New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-09
VOORHIS MEN HOWL LOUDLY.
THEY SCORE THEIR DESERTING LEADER.


WHAT CAN TIE NEW JlSllNE blNb iN'''''-''
NOW FOR THE PRICE OF HIS TREASON
The first meeting Of the Executive Committee OF
Police Justice John r. Voorhis's Ncwiork Democracy
since Mr.. VOorhlS made his great dlckcr with la''
many Hall and sold ont y Police CCmmiS,ioncrshp ana
NIL his right Title and interest in his inia oFeah@
ton Tor tcn-ycars job at $4,000 year wa h'h al
No :,33 Rroomc-st on Monday night. 1t was red
hot time beginning at 8 80 O'Clock and ending iong
after all the we'll regulated clochs In thai hcShUo'ho"1
had toI!cd the small hours OF yesterday no'is' ih'
call for the meeting had been sent out by John '"
RepIcnhogcn, treasurer Of tie ofe'iiN'o"' "''0
Thought It was time that the concern should 90 ihb
uouid,Ion lie wanted TO know how the 81 200 In
the treasury and the other assets were to be oVdco
Treasurer Rcppenhaecn had sent notice OF the meet
inc 10 Police Justice yoorhs, but His Honor came
not Neither did any of his lieuienans oi the lAt"
District There were hand, however Icpfc'-hla
tives from fifteen Of the twenty four Assembly Dis
trcts and they made the mecingroom ring with ther
dcnuncIatons OF voorhis-" the man. as one ,nd's
nant and outraged leader exclaimed, "who played IL
for smokers and carried Oh the right in front OF
u.s. -,
There were present David y. Carvalho. OF the
XXIIId District. who when 1t was found tha' MI
youhis had pressing business elsewhere ana was ho'
coming was elected chairman pro lem. eN Alderman
Jacob Kunzeman Of the XVIII John W. Repp'nhagct
OF the VIIth cx Judge Charles j. Blake Of the Win
william Churchill Of the INA Bryan Reilly, OF the
WITH; william II. Nicoll Of the Nlllh; FI1ucis l.
Higgins Of the XVIII p. II. sullivan Of the ia OK
As-cmblyman James J. GaliGan. q the XVIII, rep
rescnting Police Justice Henry Murray; August III.
Spang Of the XXIyth District ord accredited proxies
also Of Alderman Joseph Martin. Of the Xth; John T.
Mccall Of the XXIId ard Peter Il. Mastoson. Of the
XIXth
After all hope Of seeing the Foxy founder Of The
organization had died ont and 10 p. grew ncar VT
Reppenhagcn raped fCr order, and said that hc Had
cell,d the committee together 10 learn the views
Of It's members 10 the novel Situation
in which they, the only surviving representatives
in New York Of untrsmmeLN. unbough Embossed.
uncollaIed unpurchaslblc Jefferson Democracy, had
found themscvcs through the act % their late leader.
Mr. Ecpp,nhagcn moro into details and spoke Of
the ~ 200 In tho treasury and what should DC done
with IT. but he not allowed 10 90 on. for three
or four Of unqucStioncd lung power aud STAYING
qualities jumped up and began cmptying their vial,
u wrath on the absent NODshis. They called him
traitor" coward" "scoundrcl7 Benedict Arnold
Judas Isca1ot,' "the Esau who Ind sold his Demo
Id, thnpllt Police Jnsiicc-hp.- sud hurled
many similar names aud epithets at him. which Ind
caicd that there were some cytnmcly "sOrc7 men
there. Half the associations have got Grape hung
around bis picture That our GOOD money bought .all
one. d" How the prom-cs he made OF place, AM
promotions IN the Police Department be fulfilled
howf' asked deeply disappointed cx-vooris warrior
Hos promised 1000 men their friends places
the police monrncd another sufferer Halt dozen
men with different sized grievances shon'd curcd
ut and kept up perfect Babel until 1t occurred
10 somebody that Temporary chairman ought TO b.
chosen IL finally suggested that David v.
CarvalhD assume the chair.
Mr.. Ca.va!hO managed TO got his agalc1
aborcrs qu'etcd down after time. lie told them tlat
the meeting had been irrcgIlary called. and tina,
whatever its acdon L would not be bndlns. u
decided 10 Try 10 get Mr. NOprls to call another
ing and II possible have him there. that they could
| tell him what they thought Of HIN to bis face.
Whatever may conc,n said one Of the committee
YESTERDAY the DAYS OF the New York Democracy ne
numbered. Did any organization ever t. a more
ngloIions end VoOrll, and hi, INth Distrct fol
lowers will OF be in Tammany Hail. where
they slonld have been long ago. a new boss Will
have 20 be selected II looks rs II cv Justice
Henry Murray would be the man. But how long can
| he hold anything together We might A. well divide
that al 200 according 10 tho vote poled last year and
bust up
Many curious stories are told OF Mr. Voorhls's
tactics during the last year two, which have tcrl
| mated entirely 10 his advantage. Tho most
amusing OF these the meetings. some half dozen In
number, nj which subcommittee previously appointed
10 secure from the Mayor an appointment Of Police
Justice reported their At each OF these
meetings. after the report Of the names submitted and
their rejection by the Mayor had been made. Mr.
VOorhs would arise with an EXPIRE, sion Of sublime
virtue lighting up his cDuntcnance. aud tell how he
had the offer aud how h, had refused it, Then
speeches would BE- made and resolutions would be-
adopted pra>ing Commissioner Noorls's unparalleled
incW rup iDllty.
But exclaimed I'm eve witness 10 these skIfnlly
repeated scene, "y0n ought to have that gang
on that beautiful blue Monday which Grant an
pointed NOOrhis Police Justice after getting his rc,a
nation from the only place whore ne conld De- ser
vice 10 his retainerS such howl ~ went up from
lot OF trckcd fooled bunCocd men yOu never heard
since the food. Rome nay have hovod once. but IL
wasn't marker to the howl of the Voors Democracy"