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ling side were ranged General Arthur, Jacob NJ.
Patterson, Bernard Biglin, Colonel George bliss
John j. O'Brien, Collector Murphy and a number
of others. equally well known
The struggle between the two factions began on
a physical basis before the convention opcneu.
The advantage of obtaining possession oil the hail
was ouiclxly recognized by the friends OF hr. rem
ton. They started for the place only TO ma 'haV
Bernard Biglin, Paddy" Mack, and Few more
of Mr. Conllling's devoted friends from TINS Guy
had obtained possession and were nolulhs uhe
entrance. A peremptOry order TO open the uooi'
was met with a laugh of def nee A struggle in
which pistols were fiourished and clubs were used
immediately began. But despite the odds against
them. the gate vas held successfully by MI.
Conkling's adherentS and Mr.. Bignn at once be-
came well known. The recess in this preliminary
skirmish was precursor of the greater victory on
the floor Of the convention. Mr.. FentOn and Mr..
Conkling were at the time colleagues In the Sen
ate. They were both present on the scene OF the
battle Mr. Fenton guided his partisans from the
council chamber through his lieutenants; Mr..
Conklipg however, was on the floor OF the as
sembly and took command in person After
several persuasive appeals, the convention was
about to compromise the difficulty and admit Doth
delegations with an equal voice and vote when
Mr. Conkling arose and In powerful speech sue
ceeded In changing the purpose. Upon his reso-
lutte call the Fenton- Greeley delegation was eX-
cluded and his own friends were left In full con-
troll of the convention and the party organization
in this city as well as throughout the state
The defeated element, or IL part OF IT, at leaSt
became identified with the Liberal Republican
party. whose candidate for President Mr. Greeley
became in the following year Since then, as
said. there has been only one Republican central
in (ONntV.
There were only 159 members in the General
Committee in 1871, the basis of representation
being one delegate for every 800 Republican votes
cast for President. The membership was appor-
toned among the several Assembly districts as
follows Ist, 3 IId 5 Hid, 3 WITH, .; With, s
With. G; With, 10; With, 10; lAth, 10; Ath'
g: XIth, IL; XIIth, 3; NIIlth, 10; AlVth' D
XVIII. s; XVIth. s; NVIlth. 10; AVlllth, 8;
XIXth, 3 XXth, 8; XXIst, 10. The membership
was increased to Ga in 1878, and TO 40 III 1870
In 1877 it was 293. This was the number untll
1850, when it dropped 70 PSI. In 1881 it was
raised to 272 AID has been steadily Increased since
then until the present time, when the roll shows
u membership of ia, appCrtioned as follows:
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urbane politicians IL

Some men are so constituted that their presence
alone III any organization is conducive to har-
monious action. The heavyweight leader Ot the
lid Is one of these He is, in fact, living en-
bodiment Of harmony. lie is at peace with him
self and, so far as is known, with all the rest OF
the world, except, Of course, during campaigns,
when he becomes the relentless enemy Of the
Democracy. Now and then an ambitious young
fellow will attempt to question his leadership
in the Id only 10 find that Mr.. Shea's position
is practically imprcgnablc there. SO year after
year he is sent back to represent the district in
the County Committee, until he is now looked
upon as a fixture there, useful and ornamental
Mr. Shea was born in this city forty-seven years
ago He was engaged in the lewelry business in
early life but his taste for politics soon led him
TO forsake this for public Office. His first appoint
ment was under Marshall p Blake, in the Internal
Revenue service. When Daniel T. Rollins was
elected Surrogate Mr. Shea was selected for the
Office OF guardian accounting clerk, and held that
place during Mr. Rollinss term of Office. His APP
pointment as Deputy Collector by Colonel Erhardt
gave great satisfaction 10 the party leaders, with
whom Mr. Shea has always been held in high
esteem Few men enjoy life more than Mr. Shea
and no one who has enjoyed the hospitality of his
seaside home will begrudge him all the pleasures
of earth.
The other members OF the County Committee
from the lid are William VI. Doyle. Martin KAY
anagh William II. Kilboy, Frederick WINNER. If.
James p. Hyland, Stephen F. perdy. Philip VIZ.
Wyck Thomas Stack Thomas +. Harrington.
Owen O'Conner. Patrick Elm. Francis McGrane
and Daniel Isota Philip VR Van Wycb is the
president of the district organization.
lid ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
- oaII LODI bo
District because it's general outline resembles that
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Gnorge Hammer. T. Kane, John j. Clark. John p.
Phelan. Joseph Schulum, jr., j. Seaver Page, Wli'
lam Wainman G. Bauerman, Robert Kelley, =;
Freund. G. Price and }. j. Baker. Adam Gernahd
is the president OF the district organization
WITH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
Ore of the few out-and-out Republican districts
IN New-York is the stanch old With. True, she
sipped her moorngs last fall, and. 10 the amaze
ment of the Democrats as well as the Republicans.
sent o Democratic representative to the Leglsia-
ture. but then everybody understands that II was
an accident due in Postmaster Van Colt Jug
ment to the new Ballot law and that IL VIII hoV
be likely to happen again. Ar. van Atlcn SoCs'
27Gl was just about half tnat cast lV[ hdIl n
The total vote in 1883 was lO,o0s' Inc IrPu"-
Leans Presidential ticket received o,l2O OleIe-
land and Thurman, ASH. III tEiS dlsTico nj.
Miller was ahead OF Harrison. Ills vote was was
5I64 while Hills was only 4,o4S Scott Deae
Grant In the With by nearly 1000 votes Som-
missioner Of Jurors Barney Martin is the Tam
many leader now. Vice-President Morton, VINO
has always been active In party organlzalo1 mere,
lives in This district The With Is bounded Dy
West Twenty thirdS BT2adWay ,or pocs West
Carmine, SiXthaye., West Washihgton md
Sewantb-ove, Its representative in the county
Executive Committee is the veteran ""i-hoi%'
John d. Lawson. A.. o,1,s. roIi,iciors in
tho conntrv lie has been active as party man
for over fifty years His first voie was chs'
tifty-three years ago for Wiliam H. seward, wno,
n 1898 elected as llic ltiSN ~ -,
- Newlyorlx by majority of 10000 Mr. Law
sons first Presidential vote was in favor OF FreSi
dent Harrsons grandfather, the hero OF dP Io1
LII hron%i,t M in a political atmosphere. lie
frequently entertans his friends with descrp%o dI
Of how, when boy he used to write bd 5Rs o oS,
lots il being then contrary 10 law 10 nave o4ty
nrinted lie was born in Orange County. az
The are of fourteen he came TO New-i3rS ana
worked as clerk until he started IN the I 9ns
ness of selling artificial flowers ribbons ana SILKS
10 is now retired He was elected 10 Congress IN
1870, He has been delegate 10 every Natlcnai
Rennblican Convention since 1864, and has peeh
. Nv member of the County Committee since 1860
Governor Cornell nominated him as SuPenn;
tandent Of Banks of this State, but lie declined
the place lie also refused important places IN n
the CITY Government that were offered him. MI
Tn,yso1 rot his name of Sitting Bull" during
caucus in the Fifth Avenue Hotel Colonel Nike
burns was a candidate for nomination. for Alder
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ton the vote for Assemblyman was as follows :
Republican. 04O; Tammany, 2,64G; County DC
mocracy. 7iO. A Prohibition nspiraHt for ONCE
leads a Torlorn hope Only two dozen votes were
cast for the Third-party candidate for Assembly
last fall. The Republican vote in the district
reached high-water mark in 1858, Wien out OF
a total vote of 1000, Harrison received nearly
1000, against 5000 cast for Cleveland. Grants
vote last fall was 1920 Scotts 1913. The vote
for Governor in 1883 YVES: Miller, 1880 Ill.,
5.n8. County Register Frank T. Fitzgerald Is
the Tammany boss in this district, Police Justice
Duffy having been depOsed for opposing Grant
in 1888. The president of the Republican DIS
trict Committee is Martin II. Ilealey the district
leader is John H. Grimes, Custodian of the POST
office Building
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mittee besides Mr.; French are J. G. Dodd, A..
J. Mooney. c. l., Brockmeier, T. d. Mahoney' G.
p Bible, ]. L. Muhling, Z. G. Chamberlain. ST..
J. yop Gerichten, T. Baccigalupo. A. PhIllipy, u
X. Shear, J. T. Snedeker p Lawless, T. T. Mat
thews, j. Lafond and l.. Walz.
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MEN WHO DRAW THE VOTES.
ACTIVE REPUBLICAN WORKERS.
HOW THE NETWORK COUNTY COMMITTEE
Is MADE UP
SOME LEADERS WHO WORK WITH WILL AND
WIGHT TAMMANY HALL FROM MORNING
TILL NIGHT RECORDS THAT
SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.

SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.
There has been Republican organization In
this city almost since the birth of the party.
At first il was in the form of single clubs and
ward associations, but these were soon merged
into county organization, fairly representative
in character. In 1855, the year before Fremont
was nominated for President, the Republicans OF
the old Sixteenth Ward, the boundaries of which
arc nearly those of the XIIIth Assembly District,
issued q call for q County Convention, inviting
all Republican Ward Associations and other Dodles
representing the party principles to send dele
gates TO it, At this convention which was held
in Stuyvesant Hall. and of which Edgar heteham
chairman, the first Republican County Com
mittee was organized.
Naturally the young association, composed. as
1t was largely of Wings, looked toward the or
ganization of that famous old party for co-opera-
ton and assistance. They looked however, IN
yain at least for some time special COM
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This Is The eXtTeme dOwntOwI district, and In
cludes on the West Side all the city west of
Broadway below Canal-st. The eastern portion
is bounded by Park Row, Spruce-st., Ferry-st.
and Peck Slip and the East River IL is q Demo-
cratic stronghold So strongly Democratic is it
indeed that even with Iammany and County
Democracy candidate in the field Republican
has hard time to get elected. In the last cleo
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one years old, and he held this place during the
various administrations until at Genera! Arthurs
personal request he was appointed an inspector
the Cleveland Administration Mr. Collins has
been identified with the Federal service all his
life. lie could have remained in Office under
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Office Building.

Mr. Crimes took the leadership Of the ISL In
1882, on the death of Michael w. Burns. lie
was born in the First Ward in lS44, and has lINeu
there all his life. He was only boy OF sixteen
when the Lincoln campaign opened, but he thre"
himself into the contest with all the energy OF
Youth Under his supervision the vote OF the
district has been steadily increased from l,loo 10
about 1000 As already stated in the last Ma
tional election, after the party had been out OIL
office for four years. nearly 1000 ballots were cast
for Harrison and Morton, the largest Republican
vote that was ever poed in the district. The
total vote of the LIST has been decreasing of late
wears on account of the destruction of the big
tenement houses TO make room for factories ana
Office buildings When Mr.. Grimes took charge
of the district organize ZION it had only six men
in the County Committee. Now there are fifteen.
II is not surprising that the Ist is among the strong
est Democratic districts in the city, for Tammany
Hall has o vast amount of patronage to distribute
there. including the office Of Register under fltz-
gerald: two judgeships, Duffy and Hogan, AS
semblyman Dufy's picIings, and those OF Alder
man Flynn, State Senator Brown and Congress
man John r. Fellows Besides all these there is
the power of Peter Mitchell, who presides in this
judicial district. Mr. Grimes has been member
of the State Committee from this district, which
at one time was represented on the committee by
Vice-President Morton, and is now represented by
United States Marshal JacObus. He attended all
conventions of the party In the recent munich
nal election lie was in favor of the straight ticket
lie ran for the Assembly last fall, but failed to
overcome the big Tammany majority.
The other members of the County Committee
from the Ist arc John A. Moran, Henry Osborn,
James Thompson Peter Ewald, Peter Rely, James
V. Byrnes. Samuel A. Brown, William Lane Archi
bald Hamilton, Hugo PezoId. Edward Walsh and
Michael Ryan.
lid ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
The Id District is bounded by Broadway, Canal
ST the Bowcry Catherine-st South-st., Peck Slip,
Ferry-st.. Sprucest. and Park Row. IL is almost
as overwhelmingly Democratic as the lst Out of
the total vote of SO12 cast for President in 1888,
Harrison received Alb and Cleveland Ball.
Warner Miller received 1888 votes for Governor
and Hill G.l2G. No Republican candidate for
Assembly was run last year, and Timothy Dry
Dollar" Sullivan had walllOver He beat Dris-
coll, the County Democracy candidate, by over
8 900 votes. Paddy" Diver rules the Tam
many cohorts in the Hid. and, in fact, almost
the entire Democracy of the district now look up
to him, his ancient enemy and rival, Fatty
Walsh no longer being considered Of any particu-
lar value in politics The Republican leader is
Deputy Collector Denis Shea, one of the most
urbane politicians in the city and State
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VIII ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.

Next TO the XIIIth this district is the most
widely known to the public on account of the
bitter feuds that have existed of late years among
the Republican factions led by Messrs. Dodd,
Mooney, Carroll and The' Allen. settlement,
which it is hoped will prove more than tenn
porary, has just been effected by the County
Committee and despite the threats of certain
unsuccessful aSpirants to leadership, the party
outlook in this Stronghold of the tough ana
the thunderbolt' is more favorable than it has
been for some time Men of strength and wide
experience are in control now, and it is reason
able to expect that they will build up the or
ganization and put it in fighting trim for the
fall election and for the great Presidential con-
test next year. A.. ,-..l,
River 1t is bounded by Canal, West, west
Houston. Hancock. and Blocker SITS, and Broad
way lis total vote in 1888 was 1,479. over
onc-third of this number was cast, for the Re
publican ticket. In the election last fall the
Tammany candidate for Assembly, Mullaney, re-
ceiyed 1886 votes or about twice as many as
were cast for Dugan, the Republican nominee.
In the Mayoralty contest the Vth gave Scott a
GOOD support. lie received nearly 1900 votes,
AGAINST $500 cast for Grant. Miller's vote IN
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With ASSEMBLY DISTRIC,J

There arc few more irregularly shaped district,
in the State than the With. 1t runs along Stan.
ton-st. TO Clinton. down Clinton TO Riyinrton
10 Norfolk, TO Division, 10 Grand, 10 Jackson. n
South, and along the East River front 70 Stanton
again. Its total voting population, as shown by
the election figures Of 1883, is Just about 0 900
The Republican vote in the district that year was
1921; the Democratic, 6,l67. Warner Miller,s
vote was 264s; Hills, see. Tammans is not
so allpowerful in the With Menninger, the
Assembly candidate of the Counties. and the Re-
publicans, was elected easily in 1889, and last
year he was only beaten by fike His vote was
3,270; FOlcy's. 3,4s2. Since Eddie7 Reilly's
death the Tammany leadership in the district has
been vested in William J. McKenna, stanch
friend Of Croker. The Republican leader is John
Simpson, or, as almost every one in and out OF the
district calls him. Johnny" Simpson.
Everybody knows ar. Simpson. He is, as
rule, the embodiment Ct good nature and activity.
Energetic and untiring, he has been the
guiding spirit of the party in the With
for years, succeeding Francis Snyder and 10
likely to he for years 10 come, for he is yet In
the prime Of life. Mr.. Simpson was born in l8iT
into politics when boy as naturally as duck
takes TO the water. He was appointed a harbOr
master by Governor Cornell Later he was made
Superintendent of Landing by the State Board Of
Immigration, and was retained In this office by
Colonel Weber when the Federal Government took
control of immigration affairs last year. lie was
married the second time few months ago. His
fellow delegates 70 the County Committee are Abe
Seide' Thomas Hogan, VI. ienrberger. John Steb-
ling, Charles MegrOnigle, p. O'Shoughnessy.
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Cleveland but he was too good Republican to
do so. Having been reported by Dum0nt as an
offensive partisan" he promptly offered his resig-
nation, simply asking that the place might be
given to some constituent Of his political enemy
but personal friend, Tim" Campbell. Higgins
agreed to do so but forgot his promise, and removed
Collins to make room for one of Felix Campbell s
followers. This removal aroused ColllnSs wrath.
He went 10 Washington and told Higgins what
he thought of his actions Higgins apologlzed,
and then and there offered to reappoint Collins
=" No, thank YOU" said the latter, Pm not pre-
pared TO sever connection with my party for the
sake of any office you can give me.
The loyalty to party exhibited by Mr. Collins
on this occasion has characterized him through
life and has given him that remarkable per-
sonal strength he enjoys in the district. lie Is
popular with all classes, and the assistance lnYar-
ably given by the Hebrews Of the district to
Republican candidates is due in part TO their
regard for Mr. Collins. The district headquar-
teTs and those of the famous Arthur Club are
kept open throughout the year to all visitors.
Mr. Collins has been a delegate to the various
conventions of the party for years. lie is now
a member Of the State Committee for the With
Congress District. Mr.. Colins's fell0w-delegates
to the County Committee are John Mullin, Patrick
J. O'Bricn, Martin n. ,0G'Donnell, William H.
Towney, Charles S: Thorpe, Alonzo Berry
Michael Hines, Frank Morrison, Cyrus Allen,
Thomas J. Giroy. John F. Mccarthy, Isaac
Lghtenberg, Sol Isaacs, Patrick J. llaybyrne, Dr.
George w. Kram, James j. Hale and Philip Cum
mingS.
Evening journal., 1891-11-02

Henry Hirzel, the little son of William
Hirzal, who keeps barber shop az No
22l West Eighth street, was run over
and completely cut in two by electric car
No. 53, in charge of Motorman Charles
Sehaeffer and Conductor Norris Hopes
The child had just returned from buying
some candy from store on the opposite
corner and was crossing the street when
he was killed. A number Of witnesses to
the horrible scene say that it was purely
accidental Coroner Sparks held an in
quest on the body yesterday and re
turned verdict Of accidental death, and
exonerated the motormRn from all
blame. The parents Of the child are
Frustrated with grief. Coroner Sparks
empaueled the following jury: w.
Legg, Thomas Pugh. Thomas Huey, M.
w Clark, E. Melchoir. Albert r. Ham
bright, John Morris, N. B. Morrison and
s. +. Marshall.
Evening journal., 1891-11-02
IT. seventeen AnnIvarsavv

The SEVENTEEN anniversary of the
Wilmington Female Bible Society was
celebrated i'm Delaware Avenue Baptist
conducted by Rev. w III. Bainbridge. b.
y Mrs u. R. Lincolns report showed
that during the official year just passed
1850 visits were made, and the fol
lowing distributions of religious docu-
ments were made. .470religious papers.
2, 800 tracts, s Bibles and 7Testaments. The
report Of the treasurer showed the
following figures Receipts. S372. SO:
expenditures. 1858 rs; balance, 1910.
The society has 234 subscriptions. Rev
Mr.. cambridge made an address. his sub
ject being The Bible. Rev. Nathaniel
Nailor Of Altoona, Pa pronounced the
benedictiop The society viii be Differed
for the ensuing year as follows: Presi-
dent, Miss Anna Semple vice president,
Mrs Gregg Chandler; treasurer, Mrs.
Thomas Darlington; recording secretary,
Mrs. 5 E. Johnson; corresponding secre
tary, Mrs g. D. Lincoln.
Evening journal., 1891-11-02
TWO homes pARKs NED.

Commemorative the Beginning OF a Pas
torate-Conference Academy Enter
tainmsnt
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Nov 2 Mrs. Chsrlesana Dill
after prolonged illness from consump
tion, died at the residence of her mother
on New street yesterday morning, In
terment will be made on Wednesday.
Mrs. Emma Harrington died ON Satur
day at the residence Of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. P. g. Bogart, of typhoid fever,
after an Illness of oaly nine days
Yesterday was the anniversary Of
Rev. Nj P. Fixes rastorate Of the
Baptist Church here. Special services
we're held during the day aud baptism
was administered at night. The rite Of
baptism was also administered In the
M. E. Church Yesterday.
The Scott Literary Society Of the Con
ference Academy gave q pleasing en- ter.
tainment Saturday night In the Academy
Hall. II consisted of acting charades,
music and Rotations.
Rev. ]. A B Wilson will preach in the
NJ. E. Church next Sunday evening.
Love feast viii also be held an hour be
fore preaching service.
Miss May Hobson gave Kate Green
away party TO her many friends on Sat
urday evening
Mrs. R. j. Thaekery Of Elkton Is visit.
lug her parents, Mr. and Mrs. e. NJ
Stevenson.
Robert Denny and John Truax Of
Clayton spent Sunday in town.
Willie and Adm Richardson are visit
ing their parents, Mr. and Mrs H. A.
Richardson.
An Evening With Lowell Is the
title Of an entertainment to be given by
the Epworth League Of the NJ E Church
next Thursday evening in the church.
Evening journal., 1891-11-02
The Engineering Magazine.

The November number OF the En-.
gineering Magazine is entitled to rank as
one Of the most notable industrial pub
LEGATIONS Of the year among the period
calls. The opening article is contributed
by Edward Atkinson on the recent fatal
collapse of a building in Park Place,
New York, in which he asserts that there
is no reason why the owners may not be
made justly liable for mansaughter in
the event Of the death OF any person due
to an overloaded floor John A. Church,
who was employed by the Chinese
Government, writes entertsiningly on
some phrases Of Chinese civilization con.
corning which little has been written
hitherto The first OF series OF articles
on the Manchester Ship Canal appears
from the pen Of George R. Durrell, a
civi. engineer, connected with its con.
strucsion. Several other subjects are
equally well written, as the above.