New-York tribune., 1898-01-01
THE WILL OF THE BOSS.
TAMMANYs EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HEpCckD-
THE oRGAN ANIZATroN COMMITTEE TO
BE ABOLISHED.

BE ABOi>lShED.
An exhibition Of subserviency OF fear ana from
bling at the nod Of Richard Croker ana Q. poH.cai
groyellpg IN the hope OF securing spoils OF oilce
was made Yesterday in the Wigwam In East Four
teenth-st bv the Tammany district ieaders' Mr'
Croker I'm his autocratic way had gwen ORDERS Tor
a meeting If the Tammany EXecuN'e |o'i"i''oe
Yesterday afternoon. and had decreed tha' certain
things should be done because no """'eu '"e"'
done His Will was obeyed in such nasty cring-
ing manner that even the men VINO ha'e a.i'"eu
themselves TO be the creatures of Mr.. croker Will
appeared 10 be ashamed OF the performance, MT.
Croker had ordered reduction In The ruinoer oi
the Executive Committee. The action OF the COM
mttee registered his will.
Mr.. Croner's method Of enforcing his orders was
a. plain humiiiatinS 20 the clS'Flc' ''
ers The chafed under the lash Of the Crohe'
whip while they registered his will. They had Deen
running after Mr.. Croker IN the hope OF ge''ins
Offices for themselves their friends since tne
election attending his court at L@1Ke"oou ""e"
they could not consult him in the city, ana pledg
Ing their loyalty TO him again ana again. MI
Croker had listened to their applications ana h@d
gone on with the work OF making up the iist oil
annolntmonts without extending any promises TO
them He had held back the announcement o.
names on the slate to keep his tools IN oDed'ehce
and when they obeyed his orders yesteluay 'hey
were still waverng between nope ana rear -'o'
one district leader dared to disobey, lest change
nigh, he made in the slate to his disadvantage
Tbo ACTON Of the committee absolutely calling
70 many OF its members, and some Of them could
no, hide their feelings.
Tho Executive Committee met at o'clock and
ranidIv acted upon MIR. Croker5 orders. The call
for this meeting came up from Lakewood John
g sheeban the late leader Of Tammany Hail. knew
nothing of 1t until it was canvassed among the
/ ,,,bers Of the committee. This was considered
another slap at the discredted leader. IL was
4.3O when James j. Martin. chairman OF the COM
m,ttce. raped fo- order. Everything was cut
and dried and things went through with Il rush'
The members OF the committee acted IKE 50 many
automatons IN obey.ng Mr. Crokers ORDERS
Ex-Pol;ce Justice McMahon offered a resolution
nroviding that after January the Executive COM
,rittee consist of one member from each NsSe'"
by district and two from the NNAlNth D'sui0''
This discrimination in the XXXIVth District iS
because half of It lies above. and half Oe.o" '"7
Harlem River. "he resolution was adop'eD'
The explanation of this action was gwen oS MI Nj.
Martin who said that the committee had oecoiie @ W
unweldy and that 1t had been decided 10 GUY ~ ~
dowr The true reason involves something eiSS. ..
In tha campaign when Maynard was beaten ior r
Judge OF the Court or Appeals idnlilmai3y 7, ~
narrowly escaped annhilation rms scaieu Iadnr
ard croker and he ordered every district ieadel
TO get an assistant, TO be known as en dsSVC't.
should be a prominent business man and one WIN
some influence The result was that each ieauc %
Void o spend his money freely and who would @ not
interfere in the leadership Now that tniS aSso
.,o
to dispense with his services, and that IS nm, une
meaning of the resolution cutting down tne NUM-
Der of members of the Executive committee
While no resolution offered 1t was tacltly
agreed that after January the Committee on Vt
ganzation should be discontinued. This committee
was organized In 1872 by John Kelly II was AT AT
first the Executive Committee Of the oTsanlaaeGIm ~
and was composed Of a member from cach As1cHlUly
district Then It was raised TO two members rom
each district; then five; then ten; then tweh,9, an a
now thirty There about two thousand men
hers of the Organization Committee now. NJ ~
Martin SAYS that IT has proved unwieldy' me
truth is that It believed that the committee oah
be used otherwise The members OF TINS coihIlt-
lee have been compelled to pay an annual assess-
ment TO the organization Of 80 each Mr. oIohef Il
in abollshing this committee, of course cuts on
This tribute. but he provides something else: re
hae taken hold Of the Democratic cup ana lheilu9
to build it up. In dispensing with ms is n
ton ana discOutlnunS this committee ne urBes a.. a.,
,ner,bers that possibly can to join the DemoGfaMuc M
Club and pay tho money there. Many douDtieEsS 10 -
vii take his advice There was no doupt IN .le i
minds OF any district leader Yesterday 'nat 'n ne
General Committee would approve me aCuGn ,, U1 U
the Executive Committee Hereafter the d
Commiftee will be composed exclusively oL NJ
trint leaders and will be a compact BODY OF al,
Crokers faithful crngins tools Mr' @ Cr9ker -. Is b bo
ba The master of Tammary. and his VIII is 10 Oe
| the law OF the organization