New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-24
4 CARD RON Mr. GEORGE BLISS, JR.

To the EdftOr or The JTtOHhe
SIR: This morning you give prominence to
some resolutions OF the XIth Assembly District $40
calc,D Republican Association, in which the removal OF
Collector Murphy is demanded. he does not
move ccrtain persons named AL Of whom" II is al
legged, hold positions under him" The reason given
why such persons should be removed IL that they
presented the OF James H. Cross for the Assembly
in this District, receiving from the Democratic state
Committee money TO election booth in said Dis
trct thereby defeating the regular Republican cand-
date after they had participated in the primary election
held IN this District" &c. Among the persons named
ind myself therefore claim the right 10 answer the
re soutions far ! cOncernedithey are tissue
Of lies. and known to be such to the persons who
got them M Il is no DISGRACE to hold Office under
Collector Murphy but the assertion that hold one or
ever held one under him. ia false. The charge that was
concerned in presenting the of Mr Cross "a ca-
dd1te f. equally false. At the time referred TO- was
engaged gLt and day experimenting the proceed
in, akeu for vercaton of The Registry, Wbefsoy we
hac the sat- sacOD OF depT.vug the Democracy OF about
10000 votes. don't believe that Mr. Cross or rs friends
received any Democratic money for running Their cleo
It seem, that the Association has stricken name
from It's rolls Mr. Greeley. IN his recent address, urged
cease. The Association Which ne as delegate repre-
SCENTS, adopts his advice by striking OIL 20 names from s
rolls, including among them Thomas &. Acton, VINO
Organized the first Republican cub in this city The
Rcpi5lcanl IA he So far q, concerned this
has been taken without notice to me- ahd without g'inE
II IL rign however for me to say that did not vote
FOR ohuV Grdcy for Member Of Assembly, and in this
respect -inned IA company with about 500 of the best
Republicans in tine district. II should give az the
why refused To vote for Mr. t1dey II might ne
lbclos Sufficient TO say that I1olowed the advice Oi
Sr Gree.ey ne has TepSaioGy ana PGne man ae S
nayns Gncs t hed HRc Po onc bcon er If
Assembly. Iis recorded votes and his known ac"ns,in
my cpnion, concur in showing him - be al unit man 10
good government. TO 90 no further. 1t is hi5
boast land is, moreover. within my personal
ket ~ il now exists, would have been abolished
IN i,6 hI,thei Ms cofsg W,s unti,ou % poI I
among The butchers it equally showed MN unnt 70 De
betrayed oycrrdden, infinitely prefer il should he
done by Democrats, and that weak Republican shOHld
have the oppo. ty 10 bc.ray it, either after he obtains
ms seat or when, for q considerations he abandOns con
Test Tor it, II in what have said did hot speak for
10 ass much oi youT space As attacked for not
voting for Mr.. Griey, cannot help referring 10 ais pub
In conclusion let express the hope and belief that
we are soon 10 have leplbican Organizations IN tnLs
city, noI 81 whose officers VI" be ia thG receipt OF IAN
many Misrepresentation which VIII embrace among
them al true Rreals G2nd 9iy s1cn(l ana DE man
S@,s i5a jan 10, Is7 GEORGE Bliss, JR
[Ilr. Bliss ayOws himself one of the small
number of Republicans of the XIth Dis
trct who threw away their votes on Mr..
Cross, anu thereby gave the Assembly to the
Democrats. He says he does not know that
his efforts were backed by Tammany money
but others do know it, and he is perfectly
aware that the Tammany Ring not only were
the chief bencticiaries OF his bolt, but that, in
the nature of things, no other result could
have been expected. Mr. Cross was nominated
on the eve of the election and run,
not with the fantest hope that he
would be elected. but with intent
to draw votes enough away upon him to de-
feat Mr.. Gridley and elect OBrien; and this
result was achieved. And now Mr.. Bliss is
conspicuous among those who are fighting the
Republican General Committee and wishing it
upset, because (they say some of its members
do journey for Tammany Hall! We
defy him to show where any other such eff
cent blow was struck for Tammany in the
whole City as that struck by himself and his
clique in elect:ng a Tammany Assemblyman
from the XIth Dstrict.-Edl