New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-24
"BOSSn POWERS REPLY.
DISAPPOINTMENT MEEK AND MILD.
A GENERAL DENIAL OF PURRoY's CHARGES
--soME EXPLANATION But NO RETALIA.

-soME EXPLANATION. But NO RETALIA'
TON.
Evidently Police Justice Maurice J. Power docs not
intend to be drawn into long controversy with Firo
Commissioner Purroy regarding the causes that led
Mr.. Purroy to his connection with the County
Democracy. From the way in which he expressed MIN
self Saturday, II expected that Mr. Power would
dcDounce the boiling chicftan in tho most scanning
manner, but no didn't His reply is sngiiarly mild
and harmless and seemed to dsappont some oil Mr.
Powers friends greatly.
Mr. Power, who received the reporters at his once,
prcfaccd his statement by remarkng that no did not
intend make any formal TO Mr.. Purroys ict
ter as that general TO demand anything SPECIFIC
In reply Then, with Mr. Purroys letter In his hahu'
he proceeded to discuss the various points raised In
It follows:
The district organizations Of the County Democracy
without inviting Mr.. Purroy but he never saw
attend than few Of the meetings. even thoueh
he invited as chairman OF the yourth warn "
ISOLATION and chairman OF the Executive Committee
OF the County body composed OF seven dee-
ates from Assembly district the latter position nc ma
held for the years during which all these ccu
stances he relates objects to took place III nc maue
any objections there record OF any oolecuons
on his part during period neither the public nor my
apprised OF them
DEFENDING THE COUNTY DEMOCRATS
Mr. Power read the part of Mr.. Purroy's letter WHICH
states that IL had become nOtoriOus io'' 'i'' -
years there was no scandaous exposure OF oiicia
misconduct in which some member Of the County DC
mocracy did not figure and that still high upon he
list of membership of the Ncw-Amstcrdam Club YET
appear names OF several persons who have done INC
state valuable but unwilling service In reply u
this Mr.. Power said:
II Is untrue The governors Of the New'Amsterdam
Club assure me indicted and convicted Oh 'he
crime Of boodesm" member OF the club at the tic
~ bo IN
neclects to say that Tammany and Repuoca
Aldermen as we'll He says that he was as'ohisheu "
the reluctance" given 10 the unwilling eohse"' "
nromote District Attorney MARITIME. That Is untrue
30. . rrenher NJ the Conference Committee Mr.. Purroy
was not All the members will bear me out that we al
contended for his nomination. Mr. Marune haa ue 80,
the mportunies OF leading men to be renomlha'cu o
district Attorney; them after session OF -FOUR houf We
sno,aod Tammany claimed the right TO the nomination.
Int wo objected and came out ahead. we nam'u NJ
MARITIME and Loyalty supported him. ION "ai'" a
were the only members Of organization VINO were
in favor Of Nicoll because OF tho reasons SCI ioi ~
Mayor Hewitt during the campaign.
PECULIAR METHODS EXPLAINED.
Rcferrng to Mr.. Purroy's arraignmcnt OF tne niotn
DDS of the County Democracy, Mr.. Power said
w., a., ..,,o with Mavor Grace last year. arising
, ., HIS sunrort OF Judge Donohue In anaeohsni 20
Mr. Grace,s opposition the Judge In our organization
ne was not heard from In complaint aeaIns' any " 49,,
things Since then there seems TO have peeh sa u.'
~ indir
as shown through his failure to summon neoSs =, ~
own committee or attend caucuses OF the chairneh oi
tho districts But not until MI Grace appeaiou a.
candidate for Governor had we any ihtimhuon VI ~,
purrovs general dsgruntlement with the county
In reference to Mr.. Purroy's assertion 'ha' n'
unwilling to be longer hopclessly i'ed down 10 al ".
panization which Is at THIS Hiomcp' W" ''' ~
rival,n Mr.. Power said
This is AZ false as is malicious ana forms peoe "
entire cOmmunicdtlon Mhoh
aos MT deal in facts save invent or msrepresch' e
in the vain effort place himself In creui"o .s
before the nublic The County Democracy never eone
=, pnIon with Tammany Hall except In Response 70
" sd r,s,np out OF exigencies such as the Henry
cra movement when the public interests ana party
welfare required 1t.
Iudro Power said that he had received no worn rom
Eds Kearney on the subject OF severance Vi ~, ~
Iations with the organization, or from any o'nelS a.
vet az predicted by Mr.. Pur1oy. IL ~ Ss"'i'
that throughout the entire interview PIT ro"o' YIN.
NOT remonstrate even mildly against the form adopteu
nv Mr. Purroy in addressing him as " Leaner Vi u0
Nv YORK County Democracy The County Democ-
r,cv Committee OF Twenty -four will hold caucus To-
r,oro,v At the New Amsterdam Club to consider the
Purroy matter. s,
Mr. Powers reply to Purroy's letter had the erect
Of stimulating rumors about the dsaiectoh Oh o'er
members of the County Democracy Two pdoInb n
Wa~t,nc and Police Justice Andrew j. White a tribune
renorter found Justice white In the forkvle fonce
Court and asked him what he had 70 say ABOUT ,ne
rumors concerning himself in regard to the disanec-
tIons in the County Democracy. 49,. ,rs ,
al prefer to say nothing for three or four aays,
replied the Justice, but when ! 40 SPEAK VIII hoT Uo
ever seen a member Of the County Democracy since
Mr. Purroy's letter was published
The reporter remarked that It seemed rather sig
n,ocant that Judge MARITIME had left directions that
bs connecticut address should not be given to re-
porters, and that Judge White himself should be I'M
willing to talk $3.50 uo,p
awhat have you heard about Judge en-, Mnrtin ,,sr
asked Judge White as answer to this. Tho reporter
renlIed that Judge MARITIME had left town few days
ago Since then he had written to a friend In the
District Attorneys Office inqulring whether the re-
norts were true about Mr. Purroy. He knew
hat the stories about Judge White false, and as
for himself he was true to the County Democracy
Judge White seemed greatly interested but said moth
ing II was remarked by an old politician that II
the County Democr acy intended 10 nominate Judge
White for Sheriff II had better hurry up and not
LET him remain on the fence too long in ignorance OF
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