The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-21
HOW CAN TAMMANY CRAWL
SHEEHIN AND MARTIN LOOK UP
THE WIGWAM ARCHIVES.

How REFUSE TO Bryan what she Did for Tiiden,
Hancock. and ~Cleveinnd-They Can Find
No Pre~cedcnt-TheJ'r Hoping Croker Won't
Come Rack This Fali-HnI Not CornInE yuiy ..
Loader John c. Sheehan Of Tammany Hall, ac-
cording to his friends who said n few words yes.
terday concerning the subject, 10 now engaged
In an attempt to solve satisfactorily one Of the
~stoutest problems with which he has boon con
fronted during the few years no has been tho
ostensible chief Of the Fourteenth street Indians.
Mr.. Sheehan is q comparatively new figure in
New York city politics, and. recognizing this
fact, he has called to his elbow ex.Policc Com.
missioner James J. Martin, who came up from
the ranks in Tainmany Hall. Mr.. Sheehan, as
the leader of Tammany. Is for free silver and
tho reputation platform of the Popocratic
national platform adopted at Chicago almost
q year ago. Mr.. Martin would have
nothing to do with that platform and was quiz
escent in the Mckinley bryan battle. just as
were Mr.. Croker and others who for years had
been in the front rank fighting for Democratic
principles az expressed In the national plat
forms OF the party. This year, however, Mr..
Martin wants Tammany Hall to win in the cam
paign for a Mayor OF Greater New York.
Mr.. Sheehan and Mr.. Martin, according to the
testimony Of their friends, have been studying
In the last few days the attitude of Tammany
Hall on national questions during the reign Of
John Kelly and Richard Croker. Mr.. Sheehan,
with the aid of Mr.. Martin, has looked over the
archives of Tammany from the days OF Samuel
J. Tilden's nomination to the Presidency In
1876 and the investigation has brought to the
front the indisputable fact that in all county
conventions OF Tammany since that time Tam.
many has reaftlrmed and solemnly ad1ured all
Democrats to stick to the issues last proclaimed
in the national platforms OF the Democratic
Mr.. sheehan and Mr.. Martin in their inyesti-
a. a.,-, -AI chat ~, .r,A nv HALL ~ Nhta
Tor Tiiden in the fail Of 1877, for Hancock in the
fall of 1881, for Cleveland in the fall of 1885, for
GilsSe, sssin again IN th ie i tsfl t a i Is 55sS siit ana l1r e sOms:
times 1t was hard medicine to take.
In fact, Mr.. sheehan and Mr.: Martin. continu-
many, have ascertained that in all city and
State campaigns since Tilden,s time Tammany
has reaffirmed in tho most vigorous terms the
doctrines OF the platforms of the Democratic
They did not so back of Tilden's time in their
Investigations. 1t was declared last night that
they will 80 back further now. for tho reason
that they have not found any precedent SS,ie for what
platform Of 1896.
II is said. however. that the archives OF Tam.
Burr's time, in i7eS, has the Tammany organ:
ization ever repudiated the national policy Of
Martin are up a stump after their investigations
Of Tanmany's archives.
ni AnGt aiso i irom 81. Fa IaGs GSm folk 80 a nsh !. W vSss
to the effect that Mr.. Sheehan and Mr.. Martin
propose to overlook carefully oil letters sent by
the invited ones to the Tammany hrewator
celebration in the .Wigwam on July 4. AL
sentiments favorable to free silver, 1t was de-
many in its rank and file ia not favorable to
every tenet Of tho Chicago platform Of 1896, but
the scheme lie to subordinate that platform In
the hope of winning in the fight for a Mayor Of
Creator New York.
You don't blame us for that, do your said q
way-up Tammany leader to THE Sun man, and
then he added: We can come out later for the
Chicago platform, and so satisfy our friends in
the West and South"
Mr.. Sheehan and Mr.. Martin, TO give further
testimony from Tammany. men. sincerely
trust that Mr.. Croker will not return to
emit campaign. They believe that Mr.
Crokcr's long absences in England have
tended to alienate from him certain elements in
Tammsny. Mr.. Cookers friends. on tho con-
trary, declared to THE SCN man last night that
Mr.. Sheehan and his friends. including Mr..
the attacks in a New York morning newspaper
upon Mr.. Croker have been inspired by them.
Finally, ex-senator David D. Hin has been
invited to Tammany's Fourth Of July festivities.
A story got abroad yesterday to the contrary.
Mr., Hill. 1t was said, will not find IL convenient
to DO present In tho Wigwam on tho great
Tammany leaders. aware Of the efforts Of Mr..
Sheehan and Mr.. Martin to dodge the Chicago
Should Mr.. Hill come to Tammany Hall on
July 1 he would be Kissed out of the place, and
you can imagine from this II Sheehan and Mar.
tin will be able to overturn the ancient rule OF
Tammany in reaffirminR the principles OF the
national platforms Of our party"