New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-27
EVERYTHING CUT AND DRIED.
THE TAMMANY GENERAL COMMITTEES
FIRST MEETING FOR THE YEAR PRO-
CEEDS ON THE LINES
pREnICTED

The Tammany Hall General Committee for 1897
held It's first meeting I'm the Wigwam. in Four
feminist. last evening. and the comparatively
tame proceedings were on the lines announced in
The Tribune yesterday. Early in the evening there
was meeting Of the Executive Committee in the
room to the left Of the entrance on the main noor
and the resolutions which were to be moved and
passed allotted leaders who were TO be rec
ognized in turn in the large hall upstairs When
all was ready James J. Martin. the chairman OF the
Executive Committee. appeared the platform IN
the large hall. called the meeting Of the General
Committee to order. and presented the name Of Au-
gustus w. Peters. who had been selected chair
man OF the large Tammany committee.
There was no protest. OF course and Mr. Peters
was made the temporary chairman at first, while
John Is McGoldrick took his accustomed place as
secretary. with number OF assistants. and the
recognition Of Tammany district leaders with
motions already written out for them began. The
hrst noisy demonstration Of the evening. which did
not amount 20 much. was made by the followers Of
Nicholas j. Hayes. in the XXXllId Assembly Dis
trlct, when that district reached In the roll
call for delegates. They continued to shout for
few seconds while the roll of the district delegates
was handed up and while notice OF contest in the
district by William II. Burke was presented. The
only other contest in the XXII1d District.
but that attracted attention. After the com
mttecs on permanent organization, resolutions
and contested seats had been named there was
recess OF half an hour to allow those committees
time to make reports.
BY the adoption OF the report on permanent or
ganization Mr.. Peters made permanent chair
man. Mr.. McGodrick was made permanent secre-
tary and John McQuade reappointed treas
There round of applause when this re-
port read:
Tho Committee on Contested Seats. 10 which was
referred the contests in the XXIIId and X\XII1d
Assembly districts reports on the case OF the XNIIld
Assembly District in favor OF the ticket headed by
William f. Stillings. on the ground that the con-
testants did not serve the regular authority with
written notice of protest at any time The matter
Of the confes: in the XXX1IId Assembly District
referred in order that hearing may be given
TO both sides Thursday afternoon at o'clock. at
Tammanv Hall.
Mr.. Peters declared the report adopted. although
there few votes for It, and then the Commit
tee Resolutions presented the long attack upon
the administration of Mayor Strong which had been
prepared and noticed by the newspapers In ad-
vance. II consisted chiefly OF talk about the in
creased tax rate. and declarations that there have
been needless extravagences in the administration
OF the city's affairs since Tammany ceased TO have
control. Speeches In support OF the resolutions
pade by Senator Sullivan. W. w. Platzek and
Jacob r. Bausch which were devoted entirely 10
condemning the financial results OF Mayor StronSs
administration.
letter was read from William J. Bryan. ac-
knowledgnc the assistance rendered him in the
Presidential campaign by Tammany Hall and PR
dieting that the silver cause would yet triumph.
The composition of the Executive Committee
and the Committee on Organization was then for
mally agreed upon and the meeting terminated.