New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-12

Hackett, e. NJ Morgan, f. J. Tinsdae, John ].
Brown, Henry ?. Williams, Walter Logan, W. +.
SreI, Arthur War, G; B. Reade, j. S. Cary, d. J.
Ford, o. Z. Hobby, Jesse Newman. w. T. Breakell,
NNsa sl Appleton, John p. Rockefeller, ). w.
,h1Wm a :, A; Benedict Egbcrt p. Fritz; James
A Van da Linda, and james Quaozenbush.
Wllnam H. Corsa Is the president of the Dis
trlct organization.
NTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
Special attention has been drawn to the Xth
District recently in consequence of the Steckers'
revolt against Tammany. 1t is an important
movement and one that is being closely watched
by the Republican leaders In the district and
throughout the city. The Stecklers have been an
active, potent force in the Xth for years. They
were originally Republicans. Charles Steckier,
when a clerk in Howe & Iummel's office, was
member of the Nth District Republican organiza-
ton. He was expelled. After his expulsion he
organized an independent party for the advance
ment Of his younger brother Alfred. In 1880
Alfred was elected Civil Judge In 1884, when
Grant first ran for Mayor, the Steckler Associa-
ton Endorsed him For this Croker gave the
Stecklers control of the Tammany organization
in the Xth, and had Alfred renonlinated for Civil
Judge. For the Steckler support in the last
election Alfred was to have Superior Court
Judgeship. The Tammany leaders failed TO keep
this agreement, hence the revolt which Is far
admit
Though noted, and properly So as a Democratic
district, the Ath has been carried by Republican
candidates. In the last election Wassing. the
Republican nominee for Assembly. was only beaten
Dy s34 votes, and no special effort was made 20
elect him The total vote Of the district is about
1000 majority. while Hill beat Miller in it nearly
to /. The vote for Mayor that year was dis
tributed as follows Erhardt, 1874 Hewitt,
S;l42; Grant 3,74S Nj Eidmann, Collector
that year, his vote being 5,579. The district is
bounded by StantOn-st., the Bowery and Third
Avenue B and Clinton-st. 1t is one of the most
densey populated sections Of the city, State Sen
ator Roesch, is the Iammany leader now. He is
not strong man, and the Stecklers can easily
beat him. The Republicans have the same leader
that they had for the last twenty years, eX-Judge
Patterson, chairman of the Republican County
Executive Committee.
He is a tyro indeed in Republican politics here
who does not know Judge Patterson, the chair.
man of the Republican County Executive Com
mittee. Not to know him, IN fact, Is almost 70
argue ones self unknown as regards local politics.
For. years, nearly a quarter of century, he has
been one of the most active Republicans in New
York, and, unlike many political Leaders, he Is TO-
day as strong, if not stronger than ever with
all elements of the party, but particularly the
workers OF the boys as Mr. Codyin delights
to call them. His tall, stalwart figure is seen
Republican councils are held at which he
is not present and of which he Is
not potent force His wide experience
excellent iudgmept, natural conservatism, abun-
dance of cOmmon-sense and unfalhng good-nature
are the elements of the foundation upon which his
leadership rests.
Most people think the Judges age to be greater
than it really is, not because he looks more than
fifty.three years old, but because he has been 50
long prominent in municipal affairs, and as COM
paratively few men become known in politics
early in life it seems 10 be taken for granted that
he is sixty at least The Judge was born in 1888,
right in the Xth District, where he still lives eX-
cept during hot weather. His father was an old
abolition tendencies He was thoroughly demo-
cratic in his ways and exceedingly. popular with
all classes in the district In both these attributes