New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-26
TO VOTE UNDER IT'S EMBLEM
GREATER NEW-YORK DEMOCRACY WILL
CONTINUE TO FIGHT TAMMANY.

CONTINUE TO FIGHT TAMMANY.
By a unanimous vote of the district leaders
of the Greater New-York Democracy, that or
ganization decided yesterday to place lts EN-
blem on the State ticket. indorsing the regular
Democratic candidates for State offices. but
Withholding Its Endorsement from the county
candidates. and possibly nominating It's own
candidates for Assembly and Senate IN New
York. This action was taken at a luncheoh
given at the Mills Building by John +. Kelly
chairman of the general committee. to the dis
trict leaders. AS result of this decision IL Is
probable that independent candidates VIII De
nominated and the anti-Tammany hght con-
tinued Another important result will be that.
if The Greater New York Democracy receives
ten thousand votes under its emblem this year.
1t will be able to nominate its candidates for
the next municipal election by convention and
not by petition. it had to last year. in COM
mon with the Citizens Union.
Still another significant move made yester-
day was the decision made by the leaders TO
go the convention at Saratoga in a body
While not delegates, with one or two exceptions
the organization leaders intend by their com
bfned influence to defeat any effort that the
Tamnany delegation may make TO secure rep
resentation on the ticket. and by the presence
of so compact and imposing delegation as they
will lead to show the upstate Democrats the
strength of the independent and anti-Tammany
forces in this city.
The luncheon was informal yesterday IL the
course of the meal speeches were made by
various leaders, including Wheeler II. Peckham,
William Hepburn Russell. John De Witt War
ner, Walter S. Logan and y. Taylor Phillips.
The general tenor of the remarks favored the
continuance OF the fight against Tammany
Hall. In his remarks Commissioner Russell
Dn{,7 cd bat tha had cIIa6
between twenty thousand and thirty thousand
votes at the recent primary election, and said
the result showed that the organization had
gained rather than lost strength since the last
municipal election Elaton rather than de-
lection. Mr.. Russell declared should be the feel
ing Of the organization in spite of the fact that
1t had not triumphed in a single district.
ADVICE BY JOHN c. SHEEHAN.
The action of yesterday taken
suit of the suggestion contained in a letter from
John c. Sheehan, who unable, owing to
injury sustained time ago. to be present.
The letter said in part:
believe that We are in a better position than
Independent organization than any time prior to
ef n ia tate primary election II there Is time enough
York Under the d name @ OF m the % New
ton for the next Mayoralty election
ATTACHMENT OF TAMMANY
Wheeler H. Peckham. who was the first speak
er began his speech by declaring that the pur-
pose of the Democratic party in the State and
nation was break down the tariff barrier, to
which he attributed the existence and strength
OF the modern trusts. Concerning the future of
the Greater New-York Democracy he said in
part
II this organizat ton exists to wipe out Tammany
Han, II II exists that Tammany may forever be
no nc one one can read the pases OF its history from ISL
righteous ec9nomical measure carried out by Tam
contributed anything to the overthrow of Tammany
ment II this goyernment has done AN anything g in
nn 6rG or or way Which we sought surely can
and We We, must imbue it with a spirit to remember
on action and will be utterly laid lows low for aoa
period g06a no man man. knows how long i we fan
famsnS fhaTs Ga tbs h the EFFORT
changed The Tammany Of today is Just mas as
=, ha6 as IT IT was then 1t has It's Croker. where then
for complete overthrow of Tammany Han as il
organiza ton. ~ ~ " 'tiA'
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
William Hepburn Russell. who was the next
speaker. sounded the first note of a fusion cam
paign in 1903. and urged the need of such =
campaign pointing out that the independent
Democrats had been able to elect ticket which
with the exception of the Mayor and County
Clerk, was composed of Democrats Mr. Rus
sell then proposed the following resolution
which was carried with the sole dissenting vote
Of Alexander C. MacNulty who declared that
he believed that the organization had bound
itself. by its participation in the recent pri,na-
ries, to support the whole ticket from Governor
to Assemblyman:
Resolved, That the nominees for the vario,s
State officers to be nominated by the Democrats
State Convention on September 80 and 31 1902 he
indorsed by the organization under the emhram
adopted by the Greater New-York Democracy ~
ton. IN so far as it affects the county ana Ioca1
officials, be withheld until after the nominal tions
have been made and the character and ouaIdca
tions of the nominees be
Resolved, further. That a COMMITTEES of five ha
appointed carry into effect the foregoing and 70
arrange for delegation from this Organization to
attend this Democratic convention at Saratoga
There was quite little furry caused by Mac
Nulty's objection, but the vote was unanimously
opposed to him. The following were appointed
members of the committee of five: William
Hepburn Russell John P. Kelly Deputv Con
troiIer N Taylor Phillips, Bryan Kennedy. John
De Witt Warner and ex-senator Louis Mum
Finger Nearly all the district leaders declared
their intention of attending the convention
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