New-York tribune., 1921-10-16

stream, especially in Superior Fishing" "The
Game Birds of the North" snd ''The Game
Fish of North America"
With the end of Tweed's power in Tam
many, Honest" john Kelly and John Nor.
rissey, both handy men with their fists, took
hold of the organization. They took control
OF Tammany the reform Mayor, William
T. Havemeyer, was placed at the head of the
city government.
Havemeyer's first quarrel with Kelly was
the appointment to minor Office, that
Of marshal, of Richard Croker, then little
more than ward heeler Havemeyer charged
publicly that Kelly was worse than Tweed
A libel suit was brought by the Tamnany
leader, but Havemeyer died before it came tc
Crial
Nelly's leadership of Tammany antagonizeo
the better element in the community, and one
Of the first crystalizations Of the anti-Ta,r,-
many sentiment was the formation Of the
New York County Democracy, which in 1850
elected Abram S. Hewitt Mayor.
The New York County Democracy obtained
control Of the Democratic delegates from this
city to the ensuing state election, and over The
protests of Tanmany, who also sent delega-
cion, the reform Democrats were seated an0
the Tammany delegates thrown out.
Tammany charged Grover Cleveland with
ths, and under the personal direction of
Kelly waged relentless war on Cleveland and
opposed his nomination at the Chicago Ma
tional Convention in 1884. Tammanv, after.
Cleveland was nominated for the Presidency.
did not play regular but went out and knitted
him. Kelly openly predicted Cleveands &C.
feat and the election of the Buffalo man
literally killed Kelly, for he took to his bsd
with nervous attack after the returns wero
in and never rose from IT,
During Kelly's regime William G. Cover.
under the direction of the Tamnaany general
committee, published glowing history Of tbs
organization and its leaders, entitled "The
Fammany Hall Democracy Grover went into
he details, from q strictly Tammany view
point, of course, of the history of the organl-
zaton from 1882 TO the date Of publication
Why it didn't include the year 1881 or earlier
years may have been mere accident Il
may also have been due to the fact that in
1880 one Of the most outrageous thefts Of q
public office was committed by the organiza-
zion. IN these days the Mayor was elected by
the Common Council. In 1880 the Council was
composed Of twenty members Four
teen Of them voted for the anti-organization
candidate, Thomas r. Smith, the choice Of the
Workingmens party. The Tammany delega-
ton, numbering only thirteen, cast their votes
for Walter Bovine, who had been leader Of
Tammany Hall IN 1920 and was again re-
elected its head the following year.
In spite Of this vote Iammany declared
Bovine elected by vote of Il TO l3 And this
verdict prevailed, although in public inves-
tigation fourteen Of the twenty-seven Coun-
cilm9n-needess to say majority Of the
ooard-testifed under oath that they hac
voted FOR Smith.
Cover as historian was amusing. rs
CLOSED over the Tweed regime with halg
apology for the misfortunes Of Tweed and
took several Aings 1T the reform element,
whose record, he wrote, was one OF shame,
venality and corruption, with scarcely ore re-
deeming act
The history Of Tammany under Kelys suc-
cessor, Richard Croker, who ran the organ.
zation for several years from his retreat n
Vantage, England, taking occasional counsel
from the imposing statue of Alfred the Great,
is too familiar for review here But the abso-
iute control that Croker welded over Tam
IlhHys even NilAiC III i--is34ostU, QlAeCC!nR lLS
destiny and debating its nominations is per-
maps without parallel in The history of denoc-
racies. And this after his testimony under
oath that he worked for his own pocket al
The time.
There was nothing Of the picturesque abort
croker or his methods which characterized
some Of his predecessors. Concerning the
method of control exercised by Tammany,
Croker frankly testified when he was wit
ness before the Mazet legislative invest eating
committee on April H. 1899. He admitted
mat he gave "a certain amount OF direction
10 the chief officers Of the city government,
and navely added that they generally followed
It. When his advice wa not followed he ex-
planned, he and his leutenants would talk to
hem and bring them into line.
Croker had little in the way Of real opposi-
ION TO him as leader, and the same was true
Of the man who succeeded him after the period
If triumvirates and regencies and what not,
Charles F. Murphy. until TIE Hines revolt &
few months ago. Mayor George B. Mcclellan
after has reelection as Tammany's candidate
n 1906 made drive against Murphy but with
little and short-lived success. Governor Sulzer
tried it and was impeached