New-York tribune., 1901-11-08
PRICE THREE CENTS.
PLAN TO GUST TAMMANY.
THE GREATER NEw-YORK DE-
MOCRACY MOVEMENT.


Tamr1any driven from power by the election
Of Tuesday, now faces q struggle for its
istence as the regular party organization in this
county. The independent. anti-Tammany Demo-
cratic forces acting with the fusion allies in the
recent campaign. preparing TO effect and
make permanent a clean. honest and efficient
Democratic organization in this county, which
will be the nucleus of a machine to be built up
in the five boroughs-an organization which
will maintain its integrity ard which viii fight
for supremacy in party affairs in the greater
CITY
The organization Of such a body cannot be ef-
fected in day. To soIidify all the elements
takes time. All Democrats in favor of cleaner
politics and a regenerated Democracy are to be
asked to join the movement. John c. Sheehan,
Jacob A Cantor William Hepburn Russell and
others identified with the Greater New-YOrk
Democracy will naturally take the lead in per-
fecting such organization All Democrats
opposed to TammaHy methods and n favor OF
completely reOrganizing the personnel of Demo-
cratic representation in this city will be invited
to participate in the councils of the organ
zation- Central headquarters are TO be opened
soon somewhere near FOurteenth-st. As vet the
Greater New-YoTk Democracy has no compact
organization outside of this county. but the de-
feat of Tammany at the polls last Tuesday has
h !
spread the organization 70 all five bOroughs.
Within few days the work of forming
branch in Kings County viii be undertaken An
organization opposed to the Wiuouchby Street
machine viii be effected All independent Dem
ccrat5 Will be asked 70 Join. Even Edward NJ.
Shepard ard bis old followers in Kings will have
an opportunity to take a hand in reorganizing
the party in that county In The Bronx nego-
ttations are under way for combination with
the Haffen Democrats. Hafer has been at odds
with Croker ard the Tammauy machine for some
time, although nominaIly Tammany leader.
1t was his known hostility 70 Tammany methods
and CrokerisTn that enabled him to win out in
The Bronx last Tuesday, and be reelected
president Of the borough 1t is said that Haffen.
his followers and all the patronage his Office
controls will be thrown into the balance with
the new organiza ton.
In Richmond there is already a tentative or
ganization ready 20 be made permanent and to
cooperate with the organiza tions in other bor-
oughs. Muller and the Tammany branch in
Richmond utterly swept away last Tues
day, and the outlook for eliminating the old
leaders and reorganizing along new lines in
Richmond is encouraging
In Queens. Joseph Cassidy President-elect Of
the borough, is ready to join hands with the
Democratic organization. Cassidy is 4
of the Borough He has been in open revolt
against Croker in Queens for a long time. and
Croker with all his power and patronage has
been unable 70 drive Cassidy out of control OF
the party machinery in Queens. Cassidy. ii Is
said. halls with delight the advent OF the new
organization and will turn over 70 it the entire
party machinery IN Queens County
Ex-senator David 2 HiII. who is said to be
advising the leaders Of this new movement was
in the city yesterday. but he did not see or talk
Wit Epf hFe4E@ or = nv Of
Mr.. Hill came 20 the city TO attend TO some law
business He was at the office Of William F
Sheehan yesterday. and in the evening returned
TO Albany. He declined 10 talk politics. 1t IS
known however that it is Hills political STRAIT
egy that IS manipulating this movement. Hill
wants above every thing else to see croker ana
Tammary destroyed. = Is said that all OF the
powerful Democrats in the city who are friendly
with Hill viii in due time either openly or IN
private support the organization. Indeed,
it was predicted yesterday that the new OrSani-
zation would go to the Democratic State Con-
ventiou next year with Bird 8 COler its
didate for Governor Whatever it may DO about
supporting a candidate. it is certain that it will
send 2 complete set of COuJeSting delegates 10
the State convention If it is strong enough 10
effect the seating of its delegates. this viii be
the death kreH of Tammdny. for II VIII strip
from Tammany its badge of regularity
The fight against Tamuany is under way,
and II is freely predicted by the politicians that
the outcome will be a disruption of the party
in this city a reorganization along new lines.
with new principles and new leaders. the elm
ination Of Croker and the old combine in
Tammany Hall and the disintegratiOn OF Tam
many as the regular Democratic organization
in this county.
There was gooGIy crowd at the Democratic
C,lub last night a number of the prominent
members being there. but of the district
leaders Mayor Van WyCk, Commissioner Sex
ton Commissioner Keller. John F. Carroll and
several others there, but they all refused
to talk apparently taking the cue from MI
Croker. who had announced earlier in the day
that he would give out no more interviews. Mr..
Croker made good mis- threat in this particular
last night. No matter what question was put
to him. he replied that he had nothing to say
His attention called particularly TO the
Democratic movement described. but he merely
smiled and said nothing.
He said that he was perfectly well, and had
not the slightest intention OF leaving the city
at any time in the future in fact that he
had not vet given the matter a thought, as he
had many things which demanded his attention
here. and would demand it for some weeks TO
come.