New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-01
FIRM AGAINST O'BRIEN.
MAKING LIGHT OF HIS DEFIANCE.
A. R. WHITNEY THINKS LITTLE DIFFICULTY
WOULD BE FOUND IN REoRGANIzING
THE With DISTRICT.

WOULD BE FOUND IN REOhGANlHlNU
THE With DISTRICT
John j. O'Brien and of his Geutenants
in the With District have been talking a good
deal in their own defence in the last few days,
but apparently their efforts to vindicate the ac-
ton of the district organization on election day
has had little effect upon the members of the
Republican County Committee, who seem to be
just as firm as ever in their determination to get
rid Of the treacherous element, matter what
this involves, and to throw O'Brien out Of the
present position he holds as Chief Of the Bureau
of Elections. This is the Intention Of the lead
ing men in the committee They do not hesi-
tate to declare it openly and in the most en-
phatc way. From all that can be learned, they
reflect in this the sentiment of reputable Re-
pablcans generally.
No man in this city or State worked more
earnestly and persstently for Republican success
than A. X Whitney, treasurer of the Republican
County Committee For four months previous
to election he devoted his entire time and energy
TO politics. He formed, or helped to start, over
$50 clubs in New York, paid money out Of his
own pocket freely, made hundreds Of speeches,
and in many other ways did all that he could
to insure victory at the polls That this fact
is fully known to the party leaders is shown in
,Hc lclter SeHI Nr whitney Dy unc Ndtondl oohf-
mittee. mo one" says the committee to him,
" could have worked generously or more
strongly. The splendid energy and enthusiasm
with which you worked from the first day to
the last were in every respect so superior that
the National Committee and all good Republicans
must remember you with lasting gratitude.
Nothing can repay you for the work you have
done, but it is only just that you should know
l. oiafa nd To
fully we shall remember it
WELL QUALIFIED TO SPEAK.
AS treasurer of the local committee, Mr. Whit
ney is especially well qualified to speak about
the financial features of the canvass here His
absence in the Southern States since election
prevented him from being seen until yesterday,
when he discussed campaign finances and the
of O'Brien and the With District IN the
following cear-cut and straightforward fashion
have been South for rest and recreation ana
returned in time to attend meeting OF me me lam, am
paign Committee Wednesday afternoon, ana alIcr
hearing of the methods employed In the WIN
District made up my mind to vote to disband the
organization. regret exceedingly that It Is necessa-
yl but ! am convinced, from letters ! have re-
ceivcd not only from the With District, but from
all over the city. that the treachery of that organ
Iza'ion has driven ten times as many Republicans
out of the party as the With District ever gave
On election day informed by Republicans IN
the With District that It was impossible to obtain
no Erhardt tickets to be found. Since my return
l am informed that one Of the leaders Of the with
ali S but Sio the Nat National M W ticket at O'Clock on the
morning of the election. Now, we want to know
You remember Mr Quay, Mr Bliss and Mr..
cruger issued a circular in which they said every
larties, and intend to carry II out TO the bitter
end 1t will be impossible TO induce Republicans to
business is not stopped and If we wish to succeed
in the future the party lash must be applied to al
So far as the money subscribed by The Union
League members being used for corrupt purposes, as
sum on Thursday, l would say that l am treasurer
of the City and County Committee and every dollar
pass through my hands, and 1t was used for le
gtmate purposes only. and the total amount paid
through me as treasurer from first to last was moi
one fifth of what Tammany and the County Democracy
paid out on election day, and for this statement
have the figures from one OF their leaders, who said
that they did have. and dld distribute on eiecuon
distributed s55
nels II must have beer used under the direction
and by the will of higher authority than possessed
and II only proves that II used to defeat the
object It was given for, and by this means any one
Wiling so to do can obtain political power ana
patronage for the time being. but IT IS our duty TO
mark dsapproval in the most emphatic way, re-
garlleSS Of whom II may hurt
BETTER NO ORGANIZATION AT ALL.
This talk of the With District leaders about the
lmpossibillty OF any successful party organization
being maintained without their support does not
frighten us bit We know that IS all moonshine,
but whether It is or Is not will make no difference Co,6 to
whore 1t would be thousand times better TO have no
organization at all in the With District than to have
one that cannot be relied on TO do It's duty. But |
know what I'm talking about when tell you that In
throwing this OBrlen gang we will do our party
in this city good than anything else we can do
There is enough material in tho With District
which has already manifested Itself to satisfy US that
there will be difficulty In building up an organlza,
tion there Independent OF the OBricn element, and
that will be better and stnnger in every way
II certainly could not be worse or more unreliable,
for years are coming in every day writing us that
they arc now ready TO turn and do their duty as Re-
ihe result Of the committees action IN dsposng Of
his case, Of outside Interference In O'Briens be-
JULIUS SCHWARTZ SPEAKS OUT.
Mr. O'Brien, in his published statements in regard
TO the knitting OF portions Of the local Republican
ticket in the With District was shIewd enough to
conine his remarks to the State and National candi
dates The treatment which the local ticket received
at the hands Of himself and his friends disposed
Of in this ashon: About and such officers
IL isn't worth whlo To say anything have nothing
TO about that one of his mouhpieces, however,
not discreet, but yesterday accounted for the
exhibit made by the Win District by saying In sub
stance that the Republican candidates for Mayor and
some other Offices were unpopular, that large amounts
Of money used by the Democrats, and that
Tammany police captain miSused his power
TO harass and embarrass Republican voters In order
prevent from getting out the full vote-cspet
clslly for the county and city ticket" How this
could be accomplished without at the same time
dcs troylng the chances OF the National and State
ckeis he did not say
Julius schwartz, the Republican candidate for Con-
grcss in the With District, swept these
excuses aside yesterday, when he said
That people could not have voted for II they
had desired fact known every intelligent person.
because there ballots bearing my given
the Republican booths and captains openly dsrlb
u,ed Mccarthy Campbell ballots l and my friends
the evidence in hands prove that assertion
and great deal We have saved the ballots given
out by Republican ward workers aud district captains
which bore the name Of Mccarthy Campbell. / told
that twenty election districts gave Campbell tickets
and that other eleven gave out McCarthys One OF
the ward workers who pciilng ballots for my OPP
ponents even had the impudence tell Mr. Schwartz
am very sorry but / acting under orders fom head