The sun., 1893-12-27
DESERVING TIE OLD MACHINE.
The Twenty.righth District Goe. Over Z. =
Body-oO Desertionr In the Eleventh.


Gen. Michael Kerwin is the nrst Of the Re-
publican district leaders to desert the Patter-
son machine publicly end cast his fortunes
with the anti. machine Republicans. who will
launch their faction at a mass meeting to be
held In Cooper Union In few days. He carries
his-district committee In the Twenty eighth
Assembly with him. That committee met az
tho Washington Heights Republican Club.
1921 street and Amsterdam avenue. last oven
ing and ado pied the following resolution:
WS,r,a, The great body OF Republican voters in thi,
city and state have lost all confidence in existing or
gsnizatons Of the party in this county; and
Hh,rer' The new movement known as the anti.ma-
chine Republicans mnends itself 10 our conndencs
by the work 1t carrying by Its methods OF opera.
tion. and by tho men Identified with it: therefore
Re,o,r,i That the District Committee OF the Twenty.
eighth Assembly district hereby advise the withdrawal
of association from the old organization and iden-
iiry ourselves with the provisional organization of the
anti machine Republicans OF the city aud county Of
This resolution. with letter from District
Leader Kcrwin. was promptly sent to John 4
Milholand. Chairman OF the Provisional Ex-
ganization OF tho new movement. In his let.
ter the General DECLARES ms abhorrence OF
ia DECLARES ns pellet IN the
doubt that ali the TepuOlienus OF his district,
as well as all good Republicans in the city.
will loin the new movement.
There is no doubt on tho part OF the organ
cans cans Of the twenty, hth district will Join the
antimachine men In body for the Hamilt ton
Republican club, which has been opposed to
kerwin. has signiied its intention through
many OF its meIu bers OF coming in. Mr.. Mil
holland said last night that i've other Of tho
pected to follow the lead of the Twenty eighth
in a few days
While Gen. Korwin was taking his organiza-
members OF the Eleventh District Republican
Association were denonncing Il at meeting
fourth street and broadway;
President John Christopher OConor. who
derman. r led the attack with a speech. in which
ho characterized some nameless individuals as
kickers who are kickers because they can't
Their policy is rule or ruin" said he.
" They are gentlemen OF vaulting am bition.
who have heen conducting n so-called enroll
they call anti-n achine Repuulican."
Eleventh dist rict to have. nothing. TO do with
publican party in the city after their own
tion presented to tho County Committee was
prepared by men OF repute. ard is good enough
What we want is harmony" said he. "and
these nnti,machine Republicans have chosen
Committee, followed in u similar strain. and
added that the Republicans OF the district had
from the organization.
know OF Iust two designations" said he,
and at this moments a messenger advanced and
deposited u formidable-appearing bundle of
addressed envelopes on the table.
II those arc designations they ought to be
accepted" continued Chairman Auten. The
package was opened, and 1t was found that
they were designations and numbered ninety;
that he anne from ,l22 broadway, the head
quarters oil the anti-machine Republicans.
Secretary of tho State League. and DIR. l.. l.
Seaman were accepted. and then question
as to the regularity OF some OF the resigna-
tions was raised and consideration Of the rest
was postponed. This was done against the
protest Of District Leader Job +. Hedges who
asked that they be accepted or that the m en-
be PUT on trial. Mr.. Hedges. who is more than
suspected OF sympathy with the new move
ment, left the meeting when his request was
ignored.
John Sabine Smith President OF the County
Committee, presented Victor A. Shlmmel and
". II. Graham for trial charging them with
working for Democratic candidates on election
day,