New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-10
PERNECTTING OTTO KENPNER.

| TAMM\NY MEN TRYING TO RUIN HIS POLITICAL
CAREER.
Friend, Of otto Kempner the Independent Young
German who frpr,scni> The With District OF this
city In the Assembly believes that IA conspiracy ha.
be.n entered into by persons under the crntrol Of
Tammany Hall to attack his reputation and TO make
Us. Of any means within their reach To annoy him
and II possible b. destroy his personal standing among
his constituents.
This petty persecution has been going on said
u Democrat who I, prominent In the Citizens Organi.
zntion formed against Tammany Hall the East
i.ldc. "cvrr since Mr.. kempncr renowned his
allegiance TO the Croher dynasty. and declared hi
opposition 10 the bad legislation which Tammany
forcing through the Legislature. The plain Object
Is 10 ruin the political future OF who refused
10 be- owned by the coteIe which dominccrs the city
OF New York.
The latest attack on Kcmpncr was the publication
yesterday of statement that Thomas smith, IT,,
who formerly represented the old lid District In the
Assembly and who Is n dealer In secondhand furni-
turc In Ccntrcst.. had obtained judgment against
him for rent amounting to us 50 In the lid Judicial
District Cvll Court which had never been paid
Mr.. Kempncr made the following reply thereto
last evening: six years ago had small business
On the second floor Of No. 222 Ccntrrst. Smith
occupied the first floor with lis Merchandise; but
nc was not my landlord. and never owed him a
cent for rent l,ut the building was very old
enc and the plumbing was defective, AID one night
the pipes leaked and the water trcked down on
smiths second hand furniture on the floor below
me- smith claimed $3.50 damages although nothing
wa, injured that visible To the naked eye: IS
would have covered every cent OF injury his stun.
However, Smith made great fuss about IL and threat
cned ME with trouble and u lawsuit. Finally no
scaled down his damages from 800 TO Si0 and
compromised with him by giving him my note
for xiO. few weeks later | paid him So re-.
marking as he took the money: | guess that pays
YOU handsomely for y0ur damages. IL was
than twice much rs he hurt smith an
swercd WELL Won't bother you about the natter
and although I remained in the building than
year after that aud frequently met him, not Won,
was ever said about the note.
II IS only since have taken my stand against
rammany Hall that have heard anything about
the note and that smith means TO press his claim.
Although 1t Is nm unjust demand. have sent smith
word that would make the note good ut the
earliest opportunity
Mr.. Kcmpnrr added that he had some facts In his
possession which would reflect much more severely
upon his enemies thun this smith story did upon
himself Il am getting the data In shape" no said,
d" and II will throw strong light upon the per-
sonal history Of persons who much higher
up I'm the world than am
A few wecis ago Henry l,eyer over whose place
at Third-st and Frst-avc. the citizens Democracy
OF the With DistHct hold their meetings. was mr.
rested on charge Of violating the excise regula-
tons. Mr. Kempner went on Bleyer's bond. lie
attributed tho arrest to the plan OF persecution
marked out by Tammany against the Independent