New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-16
CROKER IN FULL CONTROL.
HIGH j. GRANT THE NOMINAL LEADER IN
TAMMANY HALL.

x.poss-FREDERIcK sMyTH SLATED FOR
GRAND sACHEM-EX-MAYoR GRANT IS
SIZES A MANIFESTO INVITING MR..
WHITNEY. r. ELLERY AMBER
SON AND OTHERS TO JOIN
THE wIGwAM.
Tamr,any Society. the secret and oathb9und
association of political schemers and piotters,
which wiclds the desines of the Tammany
Hall organization held It's annual election last
evening for sachems. thirteen In number, VINO
composo the coterie in which the power Of the
society is vested. As The Tribune has frequently
rrc dic,od. the Croker clement reorganiz"d tn
Board If Sachems in its own peculiar interest,"
and cast out every man suspected of sympathy
with e,;-Mayor Thomas T. Groy. for the last
three wears he Grand Sachem. or lack OF fealty
to Croker Not a vestige of the GirOy-Cockran-
Clark influence was left. Even the newly married
County Clerk Henry u. PurrOy was made
sacrifice.
Ex-Alayor Hugh ]. Grant becomes apparently
the leader Of Tammany Hail. ruling In the name
and by the authority Of Richard Croker
Mr. Grant last evening issued a statement which
Is 10 all intents and purposes an addiess asSuh-
ing the post of lender. although declaring that ne
Is doing nothing of the kind. because. as ne puts
IT, the time for an individual as absolute leader
has gone by" Mr. Grant would perhaps have It
understood that his is to be a limited monarchy In
contrast t. the absolute rule OF Croker lie VIII
find. hoNevcr, a large and dsaffected fachcn IN
the Wigwam whose chiefs will not fail TO discern
the iron hand Of the Boss in the silken glove oi
the new leader and who will lose no time In max
ing trouble for the new regime. Mter gettihg
their hands firmly upon the organization machlh-
cry the Crokcr,tes. through Nj. Grant, oiier
cordial welcome into Tammany Hall t. all good
Democrats. But the latter are scarcely expected
to fall over each othe~ IN accepting the invitation
80 OPEN OPPOSITION.
The meeting las; evening was largely al
tended. and before the polls closed between 80
and geo votes had been cast. In spite ot the
feeling Of dissatisfaction with the highhanded ac-
tion of the Nominating Committee In putting
only dyed-n- the-woo. Croker men on the ticket
there was no open opposition Among the Old
timers present were Gideon J. Tucker. who be-
came member in 1851: Colonel Thomas Dunlap,
who toned in lSiS anl Robert T. Roosevelt. eX-
Minister t. the Hague. whose connection with
the society dates back third OF century Such
r1on.I,rs of two decades ago IS eA-MayM
Abram < Hewitt Edward Cooper and smith
Ely. Andrew H. Green. Wheeler II. Peckham.
Oswald Ottcndorfer ex-Judgc Henry Hilton.
John Rieolow and William G. Whitney did not
aprcar to take part IN the election. But Colonel
James "OrasawaEa" Mooney whose last ap-
pearance in the Wgwam when he Joined
with those named T. aid Hubert o Thompson In
his unsuccessful attempt to ~res, the society
from the control Of John Kelly about dozen
years ago was hand 10 vote the Croker
ticket
Acting Grand sachem T. L. Fcl,n>r presided
and Secretary John J.. McGoldrck rcnl the
minutes o. the last meeting. T7cn De rad thf
report II Larry" Dclmaur's nominating com
rnittee appointed In January ty Congr"ssmnn'
elect C.org- b Mcclellan. who famed the com
mi;iee according - Crokers orders.
Tie committees report thew overheard rishi
gachcms. namely Henry D Purroy. John j
German. John McQuad". W B'urh' c. rkr-n,
William H. Clark. Charles r.. Smn., s. u. +.
Martin and J. Sergeant Cram. ana retained hve
Hugh J. Grant. Richard Croker Charles W"ldc
Thomas L. Fci;ner and George McCi"ii'n
Tn. ruet chosen t. ioplac- thr eight dcPof'd
sacherns were cX-Couuiy Cicrk Patrick keenan,
Congross,na 1-elect william Su.zcr. General
Daniel r. Sickics. william SohW'r. Henry -
Uotchkiss John II. Patriot. Augustus W. Peters
and Amos J. CUMMINGS. Ih's" new names wcr"
precisely as given 10y The Tribune on sunday
with the single exception OF John ~. Patrick
who was substituted FOR eX-Park Commissioner
R Tapp,n Whether or not Mr.. Tapp"n'a
Indictment had anything to do with the taking ~
his name from the s.2tc was not made known
II was ,id that the .x-CommissiOner refused
to serve again. n. was grand sachcm the year
previous t. cX-Mayor Giiroy's election TO that
post. -,
c,rlor Frederick Smyth had been selected 10y
Grant and Croker FOR Grand Sacheru. ana that Mi
Smvth had accepted IN" supposed honor. Among
,h,s. present a, the Wigwam last night
MAYOR Grant. Judge l.. \. Giegcrich. General
Sickics \ j. Cummings J. f. Mclntyre William
sulzar John II GOulisbury. eX-R"gistcr John
Reilly n. G Miner. Judges :. NJ. Erlich and j. II.
Mccarthy and T. J. Scully.
MIR. GRANTS MANIFESTO.
The following extracts are taken from Hugh j
Grants manifesto. issued before the result Of the
election was declared. though 1t was well known
have seen IL stated some of the newspapers
that political strife has been started between Will
lam g. Whitney ana some others on one side ana
mvseir ana others on the other side feel that IT is
ms duty to deny this story. For my part, snail
welcome into Tammany Hall representing the Dem
ocratic party Of the city OF Ncw-York. men like
william G. Whitney. r. Ell"ry anderson. John BE
I loT J9hH IA HsI" m rrna% august belmont Perry
belmont samuel - l;a6cock John M w. ,b.iI,.as I'm @
such a. thcae should com" forward 10 join with the
good Democrats who have lab9red for years IN me
ianmany ranks 10 hep the pemoGirau' parry 10
this county. Instead OF striving 10 Keep mem me- n out
advice that they should endeaNor to brhs lh'm
H. "a ,or attempting TO assume the leadership Of
Tammany Hall. ] wish to say that have no such
ambition would neither attempt to be the leade!
Of the Tammany Hall organization nor would
accept such a leadership were II offered 10 me
The time for Individual as absolute leader has
gone by NV idea Is that committee OF nity or
one hundred Of such Democrats AS the men have
| named should be formed To administer the affairs
| Of the Tammary Hall organization. ] would gladly
be n member OF such committee. and would do
nv snare OF the work necessary to be done. Such
| a committee should bc formed with the distinct
| understanding that no man should remain mcn-
her OF IL no I'D not do his share OF the work.
DO not care who may be put upon the new Board
| not be elected TO govern the Tammany Hall organ
zation: they Will have duties apart from that task
| II is the time for Democrats TO stand stlll and
comment upon the composition Of the Board OF
Sachems. II is the time for Democrats to get to-
| roof and rules OF old Tammany Hall which shall
work for the clean and honest administration Of
| municipal affairs which shall labor to overthrow
| the hypocrisy which has beclouded the eyes and
| minds OF the people Of this city. and which shall
place the government Of the city OF New York once