New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-28
HOT AGAINST THE LEADERS
LIVELY MEETING CT THE NTH DISTRICT
REPUBLICANS.

THE POLICE WERE FINALLY SUMMONED, But
THEY WERE NOT CALLED on TO cLE,R
| TUE HALL-THE FACTIONS THEN
HELD SEPARATE GATHERINGS.
| The regular meeting of tho enrolled Republicans
OF the IXth Assembly District In the rooms Of the
| Republican Club OF the district at No. l Abingdon
| Square was a most exciting one. The police were
| finally called In to stop the disorder Nearly 800
| Republicans were in the small rooms when the
| chairman Franklin b. Miller. called the meeting
| to order The members of the two rival organi-
| zations the Lincoln Union and the Republican
| Club made I'D nearly the entire asseInbage. The
| uproar began when James A. Cowie, the defeated
| candidate for the Assembly, rose and demanded
| to know from those In authority why no candidate
for Civil Justice from the Hid Judicial District
had been put out until the last moment. Mr..
Cowie's inquiry greeted with cheers and yells
from one side and with Kisses and groans from
the other The explanation. II one was offered.
was unheard In the confusion.
George b. Desne offered a resolution euloGzng
the leaders and their work In the late election.
Walter Logan offered a substitute a resolution
denouncing 1.-The so-called leaders. who have for
years been a stumbling block In the way Of a
| thorough unincatlon Of the Republican party" and
accusing them OF bare faced deal for self-aggran-
dizement, and Of shameful treachery to the party"
1t closed by calling for their retirement The dis
order following the reading of this resolution was
deafening and order was not restored for some
time
The chairman refused to put the substitute. and
read the original resolution. After the vote he
nounced that 1t was carried. A long war Of words
and wrangng then followed, and order was brought
out of chaos only by energetic and muscular eff
forts by the chairman.
Resolutions by l.. d. Evans. Charles H. Macy,
". D. H. Clarke and William H. Corsa then
presented Notwithstanding the vigorously uttered
protests and cries OF gag rule of Messrs. Cowie,
Logan and others of the Lincoln Union, they were
pronounced carried. Mr. Corsas resolution euo-
gzed Mr.. Deane. the leader, and offered CRATE
ful acknowledgment for his eminent services TO
the Republican party.
Mr. Clarke's resolution was the next bombshell
oens ' of Mr. ire osan Substitute was reenacted
the being that those yems now h
Lincoln Union OF having made demands on Mr.;
CowIe and the Campaign Committee for sums OF
and receiving in compliance with their demands
several hundreds OF dollars II also condemned the
the district scsndalous and outrageous circular.
the, purpose Of which was to create contentious,
jealousles and dissensions among the supporters
1T is current rumor" continued the resolution;
the Lincoln Union before election had or sought
with the spds, OF ns ~h A wSsS
proposition for political n n was sIb S tied
ct PaIo%mtee to sG nvesisa s al sse Charges
After the storm Of misses and groans had subsidized
and a motion 20 adjourn war quickly made and as
promptly decided to be carried. The chairmans
gavel had hardly fallen when the opposition made
rush for the chairman desk and third edition
OF pandemonum produced. There cheers
for Cowe and Logan and counter cheers for Deane
and Miller.
Tho Lincoln Union then elected MIR. Logan chair
man. and as the platform was still held by Mr..
Miller and his party the new chairman COM
PEELED Ito take the chair" They then proceeded
to pass the resolutions, which had been ignored be-
ford amid thu eatighs and jeers OF their opponents
A motion was made and carried to appoint a com
mittee to secure copy OF the roll OF membership
Of the association. and II 1t was refused by the
secretary, Albert l.. Hall. TO secure counsel and
enforce the constitution OF the association When
the roll was obtained Il would be greatly changed
one menAeA declared. In vigorous language. About
that time a squad Of police appeared upon the
scene. but cool heads prevailed. and they were not
urged 10 clear the hail.
After the Lincoln Union had held the meeting
In the stronghold OF the enemy, there ad-
journment to its rooms across the street. where
speeches OF denunciati0n OF the leaders ssade
amid great enthusiasm. The leaders OF the dis
trct were accused Of carslessness. want Of inter-
est in the good OF the candidates and OF having
everythinge kept the qualities leaders should have.
The rooms OF both clubs we're thronged until a late
baur