New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-23
ANTISNAPPERS WILL FIGHT.
THEY VIGOROUSLY DENoUNCE TAMMANY
Ex.MAyoR GRACE AND HIS FOLLOWERS DECIDE
TO MAINTAIN AND EXTEND THEIR
ORGANIZATION.

| The leaders OF the Anti-Snapper' movement
met in executive session at the old ant-iiul
headquarters Nos. 1l5 and IL East Fourteenth
ST., last night. and substantially declared wal
upon Tammany Hall and the managers OF the
Democratic State campaign While no deilni'e
action was taken regarding the nomination OF al
anti-Tammany ticket, the sentiment of the gain
ering, which, It's leaders SAID represented 6o,oo'
enrolled anti-Hill Democrats of this city. whose
delegates went to the Syracuse Convention, wa'
overwhelmingly in favor of putting such tcKe'
in the field and fighting the Tammany Hall nomi'
nations at the polls
There were present ex-Nlayor William r. Grace
who presided; Reginald ID. Woodward. who wa
secretary Francis NJ Scott. who offered the
resolutions defining the policy atd purposes
of the Anti-Snappers' eX-Police-Jnsticc Henry
Murray, ex-Congressman John Quinn. A. ID
Parker Thomas Costgan, Dennis Burns. John d.
Qunlan, Robert Grer Monroe. Of Governor Flow
er's staff and James P. Archibald. of the Central
Labor Union. all of whom made speeches also ex'
Assemblyman ]. j. Galligan. J. w. Reppe'hagen
ex-Sherif James OBrien, ex-Aldermen Downing
and Kunzemann. eX-Regster James j. >. Coeh
Henry de Forest Baldwin, Colonel j. j. Mooney
Joseph c. Higgins. w. +. Grote. Felix Campbell
Peter Rush. L. J. Newell. Civil JnHlce
John Jeroloman, Thomas F. Keating william H.
Turner and others prominent III the county anu
Voorhis Democracy of this city.
The resolutions which Mr.. Scott offered, after
many speeches had been made denounclng lam
many and the absurdity OF such an organization
hcing able 10 conduct n campaign in harmony WIN
the views of Mr.. Clevclands original friends, de
clare in effect that II was the "Anti-SnapperS
who secured Clevclands nomination at Chicago
and that they should 20 on with the work they
have begun and elect the National ticket, that Il
majority of the Democratic voters of this county
expressly rcpudiatcs tie action Of tie Albany lill
Convention, and d. not now feel IN touch
with the organization (Tammany llalp when
sent tie delegation to the Albany Convention
that the "Anti-Snapper" clubs already organlzei
in ca,h Assembly District in Ncw-fork Should
continue ther organizations AMI perfect ana eNteh
them and be prepared 10 take such concerted ACTON
as NAV hereafter be determined 10 be best cat
culated % bring out the full Democratic vote LOT
the National ticket in New-lors. and that com
rnittee Of one member from each Congress Dis
trict be selected by those present representing
sucb districts. 70 confer and advise with the DEM
ocratic y tiona Committee, or i's appropriate
subcommittee, and get its views as 10 the pcs'
means to be- adopted to secure the objects OF the
Democrats 80 represented.
The committee appointed after the pas~ae" OF
the resolutions is made up as fol3W.i ii5n I'm
Congress District, James J. Slevln; With, \. -
Parker IXth D. f. Bowling Xth. John Jerel9-
man. XIth, H. Flegenheimer Allth D. T.. Mi
breth XIIIth. John Quinn; NlNth. =. H. MEN
XVIII. J. J. Quinlar; with. William ,a"!dWc.l.
Tho committee is empowered 10 aan 10 n.' i,'
own numbers, 10 rcconvcne last nlght oohI'r'no
al any time, and 10 make such report anu 'ooo'''-
mendations rs shall be deemed proper.
The conference adjourned with the understa,in- , IL
ing that il was 10 be reconyened heNt frit'.
its committee receives at Democratic NauonaI
headquarters will probably he made, ara ai-o
c"nduct of the local campaign. and the adyis-
ability of nominating a third city ticket.