New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-23
MACHINE RULE DONE WITH.
AIlH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT REPUBLICANS
ASSERT THEMSELVES

:
"nlhmtcd. Nothing was left but few scattered
fragments, relics of . regime un- Republican a. any
! that ever existed in this city. a calm, dispassionate
statement Of the facts Is all that Is necessary ana all
| that will be given.
The Xlth is Of the banner Republican districts
Of the city, or rather 1t should be. 1t IS situated IN
the heart Of the city. being bounded by Twenty hd-
ST.. Lexington ave, FoYtieh>t and Sevenhave. and
! contains body OF Republicans as representative In
character free thinking and reeactlng a, any to be
found in this country. They have long been di,sats-
fed with The leadership of Colonel George Bliss Charles
! y. Peabody and ASsemblyman IOag. the triumviratc
who have had absolute control Of thing. The d.
satisfaction arose from various causes, the principal
one being that Republicans not liked by the leader,
were refused admission 10 the association and that the
hand Of Tammany Hall was too visible in the
management. \ fair Illustration of this is found
in ASsemblyman lIOagS public career. lie elected
TO the Assembly three years lie proved 50 in
competent that the Democrats who put up live, active
man. Lawrence. against him, had no difficulty I'm de
fcating him when he attempted to be reelected Last
he asked for vlndication." Loyal Republicans
were annoyed at the request The leader, persisted
and llCag was nominated. Outsiders mysfed at
first. but when John ScanncI. the Tammany leader.
put up dummy instead of Lawrence, the mystery be-
gan to clear up, and when IIoag went to the Assembly
and Tammany Jobs began to pile I'm everything about
the nomination became perfectly clear 1t might be
added that while iOag's majority in the district
over LOO the gallant candidate for Governor received
les than 800 votes more than Flower
Of such state OF affairs could not continue
for any length Of time. Party sentiment refused TO
tolerate II. 1t only needed to take hold In
earnest to capitalization Of the forces In
opposition. A young man was found willing to do
this. John +. Milholland, Supervising Immigrant In
spector this port. who had recently moved into the
district. He found the task comparatively easy when
the people began TO feel that il was 10 be done
in earnest and without compromise. The first ev-
preston Of the revolt given last Thursday night
at the meeting Of the County Committee when pro
Test handed in against the district leaders, ana
was read and referred for action without opposition.
1t was indor>cd hy the party and the press every
where. Encouraged by this. THE oppo>it N set To
work for the District Association meeting last night.
and With remarkable II, it was over
whcminc Despite the assistance Of a squad of Tam
many policemen, sent To the meeting, it was SAID. by
the express order of The Tammany Police Commis-
eAoner Jimmy" Martin. at the request Of Colonel
Bliss. his counsel, and despite the efforts to
pack the meeting with outsdGls, The honest Rrpub-
Leans of the district tIiumphed completely, and viii
undoubtedly repeat their triumph at the primais on
April 10.
The headquarters Of the XIth Assembly Dist;i-t
Republican Association, No. 107 West Thirty fourth
ST. was crowded with not less than 800 members.
over 80 o. them had with tie fll determination
Of overiurning the close corporation which had 80 long
ruled the district The crowd in Iocose
humor A. men usually when they feel that they
are on the verge of II victory. The hour Of p. m.
passed and neither John G. OConor. IT, the president
# the -zation more james T. Van Rensselaer, the
nI,t vice president Appearing Robert e. Breckenridge
proposed that the meeting wait no longer. Assembly
man ". y. IIlag protested and the aNScnbla-c waited
several minutes more Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE then said:
1T IS now fifteen minute past move that
A. Il. Williams. the second vice president OF the asao-
citation. take the chair
The motion WI, adopted with tremendous aye
in spite Of Mr.. HOags continued protest. The score
tarv James ". Autcu. also being absent, W. II.
Rcdickcr was chosen secretary. though Mr.. lloag
rravely said that 10 hold IL mct without the assoc
citation, record, was unconstitutional. Th, opinion
vas received with deIiavL laughter. motion 10 dis
pense with the reading OF the minutes was adopted
with applause.
The secretary read the report Of the special com
mittcc on the OF James G.. McMurray Iccoihehn-
ING hi, Reinstatement as member Of the association.
rho reuorl WAS adopted with loud cheers Mr. Brcck-
cn,drc read letter from the officer, Of the Eepubii-
can Association Of the Twcnytifd ward oi BTo'hRh'
Ernest Nathan president certifying that Johh H.
yiIboland wa, a member Of that u--Ocation in good
standing and HI transfer 10 the rolls 81 the MIN
District Association was duly recommended ON
Mr. Ereckcnidgc's motion Mr. Milholand was elected
10 membership. the declaration of the chair bong
followed bv three hearty cheers from Mr. Milhoand
friends
4 motion to proceed TO The nomination o. 'a"Hl
date, for delegates 20 lie Slat ah' '""s'0'' ''''
conventions was carried The following wciiAno"n
cnhr. q, The orranizaton were placed in nomination
fr d.cga;e, Il aleina;es % the state tJnvcii''"
DELEGATE: Dr.. Il. -. John Roo-e. A. Il. Nhllah'''
Job t. hedges, DR.. r. II. Murphy and Ralph mayer
Alternat~s: Major Il. Poole, Charlie, Nandei'on
CAPTAIN aearles, j. T. Mccarthy ana NalNe"c W.
Cooper. 49,.
de,o,ato, and alternate, u the Republican
National Convention the following nominations were
made: ,,,, ,,
B. rq % Eo4 mg5cG G HTf re- a 5
ncr samuel Moran Thomas Jarrett, w. II. heh'Ac'
ana Midan ,' IinnrT Beatty. Carl Mato. Mor
Nnycrs John OH0urkc, Thomas Ray II. IL. nGim''
John f. smith, Joseph Boylan ana 7h"uci "'i''"
son. -, l.,
| rho committee on new members reported the FOL
,o,rinc names with favorable accommodation; Fan
D. Cravath Hart Lyman, william Livingston W. H.
rblett, Arthur +. bowers, W. d. Guthrie vernon H.
brown George Widmcyer. William W. Fuller 'eole'
" Fuller Robert Johnson, Van Cullen Jonc-, Peer
Film Charles Flint, Erwin Wardman ana 'a'ch'c
4. Thompson. ,,, o,,,,
rho business Of the evening being finished. MOTION
was made TO adjourn, which the chairman decoeu "i'
odopted The meeting throughout had been PcilscN
,rdcrlv and up 10 This time there hah pee" ho S''r
toms Of any absence Of decorm. Just as the order
for Adjournment was given several p0IiceHeh ""uc
,hir an,earnog IN the hall. They were quickly FOL
,,ve1 Inv George Bliss who ordered them u clear le
,oom Mr.. Bliss was In state Of great cAoi'c"'V'
and voiced his orders in high. trcmniouS iepe. ~
t CANA mo,ncn. several Of Bliss colOTcd hcnchmcn
made AN attack upon colofcd Republicans ana III q"
Instant the place scene Of the widest eNc''V
mrnt The policemen drew their clubs ana laid tIem
over file heads Of nearest TO tlem eeh'rdiy -
,ocfnr nonensivc cOlOrcd men Tor Their Nclms' "hN
made rush for the doors, but the malOrlt! soou t''
| cn,d and demanded TO know the reason
FOR this most extraordinary RAID upon
| on orderly, wellbehaycd regular mecuhS
., ,he organization. Mr.. Bliss cried out That the men
I'm fhe room had no business there not being members
! If The association Pointing to DR.. l.. l.. 9ea"dn'
AIR Bliss ordered a policeman TO put him out
| {. Won dare not put me out returned DIR. Scaman