New-York tribune., 1902-02-20
sHEEHAN MEN TO FIGHT ON
NOT TO BE CAUGHT BY THE NIXON
HARMONY BAIT-OPEN BATTLE
IN PRIMARIES.

William Hepburn Russell, chairman of the
executive committee of the Greater New-York
Democracy said yesterday, after the meeting
of the executive committee. that, so far as he
could learn, all the members of the executive
committee and the advisory committee were in
favor of having the CIR sater New-YOrk Democ-
ra,y enter the primaries and make straight
cut open fight in all the districts John c. Shee-
han was present when Mr.. Russell made the
announcement, and practically indorsed the
statement
The advisory committee yesterday adopted
resolution which is aimed at putting quetus
on the harmony talk lately INDUCED in by GER
tain Tammany leaders. who have been saying
that the Nixon men and the Sheehan men would
be together in the fall campaign. The resOu-
ton, which introduced by Matthew p.
Breen, was unanimously adopted 1t is as fol-
lows:
The advisory committee of the Greater New-York
Democracy, at this the first regular meeting since
its reorganization. in congratulating the city of
of reckless extravagance and official backmail
under which its residents had suffered and chafed
ton and believing It to be the duty of all patri-
3tic citizens to- prevent recurrence 3I tnat atm M
fanny. deems IT appropriate TO make TINS 1ormal
That the Greater New-York Democracy, while
conscious of being justly entitled to recognition for
the essentlal services II rendered towaEd
clares that it regards itself as having higher mis-,
Sfees SiTe tina" the acquisition OF puOn' positions anu
Starting with no aid but the public sentiment it
evoked by its fearless assault the forces OF
crime and corruption, made at a time when almost
life and activity from an impulse of public duty.
1t had nothing to offer and nothing to promise 1t
summoned to its ranks all independent Democrats
Of this city TO ous the great octopus of corruption
To their everlasting credit be 1t said that I'm New
the call OF this organization registered their votes
graded their party emblem The duty or the houT
now is to warn our citizens against hypocrtical
repentance.
periodic spasms of assumed reformation, produced
by the chastsement of the public verdict, were in
variably followed by quick relapses into former
iniquities as soon as they acquired a renewal OF
The recent public utterance of the symbolic boss
of Tammany (pending the customary interregnum),
and strangely acquired authority to crush any dis
trict leader whose opinions may run counter to his
dictation, furnishes grotesque and sombre feature
OF the continued one one, man man power n tos,o.od o
a title is conferred by kingi VINO merely ioucnes
the kneeling courtier with his sword and says;
by one man I'm community OF freemen, but must
be the outcome of the necessities OF multitude OF
men brought together by great burning purpose.
This organization vas not brought into existence
TO taIteT or iait n'cK h ts Pgtpose To esIapItsn
high ideals of true Democracy has been strength
has been gained by that election if the greedy
monster is again allowed To resume its career of
To erect in this city clean Democracy. to lift
our party up iIoH SoIuu lIIiuti'CtS5 20 Stti!p per
public life enlist In our ranks the thousands of
the odium cast upon it by Tammany Hail is the
guiding purpose and inspiring hope Of this organ
ization.
Mr.. Sheehan introduced a resolution, which
was adopted, calling for investigation Of the
complaints made by patrolmen about the abo-
lition Of the three platoon system. Mr.. Shee-
han said that ne had heard many people ex-
press themselves in favor of the three platoon
system and he thought il only proper that it
should be carefully tried before being discarded.