The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-20
BERNARD BIGLIN'S REVENGE
COL GEORGE MISS DTSCfPLTNED ron
BOITTNG 4 NOWIY4yION.
A Tempcsiuous Meeting or the Republican
Central Committee Mr.. Biriin's Rccora
ns an Onicehoidrr Very sharply CrltIcised.

A Tempcstuous Meeting or the Republican
Central COnnittee Mr. Biriin's Record
ns an Oncehoidrr Very sharply Criticized
Bernard Blglin was the Republican caudi-
date for Alderman in the Seventh Senate Dis
trict In IN" lute election. Tho district ia COM
posed of the Eleventh. Fifteenth, SiXtccnth, and |
Eighteenth Assembly Districts. The respective |
leaders Of tie purity in those districts arc Col !
George Bliss, William Montgomery Michael |
Crcgan and Bernard Biglin. In the primary |
elections Delegates to the Convention Tor the /
nomination of Aldermen woro chosen in the |
four Assembly dstriricis composing the SEN /
atc fsirlct. Learning q few days before the /
Convention was to be held. that majority /
would vote for Mr.. Biglin. the delegates from |
the Eleventh Assembly District. under the Lead |
Of Col. George Bliss. refused TO participate
in its deliberations. Tho delegations from |
the Fifteenth. Sixteenth. and Eighteenth !
Districts by acclamaiion nominated Mr.. |
B.glin. few days after the Convention Col. |
Bliss in the Eleventh District Association.
openly declared that they would not support
Mr.. Dgin. and that hia tickets should not be
given out OF the Republican boxes In that dis
trict on election day. A few days be-
foro tho election the Eleventh Assem-
bly, District Assertion formally refused
to support Mr.. Bigln. and adopted
as their candidate Robert Hall. one OF the anti
Tammany nominees. The result Of this bolt
was the defeat Of Biglin and the election OF
Hall. After the election Mr., Bgin and his
| friend Mr.. Cregan, determined to revenge
the a-sociatons Of the Fincenth sixteenth,
| and Eighteenth Assembly DISTRICTS passed
resolutions censuring Col. Bliss md the other
members of the Eleventh District Association.
| and decided TO ask Tor the expulsion Ot Col.
| Meanwhile the Eleventh Assembly District AS
| soclation had approved the acts OF Col Bliss.
| The Republican Central Committee met last
evening. Republicap Hall was packed. The
delegates occupied the seats. and the Repuh-
cans yh2 came 'hGres s9 to shout shout Tor rod Per, r.
The walls on either side Of I. At o'clock Al
der. and directed that the roll be called. One
| hundred and eighty.one delegates answered 10
their names Col. Bliss and Mr.. Crcgan we're
| loudly applaudod as they replied. The minutes
| q the previous meeting having bccn read.
Mr. CregG9n presented the RESOLUTIONS i,, censur,,
| District Republicans. Then Gen. yardinc and
Mr.. bradley submitted similar resolutions from
| These communications werc read, and then Mr.
Cregen took the floor, amid the cheers Of Ber-
nard Bgin's shouiers He said that the question
whether a chairman oi n Republican associa-
ton could 60 into a convention And then 9ot
once. This pleased Mr. Biglln's shQuters. They
ycll"d 50 Loudly that the mint Kisses OF Col.
BLISS friends could scarcely be heard, 49,,
Mr. Cregan then presented preamble. which
recitcd that Col. Bliss and the Republicans Of
the Eleventh Assembly District refused TO sup
port Mr. Bglin. and resolution asking the
Republican Association of the Eleventh District
to Withdraw Col. Bliss from the Central Com
mittee.
Col. Bliss addressed the Chair. As he rose
from his scat. the delegates who represent tho
from principle and not bccaus thcy wish Offices.
and groaned. Coi. bliss said that neither
he nor any Of the rnompcrs OF the Eleventh
District Association had any apology 10 make
Y,t1 Ia A "a On re- upt
OF tho Central COMMITTEE. he knew that its
members whom b.. while United Sinics Dis
ruption. and those who. because they failed -
gel Republican nominations at the recent
combination. would vote for Mr.. Organs
resolution. lie himself might claim as an ex-
recon qSe 5 S II 9n'Hs 6ls assosa6n Bnt hu he wond
take no refuge there. lie believed that II was
the duty OF all honest Republicans 20 repudiate
unfit p2minees OF the parry. 10 believed
that Mr. Biglin was an unnt nominee
2F nf 4@%fDa SonPa 81 or%on mf%GF aS Voted q Tor The The
Forty;second street railroad lo3 and for Gen.
SSpipolas prolccGt He would @ not say nat Mr
that he was 100 insunerahy stupid and
CoIi. Biii Biiss nh then alleged that Mr.. Bigln had
used his influence as an Alderman to compel
the White Star Steamship Company 70 give him
the carnec Of its freight. and had cNtorted
them places. IL read the, agldayt Of Cornc-
Tor a position Col Bliss also charged
that Mr. Biglin had failed 10 account
election expenses. lie then road n petition
I from many Republicans in Mr., Biglins-the
Eighteenth AssemblY-dstrict. asking that il
be reorganized. and gave figures e. show Tint
at the recent election Mr. Bigii and Mr. Lregan
traded OF Republican candidates 10 secure
votes for Mr.. Blglin.
All of these allegations agains; Mr.. Digin
Y wero ,app,autSd by C9l. bliss's friends ami
Col. Bliss next turned his attention 20 Mr..
7 Cregan and charged that whom he WAS clerk Of
, | n District Court he did not turn into the city
l Treasury the fees which he collected in eight
q months and aiterward admitted his dereliction
As Coi. bliss SAT down Mr.. Cregan took tho
floor, amid the yells and cheers OF Mr, Biglin >
! retain the Clerks fees that Col. Bliss was the
| Clerks counsel and received a 81 900 Ice. lie
concluded by charging that Col. b IS had made
last assertion Mr.. Biglins shoutcrs, and the
delegates who are known in The Republican
. party as the young fellows and as the
gang. yelled and chcercd.
. Julius C. J. Langbein and eX-Judge piucnhoef-
i er for Mr. Crcgan, Mr. Dittenhoefer moved
tho appointment ot committee to renrRani2c
tho Eleventh District Republicans This was
= moved that tho whole subject be- indelnitly post
: poned. The roll was called and the motion was
: voted down by 70 10 40. At this Mr.. Bglin's
: shonters became 30 hoisterous that the Chair
I man ordered that the room be cleared Of every
body except tho delegates TO tne Central Com
mittee Three fourths Of the assembly went out
A motion to adjourn was then lost. and Mr.
amended that the Eleventh District Association
n is requested to withdraw from tho Central Com
mittce all It's delegates. We're passed by liz tC
y negative. AMI tho young fellows" or the
p. gang" voted in the affirmative.