The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-27
INTERFERENCE BY CROKER.
PEOUOD CLUB DIRECTORS SAY THEY
WILL NOT TOLERATE 1T.

Sheehan Gives Out a Statement About In
timidatiOn of Laborers in the Sinth by
the Goodwin Faction Onice holders in
the 31st Lectured by Peter F. Meyer.
The Directors OF the Pequod Club decided
last evening to issue a statement in reply to
those which have been made about the club by
the friends OF Councilman Frank j. Goodwin.
ils eX-President, who is lighting John c. Shee-
han for the Tammany leadership in the Ninth
district Since Goodwin resigned from the
club he has made public the names Of twenty
one men. who. 1t was said. had resigned also
on account Of Mr.. Sheehan's attitude toward
Mr.. Croker. The Directors statement says:
Those who are opposing the regular Tam
against s9sa the Tammanny Hall organiza.
Of on the Ninth Assembly District. elscted
| by the people at the primary election last fall
Hall ' and we per rsmsn 70 Iowa. to
Tammany Hall in the future, These state;
are made to hide the real
ton ton on 40 tho part of MT. Croker, Who
before leaving for England selected a leader for
| the people OF this district and Is now seeking
and detation Of this Kind viii not be toeratsd
Of the district Know What Their rights are. and
iearssf i ehoqsh to mantsn The
Hall organization Of the, district Il is
eSs s e srSS f SS the lew aPs
mSny tPss of the rSa;S
| played it was thought advisable to suspend
The initiation Zee The mosi9n to ,sus;;
Ss5fiys 4s%tsnaat sines he 4 rstrsmsn %o 81
evening The toilowins named gentlemen
ps se fSras fF jones' rsr1 nS
Loughlin, Cromwell !Childs. William Boor.
GhrTIes rPoes. }9hn Fox =. Bernard Smith:
fSomas 5esn w. Jo0e Mahsr Ed
ward ards Combs; Joseph sd f. Rebn' Henry H.
Seorss cons Thomas ss Farley. Hd STTad
Harding Charles b. Reed Joseph stner,
]. NUN. Thomas Reynolds. Abram' Hall. z z
| Stout. Charles +. Curtis.
| This statement was given to the reporter by
Mr. Sheehan. In distributing it he said that
he Endorsed every word contained in the state
| ment.
THE Tammany Hall General Committee
and the Auxiliary Committee in this district
are entirely separate and distinct from the
Pequod Club" said Mr.. Sheehan. and
| their only connection with it ia that they
| rent the lower floor OF this building for
meeting place. The Pequod Club is social
organization. and forced the election OF Mr.
| Goodwin to tho Presidency of it. When did
so l was unaware of the opposition to him. nor
| did learn Of 1t until its effect became apparent
in the attendance at the club. The members
| seemed to lose interest. and applications for
membership ceased. On account Of this. and
at Mr.. GoodWins suggestion. a motion was
| made three months ago 10y his most active sup
porters that the initiation fee be Suspended
motion, In spite OF, it.. however, not not
one application for member9hip was received
was announced on May 80 Immediately on
| its becoming known that Mr.. Goodwin had left
we have Sect &c neS
members The effect OF Mr., Goodwin's with
drawa from the club has been excellent.
have rSsorted to measures which in the end
will react upon them, In. the worst OF the
werd decided, with fists and clubs. no
more contempticl 10 means were used to make
written to poor men, iaborers employed on
| city works and on railroads. ordering them to
az IL
| ened to procure the dismissal OF these
men from their empIoyment in ease they
uiar organ Eat on They viii and that the time fa
has gone by for such methods as these: l
us falls to pieces OF, its own weight before the
primaries. If it does not. its ticket will be
~ have S,r not asked single member Of the
mo do not intend, to do so, Not
| one member Of the General COMMITTEES
has resigned. They have reported the
| names OF twenty-one men as resiRninR from
the Pequod Club, in addition to Mr.. Goodwin
and Mr.. smith, or these tTenty-one five were
mem bers has far exceeded the number OF
designations. The club is stronger to- day than
| ever"
Since the supplemental enrolment began on
| June ! over hoo voters have enrolled as
| Democrats through the Pequod Club. Over 300
! Democrats enrolled on the DAYS oil TpRiStrat-
lion. Mr. Goodwns enrolment according to
tho best figures attainable, is about 700 to
| date. Both places OF enrolment are crowded
| every evening, The last day of supplemental
enrolment is June 80. Both sides are said TO
| be holding back a larger part of their enroll
| ment in order not TO betray their strength.