The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-23
DITVERITEs MEET ALONE.
Appoint - Committee 10 Complain TO Shee-
h>s About Alderman Rrowp.

A meeting OF tine Tammany Hall General
Committee OF the Second Assembly district
was called to be held at the club. house OF the
p. Diver Association last night. Tho call
was issued by Daniel J. Riordan. the Chair
man Of the committee. but tho Brown men. un-
der orders from Frauc.s j. O'Connor. the dis
trict leader. all stayed away.
When the first meeting OF the committee
was held In Botanic Hall. on Fast Broadway.
last Wednesday night. Mr.. Diver and his
friend. boited and Chairman Rinrdan de-
clhred the meeting adjourned when the Brown
forces tried to pass a resolution fixing the reg.
ular place Of meeting OF the committee at the
rooms OF Browns Mohawk Club. 22D PARK
row. The resolution was passed, all the same.
The meeting last night Was held II fix another
place OF NEE Ing and TO bring the matter OF
difference between the factions tn the atten-
ton Of the rammany Hall Executive Commit
Mr.. Diver made q sneech In which he said
that tho meeting on Wednesday night was
packed with men from other districts and even
proposition that big hail BE- secured for the
meetings OF the committee. He did not in
sist on the Diver Associaiion,s cub house
He produced a diagram OF the Mohawk Clue
rooms show ng that the e Getting room Is only
thirty -four feet deep. but thirty.two feet wide
ut its widest point and tapers to.tour feet three
inches. He asked how the $50 members OF
the General Committee could get into such n
room. Nothing was further from hts inten-
tlons than joining the Purroy movement but
he could produce men who had heard those
of the other side say that they would 70 with
County CLERK Purroy II they were beaten.
On motion OF Frank Strauss IL was decided
to Appoint com mittee OF Twenty-Five To pre-
sent the grievances OF the Diver faction 20 tho
Executive Committee. Another resolution
was adopted naming the Diver club house as
the,regular.place Of meeting OF the committee
Mr.. Brown said last night that thee were
loss than 100 membe.s OF the committee pres
ent at Mr.. DIVERS meetin that the major
ity,of the committeeac had decided against him,
and, that he ought to quiesce.
When John G.. Sheehan was asked about the
new eruption in tho Second district. he saiu {:
~ do not see why there should be ANY npp-al
to the Executive-C ommttec. IL seems to me
that the people ia the district ought To be able
to settle their own little differences"
The Thirty-fourth District General Commit
tee split In two last night over organization.
.AGolph Hottenroth. the old Chairman. with a
bmall minority behind him tried 20 put through
n slate. but conldn't- So he announced that tho
ticket Was elected and that he meeting was
adjourned. Then he and two dozen others, in
GLIDING Col. Mooney. left the hall, and n hum
dred men who stayed behind elected Gunther
II. AckeIman Chairman and made Thomas ].
Byrnes district leader and Cornelius 7. Early
his associate. The slate was: August MaebuS,
leader: Byrnes. associate. and Hottenroth.
Chairman.
In the Thirty. afth. James Mccartney was
elected leader. W. II. Z-ltn-r associate. and
J. Fairfax Mclaughlin Chairman.