New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-15
A DEMOCRATIC TRICK LAID BARE.
THE oLxvfnAxp PRINTERS LEAGUE ALREAr

THE CLEVELAND PKlNTFRs bth"OHs Hh'''"Di
LOSING PART OF ITS TINY MEMBERSHIP
Tho socaIled Printers Cleveland League has enjoyed
but short period OF harmony. rs announced III INC
Tribune las, Monday n bakers dozen or DeHocthuc
printers gathered In barroom in Stanton-st In re
nonsc IN call issued at the behes Of Florric' DOR
CYAN George Mckay Doc Kean, John Bogart
Walter Thaycr and John Francy. These men all hoia
Office under the appointment OF either Ex-Governor
Hiu or Tammany Hall. They were formerly printers
The object ~ their call was 10 gather as mhny as
possible OF their personal friends aud Democratic rne'
bers Of Typographical Union No Mt the stanton 81.
h,rroom and form Nh organization, a. the call put
H. "to combat the election Of the Republican nohhees
fo prslden. and Vice President, and to aid ny every
possble means the sucocss Of the Democratic ticket
Now This was all well enough as fr as II went but the
fair minded members Of no saw In IL trap SCI o'
fl crowd Of the politicians who have iatteneN AT We
I'M crib FOR years and they refused to be caught os
.nch trick. Accordingly there was oonsldeino'c IN
dlenotion aroused by the cooncss displayed IN this
effort OF gang. who have long ago quit lhe Pr"'"s
trade to lead the union into the camp OF Chairman
Ilarrlty.
yews Of the scheme found It's way into The news
popcrs and. as a consequence. when the meeting was
called n. O'Clock sunday, only the unlucN thirteen
wer IN attendance. II WAS curious fct that ho'o
% the men who got mp the scheme were present Out
This was accounted for by the gmIlelcss ones who were
there bv the excuse tllnt ptIHhP> h''' "''" W."
like TO be on hand becausr they were all Democrat once
holders and that knovled-e would not add very much
o tc effect OF the proceedings the minds OF fairly
disposed Democratic printers. see !!
IIoweyer the meeting was organized as well ms the
slim attendance permitted and In connection with the
methods adopted BY the officers Of the thirteen ut tho
time "A GOOD story has leaked out One OF the men
who were there was Patrick Lotus and he tells III"
story best in his own language. This Is what he
.nys: 1T was sunday. and hearing there was n
meeting of printers up there, dropped III as an Cd
server inst Ia see whit was going on. worked ms q
printer formerly but now practising law Wen
The meeting was small one. and aS they happcne 10
c short II enough OF Ia 60 around on thc various
committees they slapped me into ono: ! dii rot pro
test thcn because | thought my refusal would ohly
dive publicity 10 the fact Of my presence at snch
di.rcputablc annr. Though am Democrat, nave
no desire 10 engage IN any questionable movement
either in political cal NE 30 went T. the new
uapcr Offices on Sunday night and asked 10 nave my
name omitted from the preceding.
Nr Ioftus intimated mat the meeting was not
exactly cot up in the interest Of the union printing
ORGANIZATIONS but was engineered rs the basis OF
" strike lie is not alone In his opinion, and the
feeling now il general among the members OF Typo.
rrsphIcai Union 40. Il that the Cleveland Printers
Lenguc Is n sickly infant Indeed