New-York tribune., 1899-07-28
SHEEHAN CALLED TRAITOR
BITTER MANIFESTO OF GOODWIN AND
HIS FOLLOWERS.
CHARGED WITH SECRETLY PLOTTING TO
UNDERMINE THE oRGANIzATIoN"-HIs
LEADERSHIP IN THE IxTH DIS q
TRICT DENOUNCED.


the fight against John c. sheehan in the IXth
Assembly District gathered together about two
hundred Tammany men OF the district last even
ing and squeezed as many OF them possible
into small hall over the liquor store on the
southeast corner of Eighth-ave and Twenty
fourth-st. In the fetid and feverish atmosphere
of the closely packed room several followers OF
Mr.. Goodwin made speeches. and the following
manifesto was passed without dissent:
When political organization deems it necessary
for Its own preservation TO discontinue the leader
ship OF whose further incumbency Of that
proper that all OF the constituency interested
should be Informed OF the reasons for the desired
We hold that district leader. should at all times
be loyal to and In sympathy with the principles and
policies Of the main organization in order TO serve
his constituents honestly and effectively and oh,
privileges to which they are entitled.
We maintain that when district leader by his
necessary relations his usefulness a district rep
resentatye ends; that II consideration for the In
resign they are justified In making an effort TO
compel his retirement.
sembly District TO ponder over the following facts
in this city and see II they can come to any other
conclusion than that he has proved an migrate and
Since his arrival here ten years ago a stranger
from Buffalo. Tammany Hall has been his bene,,
secretary to the Aqueduct Board leader OF the
IXth District and Police Commissioner. which. to-
gether with the many lucrative contracts with
which he has been favored have made him a
Intrusted subsequently with the leadership OF
Tammany Hail. he was compelled 10 reinquish It
by majority vote of the thirty-six district lead-
ers. comprising the Executive Committee, who
charged him with mismanagement and treachery,
and requested his predecessor reassume the di-
recton of the affairs OF the organization.
Since that time he has tried 10 employ n rule
ruin policy by secretly plotting TO undermine the
Volts. with view to again exercising one man
rule which he now Epocriucally decries. when
he cannot be himself such ruler.
when his reasonable designs are discovered by
the organization he pretends that its recognized
leader wants 10 turn him down, and then prOclaims
his intention OF fighting in every district, deluded
by the belief that those whom he has been coaxng
70 be false TO the organization would aid him In
his treachery. Finding himself alone, he then an
nounces his intention TO confine the fight to his
district. thus endeayoring TO make the IXth
District tool for the qualification OF his own
ambitol
For the above reasons particularly. therefore, 10
Resolved. That we. the members OF the Tam
many Hall Organization OF the IXth Assembly
District. in meeting assembled. deem the welfare
or the organization as being paramount TO the In
terests of any one man: that while regretting tho
necessity for doing must regard Mr. Sheehan
traitor to the organization and to the inter-
estS of his CONSTITUENCIES
Resolved, further, That do hereby pledge our
selves in Iho discharge OF duty 10 the organi-
cation ani to the interests OF the district 10 use
all honorable r-ethods to defeat Mr.. Sheehan ct
the coming primary election, and to elect a general
committee In this district that will select a leader
who will be loyal 10 the Tammany Hall Organiza-
tion.
1t announced at the meeting that Mayor
Van Wyck had appointed, on the recommenda-
ton Of Mr. Goodwin, as school inspectors Pat
rick ]. Hughes. Of No. 345 West Twenty ninth l..
St. and George Z. Smith. of No $50 West
Twenty -seventh-st.