New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-26
WOES OF THE WIGWAM.
MANY BRAVES HOPE CROKER WILL
SOON COME BACK
THAT RIG BRYAN PARADE DwINDIING As THE
TINE FOR IT ApPROACHES-TH KICK
AGAINST TEACHER APPARENTLY
At An END.


Tammany's monster parade which was to as
tonish the civilized world on September 20. the
date of Bryan's second appearance in New York
has dwindled to insignificant proportions. At
meeting of the Tammany Hall Executive Com
mittee yesterday. John c. Sheehan explained
that things were not proptious for a big parade
like the first planned. He therefore advised
that the proposition to show Mr. Bryan what a
mighty army of unterrifcd and the unwashed Of
New York could be rallied at six weeks notice
should be abandoned. and that the paradng coll
umn be limited to five or six Assembly districts
Mr.. Sheehan said that his district the IXth.
would come out with five bands. music enough to
supply the entire outfit The acting bosss sug-
gcsion was accepted with sigh OF relief by the
crowd Of anxious leaders" gathered in the Wig
wan Council Chamber. for every man Jack Of
them knew that the scheme to bring out parade
anything near the number proposed must result
in humiliatng failure.
The committee adopted a Tammany button
a device which Chairman James J. Martin said
had been designed by Tommy Dunn, leader Of
the NNINth District 1t represents dark blue
fve-pOinted star. with light-bue edging. sur
mounted by an inscription. 'Tammany, Bryan
and Sewall" The background is white flecked
with the National colors.
The impression was strong AT ldHlilldnS nan
last night that the kick" against John Boyd
Thacher at an end because he meant to ac-
cept the nomination. and all further pretence of
dissatisfaction for the purpose of humorng the
radical silver element inside and outside of the
Wgwam, must cease. John G. Sheehan pracu-
caIly ann, unced this condition yesterday by say
ing that "in securing a committee to wait on
Thacher Tammany got all It expected or asked
for"
Even more ridiculous was Sheehan's state
ment that John T. Shea did not represent Tam
many Hall when he offered his resolution de-
manding that Thacher stand on the Chicago
platform or get off the ticket Sheas resou-
tion was exactly in line with Sheehans tele-
gram to Thacher contained practically the same
request and was intended to back up Sheehans
demand supposirg that it had been made IN
good faith \ large majority Of the Tammany
managers appauded the Shea resolution at the
Hoffman House meeting last Tuesday nlSht,
and were ready TO fight Hill and every Popo-
crat who sided with him regarding Thacher,
until the Senator succeeded In frightening the
Wfgwam members of the State Committee into
a surrender Hin knew how to scare them into
SubserViency, and he did not hesitate 10 use ms
KNOWLEDGE Sheehans declaration Yesterday
was accepted as showing that he Is under Hlll
heel for the campaign.
In view Of the ptiable position In which Tam
many has been placed on the Thacher question.
many Of the braves were hoping last night that
Richard Croker would lose no time in returning
TO New York Nothing else. 50 far as they could
see would restore Tammany to anything lk"
fighting trim. Mr. Croker. it was understood on
good authority. will sail from England on Octo-
Der > and will he due here October or y.
\ severe blow t. tn" Tammany free sVertes
was the resignation of eX-Assembly yman w III
lam B Ellison. of the XXIst District from the
Tammany Hall organization. ard his announce
mcnt that he will support Mckinley and Hobart