New-York tribune., 1880-01-07
DENOUNCED FoR TRE4cHERY.

TIE BROoKLYN REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE CONDEMNS
THE COURSE OF JACOB WORTH AND OTHERS.
A meeting of the Republican General Com
mittce Of Brooklyn held Last evening. with full at
tendance Ex Sheriff Albert Dagget in Offering resou-
TONS said that the Republican party In
Brooklyn had been sold out by some OF its
uemuers before the late election. These
men, he said bad tried throw the blame for defeat
upon the General Committee, but they had entered into
conspiracy to defeat the party because they had been
repudiatcd by the members The first step was
the nomination OF Jacob Worth for Commissioner OF
Public Wo $. He then contesting the
election OF Mr.. Riley as Sheriff. but
abandoned the contest Immediately. He used
the patronage in his control IN the Republican primaries
in order to secure such nominations as Boss" Nc
Iauehlin desired. Being defeated at the pri-
mares he refused to accept the results, and
I'm caucus with Police Commissioner Leicb, LoriD,
Palmer p. ]. Brennan, j. W. Harmon and Others
organized an opposition to the regular Republican
nominees and arranged to play 10 the hands OF the
Democrats W. W. Goodrich placed in the field for
Senator against f. L. Schroeder and his nomination was
lndorsed by Democrats; d. W. Talimadge was run
against George Warng In the <h Assembly
Dlstrct Tho Union Argus published by
Iorim Palmer yillined Mr. Woodruff, the Republican
candidate for Mayor. All these men worked against
MI Woodruff and he was beaten by large majority.
Tne treachery was not discovered until election
dav when 1t was TO late to remedy IT, Mr..
Worth collected IL 900 from the employees on the
Public Works aud used It to defeat the Repub-
can candidate Mr.. Dagget declared to be false the
assertion OF Mr. Worth that the money was not col
lected In the name OF the Republican COMMITTEE In
conclusion the speaker said that in the past no punish
men had been metod out to traitors In the party but
that the Committee ought to make treason odlous.
The resolutions were AS follows:
Wb,reos careful investigation and review OF all the
facts and incidents connected with the managemru OF
fhe last campa gn by this committee dem0nstTaes ihal
the defeat which the Republican party sustained ln tns
county was due almost entreb 10 inc @rencnSIS @ ~ .,
members the party who had heretofore received gn
WGSSS These parties and their friends in the hope
OF diverng attention from themselves. thus escaping
the respons bity OF their acts have ascOed mat de-
ieat 10 remote which has little II any lnnuehee
therefore, this General Committee declares that the
local Republican ticket was defeated oy inc uca"nery
of Iacnb Worth, oliver g. Lelch aud Philip r. Brehnhu
VINO secured tor themselves hlgh positions 10 tne
CITY GOyernment,oy dsSrscetnl eopihaom between
Resoipsd The Brooklyn Daily Union-ATgusi In ap,
prOns the ,sS SO@sT rsS S for cc
contributed the O the Democrats ana theeDy
this county and should not receive any support from
pIrsoIr,S Tint William W. Goodrich and Daniel W.
Tamafge accepting nominations at the hands OF the
Ring Democracy been guilty OF the Dasest ngrati
tnde toward the Republican party which had so de-
h, S - ", hapar ,hen in fine u,.t aud are no longer
worthy To continue In It's membershlp' , ,,,,
Resoired That We recommend 10 the various hepu,D-
loau Ward aud Town Associations such action as ~
their Judgment will prevent the recurrence OF such
treachery. ,.,-. .,....,
R,soIrsd That Daniel ". Tamadge although elected
TO the Assembly, cannot escape the responsiDnp oI
having contributed materially 10 the defeat OF our
city aud county ticket, and respectfully request lbe
Sneaker OF the Assembly not to place him "u any CO
,nIttee ns representative OF the Republican party 10
,vhtch IeRhation affecting the City or Brooklyn or Inc
County of Kings will be conhiaereu' -
A stormy discussion arose upon their adoption which
was carried by vote OF Ga TO 10. The bylaws Tel-
rive 70 te suspension OF were then suspended
and John H. b. Smith Alderman Of the Fifteenth Ward,
and Matthew ii Petry, exAaerman OF the blnteehth
Nd we're expeiled from Dership by unanimous