New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-15
DANGEROUS TO THEIR FOES.
PERSISTENT REPUBLICAN FRESHMEN.
DEMOCRATS AROUSED BY THE GREAT INRoADs
MADE UPON THEIR RANKS.


As election day draws near, the Democrats who
have said nothing so far of the work that IS being
done by the Irish-American Anti-Ceveland and Pro
tcctive League. and the IrshAmerican AnuIrce-
Trade League except TO ridcule IT as amounting TO
nothing have begun to take alarm and are resoruns
10 the old familiar methods Of trying 10 break up
some of the meetings in the different Assembly Dis
tricts throughout the city. They first ted 10 prevent
the organization from making headway by hiring all
the halls and whore halls were already hired, by In
fuepcng the landlord in cases to threaten the
tenant VINO suble his place for meeting purposes with
eviction 1or having done These efforts failed and
now they send heelcrs TO some Of the meetings to Try
and break them up.
John Devov. president Of the Irlsh-Amcrican Anti
Cleveland and Protective League, who Is backed by
some of the most influential the labor leaders In
the city, told these facts TO Tribune reporter last
evening at the headquarters No ia Fifii ave-,
where meeting of the delegates representing all the
branches Of the AntiCleVeland League In the CITY
was held "we expected all this opposition, OF
course" said Mr.. Dewey, but We have won distinct
triumph all along the line, for there is not an
Assembly District in the city in which We have
not a welorganized club, and in some Of the larger
districts two
The League has decided 10 hold mass meeting IN
Cooper MON Tuesday evening, October %, which
will be addressed by John f. seaman, Of Chicago, and
Professor Robert Ellis Thompson, of Pennsylvania Uni
vcrsity Last evenings meeting Of delegates was pre-
sided over by Joseph F. Ryan, the first vice president
Of the organization. Most encouraging reports
made by the delegates members being added
10 the rolls daily, majority Of them, TOO being
men who voted for Cleveland in 1884. p. j. Hay
burne of the WITH, has now three hundred members,
twenty eight Of whom Joined last Friday and he viii
have a public meeting this evening at No. 155
East Broadway. David j. Nauehton, aoorcd a
dudes who disputed his facts concerning the tariff at
the last meeting of the XXIIId Assembly District.
One.hundred and ffth-st. and Thirdavc whore there
are now two hundred and ninety-one members, the
odd member being dude, who Joined the branch and
saws uat he will wear clothes Of American material
hencefOrth
The XHlIId District, No. 1,3ol second-ave., has
three hundred members the XXfh No 73J rd-ave..
oroanized last week. has siXfy-eglt members.
There ara two branches ~ the AlAth. No. 34O West
One-hunircd and twenty ifI-st. and No So Ninth
ave Jonn Carney. Of the XVIII. No. dos Ainth-aye.,
Is also doing we'll Sir Dewey states thai The mem
hers of the Anti Cleveland League VIII cast larger
vote row than they dd IN lco4. captain J. II.
NcNauee a. head Of the Irish American Anti-free-
Trade League whose headquarters are AT No. al
Fighthst states that that organization has also made
ureuaratt1ns for holding m8ss-meetng j. VII take
1aee IN the large hall Of Cooper Union. i.N-Assem-
bvmsp David Il. Healy. one Of the noit eloquent OF
fle Irish. American orators Judge Brennan, Of Iowa;
ana J NJ Wall will be among the speakers Professor
Adams VIII sing campaign songs; siereOptlcon views
of the wfcfched condition 10 which ffee trade has re-
duced working people In the Old country VIII be shown
and Professor Baynes Goth Regiment Band VIII SUR