The New York herald., 1871-12-27
RAPID TRANSIT and REFORM.
|lFolsJ's Flank Movement In Favor OF Speaker
1 ''''- Of tho Assembly.
He 4 Beaten on His Own Ground-Did the Com
mittse Of Seventy Steal Carpets and Chairsi

IN compliance with q call published ia all the
papers OF yesterday morning meeting OF the Cit
zens' Reform Association called to meet yester-
day ct tine Chamber or Commerce
NJ FOLEY called the meeting to order ana Mr..
Hoes was appointed secretary pro tenn.
MI. FOLEY opened the meeting by calling for Q
report from the committee appointed az the last
meeting 10 secure rooms In which the committee
and SUB committees co1d meet
Mr.. JOHN MCDONALD quickly picked his feet from
beneath the table, ana, assuming perpendicular
position, reported that his committee had en-.
desvored to secure rooms were defeated, and, as Q
ae'nier resort had applied to the
y OPFI0RRs OF THE w0oDLAwN CEMETERY.
(Laughter.) The application was refused the man
IN charge giving the informsto9 that the trustees
wore alarmed on account Of -"
THHIR ExPaRi1NQA~ gIfa THE 0oMMrrTEE OF
who he'd jp6sed the rooms, and, on vacatlng, had
earned Away carpets and chairs 1
N HoboNAlD-Pieaso don't; il is side re-
= Ir. FoLs1-I can take the responsibility upon
COZ fS9mMss a Seventy. g ~: = Union square, 10y
o &ees,22&s s:rSA c,as. H. i mora centrs,
- Ma RoIff WON'T 90. i think We can get the
rooms Of the Committee 0fSeventy for Thursday.
OF the COMMITTEES OF Ninety was so insignlfcant TO-
day itwould 10 well 70 declare this meeting an In
lOrm0l
sasn ana es1s9 Nj 49q susSSSsY meet stlen Fl
DAY next, Union square, at eight O'clock r. NJ.
sRe RH e the spSs
Issoludon for ths appointment Of a committee on
MSeE srlRN--what do you mean by COM
! Mr., DAILY-The committee want working men,
We don't want drones. and we want power to dis
Mr. FolHY-We want no drones in the Committee
OF ON NINETY: they a9at ~. want y WORK they should
= rhe, ,OHAIR then announced the following gentle
mes IA .,ommlttee to dismiss the drones, VIZ. =
JOHN r. DAILY Lvr.ss D. Brown' Myer Stern, A. j.
Mr.. FoEEY-Tnis committee OF dve should have
power 70 declare vacancies ana fill them.
the Committee then adjourned to meet at SO Union
While the thirteen gentlemen were
faai FILING OUT OF THE ROOM, .H
MIR FOLEY suddenly called SIX gentlemen VINO
were within the room to order and declared that
tne OBJECT Of the meeting mad been forgo ten. The
.o er
and said:--
y gentlemen, we have forgotten something Robert
bly,. You Will remember that he was one OF the
s1unsei IN the celebrated 'Eoley injunonon' case.
he lives IN Newburg, Is gentleman of purity,
member OF the last Assembly who could not be
LEWIS L. BRowNING-Mr. Foley, do you wish to
Compliment MIR. Stranan? II So I would remind
you that we have here but six members present OF
the Committee OF Ninety. Your action to-day looks
ike an effort to Kill MIR. StrahanS chances for
speaker OF the Assembly.
Mr.. FoLEY-Not at all; we are now In executive
session.
Mr.. MOULELLAND-In executive session, with the
reporters OF all the papers present, Mr.. Foley?
MI. FOLEY-Tne reporters Win suppress these pro-
coedtngs az my request
MIR. MCOLELLAND-You don't know reporters
Ineg WILL give the news no matter who It affects.
Mr. BROWN addressing Mr. Foley)-D0n't you
tnlnk That you are taking a singular course In the
yntereSt Oi Mr btrahan your candidate for Speaker
40 you want the reporters OF the here present
20 announce that In Committee OF Ninety on
'kaptd Transit" q resolution was passed by six
walt moment; will count tiem-one, two three,
FOUR. I'VE, ak yes, slx-decared in favor OF Robert
II. Strahan for Speaker? Won't this, If the re-
porters do thor duty, kill Strahanf Mr.. Foley,
FriuN evening nfLy men may endorse Mr.. Strahan,
whereas To- Jay only Six OF committee OF ninety
ore present 70 participate insour proceedings.
NNAlr. FOLEY-I am MI. Strahans friend, and want
to aid him
Mr.. MCULELLAND-The best way you can do IL is
TO defer acton until Friday
y Mr. FOLEY-But the republican party meet In
JOINT caucus on Monday next. There u Time to
spare.
Mr. MCCLBLLAND laside)-It don't make any
difference. Your friend SJrahan won't be speaker.
Mr.. Foley requested the reporters 10 suppress
the proceedings IN the interests OF Strahan unit;
next Friday nlght when he promises that his
ss8ntKe committees will endorse him. and the LeRsla-
ture approve the selection. Mr.. Foley remarked,
'If you say anything about It 1t wiz kill rapid tran
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