The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-23
TAMMANTITEs KICKED OUT.
Tho Progressive Democratic League RepeIs tho
Attempt TO Control II.


The Progressive Democratic League appointed
Ave delegates yesterday to attend the confer
ence OF the Bryan.Ch icaRo. Platform Democrats.
to be held at 81 East Fourth street this evening.
The meeting at which this delegation was APP
pointed was held Mt Teutonia Hall, l52 Third
avenue, Yesterday afternoon. The Tammany
Hall element in tho League did not attend.
The Tammany braves disrupted the orGaniza'
ton a week ago at a meeting held in
Flannery's Hall. and pretended to depose Prcsi.
dent F.. NJ. Saunders. who had declared the
meeting adjourned. The Bryan men refused to
recognize tho action OF tho Tanimany contin-
gent, and the meeting yesterday was called by
President Saunders to continue the business
which was interrupted by the riotous conduct
OF the Tammanyites.
The proceedings were in every way regular.
The vote which was in progress when the meet
ing OF n week ago was declared adjourned was
completed yesterday. and the motion which had
been before the League was carried by a vote OF
80 to Is. This result showed that the motion
would have prevailed at the Tammany Hall
meeti nG. for the biggest vote tho Tammany
members were able to muster on a roll call then
The motion looked to the worry life OF the
League. The Tanlinany gang was endeavoring.
through the Committee on Membership. to pack
the meeting by the admission Of q lot OF dele.
gates, in defiance OF the constitution Of the
League. A motion WAS made 10 send
the report back to tho committees un-
til the applicants for membership had complied
with the constitution. 1t was on this that tho
split occurred. and Secretary Frank l.: Cassidy,
a pro. Tnmmany man, refused to call the roll.
After President Saunders had declared tho
meeting adjourned the report was adopted and
the AMMAN membership was increased 20
twenty-scycn, ms stated. That was not enough
to control the organization, but noise and pull
doing did the rest.
The League NJ Its meeting Yesterday was
asked to expcl Secretary Cassidy for his insub.
ordination. Edward llobsOn. q, PHrnlist' made
the motion. George BLACK. = Harlem member,
formally tried on charges. The majority, low.
ever. decided 20 remove him At once. One or
two Bryan men tried to explain how
IL was That they remained with the Tam
many contingent after, the League I'D.
journed a week ago. They were promptly
squelchcd. There were . few laininany mem
hers present who rofuscd TO recognize the au-
thority s. Of President Saunders and IN" regularity
OF the mcetlny. They werc asked 10 retire. and.
on motion OF George Black, I was decided to
cyncl nny member who recognized the Tammany
fSction 81 the League. which, il declared, Is In
tcnt nnyy on furthering the ends OF Leader
Shcchnn. and has no honest desire to promote
he nrincirlcs OF the Chicago platform.
a resolution for the thorough reorganization
Of he League was adopted. This means the
eiininf lion from the organization OF all Of the
Sistmrhiny influences which we're merely injected
into il by Leader Shcehan to accomplish lis dis
ruption, ,n wfu ho hold nj tho sauo bou
next sunday afternoon.