New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-21
TAMMANY MAKES A SCOOP.
euvERITEs sUCCUMB TO THE TIGERS
WILES.
rASNERY HALL INVADED BY wIGwAM HEELERs
LED BY JIMMY oLIvER-cAPTURE OF
THE PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATIC
IrAGUE-MANY LABOR MEN
THREATEN A BOLT

49, politicians know. of delegates from the
,oho- organizations which last year supported
prvan free silver and the Chicago platform
r,a 1easue has been meeting at the place
ror,ed every other sunday afternoon. and MAX
,rc known its hostility to gold bugs and every
hoa, who has anything to do with gold bugs
ves,erday's action will be likely to shake the
,,,th ~ n great many of the common folk in the
sincerity Of the sentiment Of some Of the strong
sst ,unred orators Of the League.
Tho Tammany men who had arranged things
- make the Progressive Democratic League
s,n,nly a Tammany annex in the coming mu-
nicipal campaign went at their job in the recog-
,ized Tammany fashion. Ex-Assemblyman Will
iar, IL Walker. Frank p. Cassidy and John j.
Jovce all OF the lid District Tammany Han or
sanization with the aid Of Jimmy" Oliver, eX-
Tammany Assemblyman of Paddy DIVERS
district the I'D; Frank L. Bleyler, and others
who were in the game, thought II prudent 10 oo-
tain the admission Of about half a dozen new
rnbs with twenty fresh delegates. The new
members were sure friends Of the Tammany
scheme. and when the time came, Cassidy. who
is secretary of the League. voted them soholy
for the resolution. The transfer OF the League
70 Tammany Hall was not accomplished now
arsr until four hours had been spent in the
hottest debate ever heard in Flannery's Hail.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The resolutions came from the Committee on
Tho Good and Welfare Of the League. and were
as follows:
Resolved That individual or any numoeI 40 tbis 1s
individuals or any commute Tnepmified to off,
SHzaSsRR paaR of o ,hs BODY regarding its future
poGy and acep acoh such m as Rs Organization
determine and agree upon at iis regular OF ni1a
ion condemns the practice too apparent OF late, @
Of indviduas without 9, anE Enr p pubc Interviews
what the future line of policy oil TINS oie"''A"
"f Resoved That we repudiate any and all sta state
menis Of policy or intent made by any onlcer 0a
member Of the PrSgrSssyg 6 sNcioB OF the platform
69ai ~ his k league 10 vii: I'VE have no sympathy
WITH W avance any tSe persona ambition of any or
clique the expense 9i Ine and nyrpose of this
pIogressiye democratic League are to he an any
Of the reg liar organizauoh an nn Democratic plat
form.
7 r Durlacher opened a furious broadside
against the proposition. which he styled as IN
famous Il believe" he said, that this action
,ladyes the league to Tammany Hall whether
Il is right or wrong. l don't believe that we
ought TO be put in such position. If we adopt
this course we declare the league to be tai
to Tammany's kite"
Bleyler defended the resolution Jimmy
Oliver had his first innings and told his fellow
members that he was the last man to ask them
10 go in with Tammany if it was not TO their
own advantage. Didn't Paddy Diver throw
me out Of the Tammany organization of the lid
District" he asked, pathe;caliy. Haven't
denounced and cord emnei the treachery Of
David B. Hill? But If we are honest Democrats
we must stand by the regular organization"
90 .ha Na1in 10.
Dor leader. p ]. Mcclure. made a conciliatory
speech Time will settle this thing" he said.
"Tammany Hall rallied TO the support Of the
Chicago ticket 1t is the regular organization.
If the league intends to continue it must stand
by Tammany."
There was a long discussion about what the
Purroy and O'Brien species Of Democracy ex-
pected to get out Of the approaching election
which John Hosey, Edward Harris and others
talked about The latter said: The words Tam
many Hall would impinge upon the tympanum
Of many ears with unpleasant sound"
W K Cessna said il must be remembered that
the 135. 900 votes that Bryan got in New-York
were not all cast by Democrats. Republicans
and organized labor also voted for Bryan. you
can never repeat that vote" he shouted, "by de-
claring for Tammany Hall so early in the cam
paign."
HOWLS OF DERISION.
Mr.. Durlacher wanted 10 know If members
Of the league desired to be tied up to Richard
Croker this year There were howls Of derison
at this question.
motion 10 strike out the last resolution was
made by James Walsted who said he a
member Of the Tammany Hall General Commit
tee Of the XXXVth District He said that il
was because he was a good Tammany man
that ne opposed the plan. 1t the only way he
said' 10 hold Independent voters to the princi-
pies Of the League
several excited orators spoke at the same time.
declaring that the resolutions showed treachery
70 th' League One of them. Mr.. Paulitch, said
'hat II would place the League in ridicu-
lous position "Tanmany Hail." he said. has
ALREADY taken back the renegade Gold Demo
Gratis John J. Donnelly walking delegate OF
the Bricklayers Union, favored the resolutions,
but said that if Grant or Gilroy or any of that
hk' was put up. he would go over to the other
eide and support Low.
James +. Quinn formerly Master Workman
OF District Assembly No. 40 was loud and
emphatic in opposing the scheme. People have
oeen watching US for some time" ne said ito
see II Tammany Hall isn't going to control us
You go on and pass these resolutions and you
serve notice on the 10l kindred organizations
which with us supported Bryan last fall-organ-
Hations loyal TO the free-silver issue-that we
nave been turned over to the care and direc-
uon Of Tammany. You will drive away thou
sands Of independent voters who are with us
and want 70 remain with us"
Wilbur Eastlake. treasurer Of the League. and
another member Of the Tammany Hall General
Committee. said: You stultfy yourselves II you
take this course. You work the destruction of
every Independent movement for the Chicago
Platform and you might well go out of ex-
istence an organization. All reason for con-
unuing TO exist ends with the adoption Of these
resolutions. II Will so out tomorrow that the
r. ID. l.. has been bought. ii matters not IL the
consideration has been dollars and cents or