New-York tribune., 1908-07-05
TIGERS ON RAMPAGE
T4MU4NYS 4TH FIERY.
Praise for Mckinley, Cheer from
Croker and Aduice from Bryan.

Mediocre oratory and a near riot over five hum
dred pints Of champagne in the crypt a1ter me
speaking marked the annual Independence Day
celebration of the Tammany Society IN IarnTnany
Hall yesterday. With all Of the big chiefs IN
Denver and many of the braves on their way
West the organization did the best It Could 10
carry out the traditions in the way OF making
big noise the Fourth
As most Of the prominent orators Of other parts
of the country who in the past have been dTaIted.
for the oratoricaI part OF the programme were
not available account OF the national cohVen-
tion the committee on speakers had hard tasA-
II managed, however, TO get promises from IouF
Representatives, whose names appeared on me
programme but only one or them Indd6 soO--
Others regrets
That one-Representative Morris Sheppard, Wno
is known as the boy orator OF Texas'-sald Atts
about the leaders of the Democratic party. ouI
paid glowing tribute to the memory Of President
Mckinley IL was received with more applause
than was the mention Of any other single name
The reading of a cable message from Richard
Croker was applaud more heartily than was ths
greeting from Charles F Murphy, the present OOSS'
sent from Denver.
In the absence of ex- Governor y. G. Blanchard
who was 10 have delivered the other long talk
John Sayles of Buffalo promoted from shors
TO long talker. He spoke Of cohesive Dsrnlc
and some wondered what that could be He de-
scrfbed 10 as unwritten law in national pol-
tics that no administration shall succeed useL
after a period OF business depression The Hs-
publican party of 1908 is welcome TO all the com
fort il can get from that he added. vhereupon
the Tammany braves passed up a fe" s"l''s Ok
applause
He wound up by invoking long list Of Demo
cratic leaders who have been opposed to me
Bryan policies 10 come back into the fold we
want you" he said in the language cf suppic@-
ton we are 50 lonesome without our Iea--FS
Oh won't you please come back home"
Representatives Timothy t. Ansberry. cf ono
and Charles G. Edwards of Georgia, sent thsir
REGRETS and the short talk end OF the pro
grarnrle had to be held down by three young men
who did not fail to take advantage Ct their op-
portunity Charles F. y. O'Brien. of New jersey
threw copious bouquets al Tammany tt1l. JoAH
c Knox. of this city. who appafe fently was strcAsh
with stage fright delivered a poetic discourse ana
the programme was wound UP by Maurice b B-I-
menthaI.
gradual fltering of the audience 10 the lower
regions where in the crypt used by the IanlmalH
Society for secret meetings refreshments "s's
served according the annual custom In 1o'-
mer years the big chiefs were numerous ehoasA ~
dispose of all the champagne This year u vas
decided 10 distribute tickets for the I'VE hundred
pints OF nzz water amcng the rank and file 4"S
announcement almost caused riot Ham sdhU-
wiches and bottles Of beer were hastily abaacohSH
and the crowd started 4 rush for the man WIN ny
tickets Things looked serious for a moment anu
it was due only 10 the quick work of a number ef
pocemen that some not thrown 10 ina
ground and crushed
AT last the crowd lined up in front OF tA9
rostrum and Joseph p. Day distributed the ticKeS
as long as they lasted
Then another scramble ensued the other emu
Of the room TO cash the tickets and JOY reishs1
supreme Food was also distributed. The oiS hA1i
was profuseIy decorated for the celebration IA
the absence Of Daniel T. Cohalan. grand stcReln'
George F Scannei with his silk hat tilted raAiSiiS
over his head presided Justice T. C. L Cram. ~
accordance with custom. read the Declaration 9
Independence.
Justice NJ +. Blake read letters and other mes
sages from William Jennings Bryan. Governor
johnson of Minnesota. Richard Croker. Charles =
Murphv and Others. Mr.. Bryan wrote that 10
hoped the meeting would stimulate those p'ss9s
10 renewed devotions 20 the fundamental princip''
n, free government" Governor Johnson hoped I'4-
the celebration would "compOrt with the oes'
traditions OF the day and of Tammany Han
Keep alive the flame Of liberty and adhere
the Democratic traditions was the message tnal
came from Richard Croker. In Dublin