New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-18
IRISH-AMERICANS MISREPRESEN1ED.
CoNTEMPTIBLE TRICKERY OF THE DEMoCHAIlC
NATIONAL COMMITTEE EXPOSED.

coNTrMpTIB1E TRIcKERY OF THE DEMOCRATIC
NATIONAL COMMITTEE EXPOSED.
The members Of the Irsh-American independent
Association which took so prominent part IN inc
last Presidential campaign, are Indignant over 'h'
statement that they have gone over 10 |leVeiahu'
A report was published in a number OF Dcmocranc
newspapers last week that at meeting heEd on Dep
tember 10 the association adopted resolutions DECLARING
for Cleveland and Thurman and denouncing HARRISON
and Morton Tho meeting said to have peen
held AZ the headquarters. No. 80 Union Square, and
was conducted by Edward j. Rowe. III was stared
Yesterday that Rowe himself was the only member
of the association present and those with MIN were
Frank Byrnes and John J. Moroney, neither OF whom
was a member and Byrnes has only become an
American citizen recently.
"The resolutions' one Of the members OF The as
,oc,atIon said Yesterday were prepared at the Dem
ocratlc National Committee rooms, and were handed
over TO Rowe by Byrncs. Rowe Is the only one OF
the leaders Of the association who has come out lor
Cleveland and he has endcavored to show that the
whole association is with him. The lrish-Amercah
Independents we're organized in twenty-five districts
of the city four years ago. Their organization mas
been informally kept up since in several Districts and
seventeen of the leaders dcnounce Rowe's action ana
denv that they have changed their views In regard
10 Cleveland All of them are united in favor OF pro-
lection and opposcd to Clevelands frcerade policy,
and they arc ready to make their afidavlts that
such a meeting Rowe claims was never ne'u.
p c. Dooley, secretary Of the association, gave
the following names Of those leaders who unite
with him In denounclng this action. They arc
jeremiah Murphy, James Fitzgerald, Patrick cun'
MAN. John Lehman. George W. Deasc, Thomas
sullivan Thomas Martin, p. J. Howe, Jeremiah
b. Murphy, John stawlcy, Dominlck Heshn'
John j. Bealln John hurry, Peter Brerc'on'
James b. McGarvey and John Ennis. One OF the
former leaders is now dead, and two others VINO
are out of the city have not been seen to ascertain
their views.
"The whole statement was prepared by Rowe ana
the Democratic National Committee for publication,
said Secretary DoOley 1T Is without any authority
and 1t Is false In every particular representing The
Irish American Independent Association. Neither
Rowe nor any other has any authority 10 act 10Y
II as body. The association has not been organlzei
TO work such In the present campaign Dut lts ou
leaders ere with the exception OF Rowe, In sympathy
with the Republican ticket and are working for II. oi
the more than 600 votes which the association cast
for Blaine believe that ninety per cent will vote oI
Harrison and Norton am president of a Republican
club In the XIXth Assembly District, and the other
leaders are identified with other Republican clubs. We
want this 10 90 out answer 10 such trickery as
was rcsorted TO the false statements circulated by
the Democratic National Committee"
Peter BreTetOn, who was treasurer OF the aSsoc1a-
ton, confirmed the statements of Mr.. Doolcy, and
vouched for them In every particular