New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-08
THE FIGHT IN TAMMANY.
rrrrNo OF THE EXECUTIVE COM
MITTEE.
.rRAxGrNo FOR THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ar THE sHEEHANIrEs AND THE PrRRoYITEs.

ARRANGING FOR THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ar THE sHEEHANIrEs AND THE PrRRoYITEs.
Thor. was a lot Of trouble In Tammany Hail
.s,.r the sun went down yesterday Croker did
,ot appear; neither did the spirit OF harmony
-nich he was supposed to have hurried back from
NJ. Southern ranches and racing stables to deposit
:. IN. council chamber of the Fast Fourteenth-st.
,r,ovam 10 prevent the threatened revolution.
. The Executive Committee met to make the Anal
.,r.neements for the Tammany primaries Of jan
arv * The first thing that confronted James J.
x,ar,,r chairman Of rhe committee. as he was
ling 10 call that body to order. a letter from
Courty Clerk Henry d. Purroy. 1t full OF
avnsmite that Mr. Martin. after showing the epis-
lie to Johr c. Sheehan. decided not TO read 1t TO
the meeting.
Purroy's letter was an answer to the stereotyped
notice signed by Chairman Martin informing him
AZ the meeting Of yesterdays Executive Committee.
I'm answer thereto wrote Purroy. permit me
70 say behalf Of all the delegates to the Execu-
tive Committee from the XXXIVth and XXXNth
Assembly districts as well as on behalf OF myself.
that when your committee sees At to purge Itself
of the demoralizing presence OF Its alien deputy
leader may perhaps then give suitable cons,d-
eration to such invitation: but until then we
have no concern whatever with the meetings Oh
your committee. or with anything 1t may choose
70 do" Although the letter was placed on nie
vithout reading. its contents were speedily known
among the members and the committee went on
with the prearranged plan In ooeoience 10 inc
Croker Sheehan orders OF placing Purroy and his
contingent where they must fight or submit
All the Assembly districts were represented ex-
cent the XXXvth District. The representation OF
the XXxIvth District consisted OF Thomas Lloyd,
The associate leader. who had deserted Purroy,
and Henry A. Gumbeton. whom Lloyd substituted
Cor Jacob Seabold. the regular leader. Two COM
nittees-one Of FIVE members. 10 complete the call
for the primaries. and one Of three members. to
,.nort on the scheme Of abolishing the dual dis
trict leadership and returning to the old plan OF
s,nSle district leader-were appointed. On the nrst
committee Heating. Featherson. Mcmahon. Boyle
and Oakley were appointed. On the other ). (
sheehan William Sohrner and c. W. Punkitt were
named The frst-named committee reported. as
.,e,ne 10 the districts where contests are recog-
rixed-the Id and the XXXIIId. and Purroys two
,rars-Harlem districts. the XXX1Vth and the
xyXvth-three inspectors; one 70. the regulars
m. for the opposition. and one 10 represent the
Executive Committee. It also designated the places
for holding the primaries.
The second committee reported against changing
IN. dual system OF leadership. but advised giving
the parts of the xXXIVth District as divided oy
,be Harlem River two members for each section.
.scs one OF the four members or leaders, TO nave
half a vote. The reports were adopted
Both factions OF the Wigwamites belonging 10
burrows late bailiwick issued proclamations yes
,erday The anti-Purroy document was signed by
Peter Clerks John J. Hart. James +. Bishop, Gun
Their x Alderman. William J. Ellis and seven
others II said among other things: 1T is not
fight by Purroy against the leadership OF john I.
sheehan but determination or the part of the
Democrats Of the North Side 10 no longer stand the
continued autocratc and tyranIical rule Of Purroy
and to prevent the efforts Of himself and his fol-
lowers 10 destroy the party in the district
An answer was issued by Purroy denouncing the
list Of signers 10 an anti-Purroy petition said to
contain the OF 5000 bona noe voters. as
largely bogus" Purroy says that NUMBER OF
and coerced into signing the petition but many OF
the men" ne adds, were cunning enough 10 sign
themselves on both sides. The next meeting OF
the Purroyites at the headquarters In Fordham. Will
show" Purroy says. the strength of the movement
against the attempt TO further rule New YORK
City through a Buffalo defauter.
Purroy has established the headquarters OF tne
Tammany Hall Home Rule Democracy at the
Morton House He there last evening. sur
rounded by Shea, Seabod Guy and other OF ms
Neuienants Purroy predicted the speedy overthrow
OF Sheehan. A.,
Personally" ne said. II have the most friendly
feeling toward Croker. But he should be the lead
er himself. While he permanently resides in Eng
land he should not have tried 70 rule New OK
with a recent importation from Pufalo Many
Tamn,any Hall who. Ike myself have irish
Blood In their veins. protest against being bossed
by lord Lieutenant especially one with Sheehans
unsavory reputation.
John j Scannell was with Purroy before the Ex-
ecutive Committee meeting: then attended the
meeting and at It's end returned 10 the Morton
House to Join Purroy again. He said last night:
Il have done all in my power TO keep Purroy with
the organizat ton. His fight Is the hardest blow
Tammany Hall has yet had