Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-05
TAMMANY OBSERVES THE DAY
FORMAL EXERCISES HELD IN THE
NEW YORK WIGWAM.
Croker, by Cable, Urges Tammany to
"Rejoice Over the Coming Vic
tory of DemOcracy''-Elabo-
rate Celebration In
San FFanciscO.

was celebrated here under glorious weather
conditions, with much noise, merrymakng,
a profusion of flags and excursions, and
sports of all kinds. 1t was stated that
there were more fireworks sold and more
excursion boats running than on any pre-
vious Independence day, and, therefore, the
police and fire departments expected to
have more than their usual troubles
NEW YORK, July 4.-Tammany Hall Gel
ebrated Independence day as customary at
the Fourteenth street wigwam. The gath
ering was remarkable for its unexpected
features. There was a dearth of promi-
nent men, ex-President Cleveland. ex-Sen-
ator David B. Hill, William ]. Bryan and
ex-senator Murphy failing to make ac-
acknowledgement of the invitations to at
tend.
Ex-Governor Hogg. of Texas, created a
sensation by the manner in which he in
troduced the name of William ]. Bryan
and the Chicago platform to the meeting,
the mention of Mr.. Bryan's name being
received with tremendous applause, which
was long continued.
The boom that was launched for Angus
tus Van Wyck had very Indifferent. re-
ception.
1t had been arranged that ex-Congress-
man James B. Richardson, of Tennessee,
should speak. but he was unable to attend,
and Governor Hogg was asked to speak i'll
his place.
When Governor Hogg arose he received a
hearty welcome, and he indulged in a few
remarks that seemed to please the Tam
many men immensely. After a few mo-
ments. which he used in outlining the we'll
established and time-worn principles of
Democracy, Governor Hoge began a phil
lipic which set the house in an uproar. The
applause began when he asserted that next
year the Democratic party would declare
for the free and unlimited coinage of silver
at the ratio Of 16 to l.
Men who had appeared to be half asleep
| woke up with a start and joined in the ap-
plause. When the speaker promised a plank
In the platform of next year in which i'm
broke forth anew.
| 1t was very evident that these utterances
were not only astounding to the Tam
| many leaders, but displeasing, and the dis
| pleasure became more apparent when the
| speaker exclaimed:
I'm this great contest we want the aid
| of united Tammany-the greatest local po-
| litical organization on earth. We want
you to close up ranks. to settle your local
| differences, If they exist and to go arm in
arm with the stalwart breadwinners of the
| DOutH dllu w est 10 VICTORY next year, unQef
the leadership of the chivalrous, the daunt-
| less, the matchless great American, Will
| lam ]. Bryan
AS the last words fell from the lips OF
the speaker. the audience was carried away
in an outburst of enthusiastic applause
| Cheer after cheer arose and what had
started out as a Tammany love feast be.
| came a bowling silver demonstration. The
other speeches of the day were in keeping
with the Tammany principles. Joseph j
Willet, Of Alabama, and State Senate,
Thomas F. Grady, Tammanys star orator
made two of the best speeches, the latter
making an attack upon the civil service
| system which aroused his hearers to great
enthusiasm.
The following cable dispatch from Rich
ard Croker, who is in London, was read:
Congratulations on the glorious Fourth
the day we celebrate My heart is witt
you always Let us rejoice over the com
ing triumph of Democracy and the people:
rights. RICHARD CROKER"
General Joseph Wheeler regretted his ab
sence from the Tammany celebration in the
following letter:
II regret very much that 1 cannot b.
present at the anniversary of your society
whose existence is co-equal with that o.
our government. When your ancient SO
clety was formed, we were the young
struggling, and as regarded by the world
weak nation. We now stand among tht
first of the powers OF the world. and WI
can truly say that this young nation
whose existence commenced little NOR,
than a century ago, has exercised an in
i fluence in the cause of civilization. progress
I and humanity such as has not been don,
by any other nation since the beginning O
the history of man.
JOSEPH WHEELER"
The New York Scottish Celtic Society
the employees OF the Metropolitan stree
Association and many other organization
held picnics near the city.
| About seventy sailors and marines of tn
United States cruiser Brooklyn took a trail
for Plainfield, n. J., in the morning t,
participate in the Fourth Of July celebra
tion at that place