The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-13
Furnishing BRODSKY MEN.
"BEADs orr rs PITTERsoN,s ORDER
~ IN DE AYE DISTRICT

Secretary Tracy BACKS II Nv. ana One by
One the Heads They Fan--syhy There.
no Reid Battery In tho logan Club.
The Administration policy OF making votes
for Harrison and Reid by alternating tho work.
ers Of the party Is being prosecuted with great
vigor in do Ate District with tho assistance Of
Secretary Tracy Last Saturday there was a
reduction OF ten made In tho case OF machin-
lists employed in the Navy Yard In such cases
IL is usual to take not porp than one OF the
men from one Assembly district or county.
but In this instance two Of the machinists to
he discharged were both Republican workers
In dc Ate. and both arc members OF the John
A. Logan Club and friends OF John T. Brodsky
and Sam Engel. who have the majority OF the
Republicans and all OF the workers in the dis
trict with them. Tho two men ischarged
were Potter sullivan and ohm Baylan.
Perhaps the discharge of these men would
have created little feeling were II not for the
facts that mt tho same time the Sergeant at
Arms OF tho Logan Club. Louis Muhlhauser.
was discharged from his place as weigher's
jhnitor In the Custom House. and that other
faithful members Of The club. David Urban a
laborer on the scales. and Philip Veith. q
lahorer In the public stores. had been de-
cnpitated n short timo before. and two fol-
lowers Of Barney Rourke. leader OF the dis
trict. Ind been appointed in their places. The
aprointees were: In Urbans place. Louis De
Mott II brother-in-aw OF Fred Seelig. one OF
Rourke's lleutcnants. who gave hts residence
as l3 Allen street. although hs is said to re-
sdo in the Second Assembly district 1874
Pearl street. and IN Vcith's place Albert
Friese. who gives his residence as that OF the
redoubtnble Rourke himself. 35 Forsyth
street. though he is not known as o voter In
the district
Everything pointed to concerted attack on
the Brodsky- Engsl faction as represented in
the John A. Logan Club. and the members be-
gan to think the machinery Of the Administra-
tion was being used to minimize their influ-
euce as a political factor AID restore Gustav
A. schhrmann. the nominal leader OF the Re-
publican forces OF the district. to the position
he lost when Drodsky became n mem Der OF the
regular organization.
Wassmer. who. it Is said. is soon to become u
son-in-lnw OF Leader Schnrmann. told one OF
the members OF the Logan Club that tn work
OF official decapitation had only Just begun.
and ut the Federal plsceholders in tho club
would would be discharged two every week, until
probably the next two TO go would be Customs
Inspector Theodore +. Ruhle and Deputy
Of hdss men
workers who have attached themselves to tho
b Br9dsky iSTton Ruhle is tie man who
On top Of this information came the further
statement from John II. O'Connor. deputy
under Collector Of Internal Revenue Eidtnan.
that jacob NJ. Patterson would not rest until
he had every Plat man in de Ate driven out
OF Federal Office.
were Gs &c sS with these thrsats when
Icy 10y street last saturday night to form q
paign. The result was that no battery
was formed A proposition was made to tear
down the pictures Of Harrison and Reid and
Restive Of allegiance to Republican candidates
and principles Tho proposition would have
been carried out had II not been for the active
Interference Of Sam Engel. Ruhle. and Martin.
Their wiser counsel prevailed. and the seventy
five men who had got together to organize n
the Republican candidates decided TO await
further developments.
he relative influence OF the John A. Logan
Club and Mr.. Schrrmann may be determined
by compar son OF the Republican vote in the
district for three years. In 1880. when Brod-
sky. Engel. and their friends were inde-
pendents. SchGrmann. with his organization,
polled $50 votes for the Republican ticket
In 1890 that vote dwindled to $40. In 1891
Brodsky and his followers got In line and the
vote was sent up to $500. Brodsky and his
terested in Mr.. Harrison's ca ndidacy. and the
policy, pursued by Secretary Tracy makes
them less so.
Brodsky. Engel. and Martin were ut the Fifth
avenue Hotel Inst night to see Chairman Will
liam Brook field OF the state and County Com
mittees In the interest OF the discharged place.
holders IN their district.