New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-04
MR.. SHEEHAN IN WRATH.
VAINIY TRYING TO OBSTRUCT THE BALLOT
REFORM PETITION IN THE ASSEMBLY.
ROARING OUT THREAT AGAINST THE
SPEAKER. WHO s1LENCEs rHIM-rHE NON
sTER PETITION OFFICIALLY RECoG-
NIZED BY THE AssEMBLY-A
CE
DESCRIPTION or IT.
nv TELEGRAPH TO IHE TKIBUsE.l

bill Notwithstanding this impressive popular demon
sraon in support Of the bill, and despite t'lc i"co
that petitions of this magnitude are rarely preSehteu
IN the legislature Assemblyman -hcchan the mouth
niece OF Governor Hill in the Assembly, objected TO-
night I'm most discourtcous and undisnhch manner TO
tie reception Of the document. II apparent to
all who witnessed his efforts to keep the monster
petition from being officially recognized by the AS-
.cmbly that he following to the letter the oruefS
Of hi, political chief His efforts we're futile for the
petition IS now one of the Assembly documents OF
the session of 1890
Th, i, the petition which the NcwYork Ballot-Rc-
form League has been preparing. Ii is undoubtedly
the largest petition that has ever been signed by te
vocf, OF any one two cities in the country ana IL
sneak, with voice which should be powerful enough
10 penetrate even the rooms of the Chief Executive
Of the state. Large petitions have been preparen ana
thousand. Of people have signed their names to appeals
another 10 both branches oil the Legs
laiurc. and to the Governor to influence acton on
various subjects but this petition came in FORM ana
in proportions entirely different and foreign to u'e
general rule. General J. W. lustcd. speaker OF tho
Assembly. had the honor Of presenting the petl'l"h
to that body. This not done for political reasons
a. tie ,gncrs Of this petition do not represent any ono
party or political faith. but are from the ranks oi hc
pnhlican~ Democrats, MugWump, aud Pronbitionisis'
from the circles labor unions and sociees, and
from the ranks Of the rich.
The Assembly Chamber has seldom held larger
number of people than were there tonight Wicn tho
petition was presented The ladies' gallery was
crowded. and every seat on the main floor wa, oc-
oupl.d. General Eu-trd called As~cmblylnan Ham
iton Fish, lr.. 70 the chair Immediately after tie
Introductory hu-uc-s O: the session had bean trans
acted. ~. biz book. the form IN which the petition
was brought 10 This city, had been put ~ the cor
idor, just outside # ;ic Assembly 'hamlc". Oliver
sumner Icili To- whose enterprise, ability ana uicc'>
effort, the getting together OF these Thousands 81
petitioner, i- du,. va, in charge OF the book. lie
t,t,Ix ~, I'D b.
under the books weight At a signal tine BIZ doors
OF ih' A--emhy Chamber were pushed open, ana tli'
bearer. Of the n.uuon marched into Tie chamber
u had been told about Albany, of course, that tho
book would Doe given - The Assembly tonight. ana
when it wa, brought into the chamber There
9a. at trt considerable cNoitemcnt. which turned Ia
almo-t d.atilhc Stiffness when General liu-tei took
. position u ifunt Of the men. AMI obtained rc0-m-
tYn from tlc chairman Raising his voice, 80 tntt
/ every word could be distinctly heard bS all in ITO
room. hc said.
.Nf. ~pc.Dcr: on behalf # over $1,000 voter, q
the cite, oi NcH York and nroollyn. without F'-ar'
io politics. osccd color or nationality desire 10
present 90 tbs tine the petition boo favor "i t"e
~aAt.n Ballot Reform hi. and request tn't IL be re-
i.se4 co. tle JuIcAr Committee "h.'i N"' t.l'
lu in charge. a,A u'Auimon' consent t"' '"''
petition be- nov rc'cv'd.'
Th, teo rival, for the leadership Of the Democratic
minority A.-cmulyme1 shcchan md Timothy DRY
DOLLAR Sullivan were on their feet before GENERAL
l,,,.ts-, had finished. simultaneously they shouted
ont AL objection. Then General Hustled SAID thAt
the petition would De kept in tle Assembly chamber
and the Cie would take charge OF II under 'Ae ne"
rule. SAre.an. Under v'ron, p"''n'es' u''" u
p ,l..,ls r,,..nlton from thc clair. and hniiy d7-
n,nrd.d ID .n Cd question II privilege In' 'h'r-
r..n r.,u.,~l to recognize him, AID General Hu''"l
,,f..n.d 10 the men with t.o petition 10 move dow"
tire aisle.
-h..hAn va standing n the c.nirr Of the aisle Win
1ne lild JOB ll- t.ua.ci,' pocket VIII" "-' "-"' " '
sea-. wo.i... like -lri-c hammer, AID he was 'h""'-
,. ., tt.. fam Il I. sol.c. lie vus directly DO th'
,., .f t.. ,..l rlin tlc book. ani r'm-cd to sup
..f. to .ll.,, ti.n to pas, him. They iad n' "'.
t..t.on to hm. .ft hc N~7 p-'i'' "'''" al ''''
.t tl. b,.,. down thc a..lr, and ut" t' "'"'
Ih. Re.a0lo,n m.uhcis oi the House. ana "i. 80
n -.t.p.in, with ballot reform. arrl"Nd'd l''0'''
and ,l,, .,li.rl.- broAc INTO cheer, Wine h' "'7
i,,,.i,,a u Ly many who appreciated the situation.
r.., l,s.oa upon tle ei.e vlth when he was p''"'"
oui of the ly a.. rllA' Ani lii' Al WA" '"' ' ''
va, o ballot reform vil be- pushed aside "''h 0'""
.,.. Mr. -...au Was pushed ahead ~ t"c ok "''-'
,,tu h. wa, almost lamm,d against clerk 'nl'"'
r... dr-L ia hs progress down Tie aisle He s''"'"
,, ,.icntly with both ami. AID sho tea out i'l
BAL. ,i.,f- ... , member were being invaded. hnt '"c
l hook seemed to have s4ip upon Ms h''N' "'" "
a not iAA DO until hc had fairly been l.'h'' s." '.
GALL Then iHc book "l, ,et down III inc '''-'' "
l. Assembly, we'll nd vi. ,hcclAn. looking a" "
lIf .Itlt
seat.
General Iln,t.l took tie chair spcaAor, and
/ rc.,.,Ilci Mr. sAecuau. Who Wa, white with rage
Mr. snccnan at once began denonnchs speaker H"stcD
..r a, .if...d Oairul,mcnt of his o@n iulos. Tie
N.pibli,an A.s,mul, men and spectators M"i Hu" o.
tore then eye, thc Indic'on' 7pe'H'le p'o''"'ou "
Mr. ~h,ehan ~ hr ua, borne along Ia The r"uSh Gasp
,t u,, uallotf.iolm iolh, aud they ro"rcd "ith
lauan.cr he ~idy de- lnimcd aD0"l inc "'o"8' "'
''" t,idrttlS Govcrno, Iln had pnmcd him with AN
lnp dent -pcc,h against Ballot ls'I"iin' "i.u '''
,h',l.u w.,s mocus,G ucta.iac he hdd ht ,lu -
,i',,,. IL. d.li,,. U Finally, hc rodrtd Ori threat
iAat Tie nity-cN,n Drmo'i"u' \-',Hl"'t i,'n W., 80 t
,cc to 1t that the raea were observed hereafter Di
I'm, b"ns bang came tine spcabers Sa'eL rhe
SplL..r Wifi hot take AN, fhi,.ie iipm ur 'i''n|'
f ri nor iron, m. nit, SIS associates, ,tld >pcth
81 Iu-lcd ia "a NuI,c Of Thunder ~ i''" VIII f''
Mr. she'nan 11~ thcr hammered into silence hy
the speaker, aarri and me icsnlit Duam n, -" -" '
.o,'i gi Ntd may members i-,cmoicd around Il,
p,rlng over tlc Page, and ic'o"5 the NAMES o'
rGn pclit,oi. Which wa, in the form Of mons'c:
look Ra, carried to the Gran" ,u' ,t d,'rY men
49, ur ~ vim tlr .tont .tlctch"r watch had been
made for Il 10 ret ON, ipne 10 hc II 10 t,,n
t' ,orl. of o,rr.fine tine duplication, ana com
letns the POOH hsG @"t %r, nm s t%o helpers
worked the journey l,"n .''~ 'iI.d ',iT f,r. md
i,sear lsey p' b' L.sianis Lo % We're carpenters and
bookbndcrs, a, Well ~ az, "'i, ,rron ,cd th1
,',,. NJ ..cmLv district, and streets. INC
eirp.ltrfs bnlt liable in the ear Tor '"o "o''" ~
rn. Train VA. crowded with people, among whom
v.r. many menibcl~ Of the L.s.A,"t'; D o M,r' % ,1
/ ,yaf, he'd me Vur.. There were Lntc hl"iu'," ~
people At the station In Albany when tc ir"n M Murinc1
t.,f rhrv cr,eded around the train, Ana cAanihcu
~i,h carr, I'm. hig book with II, 1l,ooo SIGNATURES
The book was put tuch ana taken to ths 'aP',Vl
where after nuch difficulty, was carried To- thc
Assomiiy noor and put In a corridor a gIiru wac
pnt over H. and he watched II 'aieiiiN, a. '"vio
/ hat
iuIo it, 49,, ,,r,,ors - t,e ,,,.uoraI
c,n,,,tc. ~ Inc Ballot Reform League we're IN the
! A.'cuhiv chamber when tine petition Wa brought
/ in smnup Them wore Horace l.. Dcnlng, William
~ Ill oui. f. Post. Herbert L. Brown, Henry
= rntnett William Jay. II. ". Cannon. II. l.. satter
lee. James ". PEor MnNan 'roaSuaie'