New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-30
INCIDENTS IN HARLEM.
ACTIVITY AMONG THE REPUBLIC ANs-PAS-
TORS WHO ARE OFT OF TOWN

preston the better 1t will be for them In all the
| Republican clubs OF Harlem signs of activity ana
| preparation for the fall campaign apparent
! The old warriors are furnishing up their ac-
coutrements. while the younger boods are spelling
| for fight. In all the Assembly districts en-
braced by Harlem the Republicans are making
active preparations for a strong and vigorous
| fight.
| Peter II. Mcdonald the Republican leader Of the
XXVIth Assembly District. when asked to give
| his views about the Republican prospects in the
| fall. said to "A Tribune reporter yesterday: i
believe that the Republicans In just good
| IA condition, If not better, for carrying on an
effective campaign they were last fall. That
| when you consider the tremendous efforts that
were put forth to elect our President and Vice
President, is saying a great deal, but think am
| fully justified in making such a statement. SO far
| as the Republicans OF the XXVlth Assembly Dis
rict are concerned. safely say that they were
| rever better organized or in better humor for
| fighting than they are at the present time. The
| Morton Club. which has its headquarters at one
hundred and sixteenth-st and Sccond-ave. is in
nourlshing and satisfactory condition. 1t hold its
meetings in the summer months. the meeting
night being the first Friday In every month. But
beginning with September it will hold Its meetings
| twice MONTH and more frequently as the cam
paign advances.
mir. Whoriskey. the president OF the club, has
| Informed me that nearly sixty members Will
| be taken in at the next meeting; this. the warm
weather and the general lack of enterprise during
| the summer months being considered, Is a most
| encouraging state OF affairs. The next meeting
will be held Friday night at o'clock. and all Re-
publlcans in the district and in Harlem will find
much to encourage them If they will attend My
reasons for believing that we have good hghtins
chance in the coming elections are well founded
| At the last election the Republicans cast 1900
for alderman in this district out of total
| OF 1880 This is not very dscouraging state
| mcnt when we consider how the Democratic
| party has been divided in the last few months on
| the question OF Federal patronage. Where one man
gets a position that he is seeking for nine others
are disappointed and threaten TO knife the party IN
consequence.
"A great deal OF dissatisfaction has been aroused
| in the Democratic ranks In this part of the city
owing TO just this thing. Federal patronage mas
been held out to the boys and ward heelers as the
promised land The Democratic leaders contlnu-
ally held 1t up before their eyes as the great sol
ace for all their trials and privations To secure
| "A Federal position seemed to them to be the acme
| Of political success. 1t Is probably because they
| knew less about Federal positions than they DO
about city Offices that the rank and hle OF the
Democratic party believed all that was told them
| Now that they find that the Offices are few and
| far between and doled out with a stingy hand
| the reaction is beginning TO set in with full force
| IL Is this that We can count for good deal
| OF dsanection among the Democrats.
THE anti-snapper elenI0t also Is working
greatly TO the disadvantage OF the Democrats
| In this part OF the city There are many nde-
pendent Democrats In Harlem who refuse to be
| led around by the nose. and although they voted
| for Cleveland 1t Is far from probable that they
will bndly vote the Democratic ticket on local and
State Offices. II is far more likely they Will take
the opportunity the fall elections oner TO snow the
Democratic bosses OF this city that the independent
voters cannot be bundled around like so much
merchandise labelled Democrat When the time
t,.i Iisfly Ofp
| that offers a purer municipal and state govern
mcnt and that ticket will be the Republican
| ticket"
| Another evidence. II evidence Is wanted. OF the
great activity Of the Republicans In this part OF
| the city was afforded Thursday evening. when
| the Bradhurst Republican Club. the headquarters
Of which are at No 3Oi West one -huIired-and forty
sixth-st gave its first annual outing In Cosmo-
potan Park In Amstcrdam-ave. and One-hundred-
d-sixty -ninth-st. The great outpouring OF Re
pubcans this occasion was one OF the most
encouraging signs the Republican confidence and
Republican activity which may be expected In the
| coming campaign. Prominent Republicans from
all over the city present. besides great num-
Der OF local leaders and lieutenants. notable
| feature OF the gathering was the presence OF
largo number OF women. the wives and daughters
Of Republicans. The festivities began early III
the evening and lasted to late hour
| Some OF those presen, were julius NJ. Mayer
,horne. William Sheldon William A. Charles,
| Thomas Dunn. Joseph j. Golfer, Alfred Maynard,
| Joseph Brown, William II. White John j. Nc
Cafrey T. T. Timbe. c. n. Pitcher. Charles
Carson Gilbert II. Sealey, j. S. Logan, Henry
White. J. A. Beden c. T.. Woodward. John Rus
| sell, Ernest Bender George Laveder C. NJ Geddes
| j. d. Davis. II. Goldsmith ii. G. Williams. +.
Levy j. T.. Block. c. Hunt. G. Douglas, John Hus-
| ton W. Peters, W. Raft. Mr.. Baden, l.. Kessel,
| A. s Hazard q. Gibbons Joseph Maddox, A {.
Nayer. ". +. Nathan J. Mcclure. John Prayer,
| Frederick Carson. T.. ID. Alderman. Judge Patter-
son and &. a. CHASER The Committee OF Arrange
ments consisted OF Warren r.. Johnson. Charles A.
CHASER William Robinson +. Rossi and Collin III.
woodward. The Reception Committee consisted OF
James Thompson. William Robinson. p j. O'Hara.
Louis Kessell, Collin H. Woodward, Warren +.
Johnson and Charles Bowers. The Floor Com
mittee was composed OF Charles A. Chaser, Gilbert
T. Scaley William NJ Douth. John J. McFal, C. l.
Hardy T.. J. Turnure and H. Valentine O'Shea.
Arrangements are being made for securing per-
manent headquarters OF the National Republican
League at Chicago by Andrew b. Humphrey. who
Is the secretary OF the League and also a prom
inent member Of the Harlem Republican Club.
Mr. Humphrey is in Chicago hard at work. and IL
exceedingly hopeful OF the present outlook of the
Republican party.
The Rev Dr. George r. Van De Water. rector OF
St Andrews Protestant Episcopal Church. in
Fifth-ave and One-hundred and twenty seventh
st. conducted services last Sunday at Lake George.
Or. Van De Water Is the guest OF John b. Simp-
son. n prominent member Of St Andrews Church.
The invitation to supply the pulpit OF the Hagley
Road Baptist Church. Birmingham, England. which
has been received by the Rev Or. j. l.. Campbell,
pastor OF the Lexington Avenue Baptist Church. has
been declined Dr. Campbell was invited to supply
the pulpit OF this church during July and August.
but his extensive parish I'm Harlem has kept him
so busy that he has been unable to attend to any
outside work.
The Rev. Alexander r. Merriam will preach this
morning and evening at the union services which
will be held I'm the Church OF the Puritans. in
one hundred and -thirteth-s, near Fifth-ave. The
congregations uniting In these services are the
New-York Presbyterian Church. the Harlem Pres