New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-19
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HOT SHOT FOR MIR. HEWITT
PURRoY OPENS BRoADs1DE ON THE MAYOR

Nhoo ~ fOHEl6NEkS AND IOAD1IN0
TO ENGLAND-GRANT AND TAM
MANY HALL HEARTILY IN.
DoRsED-No LULL IN THE
MAYoRALTY SIEGE.
Stronger evidence Of the Deep relentless, spitefdi
and uncompromising nature Of the divisions which
exist within the ranks Of the Democracy Of New
York City could hardly be desired than was fur
nished IN the proceedings Of the Purroy County
Convention last evening. The place of meeting
was Webster Hall, in East Eleventh-st, which,
long before the hCur of meeting, was crowded
with delegates and others, who Wed with one an-
other in cries and expressions of vindictive hos
tlity to Mayor Hewitt and his County Democracy
and Know-Nothing' supporters Before tho
great men OF the convention arrived an improvised
glee club sang Wen hang Abe Hewitt on q sour
apple-tree,' and other parodied songs. directed
with sarcastic malevolence against the present
Mayor.
These songs and cries were kept up, amid
continued cheering and Kissing until Police JUS
tice Andrew j. White, accompanied by Boss
Purroy, Edward Kearney, ex-Reeister Augustus
T. Docharty, ex-Assemblyman John B. Shea, Hugh
Ferrigan, John N. Conan and ]. F. Kenny, Deputy
Tax Commissioner Deignan, ex-Deputy Street
Commissioner Seabold, ex-senator Joseph Koch,
Major Thomas Began, Charles +. Ketterer and
others appeared upon the platform. In point Of
both numbers and general appearance the meet
ing compared favorably with the other two Demo-
cratic County Conventions held this year.
EX-SENATOR KOCH PRESIDING.
Judge White called the convention to order
and named ex-senator Koch as pre-
siding officer. Judge Koch's speech was
mainly devoted to merciess
raignment of the County Democracy and its prin-
cipal candidate. He accused Mr.. Hewitt of in
gratitude and disloyalty. illiberalty bigotry aud
hypocrisy and charged him with seeking to stir
up feeling Of hatred against foregn-born citi-
After the transaction of the usual routine
business the roll of delegates was declared to show
that every district was represented: A COM
mittee of one from each Assembly District was
appointed to consult and report upon the plan Of
action to be taken by the Purr0y Democracy in
the present campaign.
recess Of fifteen minutes was taken, at the
end Of which Mr.. Purroy, as chairman, submitted
the report. 1t had been carefully prepared and
read by Mr.. Purroy with great effect. Every
point made against Mr.. Hewitt and his supporters
was greeted with loud applause. AT its close
il loaded Sheriff Grant with encOmiums and in
dorsed his nomination for Mayor and that of the
entire Tammany ticket The report was adopted
with a rising vote and laundering Aye" and
the chair appointed Henry ID. Purroy Edward
kearney, Andrew j. White and six Others TO
inform Sheriff Grant and his associates Of the
action Of the convention
sTINGING REPORT AGAINST Mr. HEWITT
Inc report is d StlHBlHB piece Vi poHtic"i
Workmanship After dcnouncing the County De-
mocracy for its lack of principle and honesty
and it's alleged treachery to Cleveland and Hill.
it assails Mayor Hewitt with numerous cutting
references to his record and recent utterances.
The following are samples:
Within the last years. at every opportunity, he
has venomous attacked and sured the President OF the
United States In the presence Of the President OF the
Board of Aldermen and Of several reputable citizens he
Cleveland Within fortnight. before astonshed
listeners he has declared that the Mills bill passes
Congress he viii Immediately shut down his works at
Trenton and discharge his employees and still later ne has
reiterated his emphatic dislike for the man whom the De-
mocracy Of United States has unanimously nominated
standard bearer in the approaching Presidential con-
test
On July g. at he New-York City Hail. he received
committee from the Nothing Convention which had
Just been held Baltimore Nd, and when that CON-
rendered him the nomination for President OF the
United States expressed his high appreciation OF the
honor deep regret that personal reasons compelled
him to decline then reiterated his weknown opro-
the naturalization Of foreigner who was not
pass examination and who had not resided In
this country at least twenty-one years.
Himself the Of an Englishman he has inherited
and except when candidate for Office has never omitted
to display hatred Of American citizens OF Irish de-
scent contempt for immigrants OF all the other
nationalities has been hardly less pronounced When
asked to present at the arrival Of the distinguished
patriot William o. Ben. NJ P he snappishy refused, on
the petence of his unwngness to interfere In the politics
Of countries; but the occasion OF the English
Queens Golden Jubilee he fastened to the Metropolitan
Opera House and INDUCED in a ulsome and untruthfu
euogy OF that foreign potentate every opportunity
he has eagerly and mercessly raised his hand to strike
down the interests of organized labor; but when the
greatest monopos OF the present age was trembling be-
fore an impending investigation from which he was eager
to fy he inerfered the full force OF the Official
power conaded to him by trusting people " enable this
to escape.
lie insungy refused review the parades respective
ly societies. Of the Grand Army OF the Re-
public and the Ancient Order Of Hibernsns; but no
reviewed with the pleasure" the parade Of the
followers Garbald who since ndorsed his candi
dacy
Finally his weak attempts enforce the laws and ordi-
have been spasmodlc and characterized by the
grossest partay and his whole administration Mayor
inconsistency prejudice and bunooncry
or fully Of the fact that since he has
become again candidate for reelection By the people he
has sought and explain the most obnox
ious OF his uerances and acts In fact it is now be-
coming very uncertain which he loves the more Cleveland
and Thurman foresnbo citizens and their de-
scendanss and seriously informed BY him has
during his whole life been especially partial to c
Of Irish descent only like typical stepfathcr hs
has thought his duty to emphasize his love for them By
constant kicks and blows
COLONEL ERHARDT BUSY AND CONFIDENT
Colonel Joel B. Erhardt. the Republican candi-
date for Mayor Of this city, was in the best OF
spirits yesterday, each day bringing to him con-
elusive evidence that the Republicans are going
to stand by him and see that he is elected. lIc
is hard at work every day in his office in the
County Committee Headquarters. and has taken
hold of the campaign with vim and vigor that
should insure him success. His desk is piled
high with letters from prominent men, whose in.
fuence and opinions are of the utmost value and
will do great deal toward bringing out the full
party vote.
This canvass will be in a great casure per-
sonal one and the entire Republican vote will bo
brought out IL il is a possible thing. Mr.. Erhardt
has received assurances from many sources that
he will get the entire Republican vote, and tine
way that the party leaders have taken hold Of
his campaign shows that they mean business 10
has been learned that number of Democrats. who
Ln, disonsfel with the iQhf hefWcen