The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-28
NEW WYORK'SCRUSADE
..s,,rss vEN MET TO AID TIRE
FIGHT UPON VICE.
COMMITTEE WILL BE NAMED.
,.,-,A,oR HEWITT SAID HARSH
THINGS OF TAMMsNY.

,t...ber. of the Tammnny Committee
,.aurd TO Commiseration-If
croker HAD Been sincere. Hewitt
..t tbr Committee Would Never
Nave n,en AppoInted-Bishop Pot
urtires From Front Rank OF
,to,.mcnt. aud Gives Reasons.
... york Nov. IA gathering OF bus
fsaul,cd from the cal for con
the Chamber Of Commerce to
d
lures OF the meeting were the
eurement Of Bishop Potter
f.-.a.. n.u, rank Of the movement an
Abrnm $. Hewitt, in which
.at the responsibility for tho
.uou OF affairs in New York
.I SIS the mayor end the unaui-
.a ton OF the Following resolu-
/ t,.
That committee Of fifteen
saru.,d for the purpose OF attempt
re 10 account those responsible
nt condition OF affairs"
r. Potter. lu letter explaining hts
m tho meeting. wrote as fol-
| is.
ust De- able. owing 20 trus-
Hne 10 attend the meeting OF
GIN. ua,t OF Commerce to-day. nor.
ar. 5avas to add, should do so II
a.e r.e.
m OF such meeting should be.
t. 10 unity the forces on the side
Or I4a. -cucy and tho protection OF the
a. u ials community. Bu. in. such
a. a3a au ccclesastic IS not the best
.trlu.at Iis particular affiliations
s. lm distinctly not PERSONA grl'a
u lu1 ministers (and sometim
.l-.sI or other communions. with whom
o.um hoologicum is still very ec-
meut The CLERGY may atty cx-
ue prophetic Office Of rousilg.
entreaung. but in social and po-
r1t ments their best service will
ae hunks. where. as In time o.
aud siege they may patrol mount
a keep watch. but leave 10 others
asl OF generalshlp.
10 this. IN the present emergency.
4ulte clear New York wants a
t-r- l.mmittee Of three or i've trusted
to coordinate forces, sentiment
r.s. and then II we can maintain the
t awakened sense OF danger, the
o. ou .most accomplish itself.
Stewart Smith presided over the
Hewitt Roasts Uammnny.
m $ Hewitt. in the course Of an
frequently interrupted by APP
m said
.I some OF the men on the Tam
Committee are cntisled 70 our sym
-.. -ut more 10 our commiseralion.
..sy do their duty they strike lata4
81. % Tsmmany. ana if the do not, they
.ar standing Ia the community.
u.re mad been any sincerity on MI
r- para thc committee would never
I.au appointed
r-UoHsimuty Tor tho conditions
t.-d. & belongs primarily 10 the po-
Iu the last analysis n things 20
he responsibility rests with the
. Hewitt told how he treated immor-
or. when no was Mayor.
-et Tor Chief OF Police Murray. ne
ana told him that II he could not
Up egl resorts TO at least cover
20
him the places must b closed
a..I chief Murray II he were a rich
Ho sad be- was worth 500 .00l, and
t..- ald any business but that Of podee-
a..si him where he got Il. lie said
friends Ia Wall street who gave
tr 0upor su.ues.
tHl th. president Of the police board
g. an mr. and asked him about the cor
He told me 20 let Il alone
only stir up a hornets nest and
tl.t uy political future. lie told me the
bout that.
AIa was mayor FOR two years New
f.. Wls "a respectable city. eNternaHN
: had no power hut the senu-
O." tre people behind me
Many Affected ny Vice.
pr Paddock representing Bishop
-t.d:
H.oN W men and women on fhe East
s uOo have gone 20 the police with
.owpaiuts only 60 be tod 20 set
~ tne district II they dld not IKE
'Huu. there. know OF
au1 women who have
driven from their homes
Business by those selfsame condi-
They have been threatened with
luou II they should dare 10 come
pfo-cathedrd and submit their
tl.'a. ] can produce one hundred Or
14-8ul witnesses. u thclr names
from the puol.c until Il is cer-
foud doubt that tho Tammary
Has been crushed. for they fear
fvrant"
meeting was adjourned 20 reasseul-
i1e ral oi the chairman, who will
H tre committee OF hfteen iater
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