New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-27
PJRROY TO FORM A NEW ORGANIZATIONS.
HE ISSUES A CALI. FOR 4 MEETING TO BE HELD


PI-RROY TO FORM A NEW ORGANIZATIONS.
HE ISSUES A CALL FOR MEETING TO RE HELD
on FEBRUARY H.
Henry ID. Purroy's new movement OF Tammany
Hall Democrats who opposed to the Leadership
of John c. Sheehan and his followers In the city
and county OF NewYork. was formally started last
night in a convention. held at Urbach's Hail One
hundred and-seventieth-st and Third-ave whicA
had been called to select officers in the XXXlNth
and XXXVth Assembly districts for tho Tammany
Home Rule General COMMITTED BESIDES electing
these officers a call was issued to all Democrats
in the city organize and send representatives to
a meeting TO ne held on THURSDAY February a. 80
Union Square Hall.
There WAS n good crowd at Purroys meeting last
night Magistrate Smms called the meeting to
order and cx-Judge j. c. Julius Langbea was
chosen temporary chairman. Joseph ]. Berry and
Philip Emerich selected secretaries These
officers were afterward made permanent The Dis
trjct officers were first chosen They follows
For chairman OF the XXXIVth Assembly Commit
tee James Desnan: for oadc~. Jacob Seabold; for
chairman Of the XXXVt1 District General COM
mittee ex-Judge J. c. Julius Langbe'n: for district
leader. John b. Snea. and foT associate eaoer'
Senator Charles l.. Guy.
Mr.. Purroy made speech In which he again
vigorously attacked Mr.. Sheehan whom he called
the alien deputy leader" Among other things he
said
one of the great newspapers OF this city informs
ing in FourteentE-st. tonight Will FAVOR the lor-
getting of the past. will have nothing Whatever 10
say about the dastardly conduct OF some or the
chief leaders during the last NationaI campaign
and will confne itself solely 10 the faults ana eA-
travagances of a few OF those who obtained once
in the tidal wave of 1884, chiefly as a direct result
of the past unsavory tenure OF offce OF men IKE
Sheehan the two Martins. Diver. Andrews, ana
many others by whose blighting presence our
Police Bench was degraded. our police prostitutcd
10 the most infamous purposes, and our streetS
left in such shameful condition OF NTH. that our
city was fast becoming. in this respect. at least
horrible example TO the world.
10 wonder such men as these should tncHseNcS
wish to forget the past and to have others 10 Ioi-
get II also No wonder they should tnhs strive
10 hoodwink the people into again intrusting me
government of the city TO their control but our
people will never forget the evil influences OF these
men, and Of all such as they. ana so long as
Sheehan and Martin and their masters ana serls
remain in absolute control Of Tammany Hail.. II
will he found that capable and honoraD Die
candidates whom they may nominate. IN me nope
of afterward controlling will be. and should pc
ipnominiously defeated at the polls. 1.hey nave
been tried in the balance and found wanting. They
are cancerous and foul grOwths on the body poll
tic OF Tamnany hail. and. until they are cut out or
il and buried beyond sight and smell. no good can
POSSIBLY come forth from that tme-honored Or
ganization.
The call for the meeting on February II also at
lacks Sheehan Democrats in all districts are
asked 10 select delegates TO the meeting, winch IL
10 choose a Democratic County General Committee.