New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-16
D1scoRD AMONG GEEMAY RErrBLIc4Ns.

STRONG FEELING EXCITED AGAINST EX-JUDGE DIT
TENHoFFER-A MEETING THAT ADJOURNED IN
THE Widest CONFUSION.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of the Xth
Assembly District German Republican Association was
held on Thursday evening, Adolf VOlgenau presiding
The feature of the evening the excitement among
members IN consequence OF the declaration by exJudge
A. j. Dttenhoefer at "a recent meeting OF the German
Republican Central Committee, that Jacob NJ Patterson
IT,, charged with having always nimcal TO tae
interests of the Germans Professor Louis friedrich
offered the following resolutions, which were adopted:
Resolred, That the charge made in certlin quarters
has BEEN innica TO the interests OF the Germans is
false anu sanderous. without tue slightest foundation
in fact warrant ITS utcTance ana repci the accu
saIlOn with the contempt winch II deserves.
Resolred, That rs representatives Of the German Re-
plblicans OF the KIN Assembly District we tender the
Hon Jacob NJ Patterson, j. our sincere thanks for his
able and Jealous labors during the pasC campaign.
Speeches were then made by Rudolph Rubens, OK Al
dcrman George Koch. Asscmbyman-eect Ferdinand
Eidman and others. Mr.. Eldmau asserted that there
was no other district IN the city where entire har
mony existed between the German Republicans and the
regular Organization this. THIS result said
due in large measure to Nj Patterson's wse action.
A committee last evening called upon Mr., Patterson
ana presented him with copy Of the resolutions
The meeting of the German Republican Central Com
mittec last evening In the Germana Assembly Rooms.
was adjourned in The widest confusion E1-Judgc 4.
j. DtenbOefer IL chairman OF this committee He has
been its accepted leader among the Republicans
with very htilc opposition until he became a candidate
for the Republican nomination for District Attorney.
Benjamin X. Phelps secured the nomination. To under
stand why there should have any trouble in the
committee last evening il is necessary explain that
few members OF the Central Committee became hostile
10 Mr. DnteuhocfeI, melted by the belief that
he wa seeking to make Use OF the committee 10 III
jue politically George Bliss r and Jacob W. Patterson,
who II Il alleged. aided In defeating his canddature.-
Members OF the Central Committee from that district
came into the meeting last evening with the determine
ton Of securing retractiOn or making things lively
They accomplished the latter.
From the outset both sides felt thar storm was ml
ncnt Dr. Nauman, who sat Nr. Dlttonhoefer's left
hand, offered tho following resolution,
Whereas, Party success Ia impossible without thorough
party discipline and no party discipline II possible
unless party nominations respected by all the gu-
lar organizations OF the party.
RcSOlrd, That the delegates the Republican Central
Committee or tho county representing This body
qucsted ~ vote In favor Of ali that may be pro
posed TO punish Official boiling OF regular nominations
by regular association represented tho Central Com
mlttoe, and to prevent such boiling IN the future
Since SIR Dlttenhoefer favored the resolution the
Xth District delegation opposed it Assembyman elect
Ferdinand Edman, Rudolph Rubens Mr. Friedsam
MI Ganbuy aud Others took the ground that the rcso
lutious were aimed at an indlyidual-Mr Bss-aud
that the German organization ought not to NEEDLE in
quarrel which concerned American Republicans more
intimately,
DIR. Nauman, DR.. sohwodler, Mr.. Cantor and others
supported the resolution general principles. They
elaine that the German organization was integral
part OF The general Republican organization. and eni