New-York tribune., 1917-07-16
City Democracy
Organizing Units
In Each District
Littleton Appoints Com
mittee of $50 to Perfect
Campaign

The City Democracy, which is out 70
reflect Mayor Mitchell and destroy the
sinister influence of Tammany Hall,
and has the silent backing Of the Will
SON Administration in its work, VIII
start in this week TO perfect its organ
ization by the creation OF working
units in each Assembly district.
Martin w. Littleton, chairman OF the
City Democracy, in announcing IT'S
PLANS, made public list OF 100 Demo
Gratis, many of them members and for
mer members Of Tsmmany Hall, who
had been appointed committee on or
ganization. Among the duties OF the
committee, Mr.. Littleton explained, will
be 10 provide permanent quarters tof
the district organizations, not only Tor
the coming city campaign, but for the
future.
"The past week." said Mr.. Littleton,
"has seen the City Democracy making
magnificent progress. If | were TO say
that the disintegraton of Tammany
Hall is at hand you might be surprised,
yet the enrolments in the City Democ-
racy to date seem to me to warrant the
use of word as strong as this.
1OunR DtIUOCGdtS JUN
eve never realized how eager the
young Democrats of New York are TO
Join an earnest Democratic movement
which aims 10 continue good govern
ment in New York and TO make the ac-
tions and aspirations of the Democratic
party in New York City ring true with
the Democratic party in the nation.
For plainly obvious reasons II is per-
haps not wise just now TO give Tam
many the details Of its losses to date
Mr.. Littleton said that the Democrats
of this city may be assured that the
City Democracy is here to stay. Then
he added:
"We are saying little, but saving
wood. and, being good woodsmen, you
may expect US this time TO do a very
good job. We will have surprises for
our Democratic friends In the state and
nation, for the exodus from Tammany
already under way presages a well
founded ard enduring Democratic party
in New York City which will be repre-
sentative of and responsive to the peo-
Pile"
Organizations Enrolled
Some of the Democratic organiza-
tions which have gone over bodily TO
the City Democracy are the Benjamin
f. Moore Association, with 2S5 enrolled
Democrats among its members, includ-
ing it's standard bearer, who has twice
been Tammany's representative in the
Assembly from the 22d Assembly Dis
trict: the West Side Civic Club of the
9th Assembly District, with $50 en-
rolled Democrats, including John j.
Sammon, former Tammany Assembly
man from the district; the Sycamore
Club, of which John A. Wilbur, secre-
tary of the Harlem Chamber of Com
merce, is secretary. and a club that
once had on its rolls the name Of Rich
ard Croker.
And some of the recent Tammany
men who have joined the City Democ-
racy are Richard (. Weldon, former
chairman OF the Tammsny General
Committee OF the 10Th Assembly Dis
trict, one of the organizers of the
Tilden Club and chairman OF the Tam
many campaign committee in all three
of James J. Illness primary cam
paigns; A. Mitchell Leslie, member of
t. Tammany Hall Law Committee; !;
Benjamin Patterson and John R. Dun
lcp, two of the most active member
ship workers of the National Demo-
cratic Club; Robert T. Oliver and
David Lyon, two of Tammany's chief
lieutenants in the 18th Assembly Dis
trict, and Jacob Bloch, another Tam
many chieftain in the 3lst Assembly
District.