New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-29
THE WTGWIM STEONG BOX. EMPTY.
SCHEMES TO RAISE MORE FUNDS ASSESSMENTS
un1I.l-rEn TO MORE pIscORD THREATENED.

SCHEMES TO RAisI: MORE FUNDS ASSESSMENTS
OBJECTED to- MORE DIsCoRD THREATENED.
Tho problems forced upon politicians by an empty
organization treasury and growing expenses are
no, confined % the committee OF Repuohcahs OF
which Mr. Iauerbach ~ ths ostensbie mead Al
the last meeting OF the Tammany Han Executive
Committee n similar state Of affairs was declared
10 the faithful who were present, ana appeals 70
na,r,o,s 10 come forward and assist In providing
tho "sluews OF war were as urgent ana as pa
thetc as those recently emitted by the fiaN-
Iau,erb,ch machine. Al the Wlgwam gathering
m.mb.r Of the coming Tammany Seventy. VINO mas
bcen h.d IN greater esteem on account or the
,oo,b ~ nj. nurse than the depth OF hts political
scumen promptly subscribed So ana called on MS
col,borcrs to do the same thing
whats the matter with our assessing e''" us
trio, 0Do~' exclaimed business leader WIN
had been required ITO come down hahdso"eiy
many times since Richard Croker mace MIN u
"coadmior' two or three years ago see Nv
Justice In these Individual Contributions X that
vha, Won call them There are thirty-hve AS
sembIv districts and 500 from each would give up
$500 enough TO tide us over unti We can co"e0'
the dues from the committees OF lSS' ~ oe
chosen next month.
The proposition was adopted, and the sl'"" was
rais.l-on paper But there are so much grumpNhs
and dssension IN many OF the districts th"' Reports
have been numerous since the news or the assess-
mrnt was passed around that half the districts
Will refuse to put up" -
The cause OF the dearth OF spot cash IN the " ~
vans strongbox Is OF the results OF the posi-
poncment OF the annual reorganization iroi" - Ia
January TO midsummer The members OF inc am.
many Hall General Committee are .aAeu ~ "a =
each year and those who belong 10 the SoI u ,
on ORGANIZATION are expected 10 pay w eaon ~
dtlonaL These collections have often gwen the
rnmmany outfit u fund OF upward OF slVo"v q
wear for It's peculiar system OF COMPARISONS, t
no committees were elected at the beginning OF inns
vrar and the members who held over were eN-
iremely slow In responding TO Calls WIN 'uhl-
many out In the cold officially few OF tnsm saw
any chance "A return OF their money. iHe ns' .
~ membershlp were depleted by desertions. ana
many districts refused to pay az all. rev cor
uorntions VIII submit; being bled as or yore. 50
,hat the chances are that the notorious corruption
fund on which Tammany has hitherto depended
40 largely for success Is likely 10 cut an exceed
lngly small figure this year.
me ninety minute Tammany primaries. SO ar
ranged AS 10 place the result OF the election IN the
hands ~ m. Assembly district leader. come on next
Thmrs5av evening Ex-Mayor Hugh J. Grant. who
is 10 assume the functions OF leader or the Or
ganizaiion. Will not be N New-i ork III tiine 10
vote or take part any OF the contests nut ne
ia on his way here, having sailed with his brue
on IN. 81 Louis from southampton on SATURDAY.
'rwn weeks later Mr. Croker Is expected The ex.
Mayor VIII be here in ample time to take hand
i'm the settlement OF disputes In various districts
before the new district leaders are chosen Ii goes
xithou, saving that he VII. use his power IN
strengthening his friends ana In excluding
FROM the Executive Committee as many or the
anti Croker faction he can keep out. A large
number OF the least objectionable element IN ram
many have given up all nope OF receiving con-
aiieration inside the organization, and are pre-
pairing to take satisfaction at the polls next No
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