The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-07
BARNEY BIGLIN 1NCENSED.
HE REPLIES WITH SOME FER0CITf
TO COZ. sHEPARD'S ATTACK.

0bseryations concerning ho cohuiuon
affairs in the Republican County Committee
It was pointed out that the friction had becom
| 80 intense that II had extended to Chairman
Jacob M. Patterson and Bernard Biglin
| They have scarcely spoken to eacl
other in months. The primary caus'
Of the trouble was the interference OF Patter
son in Biglin's district over tho selection o
delegates to the Rochester Convention In Sep
tember. Patterson had his way at the time. o.
ex-senator Plat thought It inadvisable to on
ter the Gubernatori oil fight with the Republi
can machine right here In New York disrupt
cd. Blglin acquiesced. but he declared tina
sooner or lator he would be even with Patter
son.
On Thursday evening last Patterson got II
tho flrst shot through the columns OF tho Moi
and Express. This article asserted that Biglr
was trying to get Patterson's place as Chair
man OF tho Executive Committee. but that Big
Inns record as the leader OF tho Eighteenth
district did not warrant such an ambition or
his part. It was asserted that BiRlin's district
had been running behind In It's Republican
vote for number Of years
Mr.. Biglln's friends are very angry. alleging
that the statement was False and at first Mr..
Biglin did not wish to reply to the article. even
though his friends believed and tod him thSs
Shepard and Mr. Patterson. But yesterday
Mr. =, Riglin In. struck back. He said ::.,,. .. ~
spired By sons ono outside thc ONCE Of that
ter ii utter indiiofencs to me. rs il IS to
nS s Sep ssdsss oes not Of s
s0t say that coi shepards entrance into
Ny Serious s ss is the sp sep SsiR
without ST Of personal iselins Thefc is not
o hs shse
does not dread the appearance OF every num-
Dor Of shepards paper. IN conseauenee 81 the
This. / say. is a serious matter. II Is ali we'll
saSas r S he Ss ant to adseh s 5 q hs
rarty-many OF them at least-look upon him
as one speaking by authority. and hence the
d dsSmaEe to the party by his assaults on the
for the article In 9neftI,sSp, end ID nm
Claimed that I have JUMPED into the, fell, for
the Executive Committee Ghatrmanship; This
email and Jealous mind. I am not q candi-
date. never have been. NOR have any aspira;
snns tor the thsss been
advocate Ills ELECTION A. C6alrmsn:, +
With tp Him matters s pelicy 'ieRs oia
that district ORGANIZATIONS should be- en-;
disorsanised simply that primaries and dele
gates gates to conv emit rs may be CONTROLLED; IN
hat hs e e o the the
ganization. not out Of It: to build up. not pull
down: to I'VE s above petty personal jsal9usles;
What do you mean BY that last remarkY'
mean that the Irish-American element Of
T. not the and
gresslye. and absolutely loyal iepublicans
less than one.third q our vote here in The city
eapss IIes tSIs SSs # Isl s censtsnt
sitien on tie part Of ths PRESENT isadershipp Of
the Executive Committed to turn them down.
been to S s oesas hs
Of the Eighteenth Assembly dlstrlct2
Before fore. answering N that Question; vii jnst
to make and inspire this attack upon me- 1
e 70 cruel r. dwell the
fact That every Important Federai oee Il t tie
ssy WIN .Ea sesns
President Harrison in 1888. and gave Mr.
G9Tss oa Msy Of B SSa fsn a e. sSSS
This 10 a sample OF Boss Shepard's leader
10Y ioy Judse Patterson will
also, yet it is mere fact that. notwith standins
the
aid; it gave, Flower nearly 1000 majority.
vote than he received at the previous ELECTION.
The. contrast between the vote OF the Tenth
end the ether TIVE ds.[Sts that make up ths
Is as remarkable as 1t ia significant But I
don't propose to answer this article By you're
fhSs bs dds and shall Ss
men who should be the last to do it are abso-
shs Esyh to shows assa the
MI. ,Riglin here read the following extract
from the article:
n..s r :nsw sh., Dsysn
sSs e .Sos Z
tS NJ Pr BPsn this
is the fact Instead Of being d district favor- .
able to, Republican, success. every we'll
RI t6o q tn Rs *
70 make Republican gains Therethe strongest
8. TRomrsson nAt and Richard cr nse Thsss
liz that trays been ~ so% S to fsSs
we used to think we were doing very we'll ID we
got ] 200 Or loo Republican votes. In 1890
s.Sl2: In 1888 Hnrrison's vote was 3. 1893. and
lext year will show, corresponding increase.
)n this point l think the district will compare
'ayornbly with the Tenth. Twenty.fl or any
,thcr district In tho city. for that matter.
Sps elected to the Assembly In 1872
They neglect to. state, however. that
was reelected. and that I was also candi-
late two years successfully aiterward. and
was only beaten BY less than 2OU votes each
,imC. fail to see, though, how u statement Of
no fact that have carried district normally
Democratic by 1000 majority. twice, and am
he only Republican TINT ever carried it Is an
argument against my leadership
las to Government contracts. This subject
slharped on good deal hy people who, seem
II y asserted that Patterson and the, steek.
ers had between Sit, 1000 and S25. 1000 to dis
Nurse, between them on election day. But
tocsch ran. away from John A.. Dlnkel. the |
MISUNDERSTANDING candidate for Senator.
1t now remains to be seen whether Patter- |
Executive Committees. Many believe that this |
good fortune is In store for him on the ground |
hat the machine could not possibly be in |
worse shape than 1t Is in. now. and that the |
mere change In u name Will be OF little or no