The New York herald., 1879-11-26
CIVIL STRIFE.
"a Dark Picture Of the Republican
Organization Of the City,"
MR. BLISS TO GENERAL ARTHUR
The Engineer Of the Machine"
Disdains to Reply.


seems if there would be quite upheaval in the
different district associations and in the Central
Association after the primary elections next month
There will be determined effort on the part OF
large number Of republicans to break up what tney
call the machine" and reorganize in some measure
the different associations. This movements IL neaaed
by Mr. George Bliss, one of the most ardent OF the
republican party this city. and one OF It's most
persistent partisans On the 18th OF November an
open letter published in the HERALD from Mr.
Bliss to General Arthur. chairman OF the Cen
tral Republican organization. in which he
complained of certain abuses in the Eighteenth
and Sixteenth Assembly district associations con-
troled respectively by Bernard Biglin and Michael
Cregsn and asking that his charges be at once nves
tgated and that the recalcitrant members of the
who refused to vote for the republican
candidates for Aldermen on election day be dis
cipiined To this letter General Arthur did not con-
descend to reply. and tho contest between the re
spectivo followers of Messrs. Arthur and Bliss still
continues undated. Mr.. Bliss contends that he
merely wishes to reform the organization. not to
obtain control, and in letter which is published
below he explains the situation, and after
rehearsing oil the alleged abuses in the republican
organization of the city, calls upon General Arthur
to all the power he possesses to bring about the
necessary reforms. He states that General Arthur
has the power. and use it or not he chooses.
As for himself (Ir. Bliss lie has always been
stanch adherent of the party and always believed
In reform from Within Yet. though his efforts
in that direction had been consistent, we'll
tinuous. they had not as yet met with success.
With General Arthur's assistance, however. he is
conhdent that the necessary reform would be accom-
pllsLed.
TEXT LETTER.
The following is Mr.. Bliss last pronunciamonto
al To
tAA NEW YORK, Nov. IL 1879.
General G. A; ARTHUR
to grafy desire long to say iew words to
you wslo% danger Of @ Gns ,o. .n harm to either or
good to should keep silent
XII
oon a and y so ns sp
marked in Mr. orton presence and eoneurod in by him
shed would last not more than for tho
nothing dsseneratss 50 fast as political organization
Others thought highly Of the plan adopted with
dissoSsed from this observa,on Ten ysar: have NOT
Whatever ot tie Condition Of the republican orssa
ss.Dn ~ this city has much doubt that the e
There aro in tho city -four district associations
u.sy sntsd by the Of the to become
resides On the other hand is allowed TO be
does reside Among other of the constitution
provision made for giving rspaSesas the right to IT,
tin,es, and ior securing. by, challenges and other
sna the
ss poecsa ss By right Of apps .s Ss
Cssirai oo%ntss think ono WIG read. ne con.
spite minor provisions which proved imprac.
sSa city y 10
son wash every one agrees y y some form Bas
fasts There were neninay the rolls Of ths twenty
summer Is members representing tbs 5OOIo
repubcans Of the city That number tho rolls has tesn
rolls AFRO utterly deceptive Instead OF the annual revision
died or renewed may be dropped nom the roll in many
districts the names OF all persons who have eyer been
TO do the bidding of the controlling in tho assocs
"ALLrcEp" ROLLS.
When last summer. in consequences of the new district
ing of the city became necessary tho rolls OF
the several associations tho of things
tions had any rolls ut all The alleged copies which were
pns When YOU are e
most eminent momber contained the names OF many por-
That portion of roll winch embraced members residing
% sf @ ' sa iS
long since removed out OF the district 1t bore the name
ssSSsaa and Ss tho
s' Sa ,ss roll thar saon of wa.
purity itself compared to others The rel of
Of. think about SIX hundred persons. When notice,
MORE San half % Of ihsa rssrasd with the
that the persons we're not known there The roll Of the
~, names more than any district IN the city except the
Nineteenth district 1t small. within bounds when
say that ti,he these really boong there
such eStent that the most competent to
agreed with few since in SAYING that
aur 81 the s or o more names borne on the rwsnty
The fact that those bogus improper names
tros< associaos aud that they havo beyond doubt
IN .ous been used for that purpose shows how OBJ
many OF the associations full of the Of
men used Sy the %anssers to psrpo%ate their control Of
M abundant evidence OF this fact tonnd
mitees Of the Central COMMITTEES called
hand des@sa who 'hS hsss SnSs "n
times this BY direct rejection, but otener bya
ena re- :" &C. upon % names by hanging them up
mestings an attempt is made under the constitution
proposed direct violation Of
the leaving no course but nm appeal to tho
."mrossrnLr TO GET A eLrxrsx."
The rolls OF the associations In many kept
as,1 wh H., from as the Book. Cf the
examine and copy them 1t Is in many districts Impossible
would their ro,tcnncss appear but persons desiring
contest with the msn"sers Of The would have
could communicate with members. rho result, of this
hs ssy
tions that they arc or are not members, according
Ticket s"'y ysa.saeory % to Se cp"ifons power: in
revision of the roll drop membcrs subservicut to
a ~ @ s rs s s s Which
tnat the persons accused nro dsobedieut.
Elections in tho associations Ia many cascsin most
whore theio Is cOntcst-conducted with con-
spcuous unacss 1t In evidence before the Central
Committee aud denied that last Dccunbcr IN
sociaon no allowed 70 enter the place of meeting
unless he had postal card with certain STAMP H.
somsthny Of that nature, aud that tho ingenious plan was
adopted OF mailing these cards to obnoxious nembers from
distant postal station hour before the time for
the election that mpessy!e for them TO reach
te members I'LL The next day iethe Central Committee
affirmed the validity Of an election neid in that
way but as ve TO s conscience orored tho Executive
COMMITTEES to investigate and that association
within sixty days. This order made last january
February on, think, your notion certainly your
n'ce has never reported never Investigated never taken
any steps TO do 80. and add that few who
bered how body the Executiv has
proved itself Tor the burial OF the
controlling powers expected IL report THIS 10
specimen brick at once OF the of Of tho
associations and of the which tho Central Committee
takes to Keep the form OF fairness ut tho same
not to interiors with tho acts OF those
control have hea rd them
ulIcI In thar