The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-01
MILHOLLAND AGAINST BLISS.
THE "RUFFIANso OF THE ELEpEyTH
CELEBRATE 7HkMSKLYkS

Corue1ius n. ntiss Accuses Muh01lauA OF
Not Only n.s Politics. bat Dishoncra-
bile ,Couduct"-rhe sdoiored nrothers
Takise y Lively laterest - the scrap.
John E Milholland's friends turned out last
night and protested against the protest OF Col
George Bliss. Col Cruger. Cornelius N Bliss.
Mr.. Peabody. and other megnates OF the
Eleventh. They filled Scottish Rite Hall. Vic
tor shimmel was Chairman. and his assist-
ants were Job l. Hedges. A. II. Williams
James D. Townsend. Samucl eioran. Henry A.
Beatty. Ralph Mayors. Fred d. Hayes. and DIR
r. II. Murphy. Their assistants. the secre-
taries OF tho meeting. were +. T. Mccarthy.
Clinton Stewart. Henry J. Ruffner. Charles
Z. Anderson, and Thomas Jarrett. Robert c.
Brock enridge read declaration OF principles
and denunciation OF Col. bliss. and that was
adopted with a shout He declared that there
was moro intelligence in his audience than In
any audience that could be gathered in any
district in New York. aad that there were no
rufflnns or blackguards among them.
Drums were heard down the street. and Mr.
Breckenridge waited until tho Moran Colored
Association got into tho hnll Then ho said OF
the meeting last week that 1t was entirely
legal and that everything was done In ac-
cordance with the rules governing Republican
associations.
And when those people ICoL Bliss party]
forgot themselves and brought In Tammany
night sticks they proved themselves black
guards"
Col Bliss's name was Kissed. Mr.. Broken
ridge jumped into tho last campaign and
charged that the machine in tho Eleventh had
sold out J. soat Fassett.
I'VE stood oil mlsrule." he said. until we
saw the ideal Republican candidate slaugh-
tered at the polls. and then we organized in
revolt We saw the Democratic workers
standing at the polls and working openly for
the so-called Republican candidate for Assem-
bly,. ,Hoag.. We know that this so;ca!!ed Re;
publican Is 4 member OF the A. i. bernard
Dr. B, b. it John Roose. member of the
so spsFs the sussss f e sasssls
efndts Of .d yP Han
declared that at last week : meetins Goi. bliss
0fFfa 'hs said d the I shss ths
lobbying. dickering gang, which sells out every
s H. bsitep s art os
traitor. Mr.. Milho!land is gentleman. and
every gentleman whom he meets he will trent
Of this autocrate and negro. hating gang"
MM9h aSn MSpc Sks aex anS hea
rufiians." Then he sailed into Col Bliss and
the others; He concluded by DECLARING that
The. circular sent out by Col. Bliss and his
ou sf tWo meas Sams; Hsten
one Of CS!: ,Biiss's friends, the other from
sdoa ss e ep Rss why fSd In In
II signed the circular. because in my opinion
upon the Kepublicans Of the Eleventh Assem-
bly, district. see that it Is stated that was
fhOrOunlIv informed
what occurred at that uproarious meeting Of
the Eleventh. was not present. it is true. but
probably the fact OF my absence from the OK
ize 1t with moro moderation and fairness
thnn Il had been personally present: It was
matter o. to inf saoaa BE-
friendly t, him. / state the simple facts that
Mr. MiihoIland; who is not member, Of the
the district. unless he has recently become
such, led and is RESPONSIBLE for the OUTRAGE
Il hs ssn n not
sS u
fea,sP sf shs
that he is Quoted as saying that I my oppositoe
to his course, arose from the belief that l
would o DC cent 70 tse
district. deny that Mr. Milholland has any
right to claim q standing In th0t district. l
associates. nor am l candidate In the district
for the Convention ct al A claim has been
trict was that the leaders we're opposed to the
denomination Of Gen. Harrison. and yet /, who
am known to these leaders as q Harrison man
oi m
to the MINNEAPOLIS Convention. I nm always
in my district. the city. and the State. but I
cannot permit an occurrence like that In the
tH any
Republican Of the district. n,.
his, friends. In circular printed this morning.
endeavor e make it appear that an advertise.
a2d Inst. was Tor tie purpose Of Securing men
to influence the action Of the meeting; Moth
ing could be more ridiculous than this, but;
NY newspaper business requires mo to en-
are Rs' Isi place. en and
soSmpslleIdi to advertise to a., 81 a.. their
tSs ca f on the morning q tie
meeting. but as 1t appeared also on the follow
ing Friday. and again to-day. and at least four
soluteiy false charge. | can think Of nothing
printed in ali seriousness and over the sigma
~ sS 5ssss$ sst as b:.
body should say It. but that they should be
able to make such men as Cornelius N. Bliss
subscribe to it is entirely beyond my compre-
henslon. Yes 1t is true the meeting was
most loyal Republicans Of the district"
MT, Anten's letter to THE Sun says:
made to say; Why. Christopher stewart was
not admitted to the house OF James W. Auttn.
who had the, rolls, Just because he was q col
pred man. beg to state TINT II Mr.. Milhol-
land or any ono else made such statement
he is an unmitIcated liar. Yours truly.
An examination was begun yesterday by
Inspector Steers at Police Headquarters into
IN tho meeting Of March %. A letter to the
Police Commissioners asserted that the police
used their night sticks on members OF the as
socation and wantonly interfered with the
business OF the meeting. Inspector Steers
took the evidence OF u round6man and eight
policemen, and then adjourned tho further
hearing until Monday next.
Instructed for Cleveland.
ST. PAUL. March 31.-Four hundred and fifty
OF Minnesota's Democrats assembled in State