The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-23
UPROARIOUS PLATT MEN
RAID THE ELEVENTH DISTRICT AHD
THE POLICE RAID THEM
A Joyous Riot In tho Meeting Room, which
Had Been Well STUFFED with CoioreA
Brethren-Personai Collisions Ny the
Dozen. and Simply Awful Language
George Bliss to the Vescuo

George Bliss to the Rescue.
1t was warm last night in the Republican
meeting at the corner of Broadway and
| Thirty fourth street For an hour the air In
little room was dark blue with cuss words
and slang that almost spotted the ceiling.
twas meeting OF the District Committee
ofthe Eleventh district It had been called
for o'clock. and at that time the long. close.
double room on the second floor was 80
jammed with mon. onc-Iuarter Of whom were
| negroes that it was absolutely impossible to
move. The situation. in a nutshell. was this.
George Bliss, Charles A. Peabody. Assembly.
man William N. Hong and few other big Re-
publicans have boon running the district In
opposition to Platt A party headed by John
i. Milholland of the Emigration Bureau have
been protesting that they wouldn't get Into
the organization unless they declared against
Patt. This was their effort to get in.
1T is now ten minutes past g." Robert q
Breckenridge said. land tire Chairman OF the
committee is not here. Let US go ahead"
Hold on" Mr.. Hoag cried. wait until hs
comes. This is"
''shud up. Puddlm out ss-s-s-s-sl" cried
200 roaring voices.
We'll wait till quarter past" Mr.. Breckin-
ridge said 1T he amt here then we'll let her
go. Five minutes elapsed Times UP. move
that Second Vice President A. II. Williams bo
elected Chairman. All in favor -"
Aye yaye. yaye yaye." yelled tho crowd.
Carried. Move William II. Redicker foe
secretary. Carried. Now -"
Mr.. Chairman" Mr.. Hoag cried. "One
word. desire to protest against these pro.
ceedngs. and then to allow the whole thing to
60 through. This place has been deliberately
packed by non-cnrolled Republicans Of this
district by brute force. which the Republican
PARTY nSa,d q this State will never stand BY Now 60
Move for the roll cried a Bliss man.
tn s rG c6 Myn be Wsms Nh.
49,, Damn the minutes cried the same voice.
Move they be disrensed 1, with" ,nuw
.""Hoil on. | protest" cried Bliss man.
Don't int rurt d. meetin'. We don't allow
no bd5 srHa wt i9HHs man. and tho
Mr.. Chairman. MIR. Breskinrldge said. II
have here letter s!. from the RennhlIcnn organi-
son % that SSn Ta BE- sdms
~" Hoor-a;a-ay. We're de people. Ayel Ayei
carried. His name will be recorded on the
lis de books heah r o asked colored man.
!H3ss 8 {:
Mr. Ho @s' sail 0t ca aha :' don't % reeosn..
Secretary Redicker said:
That's all right; the report is in his favor"
s sMieFMS ssF ssSa the
Then three cheers were given for the new
whf is b am nfnt k od only de-
inridge. that ali names that have been pre-
cepted be be- now low eiected" @N 80. ~. ''0'' ~
Some Of those present seemed to object. A
ton oaHosion at the TOP STs q his Voice. and.
stopping suddenly said to those care around him:
fellsr s' hea to a"m' """' '0u''
Promptly they Al cried Question" and and the
these hseu delegates for the State Convention:
Dr. d. B. st. John RoOsa, A. X Williams Joel B.
ya oHaa Sp 4s. + NJ
At this point a policeman forced his way
who making terrible racket and grabbed
"1qlr 60" ne E,I man cried. "Luff CO. you
this juneture George Bliss. Charles A Pea
who had been in remote corner, pushed their
.:*Th@t''s right" Mr.. Bliss said to the officer;
Take out he'll" cried the crowd. and the
next the ,af fEe
th RS%sa S%tchns each ether ~ the throat
tic and collar to sllreds. Another policeman.
who had Just entered; prodded each in the
R W hs net
his stick down on the table with u bang. .,,,
Th Si r one sh bo Ts he III
Four more policemen came into the room
and began poking ribs o,u, ;, NJ. Mice s,,,
DIR; Louis Livingston Seaman confronted
Mr., Bliss and saId v,,. ,,. .,,
Tammany officers hero to break up this meet.
- IXsscmblyman Hoag attempted to pacfy Dr.
What do, YOU mean by talking to me3
Tammany. You and Hiss deserve to DO held
and dropped. Do you want to know my name?
lin DIR. j.. l.. Seaman. You're II dirty traitor"
Mr.. HoqE was white and with IL sickly smile
you. Mr.. Bliss" DR.. Seaman went on.
You've run this district in your dirty way
"Get out Of here, Mr. Bliss cried; "OGlcer.
put this out 10 has n r yS nJ
You THvs, Yo| ton ,ialsck"sls; ,GpdGerstand
sioncr, NlartIg, send these police here for you.
n Tarn ~ IN tHef s;Ip ooplo out officer you
well. they tell me to put you ont" one 20.
liraman answered. WHO the he'll shall put
ont Z"
Mr. Milholland was standing on a chair cry
"Order! Order! Get out OF here officer.
You've no right to break up this meeting.
Who called me "a larf'
He iumped down aud strobe augrly to John
Christopher OF onnor. Mr.. O'COnnor grasped
his cane tightly AMI said:
None. Of your business"
Then tho polio" made n rush and got every
body into on" end Of the room. Aldcr.lan
Morris called the roll Of the members OF the
District Nnmpit'n and one l.y one they, filed
were closed in Ia" iarn oi the crowd and the
Bliss meeting h""an. NJ; l'i-s SAID
" In consideration Of this disturbance. and
the nbsrnc" of som" tncmt"r". move That no
business be transacted. and that we ADJOURN
1t WINS decided first 10 npnpnt n commit
Of ilv" "a investigate tn" "rnhi,ies Intrusion"
aud bring charges against somebody. DR.. +.
H. Murphy aid to Mr.. Bliss:
" 10" nro you tO-nlgi -
Him Mr.. Bliss answered. You were ono
Of those that wanted to cut me up"
You 20 telling talsahoods. | never was q
traitor. I've been in tho heat of lights but
never found Won there You are n coward"
Mr.. Bliss turned his back saying. "Ob. you
4re UNCOVERED. You can't play double any
longer