The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-17
PATTERSON STILL THE BOSS.
lie DEMANDS TO RE INVESTIGATED.
AND HE MAS MS OWN HAH.


There wa, = Kick Over Wasting Any Tir,e
with the whitewssh PAN AVID n Proposal
60 ReorGsri1e Right Awsy-A Compro-
| mise ReorEnniEation Programme Adopted.
Something got into the eogs OF the local Re-
| publican machine last night which made
| such noise and clatter that It caused the
wicked Mr.. Gibbs to remark:
y" This is the greatest fun we have had since
/ was kicked out OF the rnrty."
The old machine suffered n little damage
| too. and 1t was only by dInt OF hard work on
| the part OF Jake Patterson and his assistant
engineers that any part OF 1t was preserved In
| tact.
The County Committee had met In regular
session in Grand Opera House Hall. and the
| howlers for reorganization were out In force
After President John Sabine Smith had
| called the meeting to order and sung his usual
| topical song. the ponderous Chairman OF the
| Executive Committee arose. and was greeted
| with cheers and Kisses Of about equal volume.
Since the last election" said Mr.. Patterson.
certain newspapers have charged fraud
and corruption on the part OF some OF the
Republican district lsadera The constitution
ofthis organization provides many ways for tho
| making OF charges affecting the integrity Of
| any OF its members. No such charges have
| been made through the constitutional sources.
| and there was nothing before our Executive
| Committee on which we could act except tho
| general accusations which have been made 10y
| several newspapers and urged earn estly and
| vehemently. The committee deems 1t but just
that these accusations should be investigated.
| and has instructed me to recommend this res
oluton for adoption
Wh.rr is charged in portion Of tn. pub,io press
Cit ntafl hAF
tody and have beon unfaithful, treacherous
and disioyal to tho Republican party and Its candt
| dates: and
Whereas. The County Committee 10 DESTROYS Of ascsr
tanning the truth or tho fnlsity of these accusations
to tho end that prompt and decisive action may DO
| taken by 1t: thereupon be It
R,or,L That Horace Porter. Cornelius Bliss. El,hu
Root. Daniel q. Rollins. k Cruger. Hiram Merritt.
Charles A. Fammer Myer 5. lsancs. and Ernest Hall
| be appointed committee to investigate the facts
touching such charges and to report to this body tho
| result of their Investigations.
| Replo,d. That the newspap making tho charges
referred to be requested to furnish said committee
with such facts in their possession relating
thereto.
Edwin Elnstein. Republican candidate for
Mayor last year. got up and said:
Lam not in favor Of an investigation. I
have been on a com mitte e OF invest iGation my
self and know something OF their uselessness.
Mt Elnstein was ,, one OF the committee
winch the ld'e NIcGhii'I
orssnzaton believe it is COZ conceded by"I Of
city cit ' is not OF What It ought to be. applause
charge no one With nd dnea ,Dot rd or
in this city has achieved nothing. The normal
U0 Tut the He'S figure low s With %
agement. such as the party has in other cit
ike IammuDy Hall. with election district
captains true 10 themselves and to their party.
say .at !, is not fhst
MI Einstein ma dc as II to sit down. but he
was urged to continue with cries OF Go on. go
We do not want an investigation" he went
on. mo matter what report OF committee
unseemly tight on the floor. and the probable
ity is that anythip g but good would come OF IT.
haze s f hs paeT
OF preparing this amendment have spoken to
but two or three gentlemen. who agree with
list Of names OF gentlemen to act as COM
es Of the Of this
city. Every one Of them Is a man cf position
ton is made to any Of the names as will read
them l would beg that IT would be made at
T Says sT n6t eon T1m he ss my
County Committee but have tried to get the
best men: that is. men Of ability"
Mr. Einstein then read these names:
Horace Porter Edward Lnuterbach
. na,'t 81 fS ,Ss . s"Ss. h Blanchard
Wiia MIR Brookneld. Dan,ei bntierneid
M Mam i. S,Ss James : $ . Isnin..r
samuel rh"m"s DANIEL G Rollins.
lisprnard stewait Charles ). smith
Jos, pm II. Choate Jesse selgman
Gen. Coils secured the floor. aud said:
to enter my Protest HGaHst the very
party has. an organization. where its leaders
know before election Just, about how every
10 the sort OF machine which we have here. /
don't believe In this proposed Investigation: l
for the dedication of Tammany Hall"
Mr.. Coils said he was In favor OF appointing
committed, OF nine to call a convention to
adopt rules for a new organization.
Ernest Hall decla red himself in favor, OF
doing something and doing It early. as the
believed 1t due to the accused leaders that an
investigation no granted Them:
ISS on hs Same nes o ssa
Whatever tho reason. whether II be dis
honesty or ineompetenGy, our 9r "a, MS
Of the Republicans OF this city"
John Proctor Clarke OF the Twenty first said
CARNATIONS SO, open TO Republicans as now.
but the Republicans do not come In because OF
widespread distrust in the management OF the
Something must be done" he said Ito re-
gain the confidence Of the Masses
Mr.. Clarke declared himself in favor Of the
proposed Investigation. W. {. RedIy OF the
Twenty seventh district asked why Patterson
and the other respected leaders should have
Are not the voices which they hear around
them" said he, "a sufficient vote Of want OF
confidence in them2 Why do they not resign
Let us adopt Mr. Einstein's resolution; let US
reorganZe, tCheers.l
Mr.. james Is. Townsend said that the or
ganization ought to proceed slowly. but he
was cried down wi tn storm OF No! no !, non'
There are no charges to investigate" said
J.. T. Chittenden. -" 1t is only newspaper talk.
WI have nothing before us on which to act.
TIRE is a presumption OF innocence until
prcrf OF guilt Ia adduced. lI.aughter.l
THE investigation liz altogether a useless
proceeding Let US stnnd by our leaders NO
no. no. but let the leaders stand by tho party.
Cheers Evidently IL. time has for re-
4. A. Farley. the defeated candidate for the
Assembly in tho Sixth district. said:
them, Yes, and We can whitewash them. But
we don't want to do that: let's put them out"
lCheers and Kisses.