New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-03-13
RUSSELL PRAISES ,SREEHAN.
GET TOGETHER CLUB NO. HEARS HOW
TO SUCCEED IN POLITICS.

Had Lewis Nixon been present at the dinner OF
Get Together Club No. 2. at No. IS West Twenty
hfth-st' last night he would have heard many in
teresting things about conducting political organiza
tons and the place of young men in politics He
would also have listened to IN entertaining de-
scription OF the Greater New-York Democracy and
its future purposes by William Hepburn Russell
who interrupted a peroration to praise John c
Sheehan. But Mr.. Nixon was not there although
he had been expected to give his views on How to
Conduct City Organization"
At the dinner about sixty young men, members
of the Get Together Club. assembled to listen TO
men who have made good in politics William
Hepburn Russell, whose subject was How 10
Create City Organization described the birth
and growth Of the Greater New-York Democracy
emphasizing the value of the advisory committee
which banished the "one boss power" In the
course Of his speech Mr.. Russell referred with
some show of feeling 10 Richard Croker and his
retirement" You may call it abdication; call
II expulsion he declared or Mr. Nixon he said
Personally we have learned TO respect admire and
love him; but we know that great political leaders
are born, not made by the will Of a dethroned boss
Charles l might well have attempted TO name
his successor the scaffold Richard Croker on
his departure for Europe There's going to be
great getting together this fail" declared Mr.
Russell in closing, and I hope there will be two
tickets in the field. and then it will be the survival
Of the fttest"
or John c. Sheehan, Mr.. Russell said: II don't
know what you may think Of the man John c.
Sheehan but after having been associated with
him for years, and particularly in the recent cam
paign, find him wonderful organizer and
unsurpassed in his knowledge OF men and the
way get hold Of them Referring to the late
fusion campaign, Mr.. Russell declared that it was
the most wonderful fusion movement in the world.
and that by its success it had proved the pos
sibility of the patriot triumphing over the par
tisan.
Charles stecker spoke on How 10 Get Into
Politics
ut all depends on what you want to get into
politics for said he. If you want to get into
politics TO get Office go TO district leader If
you want to get into politics to help the
munity. begin in your own election district and
get hold there. Your strength in politics depends
you get into politics, stay in, but don't surrender
sembly district can almost force nomination on
organization. But Just who
has influence gets desire for Office the organ
ton will crafty IL. and the usefulness of the
a factor in independent effort will be lost"
Captain F Norton Goddard spoke on How TO
Run an Assembly district He said in part:
Tell the truth all the time. Stick to the promises
that you make. Learn 10 know the men In your
district for their own sake, not with a desire 70
find out their value as political material mans
capacity for friendship is the greatest factor in de-
termining his success or failure in politics
Henry B. Ketcham. OF Brooklyn, the last
speaker. He referred to the incident of Sheriff
Guden. and declared that Ciuden was one of the
bad products Of machines, "a who had no
higher ideal Of public Office than that obtained in
running an election district.