Evening star., 1924-01-10
TALKS and TALES
With and about
CAPITALS GUESTS


received word from Daniel J. Ryan,
secretary of Tammany Hall, that
three private carloads of braves
would arrive in Washington before
Sunday 10 do all possible to convince
the democratic national committee
men, who convene at the Hotel La
tayette Monday, that little old New
York is by all odds the most. suitable
place TO hold the 1924 democratic
convention.
Now that it is an assured fact that
a goodly number Of the famous or
: .nizatiCn members are to be in
our midst for a few days, this opA
portunity is taken to answer several
letters received, asking for certain
Gata on the much discussed body.
Let's go!
Tammany Hall is the oldest and
most powerful political organization
IN the world today. and while dis
puted by some, is cons .dered the dem
ocratic organization OF New York.
The name is taken from that OF a
great sachem of the Delaware In
dians. who, back in the days before
the birth of the republic, conducted
many land leals with William Penn,
founder of Pennsylvania
In Indian, Tammany means the
aliab e. and judged by the manners
Of it's members when pinched for
votes 1t must he admitted that most
of them live up to the name.
The original Tammany was a peace
lul redSkin, and during the stirring
days OF the revolution many American
societies in Pennsylvania and Mary
saint and called all members in good
standing the Sons of St. Tammany.
Like many benevolent associations
today, these Tammany societies
buried their dead. patched up their
wounded and looked after their
squaw folk In consequence they
branched out considerably and in
1890 one of them opened headquarters
on the Isle OF Manhattan, calling
themselves the Tammany Society. or
Columbian Order of the City of New
York.
Election fights were not uncommon
event in those early days, and it was
not long before cluster OF these
Young republican tirehrands dounders
OF the present democratic bunch)
formed a political club. lined up
against the old federalist party. and
hired IL hall from the Tammany
Society, which they've held ever since.
To this day the Tammany Society
is not supposed to he affiliated in any
way with Tammany Hall, but well
have to skid over that.
The first Tammany Hall stood at
Franklin street, right across from
the city hall-the early chiefs. prob
ably taking no chances on overlook
ing a bet-but as the organization
grew, in 1867 the present wigwam
was erected. on East 14th street be-
tween Irving place and Sd avenue.
While severely criticized at times
by some for its methods, it is gen.
orally conceded that Tammany Hall
is the most thoroughly organized
political machine extant, and by
means of a wonderful system of or
ganized Tammany clubs and assem-
bly, district associations the organi-
zatfon. as a rule, gets what it goes
after politically in Greater New YORK.
The old tiger is a moody cat. though,
and more than one candidate mas mis-
TAX n its growlS for purr and had
TO all in a doctor. II united behind
an .spirant for office success is prac-
tic ,ly assured. but records have
proven that il is wise candidate
who first makes certain that ram
many is united Charles Francis Muir
phy. as resourceful a leader as ever
iasued an order, has been the Big
Minnehaha for more than twenty
years.
Despite the nearness of the all-im-
uortant powwow, at which repre-
sentative citizens of st. Louis and
Chicago will endeavor to convince the
powers that be that their respective
communities cannot be beaten When
it comes to caring for huge outpour-
ings. Cordell Hull chairman or the
democratic national committee, per
mits nothing to rutfle his extraoral-
nariIy even temper, and 10 Watcl MN
smoke his after-dinner cigar IN the
lobby of the Hotel La F'ayette
Stranger would never dream that the
RESPONSIBILITIES of great campaign
were resting upon his shouiders.
X 4 4 X
Not for many long moon has
greater congregation of railroad
heads. banking authorities, transpor-
ration experts and industrial leaders
Gathered under one Washington roof
than those assembled at the New
willard Hotel for the transportation
conference called by the Chamber OF
commerce of the United States, which
convened yesterday for three-day
session.
Like practical business men that
they are, all were up bright ana
early, ready and itching for julius
III. Barnes, president of the chamber,
to call the meeting to order; ana
with no intent to f1atter, it must be
said that liver, more vlrlle,
TO duplicate in any part of the world.
Being d transportation confab. rail-
road men, naturally, were in the ma
jority; and while interviewing rail-
road officials isn't the easiest pastime
en- the schedule, right at this time
the task is less difficult, because of
the fact that the political situation
is the predominant topic.
You know, few great railroad
heads ever express themselves po-
~ i,,.
do IT. Whether it's due to fear of
offending some extremely partisan
customers = for railroads trave rse
mighty peculiar localities-or simply
on account of their Indifference to
the matter is hard to fathom, yet
it's fact. nevertheless, they close
up like CLAIMS whenever pressed for
an opinion.
But be that as it may, some of
the carriers most noted representa-
tives turned up for the conference.
Standing over by the open wiydow,
Hale Holden, president of the mighty
Burlington, held earnest CONVERSE
ton, with Samuel Rea of the Penn
sy," while Immediately behind them
w +. Cole, president of the Nashville,
Chattanooga and st. Louis railway, ap-
peared on the most pleasant terms
with A. ]. Brosseau, chief executive
of the Internal tional Motors Company,
and only a few feet away Henry
Bruere. fourth vice president of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany, talked over rates with G. H.
ingalls,, vice president of the New
York Central lines.
over at this end of the room Carl
r. Gray of Omaha, big chief of the
Union Pacific, told his fellow towns
man, Walter w. Head, president of
the Amerio II Bankers Association,
that they could start to talk turkey"
whenever they saw fit. and only a
few feet away c. Fl. Markham, head
Of the Illinois Central, passed TOP
o. the mornn'" with Daniel Willard
of the Baltimore and Ohio.
Right about then Mr.. Barnes let
his gavel fall, and as 1t wn~ an all
important meeting of all-iInportant
men, cOmmonSenSe once again got a