in
his stead a man named James OGrady. one OF
Dalton's worst characters. He said; the DIS
trict Attorney, Fellows, has come here TO cam
nonade me tonight. Let him look at the sigma
lures OF the inspectors OF that election and he
will see the name Of James j. Grady signed TO
the certificate although the man who acted as
inspector was James O'Grady Let the District
Attorney say II 1t is not a case for an indict-
ment If he performs his duty.
THE plan Of these old political hacks. De
laney went on. ''s to band themselves together
against the people. Let them go on with this
policy and see where they will end"
The chairman finally. declared the report Of
Mr. Mtchelrs committee adopted. Then De-
laney again arose amid cheers. yes and Kisses.
and said
ION behalf Of the XIth Assembly District con-
testants. / desire to announce that We leave
Tammany Hall"
DELANEY'S WITHDRAWAL
Mr. Delaney and his following varously esti-
mated at from $50 20 500 men. left the hall. and
forming In procession marched around Union
square and thence TO their district headquarters.
Colonel Fellows made speech denouncing the
Sunday excise laws. and attacking Warner Mil
ler for his ection at the Saratoga convention.
The Delar ey men who seeded from Tammany
Hall last night asserted their intention OF put
ting up candidates Of their own against Tam
many for State Senator in the XVIth Senate Dis