The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-13
MAINTAINING DISCIPLINE.
THE VERY LATEST HOVES OF SOME To-
CAL POLITICAL LEADERS.


Night Inspector Brady'. D,ctauon not to he
Submitted to-'rhe Lie Given In Very
stormy Meeting - Three Men Expelled.
The Republicans OF the Fifth Assembly
District dcposed Austin Leake from the lead
ership in the fall Of 1877. and put the assocla-
tion into the hands Of ex-Alderman John H.
Brady. For the first six months Of his rule the
association nourished Mr.. Brady secured for
himself the office of Night Inspector in tho
Custom House. and got some patronage for the
district For tho past three months the party
in the district has not been harmonious.
Complaints OF Mr. Brady's dictation have
boen frequent in the association. Many OF
the members say that he has every
man expelled who will not implicitly
yield to his wishes. and that his refusal to per-
NIT Republicans to Join the association. unless
he Is satisfied he can control them. has so
weakened the party discipline that its nominees
cannot command the full Republican vote OF
the district. About week ago the dissatisfied
members of the association, and many old line
Republicans who had been kept out Of IT, made
new organization. Deprived by the bylaws
OF the association Of the privilege Of voting at
its primary election on Tuesday last. the mem
bers Of the new organization held an indcpen-
dent primary. and chose delegates to the Re-
publican Central Committee who will con-
test the Brady delegates rights to seats in that
body
At the late election the Republicans. who arc
unwilling to follow Night Inspector Brady.
voted for John De Vries. the Independent Re-
publicans candidate for Alderman in the Fifth
Sennte District. At tho first meeting Of Mr..
Brady's association held after the election.
charges were made against John De Nries be-
cause he ran for Alderman. and against ex-
AssembymRn George W. Belts because he
voted for Mr.. De Vres. Mr.. Joseph Murphy
was accused OF voting the Tammany ticket At
last evenings meeting n committee repc rted
that the charges were true. and recommended
the expulsion Of tho accused.
Mr.. Belts admitted that he had voted for Mr..
De Nrics. but nssrrted that be WIS good Re-
publican. Thereupon. Mr.. Mason Of tho COM
mitcc. charged that Mr.. Belts voted for Au-
Tanmany Hall.
Al this point Joseph Murphy. another Of the
accused members, tooi~ihe floor. He admitted
that h. voted for Major Began. the Tammany
candidate for the Assembly but denied that no
supported other Tammnny nominees. He asked
TO have this report against him postponed that
he might have "A chance 90 prove ms iuuocpnrr.
Therrupon Mr.. Mann made his second speech.
He said that u Republican Supervisor Of Elec-
tions told tho Committee thut the tickets voted
by Mr. Murphy bore the 1ummanv endorse
mont: ana that Mr. Murphy confessed that
that assertion was true. and excused himself by
saying that II he did vote that ticket he must
have mnde 4 mistake.
T.
| pronounce that statement 10 be a bnse lie.
Then. turning to the members ~ tho associa-
tion. he said m an appeal tone: Mr. Brnndy
knows. and everybody knows. that ! an, Re-
publican. My God. what motive could | have
hal to vote against the partyY"
The speech captured the meeting. and Mr.
Murphy rasc was referred back to the Com
mttee. Then Mr. Murphy said that Mr.. Highly
who was one OF the Committee who had re-
ported against him, was a Democrat. Mr.. Highly
denied the charge. and asserted that he had
been a Republican for three years.
You we're Democratic Inspector oil election
in 1876" Mr.. Murphy retgrted.
MI. Highly replied that be took that place to
earn $3.50: but he was n Republican.
Then Mr.. De Nries aud Mr. Betts were ex-
PEELED by almost "A unanimous vote.
trict Republican Association last evening sheri-
dan Shoes. on motion ot Mr.. VI. l. Holl i~ier
Wa put forward ior npponlm9nt rs Police
plored the turbulent scenes enacted at the re-
cent primary election % the association, and
proposed that committed oi five menIhers form
n grand jury to hold an inquest and present
such persons ~ had b"en guilty OF d,repu-
table practices aud also to inquire into the
charge that politicians from other districts had
attempted 90 run the primary.
The mover ut tn" resolution said that the
guilty whom u hit would probably vote 10 s'ils
an Investigation. He was interrupted bv cries
Of order, and motions 10 lay the proposition on
the table. Mr. William :. Murray moved an
amendment thnt the Chairman. Mr.. Mont
gomery. conduct the Investigation. which was
carried. MI NJ. l.. HOLSTER asked Tor q recon
sldrration ot tn question. say lng that II the
Chairman should conduct the investigation IL
would. under the cirrum stances hc Ike "a pris-
onrr who after being indicted and ARA gnr,l
before Judge should be- allowed To- try his
own case The subject was recons dered and
finally hid on the table.
teen ot the Constitution Of the Republican Gem
tral Committee. which says that no person
zhall be eligible for m ONCE in the association.
OF for delegate to the Central Committee. who
directly or indirectly holds an ofiice 10th, than
That OF notary public. under Democratic au-
thority, and that all Offices the power Of Hp-
pontment Of which is vested in any Democrat
or any bonrd or body majority OF whose mem
hers are Democrats. or in any board or body
whose memhers are appointed by n Dem
Ocrut shall be considered rs held
under Democratic authority Ii is provided hy
the article that all votes cast Tor any person
holding such an office shan DO huil and void.
and that the person. other than such office
holder, receiving the highest number Of votes
at primary. shall be returned MS elected The
motion 10 repeal the clause was carried. IL re-
quires the vote Of two-thirds Of all the assoca-
tIons to rrscnd the article. II was privately
announced that there was moycnlent to take
advantage OF tho clause in several contested
districts. 10 secure the rejection OF u number oi
working politicians elected 10 the next Central
Committee. on the ground that they hold city
offices
Tho General Committee Of the German
American Independent Citizens Asso citation
net in Beethoven Hal 10 orEanil" for 1879. J..
three ins prtOrs in each Assembly district for
the primaries 10 be- held nj some time between
the 18Th aud the oath inst.
Resolutions were pnsspd recommending the
appointment Of committees to examine the
various city departments that abuses may be
discovered and Improvements = -gest"d and
10 see that in the future German Americans
are called upon To take an active part IN the
control OF municipal adm inistrition. Then
subcommittee reported that the method Of
carrying on the last campaign in the Ninth
Assembly District had been examined. They
recommended that n member OF the orgnnizH-
ton who hHd taken money from one Of the
candidates and from the Republican Committee
be- expelled.
That report called the delegates from that dis
trict to their feet They called for the nume.
Half u dOZ"n men were on their feet ~ once.
claiming the right to be heard. The Chairman
tried 10 put 10 vote tho question OF accepting the
sub-committee's report, but Judge Ouerbourg
jumped up and said that tho name might ns
well be known, The President Of the orgAni2a-
ton in the Ninth Assembly District, Adolph
HaHse WIS the one who had received 500 from
Gen. MeCook. the candidate for Congress. and
$50 from tho Republican Committee.
Then Mr. Stewards read tn" report containing
the Investigations Of the suh-committoe. and
the Chairman put the question. The report
was adopted. and Mr.. laase was expelled.
SARATOGA COUNTT'S TREISURER.
The Belief Rapidly GnIning Ground that ho
hns Committed Suicide.