The sun., 1890-01-16
THECASTOUT" "ATE"RETURNS
BACK WITH AL IgS WTCKEDNESS IN
THE REPUBLIOAN FOLD.

Chieftain O'Brien's Triumph Comes Sooner
Than ho Expectod-The Boys are Unre-
Pentant and O'BrIen Holds the Reins.
All the old battle-scarred warriors OF the
Ate" district were taken back again into the
fold Of the Republican party last night. Tho
scene OF their restoration was the time-worn
headquarters OF the John J. O'Brion Associa-
tion at 2I2 Grand street. The picture OF Bar
ney Rourke. which hung In the place OF
honor at the head OF the room, never looked
down on n moro peaceful gathering. The room
was jammed with the men who have made the
old Ate" what 1t is, the banner district" Of
the Republican party. But like the knights OF
old, who lifted their visors and sheathed their
swords when In the presence OF their lord, so
did those knights lay aside everything suR-
Restivo OF warfare. and stood about like lambs
while their tried chleftaln, tho great oBrien
himself was raised once moro on the pedestal
OF recognized leadership.
Among tho famous men present were Barney
Rourke, who claims to have pull with every
man of prominence In the city: ex-Assembly-
man Silver Dollar Smith ex-Alderman Chris
tian Goetz. Samuel Engel. the biggest taxpayer
in tho district, and First Lieutenant John u.
Brodsky Charles D. Sweeny the General
Secretary OF tho Business Mems Republican
Organization, was on hand for the express
purpose OF welcoming these warriors rs recog-
nized Republican fighters. He was made tenn
porary Chairman OF the meeting. On intro
ducinR him First Lieutenant Brodsky said:
1T seems likely that this new organization
will shortly overshadow what is now known as
the regular Republican association. The last
election made II apparent thut the party must
Mr.. Sweeny talked back for nearly an hour;
He told the warriors that they had proved
fhotx
see them. There were loud cheers at this
statement and thus encouraged: In mr.; s sweeeny eeny
were all anxious to see harmony In all the he-
publican ranks. 4,
under adverse circImstances,"', yelled Mr..
Sweeny, amid cheers from the warriors; rs
been made against you are true or not, but we
have invited you into our organization because
we know you will be faithful. 1t is for, you to
charges OF disloyalty made against you are
true. SO far as the charges against your leader
%So Sfe 6nSs lived AND Worked with him Should
know him best. You have shown by your feal-
ty, devotion. and loyalty that You oelieye In
as your chief is an honor to the party Loud
cheers o,p,.o,,
for President ofthe new orga1 1izauon In speech
in which he said that O'Brien had been the
leader Of the district for twenty;two years. and
He can make it Democratic district"
"He f can do With the voters as he pieases, for
they will follow him and vote as his best ludRi;
mept dictates It was the ISSsIIGusieS created
tion that threw him out. That organizatlon IS
in existence only to find places for Tom. Dick,
I'VE have never asked for or received any;
thing from the national Administration, ana
hoSs
disregard for the interests OF the hepubllcan
party We can poll IN this district from 1000
organization can scarcely poll 1000"
Chjeitan oBren Tas sns elected tb President Ssd d
mond mon, in his shirt bosom to bear upon the war
riors and restored order with an autocratio
wave Of his hand, Then he thrust poth hands
old banner. You have always been Republ-
eS tory Of a this city Is told By its eIres it is The
only city In this country WHICH has retrograded
II Its B9Sy s ss 4s hs
see these friendships clustered around me.
msHy eondast 1dnas We sn do any things
than our opponents. but we do them more me m@
fntS the NSs hey
long he ksPa6ean sde to iGEsst their
After the yells Of appreciation had subsided
these other officers were elected: John E.
retsry: Frederick Seig. Treasurer; enrolling
Officers. ex- -Assemblyman Charles Smith. ex;
Alderman Christian Goetz, and Bernard
Wednesday. ON Thursday. Friday. and Satur-
day evenings OF next week new members VIII
ing Mr. Sweeny said that similar org nizattons
have been formed in the First, Third. Fifth.
Sixth. Ninth. Fourteenth. Sixteenth, and Sew;
enteenth districts and in the Twentythird and
Twenty fourth wards.
Mr.. Sweeny said that many OF the big Re-
TaIrhl In a
ment and that while the object is to harmon
ize all the Republican factions ANYTHING that
stood in the way would have to, go UNDER This
County Committee. which will probably be
hostile to the new movement when !: is known
Thirty thousand dollars has been subscribed
for the erection Of big meeting house. some
on Saturday night there will be a meeting of
.he Executive Committee OF the new organiZa-
tion in the Fifth Avenue Hotel.