The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-11
A MALADROIT DEPUTY.

HOW PERSON CLAIMING TO REPRESENT MR.
GREEN BEFORE THE woRKINGMEN BUsGLED
At the mass meeting OF the unemployed workingmeu
on "Wednesday evening last Mr.. John Ennis aud Mr..
James Connolly made the astounding statements thai
a clerk from Comptroller Groeu's Office had waited
them just the meeting about to open, and sked
for the privilege of the platform to deliver address.
The particulars OF the interview with the gentleman
not stated by the Speakers at the mass meeting
but 1t broadly limited that an attempt had been
made to influence tho meeting in Comptroller Green's
by the promise to Ennis and Connolly OF good
political situations IL they acccded to Mr.. Green's
wishes. The attempt to bribe them was scorned by
both Ennis and Connolly, as subsequently appeared,
and the Complrollcr's clerk finally elected from
the building In polite manner, committee Of one
being appointed to conduct him in peaceabe way to
the door.
HERALD reporter yesterday had convcrs ,tion
with Mcssrs Ennis and Connolly about the singular
occurrence OF Wednesday, evening, and both gentle
stated that it true that ono OF Mr.. Green's
clerks had promised them good positions II they
willing to allow him TO manipulate tho meeting or
should they do themselves. The representative
clerk alluded to- II explained to the reporter,
formerly workingman, who worked his way into a
political position himsct the shoulders OF his iel-
low workingmen by adro handling OF obor organlza-
When he entered the committee
"Wednesday evening be began his conyersati,n win
Ennis aud Connolly by saying that he was present as
The representative of the Finance Department OF tho
city aud county The Comptroller, he said, had
been waited during tho day by commit
tees from worRngmen's parties asking him
u address tho mass meeting that evening,
but as Mr.. Green unable TO attend tho
clerk had been dcpuied represent him and mako
address. A large bundle of papers held In the
hands Mr.. Grc"n's representative, which augurod
that array of statistics would be cmbodicd II OPP
porIunity afforded, which would set Mr.. Green right
before the public IL took but very short time, how
cvcr TO convince tho representative OF the Finance
Department that his prescncc IN the committee
not acceptable and that hs immediate retirement
very desirable MIR. j. j. Finer,y very unccrcmo.
niously at trs informed the financial representative
that he a person entitled TO bc considered nndcr
various cognomcns Of contempt and that II he did nos
hurry to place OF security would not be- well
for him. Another member OF tho committee
strained by Two OF his fellow workingmen from pounc.
ing then and there the Quondam trade unionst
and brother. The threats against the unfortunate
clerk serious aud bitter that both Ennis and
Connolly became fearful that some unpleasant
might mark tho opening OF the meeting, and
they were thereupon Obliged to deter to the
the clerks withdrawal before they had herd
the full unfolding OF what the Finance Department
tended do for them the event OF their manlpuat-
ing tho meeting In Its favor II may be further added,
In order to show SIR Green how badly done the
pulling behind the scenes IN this case That
OF the mon who waited gu HIM on "Wednesday
ate noon yesterday informed Mr.. Connolly that hi
and the other member OF that ''somm ttee" merely
called in the Comptroller tor the purpose OF givini
him a hoax