New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-25
PROTEST TO THE POLICE BOARD
xITH DISTRICT REPUBLICANS RESENT THE USE
OF NIGHTsTCKs AT THEIR MEEr1NS
TT-FSDAY NIGHT.

xIrH DISTRICT REPUBLICANS RESENT THE USE
OF NIGHTsIICKs AT THEIR MEErINS
on TUESDAY NIGHT
A mass-meeng Of the Republicans of the Nth AS
sembly District will be held at scottish Rite Hail.
Madison-ave and Twenty ninthst. on Thursday even
ing next to consider the circumstances under whch
a regular and peaccabe meeting of the enroiied
Republicans of the district, held on March ~ al NO.
1O7 West Thirtyfourth-s was broken up ~ melhperS
Of the Republican Association, assaulted ana
dubbed by squad Of police acting under the oruefS
OF the Tammany Hall authorities, ana 10 oehou"'o
and condemn whoever may have melted the out
rage speeches Will be made by W. ID. Gutm1e'
Paul d. Cravath James Il. Townsend Job f. liedseS'
j. f. Milhoand and DR.. L. L. Scamans. Dr' d. d. -
John RooSa Is also expected to be present ana sPh
The antl-machnc majority OF the cnroieu heP"p
Iicans of the district have established thelr he'u
Quarters at Armory Hall Thirty -ffhst and Broadway
and if will be in charge OF COMMITTEES composed Oh
Captain J. Mortimer SearlcS, chairman Robert =,
prcckenridce Victor A. Schmmell, Thomas {. Jarrett
and W. H. Redicker. The headquarters VIII be open
every evening through the campaign
lanes b. Townsend who the Republican
candidate for Congress In The Nth Dstrict Ias' year
against W. Bourke Cochran and ran ahedu VI Ms
ticket and who is one OF the most prominent mem
,rs 10 the Republican organization In the MIN
Assembly District said last evening that ne was much
surnri scd AT the effort made ~ certain AghH re
spectalle quarters to mlslcad the puDhc a' u '',
causes which had o to the oVer'hro" u
Colonel Hiss Those causes, he explained were VI "o
recent date. The embers OF revolution had o>'"
smoulderlng for several years. They had tler o'ls
+, the selfish dlcatoral and unwiSc policy when had
hoen nur,ued by Colonel Bliss and those who shared
rho re- non>bI,lty Of control Mr.. Townsend mentioned
several contributing reasons for the la-iy revolt ana
added ,,
~ was especially surprised that any orc should
ouestion the correctness Of The TnbuneS account Oh
Tuesday evenings meeting 20 far a. my Observation
went for I was present rather IL spectator 'hhh
oherwise and took no part in the disturbances when
followed the arrival OF the police II was h'r. dis
ms .ionate and complete statement. am also IN
position 10 say that the question OF delegates 10 u"
National Convention has nothing TO do with inc over
turning of the late district management WI. MEL
holland sure. IS not an asplInnt Tor 'his hohor
and have reason to believe vors the election Of 'omc
such man as Cornelius y. Bliss delegate to Mime
apolis."
The protest OF 1o5 members of the association, re-
opesting the Police Commissioners 10 investigate the
action of the police at Tuesday nights meeting WILL II
Is said up before the Board this afternoon IL i
as follows:
To the Honorable Police COMMISSIONERS VI '' N! VI Wv
York.
Gentlemen We. the undersigned Ecpubcans Of the
yIth Assembly District. do hereby most en- phatoaly pro-
test against the Infamous outrage which certain mem
be Of our organization subjected during our meeting
,s.t evening at the hands Of the municipal police The
meeting question regularly organized ana properly
constituted II was nade up OF Republicans OF good
standing members OF the party ORGANIZATION Ia ne
district. 1t was presided over by the second Nce9''r
dent Of the association proceedings regular and
entirely orderly there had not been the slightest breach
Of decorum Of disnterested spcctto' ar ready
to testify
The meeting had Adjourned when body Of police
officers IN uniform with clubs hand up tairs and
into the ROOM by George Bliss under whose orders
they completely appeared ~ be- Az his d. ec'lh men"
he,s Of me association violently seized dnd ASSAULT
thrown down Stair, and, in some Instance 50 violently
As to innict painful injuries. Not one Of the members
thus assaulted was doing any act Of violence or guilt
Of eny breach Of the peace whatever A. already stated
there had disturbance OF any kind U warrant inc
pe.encc Of police Officials and II they had come % prevent
poSsble outbreak there not the slightest excuse
in the world for lcsorting TO force until such outbreak
had occurred deed Of violence had been performed
OF the number subjected to the outdgeN we submit the
aadavits Of benjamin i. Morris samuel Moran ana
Morris Maycrs all citizens Of reputable chdact'f X
nuncaps OF good standing, aud loyal members Of The d
trict association whose ca-es may be considered iar MUS
tfatons Of those OF score OF other. DESPITE MI.
Morriss protest and the protests Of many OF me under
signed he was almost hurled downstairs simply because
the said gc directed the officers To do even
,fter Mr. Morris had made himself known as Il member
f the association. NOt only this, but "hen IN pursuance
~ his rights as member Of the association he attempted
To return lack ~ the hall. he told by one OF tho
roccmen that his return would Involve the fracture
o: bis skull.
We can supplement the Of Mr.. Morris VITA that
n AZ least dozen others Of them serious
than his and we Will do 80 If desired by your BOoid
We proceed however upon the assumption that IS
Uon,n,. srIcrs Of the Police Department you hook
upon those under you az being guardians OF The
citys peace. and not as disoIdcf.y mob To
interfere with tie constitutional rights cit
lions o. 10 sssal respectable pcoplo
at the malignant rcQues. Of individual Proceeding
on this assumption simply lay this matter before yol and
demand an Investigation OF this Outrage. II he police
force OF this district DC used against :hc members
the Republication Association in this desire 10
Know IL at once. II meetings thus % be invaded
and inerfeed with and thus 10 be madce liable
b. such insults and assaults. shall be compelled
take such steps :he matter shah complete
protection in the future The acts OF your officers last
night were a disgrace TO your Department.
Among the sgners are a. X. Williams, who presided
ut the meeting; Job f. Hedges, Vernon II. Brown w. d.
Guthrie DR.. +. H. Murphy, james Il. Townsend Henry
A. Beatty c. A. Thompson II. G. breckenridge, W. q.
Livingston Robert Johnson Charles II. Flint. Paul D.
Clavath and J. g. Elliott
TO the Editor Of rhc Tribune.
Sir Permit me TO thank you for the Just. impartial
and perfectly accurate OF the late meeting OF
the enrolled Republicans Of the Xlth Assembly d..
rict at their headquarters. broadway and Thirty
fourth-st. The bringing Of policemen Into that meet
ing TO break IL up with violence is crime paralcled
only by the stealing Of the state senate. The right
Of peaceful assembly Is guaranteed by the ConsttI
don, and the nlghtstckS OF IdmInany ia policemen
are poor arguments with which 10 b0lster up the
waning power Of the most vicious machine which has
ever dsglaced Republican politics in New YORK City
ROBERT BRECKENRIDGE.
New-York, March "a, 1882
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