The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-16
PROGRESSIVE DENIS SPLIT.
TAMM5NT RAIDS THE ORGANIZE
TON AND 1T BREAkS IN TU o.

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Bryan Mcn who Founded It Move an tho
Yield with All the X. Of o.. Delegates and
Leave Jimmy oliver win the Remains
BrSnnics WI go Amend Now Alone.
The scheme OF Tanrmany Hall to gain control
OF the Progressive Democratic League culmi'
mated yesterday In the division OF the league
Into two organizations, one Of which will be
composed of the rummany mentors and tho
other OF the Bryan men who organized the move
ment TO promote the principles represented by
the Chicago platform and municipal ownership
Of public franchises.
President Saunders. who represents the latter
Interests, declared the meeting OF the League
adjourned yesterday after Secretary Cassidy, a
Tammany man, had refused to call the roll pre-
pared by tho Financial Secretary. The Prcsi-
dent and thirty.ilve of tho delegates left the
room. The Tammuny mon remained, and Vice
President Donnolly, Walking Delegate for the
Bricklayers' Union, presided over their session.
which declared the Office of President vacant.
The Tammany members adjourned to meet on
Aug. 20 at Flannery's Hall, Leroy and Hudson
streets. President Saunders docs not recognize
hia deposition and will call u meeting of the
league TO be held some night this week ut an.
other place.
The meeting yesterday was held at FIannery's
Hall. There was trouble from tho start. In
June and July the Tammany contingent man.
aged to get q lot Of new members into the league
through the admission Of new clubs.
The Membership Committee tried to add
thirteen new clubs yesterday. Ex.Assonbly.
man Walker. John J. Joyce, who is trying to
earn the Tammany nomination for Assembly.
man In the Third district. and Paradise Jimmy
Oliver rought for Tammany. The Tammany
ensed ' SSi Seth ' Low m uns Sp440s sna Reps b 1hn%,
money" and the other fellows said as holly
that Oliver and his friends wanted to sell the
pcltan Traction Company.
When the issue came on a roll call on the
tSiSpp BACK to the MernBership COMMITTEE, il
became apparent that the vote was TO be a close
vote whose name was not on the roll supplied
by the Financial Secretary. A reference to this
their vote BY electing new delegates from clubs
already admitted. When Secretary Cassidy ran
scToss some q these new names he refused IS to
call them. The Tammany men had cast - and
Cassidy tried to skip the names he refused to
with his eavel. Everybody was on his feet yell
IN is a bogus list" yelled e~H,A'semblyman
.T9e bogus list is the one hat y9S5 committee htS
e Eoa ar q e. e S fSlss SG u Popa Fs Is5 ciab Delegate Dob
John J. Joyce declared that the fathers of the
league were trying to break 1t up.
ore doing and you know it," shouted w. X.
Cessna.
In the hubbub James walstead. a Harlem del.
esate, moved to adjourn. President Saunders
declared the meeting adjourned. He left the
room at once rse. and WAS s followed einb by tsst nnc five
Let 'em go and take their Seth Low money
Vice President Donnelly took the chair. a
letter from Charles B.. Slower, Secretary of the
racy, representing the Peoples party. the Kings
County Democratic League, the Young Democ-
ganiIations. requesting the Progressive Demo-
S q Lea League TO ssnd DELEGATES to a conference
s2sni ns.l Aug ~ %! as sS @ss re e%f'h street on Monday
Delegate Dobson. VINO had remained in tho
hall, said there was no use Of accepting the
when that letter was sent to you" he said.
1T was believed that you were honest in your
Chicago platform. but After what has Occurred
mere to-day ! can say that the honest Bryan men
are : now IL the n Control G :. Of i s Goe Element sntn v A3eih puts 5Ha
mman Hall before every question OF princi-
Then. by q vote of 81 to 5. the motion to report
back the Membership Committees report was
lost and the thirteen new clubs. with more Tam.
was referred to the Committee on Conference.
but the league has arranged a so-called con.
ference for the Same night of a strictly Tam.
Nj. Doh,on said that true Bryan men will not
s1S5set Of the = Iayoraity. {. tho league on tho
oh. stop this fake politics. said Jimmy
Yours II the fake politics" retorted Dobson.
Iii IL just such mon as you who have wrought
the ruin OF this league"
money used In this league" declared John J.
Joyce. looking Significantly at Dobson.
You mean Metropolitan Traction Company
money. don't you 7" replied the latter.
Doheon kept reiterating that the honest Bryan
nen Of Greater New York would not confer with
II don't give q damn If they don't, put in Sec
retarY Smith Of the conference committee.
"o2 course you don't" retorted Dobson. sit
were TO be NO conference"
E~I.Aasemhlyulan Walker said that many or
gantzations would not confer II Jimmy O'Brien
was to, have any part in the conference. He
added that all that they wanted TO confer about
was the proposition of standing by the regular
organization providing 1t stands By the Chicago
That all we want he declared. That is
not All the original Bryan men want They want
year as well as a declaration for municipal own.
ofshfp aud operation OF franchises
Then the ommitteeS were all packed in defiance
OF tho constitution. which Vice-PrCsident Dom
nelly truly said " didn't amount to ANYTHING.
and the Presidency was declared
vacant After the meeting Vice President John
said:
An the proceedings after Adjournment were
Illegal. President Saunders will call a special
meeting In a few days and the league will go on
which II WAS organized. IL will get rid OF the
drag which has been preventing this"
Among those who left the hall with President
BAundorS yesterday were all of the Knights of