New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-08
ROWLING COUNTY DEMOCRATS
STORMY MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE
ORGANIZING IN THE FACE OF VIOLENT oppo
April 10. 1890

ORGANIZING IN THE FACE OF VIOLENT oPpo.
sITIoN VIGOROUSLY EXPRESSED.
The large hall of Cooper Union resounded last even
Ing with shouts, groans, hOwls and demonacal yels
from about 80 to 10 O'Clock, and tumult and dis.
tprbance formed the larger part Of the proceedings
The occasion was the second attempt Of the County
Committee Of the County Democracy at organization.
and although admission by ticket and the audience
chamber not half filed many persons obtained
ingress whom the dccently disposed delegates must
have wished had been excluded. Ex-Judge George
NJ Van Hccsen, as temporary chairman. called the
meeting to order and asked IL the IXth Assembly
Districts credentials were ready. Ernest IIarvlers
list Of representatives for that district was read
was made up Of the "tOUghr element gathered aloha
the West Side river front and not often seen In
County Committee. When the minutes were read
Daniel Prince, speaking for Henry Maurcr Of the
XIIth District, who was absent. raised the first
breeze by protesting against the XIIth being ncnded
among the contested districts disturbance followed
the charmans refusal to listen Princes objections
but it soft and zephyrllke compared to the con-
WILSON'S into (which the gathering was constantly
thrown afterwaM by the excluded partsans from tho
XXIId District
Thomas F. Heating, chairman Of the Committee On
Credentials and Contested Seats, submitted their 10
port, made up substantially rs was foreshadoTed By
The Tribune on Sunday. Regarding the XIIth Dis
trict the committee decided that no primaries had
been held by the Maurer faction said to be composed
Of Pat" Keenan's disguised Tammany Hall adherents
and advised the admission OF the delegation headed
by Samuel Cohen, according to the list constructed
by Mr.. Harviers special committee Of three.
QIowls of disapproval from the Maurer crowd) In
the XXth the list headed by Bernard Wilson, when had
been amended by lacking John Bayes at the tail.
was pronounced genuine. AS to the contest in the
XXIId the committee recommended the seating Of John
J. ounan and his delegates instead of Daniel shee-
hans men, but advised the appointment Of spe::a:
committee to harmonic the district. Both the re-
port and suggestion received with long series of
yes and sneers from the Sheehan faction. Chairman
Van HOesen took occasion in lull when the shouters
grew short of breath to put the motion on the ac-
ceptance of the report and declared its recommends
tons adopted.
They are not howled the sheehan crowd, and
another upheaval followed. After this whenever
committee composed Of member from each Assembly
District was appointed, the excluded sheehantes
filed the place with angry cries that the wrong
man" was taken from the kid. The name in every
instance was, Of course, selected from the ounlan
side.
recess of five minutes was taken in which tho
Committee on Permanent Organization perfected
its report as Chairman Van HOesen phPased II, but
the hall continued 10 be scene OF disorder When
Colonel James j. Mooney OF the Ogalawallas APP
peared as chairman with the , R Sd tS r
tried TO obtain quiet The report made
Charles A. Jackson chairman, with ce-chal rman
urer, and Charles j.. MCGEE and H. W. lidebrand,
secretaries. Mr.. Jackson being escorted TO the char
by Edward Crosse, Lawrence r. Wells and Roger fos-
ter delivered of his characteristic speeches. .
Incorporation Counsel Beekman got committees
appointed to construct rules and by laws for tle or
ganzation. A committee on resolutions was ap'
pointed TO report at the next meeting, and an asss
ment of IS head was laid on each County C0mmltWe-
man. Then the committee adjourned for MONTH