The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-10

close relations with Tammany, re-
moved De Witt Clinton from the may
crafty That was in 1907. But that
handsome, fascinating, brilliant. but
superficial young man whom Tam
many had discovered and through
Congress, Daniel D. Tompkins, having
been chosen governor in 1867, and be-
ing shTewd politician, caused the re-
appointment Of Clinton as mayor. The
young Clinton then seemed to have
Tammany in his control. He was
mayor, earning as much as $4,000;
he was chosen senator in the state leg
islature, and he was member Of the
governors council
De Witt Clinton, however, had given
Tammany plausible public reasons for
opposing him, since he took his stand
with those who resisted fercely the
embargo laws passed in President
Madison's first administration. Tam
many gave to President Madison the
steady and important support Which it
had with enthusiasm yielded to Jeffer
son. There came a trying time when
that support was valuable, perhaps de-
ciSiVe. II matched, in 1871, that secret
i've influence which was expressed by
the gathering Of the New England
FederalistS in Hartford in the historic
Hartford convention, where first seces-
laws had made New England all Fed
eral again. De Witt Clinton's influence
and the commercial impulse of New
York was likely to create strong oppo-
sition in New York state. That tend
ency Tammany opposed and over
came.
The fact that in building the new
han the plans called for a bail bail
! room, the like of which had not til
then been constructed in New York
city, is proof enough that Tammany
! tempered its politics with social de
! lights. The traditions. too, of its en-.
! tertainmentS hint at its social sway Il
never had such prestige as was shared
| by the families Of the Federalists OF
! the descendants of the Tories an6
| Loyalists of the revolution. That so.
cial circle included the SChuylerS, the
! Hamiltons, the Van Pensselaers ant
| the Fish family; but the Tammany OF
! the first twenty-five years Of the pres
| ent century was surely a social IN
| f1uence, nor did it lose that character
! fully until new forces were developed
at later time in the organization.
/ In 1911. when Tammany took pos
! session of its new hall, the society
| both formally and by individual en-
! deaYor, gave to President Madison tht
| support which he courted for his de
[
! Britain. The society called publit
meetings, and they we're enthusiastic
| ones. a year later, when war had beer
! begun, it welcomed with delirious jos
| the news of every victory of the Amer
! lean forces on land or Of our WarShip.
| at sea. It created a splendid public
| sentiment. Its bird OF freedom never
! screamed louder; and when the wal
| was ended it was Tammany that re
ceiyed the commissioners Of peace
! Clay, Gallatin and Adams, on their re
| turn from Client, honoring these com
missioners with the finest banquet tina
| had been given In New York UP tx
| that day.
The Appearance of Van nuren as q
Political Leader.
I In 1912 a new, and what was to be
| mighty personal force appeared among
| the politicians OF New York. He wa,
| a Democrat; he was always in some as
| ISOLATION more or less close with Tam
many, and yet his first important &C
| was to support the nomination mad
| through political cunning and by tn
legislature of De Witt Clinton for tn
| presidency in opposition to Madison il
! 1872 Tammdny was bound to bolt tina
nomination. Mr.. Van Buren, did no
look upon it as q wise one, but saiC
that it had been properly made AM
that It was dangerous for any portion
of party TO bolt regular non1ina
ton. Tafnnany respected Van Buren,
nevertheless, it bolted Clinton at III
polls, al least, and although Clinton
did receive the electoral votes of Ne1
York ana some other states. yet hi
relation TO the national canvass was
after all, insignificant.
With Madison again elected, wit
TompI5ins still in the governors chail
with Tammany's influence and prestig
in New York city supreme, the societ
seemed determined to make one fina
effort absolutely 10 crush De Wit
Clinton. 1t caused his removal fror
the mayors Office and it secured tn
| appointment OF its grand Sachem, Job
Ferguson, for mayor. It seemed t
have done it's work well. De Wit
Clinton was reduced to such conditio
that he was obliged to turn to his pc
for support He seemed to be a pc
litical outcast; and two years later
Tammany man, Cadwallader Colder
was appointed mayor, and Tamman
was strengthened by the accession {
such men as ogden Edwards and Ger
eral Root.
It was personal ambition, secret ii
trigue and almost inconceivable rns
heiousness of hatred that brougl
; about a combination OF Democrats an
! half Federalists which in 1877, in SPIT
of Tammany, brought De Witt Clinic
, to the governors chair. He was COY
ernor, but he was almost poWerles
since he had little support in his cou1
Gil and almost none in his Legislature
Tammany again tried to defeat hi
in 1920 with president Tompkir
as its candidate for governor, but CIfl
, ton had so large a following that h
/ party was called the Clintonians, ar
t he was able to secure reelection NAH
: ~ because the central and westel
: parts Of the state were enthusiastic Il
: his Erie canal project.
, rammany's Opposition to the Fri
CanaI.
t That great public work, one whic
e gave to Tammany later opportuniti
5 and which created an influence whic