The evening world., 1890-06-11
HAD NO USE FOR BOSS PLATT.
Harlem Republican Clubmen Tell
Why They BlaOkballed Him.

Fifteen blackballs for Boss Tom Platt out
Of total vote Of only flfty-six, in the
Harlem Republican Club. would seem to in-
dictate pretty we'll developed bolt against
the Boss in the upper end of New York.
1t is possible that the Republican,. state
Committee may be called together right
away TO read Fish Gibbs lecture to these
insubordinate Harlemites.
An EVENING WORLD reporter found con-
siderable difficulty in locating the members
of the Harlem Republican Club who didn't
want to associate with Thomas c. Platt as
an honorary member.
President Harrison, vice-President Nor
ton. ex-senator Warner Miller. Mr.. Blaine
and even Fire-E Foraker had been hou-
ored by election TO such honorary member
ship, but when last night II was sought to
honor Boss Platt similarly there was mani
tested a sturdy determination to draw the
line right there.
James II. Bogart was the first to raise hIa
voice. MIR. Bogart declared that he could
anything to do With Boss PIatt, and when a
the vote for new members was ordered he
Nov every good Republican will scratch
To this Mr.. James A. Cryan. who has q
clerkship at the Custom House. retorted
with bitter but ineffective sarcasm:
No one but Democrats aud Mugwumps
oppose Mr.. Platt."
Then the Club voted. and when the regis
tration. supervision and certihcati9n were
Il votes, while 10 blackballs were found in
Therefore. by Mr.. Cryan's Federal official
voters should have been disirauchised as
lugwumps and Democrats.
DIR, John Carr, a dentist, said to The
EyENISG WORLD man to-day:
- do not care to be quoted rs saving any
thing against the men who cast the black
balls, but favored MI Platt. | am ma;
ehine ISpnbiiean. & me h men @ & who &oppo ed ed
Worlds Fair scheme. They either held or
bought real estate, expecting To realize
When ,hs Word,s r, Fair came here ~ They
Platt's action i'll killing tho bill.
Dr. S. Cleland, rival Harlem dentist
Yes, / voted against Platts admission
do not Ike platt nor Platts ways. l am
no Mngwnmp. either"
NJ, ". Emmons, banker at 47o Broad
way, was another blackhaller. He OPP
posed llatt a. he Thought every Harlem
man ought - after platts killing the
Worlds fair, body blow 10 Harlem bust
$. &. Croft, carret dealer ri THIRD avenu.
aud One Hundred and Eighteenth street.
said;
for membership, for | dislike Platt and his
machine, have no doubt that a majority
OF the three hundred members OF the Club
las, night, vote. against their convictions,
for his admission. 30 voted because |
Thought it would not look well for the club
to reject so prominent party leader after
having honured Miller and Harrison and
| Oraker.
W. j. X, Kendrick, broker and Secretary
of the Club, yehsmently opposed PIAtts
election. lie denounced the Boss as the Bit
ter enemy ot New York, and declared tnat
flatta machine would run the party TO ruin.
William H. Shaw. OF l62 West 0ne linn,
of the dry goods firm of Ietft. Weller 4 Co,
WAS one of the men who cast black balls.
lie IL holder Of real estate IN Harlem,
MIR, Shaw now hates Boss Platt TO the extent
nf many thousands oil dollars and black
Another membeA who peremptorilv re-
fused tn be quoted by name. said:
The whole thing IN nutshell Is that we
Harlem Mepnbllcans are sick Of oSe;man
power. We do not believe IN letting Tom
Platt run the great Republican party for his
own benefit and 70 81 exclusion OF every
body else. lie killed our Worlds Fair, he
killed Rapid Transit and there l. noLekson
why Harlem men should take Mm to their
bosGms,
who dislike him and distrnst him, bus who,
like mVSelf. Thought IL bad policy to ga on
record as lighting our de faeto leader. II il
Sasto do3yer again would make the black
Boss 1homas c. Platt does not appear 10
have been greatly disturbed by the refusal
OF the Harlem Republicans 10 receive him
into felloHship.
When seen by THE EVENING WORLD man
this morning he laughed and said that he |
did not know he vas candidate for honor
AIRY membership Ia the Hgrlem Club until
he saw in the papers this morning that he /
had been biarkballed.
You can Judge OF the effect the news had
on me when | tell you that | am feeding
regularly, my pulsa beats have not increased /
in number and aal not the least BIT worried. !
would like to know who thnss fifteen I
men seTe, he continued thoughtlully.
There vas look ON MIR. PlAtts face which |
boded no good to the gentlemen in question |
should their identity be discovered 70 him.
Cup for Mounted Policemen.