New-York tribune., 1899-07-26
TAM.NANY ON THE RUN.
THE NEW LABOR PARTY ADDS TO THE
TIGERS WORRIES.
CALLING ON WORKINGMEN CONNECTED
WITH THE ORGANIZATION TO HELP
PREVENT It's FORMATION.

PREVENT IT'S FORMATION.
Tammany leaders frightened and surprised by
the movement to form a new labor party in op-
position to their own political organization. are
working hard to prevent the organization Of the
new party. They are calling upon workngmen
connected with the Tammany organization TO
aid i'm the effort. II the Central Federated Union
persists in starting a new political party the
Tammany leaders want to have the organza-
tion of the party In the control Of men friendly
to Tammany and not openly hostile to 1t. Many
members of the Central Federated Union are
connected with Tammany district organizations,
and the district leaders will use all their power
to influence such men.
As means Of causing discomfort and sus-
pcion in the Central Federated Union. Tam
many men were spreading a report yesterday
that John n. Parsons interested in the
movement to form new political party for the
benefit of Charles w. Dayton. the former post
master. Mr.. Dayton. 1t was said, wanted TO be
a Justice of the Supreme Court, and because
Tammany would not permit him TO have the
regular Democratic nomination for the office, ne
was ready to use Mr. Parsons in the formation
of new political party.
Opposition 10 Mr. Parsons was expressed last
night at the meeting of the Miscellaneous Sec
tion Of the Central Federated Union. The man
who arose to declare himself opposed to Mr.
Parsons and his scheme to organize new pollt-
ical party of workngmen was Samuel Prince
president Of the Central Federated Union and a
dyed in the wool Tammany Hall man. Neither
General Master Workman Parsons nor Master
Workman Pines. who had charge of the late sur
face railroad strike, was present when Mr'
Prince began his criticism of Mr.. Parsons, in the
following language:
Parsons after trying to manage this miserable
strike SAYS that he will take back seat ana leaNe
Of If We leaves it 70 the Central Federated Union
or in other words he leaves us corPss m tie never ny
time shJw he was capable OF handling it. .Ao
There is bound to he some suspicion about the ne
100000 which Parsons declared would be behind ms
political scheme and II will be diftcut 10 clear IL
away unless he produces the money don't be
State Federation does ali the political work we
want It is fully able to look after the records OF
9ppontments and he has been very careless
where ne should have been most careful.
Prince declared in his remarks that he did
not see the good OF holding convention on Au'
gust 7. formally to organize the new labor
party. AS q resolution to call the convention
was carried unanimously at last Sundays meet
ing Of the Central Federated Union, he realized
however. that it was too late to make his Kick
against the convention now
Ernest Bohm. secretary Of the Central Fed.
Grated Union, said that he was not AFRAID OF
General Workman Parsonss being able to con-
troI the convention I'VE will have enough
men there to prevent that" he added
Delegate Brown said that the convention
wouldn't let Mr.. Parsons get control or the
new party Several other delegates seemed OF
the opinion that while the formation or a new
party would be a good thing the proper leader
had not appeared as yet In other words Mr
Parsons was not the man to take the leader
shin. and II he attempted IT there would be the
biggest kind of a row" on the other hand, II
is an assured fact that Tammany Hall men,
such as Prince, will not be permitted 10 cut
much ice in the new party unless they soop
swear their allegiance to it. They may try "a
stampede the convention in the interests OF
Tammany Hall, but if they attempt II they Will
meet strong opposition.