The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-31
THEY USE STRONG LANGUAGE
COZ. BLIsS's CIRCULAR SPEAKS OF A
GANG OF RUFFIANS.
Mr.. Milholinnd. In Reply, Uses the Word
"FaisehOod" Several Times IT'S All
Abou; the Recent Republican Battle At
the Eleventh Districts Meeting.

Mr.. Nilh olinnd. In Reply, Uses the Word
"Faisehood" Several 1imes-Irs All
Abou; the Recent Republican Battle At
the Eleventh Districts Meeting.
By request Of Charles A. Peabody Of the
Eleventh Republican district the following
circular is printed:
Recent occurrences in the Eleventh Assembly dis.
trict induce to make the folio wing tho
Republicans of that district and the state.
Acomplaint was presented at the last meeting Of the
Republican County Committee charging unfair dealing
in the Republican Association In preventing Rspubl
cans from Joining 1t and In keeping tho roll or mem.
beers inaccessible The paper signed by thirty nine
OF the eight hundred members OF the association Its
statements are untrue. No person desiring to become
a member has been prevented from SO do
ing longer than was reasonably necessary
TO inquire into his claim to become such
member The member who presented the paper to tho
association has himself been found proposing for men,
bership persons who were noS eligible More than .
third OF the names proposed found to be those OF
persons not residents who did not desire
to join the association. The roll Of the association has
been always accessible proper application but has
been kept from those desiring to stealth
Prior to the regular meeting OF the association on
Tuesday last. gang OF ruans took possession Of the
roo excluded the officers and proceeded to act A. the
association How thsy were brought to that meeting
and how the gang was made up is indicated by the
following advertisement which appeared in the Herald
Of that day:
lean give temporary employment to twenty-five
men. Apply to store 43s Fourth avenue
The "store +as Fourth avenue" is kept by former
member OF tho association. who was expelled under
the constitution. and the Temporary employ ment"
was to capture Repub lean assoc iaton's room lie
was there with them. They were aided by gangs re-
cruted all over the city and paid or promised to be
paid for going thero Tie proceedings were openly
conducted under the supervision OF an officer
under the National Government who was not and
Is not member OF the association. although he had
his gang 20 through the motions OF electing him q
member But the whole proceeding was absolutely
void The fact that he is connected with leading Re-
publican paper has enabled him to spread broadcast
many Measurements Without contradicting them in
detail. we ask those who know to accept
the resortcd to under the lead of this
man were such as the Democratic party in its worst
and mos. corrupt days would hestated to adopt,
and which neither the Republican party nor any
spectacle member of II can afford to countenance
Cornelius N. Bliss. 5. '. r. Crugcr. John G. UConor.
Jr. George Bliss Charles A. Peabody. Jr. James W.
Au:en. n. 4. Prentiss, William N Hoag, George b.
Morris. Caleb A. Simms.
Most Of the Republicans in tho Eleventh dis
trict received copy Of the circular. among
them John l. Milholland. the lighting opro.
nent of Col. Bliss. Mr.. Milholand. in reply.
The circular is founded upon faIsehood
The Republicans in tho district opposed to Col
scores of alfidavits declaring that many Re
publicans for several years have tried to he
come members of the regular district organi-
zntion. Reputable members OF the party have
desired to become members. hut they were
opposed because they would not bow the knee
to Col Bliss and his friends. Tho Colonel and
his lieutenants in their, circular, attempt. to
discredit robert c Brsc Iii by a., asserting
bershin, That is a. fnlsehood. and no
is the truth. The statement that the roll has
been accessible on proper application Is an
other unqualified falsehood. Why. Christo-
pher Stewart was not ad Omitted to the house OF
James W. Auten. who had the rolls. lust be-
cause he was colored man. Afidnvlts OF all
these statements will be submitted to the
County Committee at its next meeting in April.
They. speak OF an advertisement for men.
That had references to the personal business
and after this. political dis sension oe-
ings were conducted by an officer OF
the national Government who was not n men,
her OF the organization. is a slap at me. 1t is
MS maliciously false as the other assertions in
the circular. moved from my home In Brook
Ign. sold my. house. and had q letter OF
transfer which was regular in every
detail. Peabody. Hong and their friends
ing night and day. to protect Col Bliss and his
friends Concerning Cornelius n. Bliss. feel
that he has been misnformed as to the stu
THE Col. Bliss people have attempted to
befog the issue. which Is. shall regular Re-
puulicnns. fighting Republicans. administrn-
ton Republicans. be kept out of the organiza-
tion because they will not bow the knee to
George Bliss and his Tammahy allies?"