New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-22
REVOLT IN TAMMANY.
TRYING TO FORCE TEACHER OFF THE
TICKET.
NUMBER OF THE PRAvEs REFUSE TO SUPPORT
HIM-THE BUFFALO TICKET IGNORED IN
THE CALL FOR THE PRIMARIES
RAINEs HOTEL IN THE WIG
WAN BASEMEN

WAN BASEMENT.
There was plenty Of trouble in Tammany Hall
yesterday-enough to make John G. Shcehan
wish that Richard Croker would wind up his
horseracing the other side of the water ana
come back to resume the management OF the
happy family in East Fou,teenth-st. The at
tempt to run a gold man for Governor on sii:ef
platform. mixed up with the Bryan .Sewall-Wat-
son free-silver, Anarchist, POpulist programme
of Jones, st. John. Altgeld and Tillman, prcducid
sundry disastrous results which Mr. Sheehan ava
not foresee when he decided to raise the standard
of Bryanism and reputation over the wigwam
There have been mutterings and threats OF
rutiny within the organization ever since
Sheehan acceded to Hills request that ram
many should cast its strength in the Buffalo
cor vention on the side Of Thacher. an avowed
advocate Of the gold standard. for the Gov
er,,orshp nomination after the organization
had indorsed the silver ticket OF Bryan ana
SewalI. nominated at Chicago.
TAKING DEFINITE FORM
The revolt took definite form at a Teetng OF
the Tammany orators for the campaign. held
at the Wigwam yesterday Afternoon Ihe
meeting had not done much business when
Reniamin Patterson Of the IXth Assembly
District threw boinbshen into the camp, DIS
closing the first open ntimation Of a wide
snread determination t force John BOYD
Thacher off the ticket. Mr.. Patterson made
no. speech against Tha her, charging him
with undisguised disloyaty to Bryan ana
SevaIl and the Chicago platform The speaker
quoted from Thachcr's utterances both before
and since his nomination for Governor u
prove that no consistent supporter OF free ana
unlimited coinage OF silver, the very corner
stone of the Chicago platform. he said. couiu
advocate the election of the Buffalo nominee
,tr Patterson declared that for his part he
vculd absolutely refuse to speak for Thacher
or ask any Democrat to vote for him.
patterson's invective was loudly cheered by
many Of his fellow -spellblnders. and II was plain
that the sympathles of a large number present
were with him In his fight One or MI Sheenah
ueutenants raised the point OF order that II was
not the function OF meeting composed OF cam
paign speakers to NEEDLE with the attitude OF a
candidate duly nominated by Democratic Con
vention Chairman Blumenthal overruied 'ne
point OF order. deciding that Patterson was en-
titled to speak his mind. He was permitted 10
finish his remarks.
The purpose of the radical silver Bryanltes u
conneI Thacher to decline the nomination was
further developed by a motion for the appoint
ment of q committee OF Ave to walt on the Demo-
Hoffman House this evening and demand Mr..
Thachers Immediate retirement from the contest
The Sheehan machine rallied and defeated me
proposition. but the anu-Thacher eieihent w uu
cared It's determination to force the lssue III '.,
other FORM Opponents of Thacner III idI"l ~ i ~
,rora Looking m the powers of the Democratic
State Committee last night. with the view Vi III III
senting reasons TO that body for Inachei e.'',i
nation from the Buffalo ticket II II shoulu v.
found that the committee possessed the power
to cancel his nomination.
THE FEELING SHOWS ITSELF
The feeling against Thacher showed itself
again last night in the meeting Of the Tammany
Hall Committee on Organization. George W.
rIunki,t presided and the call for the primaries
10 be held September % was adopted. In lra"-
ing the call. however. Mr.. Sheehan and MS CO.
managers thought 1t best TO recognize the eie-
ment opposing Thacher and left all mention OF
the Buffalo ticket out Of the usual notice Dem-
ocrats supporting Bryan and Sewall only i-e
asked 10 take part 1t was said that had any
reference been made to the Ihachet anu oi'''
ticket a lively row would have broken out
A committee on Sheehans motion. was APP
pointed TO draft resolutions for presentation "
the Tammany Hall General Committee to-mol
row evening The committee was made up OF
John c. Sheehan. W. J. Stlings. IA D. Cuh-
mings V. j. Dowlng benjamin hoiliIam, nan
Thomas f. Grady and Charles l.. Grey; no"
they will get around the 1hacher uouD'' -
mains to be seen .,
A funny incident Of the meeting occurred
when Coroner Fitzpatrick arose TO make
kick" as he called 1t against the placing Oh
r,,mhor of rartitions I'm the basement OF the
Wigwam. The Coroner wanted to know what
about n dozen "cubbyhoes" had been put there
for His curiosity rewarded. lie fOund
tbat tho "cubbvholes' were "rOoms.' ten In
number. put in by the Tammany custodian, so
that n hotel license might be obtained under
the Raines law and liquor could be sold In the
Wiqwam seven days in the week and twenty
four hours in tn, day. Mr.. Fitzpatrick sud
denly subsidized learning the object OF the
partitions.
When the adjournment OF the committee was
announced an effort was made to give bryan
and Sewall three rOusing cheers 1t was
eignaI failurs Two or three silver enthusiasts
responded but they gave 1t up before the third
cheer was reached.
EYCASHIER BUSH on TRIAL.