New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-14
FORM NEW DEMOCRACY
CAN'T STAND THE TIGER.
Peckham, Monroe, Jerome, Kelly
and Others Organise to Fight.

The Democrats Fusion Campaign Committee. an
anti-Tammany Democratic organization, which
after the coming election will be formed on oroader
lines was organized last night at the United
Charities Building at meeting attended oy ABOUT
two hundred Democrats. Speeches were made oE
lanes Bvrne s StanwoOd Menken. District Attor-
rey Jerome Water Commissioner Monroe and
others mass meeting will be held IN Cooper
Union on Wednesday night Of next week
The keynote Of the speeches was that Iammany
Hall does not honestly represent the honest Demo-
Gratis of this city; tnat the time is ripe for an
earnest fight 70 be made for decent standards IN
the Democratic party, and that the Low admins
tration deservV the support OF honest Denlocra'S-
James Byrne called the meeting 70 order and pre-
sided Alfred Seligsburg elected secretary
and the treasurer was S. Stanwood Menken- The
finance committee consists Of Lawrence z. Sexton.
William z. Curtis. William Church Osborn, Lewis
L. Deafeld. John Frankenheimer. Gibson PUtzel,
Paul Fuller. Edward 5. Kaufman. Charles s Fair
child. George L. Rives and Wheeler H Peckham.
The executive committee Is composed OF William
Fitzpatrick, James A. Brogan, Hugh Lee. John
Dinar. Lawson Purdy. John II. J. Ronner. B. J.
Duras, Denis McEvOy. Richard ". Hughes. Elias
B. Goodman Max Wildnauer. Simon LOrincz. Tim
othy J. Campbell. John Manheimer. Sebastian Stock.
r Alexander Rutherford, Edward s. Kaufman r
J. Trabert. a. J. Busby. Thomas P Hayden. John
y Kelly. Leon Cohen. Vincent WOytisek. Lawrence
Z. Sexton. Edward Nicholson. Adam Wiener. 2. W.
N. Cutcheon. Henry NJ. Powell. John Roberts. Will
lam OGorman. IT.. Henry H Sherman. William f.
Hull. Michael J. Mack. William J. Kelly John J.
Hopper. Daniel ?. Hays, Joseph 2. Corrigan. Henry
G. Gray and Henry Willard Bean.
Among the names Of the organizers are those ot
the eight district leaders of the Greater New-YOrk
Democracy who refused to follow John c. Sheehan
into Tammany Hall The men who are taking ac-
tive parts in organizing the now party are Robert
Grier Monroe. s. Sta1wood 1Ienken. Alfred Seligs-
burg. Wheeler II. Peckham, James Byrne and John
p Kelly. OF Manhattan. and Coroner OGorman Of
The Bronx
In calling the meeting order Mr. Nenken said
that real Democrats opposed political trust such
Tammany Hall. Tammany stood for graft and
its control OF the town had exiIed hundreds Of
Democrats. The tine was ripe for uprising
against Tammany. James Byrne was chosen chair
man. In accepting, he said he knew that fusion
was going win because of Democratic votes.
Tammany Hall did not represent true Democracy.
District Attorney Jerors made characteristic
speech and was well received He seemed 20 be a
bit shaky at first and his voice tremuIoUs.
but as he warmed up to his subject he spoks with
oldtne incisivenesS
Il believe in different Democracy than that
which dominates this city at present" said he. II
believe that. with wise and energetic leadership
there 5000 Democrats in this city who will
unite with organization like this. 1t ought to
be made up the lines of the old County DemOc-
racy, with leaders like Edson and Hewitt. When
voters see men Of that stamp standing for Demo-
cratic PRINCIPLES and policies they Will back them
up. Such q Democracy will be different from
Tammany Hall. Tammany Hall is n bastardliks
mixture Of c1mmercalis1n and crime. tlat never
was Democracy and never will be. so far I
personally am concerned. my face will be always
set against that sort OF Democracy. There never
was a time when an honest Democracy was mere
needed than now. But If We to organize
Democratic party in this city IL he a political
partv and not a QCas-p political conspiracy.
IT am not enthusiasts about success have
seen TOO many movements SprtDE up 10 have much
faith In them. l have seen 50 long the cohesive
power Of public plunder that / am no longer an
cptinist BUT n seems 10 that without too
much optimism the business Democrats CT this city
can make themselves felt in an organization like
this IL may be too late in the campaign to make
much OF an impression AZ this election. but II the
start IS made right the work be taken up after
election and the organization placed on a solid
footing | shall work for 10 heart and soul, and
though I do not feel that am adapted for Organl-
cation work, so far as j can aid the movement IL
shall have my support I 10 not want Tump kind
Of Democratic party-SuCh started from the
Union League Club IN 1894 and called for the cleo
ton OF Republican business man for Mayor. 7
want a decent organization II this movement
means simply something 10 get up fake hurrah,
don't want any part or It. want something
that's the level
Mr jerome was heartily appIauded.
Colonel Monroe said that after the fusion TICKET
elected I'm November the committee would
ahead and organize in every election district Tie
said that there were representatives from ali the
Assembly districts present last night.
Mr. Seiigsberg read letters from prominent Dem
ocrats. Lewis l. Delafisld among others. Mr.. Del
aheid said he had supported Shepard In 1901. but
going to vote for Low this fall John p
racy; that IL clique % politicians working
for their pockets all the time at the expense of
the taNpaye-s-
IL was announced that the new party win open
at.