New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-14
JITSTICE MURRAY EXPELLED
COUNTY DEMOCRATS SWEPT BY STORM of
WRATH.

COUNTY coMMITTEE-IN HIS ANGER
AND BITTERNESS HE TELLS oF
MONEY SPENT AND
PLEDGES BROKEN.
70 everything that the County Democrats said
about one another at their meeting las. hlshU 10
true Republicans can congratulate themselves
that there is little choice between lahiih"nS nan
and it's rival Democratic organizauon' Nel'hel
can be a suitable home for self-respectng meh' ana
those who prize decent company VIII soon DC
seeking il in the ranks Of the Repuoilcah party
The County Committee of the New-lorR OouhoS
Democracy had turbulent time OF III al cooper
Union last evening. and the bitter fight over the
Murray Power charges, in which several hours
were spent in bandying epithets and hot accusa-
tions. resulted in the expulsion of Police Justice
Murray from the County Committee by an over
whelming vote.
Most of the leaders were on hand at an early
hour. but as the Committee on Resolutions,
which was to report on Justice Murray's charges,
remained late in secret session, it was nearly
8 p. M before Vice. Chairman Charles a. Jack
son. in the continued absence Of Chairman Bald
win. called the meeting to order. EX-Sherih
James OBrien sat in a prominent place ana
seemed proud of the consideration he received.
Roger Foster, from the Committee on Resolu-
tons, reported long preamble and resolutions
explanatory of the Ballot-Reform law. and con-
graduating the people and the Democracy of the
State on the priceless boon assured to them. On
motion of Mr.. Foster. seconded by Ernest Harvier,
"on behalf of the minority which had sturdily
opposed the reform, they were adopted. com
mittee was then ordered to make plain digest
of the law for the unlearned Of the organization
to study.
John off ho
proceedings by announcing that John Hayes. who
had acted as chairman of the committee while
it was investigating the Murray charges, would
read its report. II detailed the facts of it's
animation, as already made public, and ended in
this way
Your committee therefore, report their findings that
Henry Murray absolutely failed offer any proof tes
tmony support Of the charges made by him. that said
charges wholly unsubsantiated and were made with
out any Justification.
verbatim report OF the proceedings had said inves
tigaton in hereto annexed.
The report was received with loud cheers, min
gled with Kisses from Murrays friends, who occu-
pied large space in tie centre of the nall. Mr.
Murray looked we'll satisfied. for the committee
had made recommendation regarding him
But there was more coming and in the midst Of
suppressed excitement. Otto HorHitZ, of the XXIId
Assembly District, offered resolution recting Jhe
charges which Henry Murray, of the AVIIth Dis
trict, had made, which, if true, would injure the
credit of the organization; recalled the invesiga-
ton and Murrays failure to bring forward any
proofs; declared that the time chosen by Mur.
ray justified the belief that his purpose was the
injury and disruption of the County Democracy,
and Resolved. that we condemn the conduct of
Henry Murray in tho Ha~tt~- -ef~'-eA - 'sid hcf-
by eXrel him from membership in the County
Committee of the New-YOrk County Democracy
Justice Murray Immediately arose and Wig
orously applauded by his henchmen. He was cv-
IDENTIFY agitated and controlled himself with diff
Guilty. Tears were in his eyes he denied that
he had ever sought TO injure the County Democ-
racy. He was one of its founders and most faith
full members He had got into a snarl with the
leader OF the County Democracy Judge Power,
who had treated him most brutally. But he had
nothing whatever to take back. He reiterated his
story about making charges whatever. lie
had only repeated what had been current history
for years. But about the court clerkship ana
the accusation that it was sold for $1,000, he
proposed that the chairman appoint committee
of five or six members with whom he would
tire TO the adjoining room, and if he did not
satisfy them in five minutes that their leader was
O bad man he would never look of them in
the face again. He would give them names,
time place and plenty of cOrrOborative evidence,
but the committee must promise that they would
divulge nothing that he told them. Mr. Murray
pleaded earnestly not 10 be subjected 10 vote
OF censure, and in the next breath deiantly asked
what right they had TO eXpel him. The
organization had been poisoned against him
by the meanest kind of lies, circulated by THIS
leader, who had been member of the lalnmany
Hall Disciplining Committee during the
tyrannlcal rule of John Kelly.
Then the Justice denied the rumor that he Dad
any notion Of going over 10 Iaminany han MIN
self e." L going to stay right here, he CRED
You can't force me out. This Is a Jop TO gct
control of our Congressional District but you
can't do it. You Will find it the entering wedge
which will destroy yourselves. II is CALLING lot
me 10 have TO stand here and defend myself
against such beasty conduct as this
lie told how much money he had spent ioT
election purposes for the County Democracy
have spent more money than any man here; ~
voice" Yes, and you ought 10 be the leader.
Cheers and confusonJ-l put up SD mysfii ial III
Fitzgerald. The XVIlth gave Fitzgerald l,3OO
majority. How much did the AVlth Powers
district, give him? He was beaten there by
are to be expelled 10 make room for a paper or.
ganization 70 rule our Congmssonai Dis'nGt.
Mr; Murray then told how Justice Power had
lied 10 hin" when he promised
him clerkship in Judge Fitzgerald's court, and
now indignant he became. IL was when smart
ing under i.-trc9tment that he made his charees
/ dare Judge Power, he said, to truthlully
contradict word ! say But I've got some
vitality eft, and don't mean 10 submit to tlls
injustice.
Before he sat down Mr. Murray repeated his
oher to tell the chairman and small committee
the facts about Mr.. Power If you want the
truth, he continued and don't want 20 be hum
bugged and don't mean 10 throw dirt in the eyes
Of the public, you Will hear me. If you don't, you
make this only whitewashing concern
Mr.. Horwtz urged his resolution, and denounced
Murray for distracting the public attention at u
moment when it was riveted upon the corruption
Of Tammany Hall. as disclosed by the fasscto
Committee. Murray's continuance in the organiza-
oon, he said, was impOssibilty.
A Murray man moved that the resolution or
expulsion be laid upon the table. Chairman
Jackson put the motion. and declared 1t lost. Inc
excitement was at white heat
Mr. Mcclure. Of the XVlllth, moved 70 re-
fer the whole subject to the Executive Co'n-
mittee. proposition which was received with
a storm Of applause by Murray's contingent AS
Coon as he could Dc heard Mr. Hayes moved 10
bY Mlinire,s mntinn on the tahle. ThngS De