The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-17
DISCLOSURE CAUSES
Big SENSATION
Globes Story of Tammany
Ring Forms Chief Topic of
Discussion Yesterday.

No political move in years has caused
such a sensation as did the disclosure
in yesterdays Globe of the secret
attempts of a number of the young
Republicans Of the city to organize a
veritable Tammany in st. Paul and
Ramsey county, the object of which
is to control the Republican politics
of the city and county.
While the move has been on foot for
several weeks the secret had been SO
carefully guarded that no one outside
of the proposed organization was aware
of hat was going on until T h e G o
disclosed the plans and objects of the
young warriors yesterday morning.
Little else was talked Of during the
day about the state capitol, court
house, city hall and federal building,
where politicians are wont to gather
and discuss such things.
The promoters Of the new organic
alton were not prepared for the pre-
mature disclosure Of the plans and
every attempt was made to learn from
what source the information had been
secured
1t was the general opinion that some
one within the ring had "coughed,"
identity Of the traitor. The young
men who are identified as leaders Of
this new Tammany were at loss as
to what course to pursue, and several
secret conferences were held yeSter-
day and last night.
The decided opposition to the organ
ization of such a ring" expressed by
the party leaders caused the promo
tiers much apprehension, as number
of them are in position where they
cannot afford to antagoniZe the rec
ognized party leaders, many of the
young men holding lucrative positions
which are at stake.
Was to Go Under Innocent Title.
1t was, not the intention Of the pro-
moters to have any publicity given the
matter until after an organization had
been perfected. which is to be carried
out this evening, at meeting to be
held in the office of Probate Judge
BaZille in the court house.
After the club had been differed and
the ward and precinct leaders chosen,
1t was the intention Of the promoters
to announce the launching of the Re
publican Club" which was to have
been described as an organization
whose object was to strengthen the
Republican party in the city and
county.
When this stage Of the plans had
been reached members to the club were
to be solicited, 1t being the object Of
the promoters to make the membership
large enough to give them control of
all party affairs.
The rank and file Of the organization
were not to be "let in" on the inner
workings Of this little Tammany, but
with a large membership the leaders
proposed to go forth and make their
demands in matters political, using the
organization as q club to compel the
party leaders and aspirants to office
to accede to any demands that might
be made.
Under the guise of Republican club
the promoters figured that they could
secure a larger membership than any
OF the other Republican clubs, such as
the Roosevelt, Mckinley and Lincoln
clubs, and with strong organization
at their back the boss could refuse to
deliver the goods" until he had Sc
cured whatever promises the Tammany
warriors might care to exact.
Are Looked Upon as Insurgents.
The promoters, as stated in yester-
days G O b e, are mostly young mem
bers Of the party, nearly all Of whom
are aSpirantS for some office or an
other, and with this fact so apparent
the older members of the party do not
take kindly to the organization Of the
new club.
Prominent Republican leaders de-
clare that the promoters are nothing
more than party of insurgents, and
since the disclosure of the clubs OBJ
jects by the G / o b there is little fear
of any great success for the organiza-
ton.
AT a meeting of the leaders held last
night it was agreed to go ahead and
perfect the organization, although it
was generally deplored that the inner
workings had been given publicity be-
fore the organization had gained a
stronger foothold.