New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-25
DENOUNCING THE BOSSES.
OTTO KEMPNER MAKES Up FOR LOST TIME
HE CALLS on DEMOCRATS TO OVERTHROW TAM

HE CALLS on DEMOCRATS TO OVERTHROW TAM
MANY HALL AND THE TRICMvIRATE.
otto Kcmpner. II member OF the Assembly.
not allowed have anything TO say In shaping legis
lailon. 1t seldom that he recognized bv
Speaker Suzer 10 make "A motion Of the most trivial
character. All the bills that he introduced
buried In committee. and the speaker never would
give him opportunity to have anything TO
about them Now Mr.. Kcmpncr Is making up for
/ the times when he not allowed 10 speak In Al
bany H. Is talking without interruption. AMI most
Of what h. says j. true. In the last two three
wcca, he has been telling the pcopc OF this city and
| Brooklyn how the Democratic majority In the last
! Legislature controlled by the bosses. He re-
pcatei this story last night n large and exceed
lnsiy apprccntivc audience In Beethoven Music Hall
| In FIfthst. The meeting was called for the purpose
| o. starting movement looking To the defeat here
after II the machine Democratic politicians. There
several month, between ana tho election and
there Is ample tine for the arior OF these men who
would BE- willing II fight ana vote against
Richard Croker. Governor Flower. Edward Murphy.
Ir.. and William F. shcchan to he cooled on
The meeting ATTENDED by many OF he rep
rcsentatlve Democrats OF the With Assembly Dis
trict The hall Is n large one and 1t was well filled
The meeting organized by the Il elton of John
! Fennel as president Mr.. Fcnncl formerly the
law partner Of State senator George F. Roesch. hut
after Mr.. RocSch became nothing more than
plant and willing tool Of Tammany Hall he got
/ out.
The vice PR >idcnts were J. VI. 0lmlers. Felix
schwarzchd. Dr. VI. 4. Feency. Wilhelm Tenhompel.
&. Il. schmlnkc Albert Tct,cs A. Castaldo. William
Brown Charlcs Jainkc Charles I. Ncumann. Segfricd
>,uzenberg. George e. schultz +. y. Mott. Joseph
Eiegcr. Emanuel VI. Klein. Theodore sutz. Fritz
Kuchcnmcsicr John spankncbcl, Louis J. kleinblhl
and Max Wildenancr.
Mr. Fenacl made brief speech lie told some
,t,I, Tuu Hall
he was glad meet many Democrats who really
owned Themselves. Then he introduced Mr. Kemp
nrr The band played Hail TO The Chief" as he
stepped TO the front Of the PLATFORM lie received
an enthusiastic welcome. II a Republican orator
should critcisc Democratic Legislature Onehaif rs
strongly lie criticised the last legislature the Dem
ocrais In the state would abuse him roundy as one
not speaking the truth. Mr.. kempncr handled his
subject without soveS. lie explained the methods
adopted by Croker shechan and Murphy TO pass GER
tain bills and he told his hearers how nttie tue
average New-York City member had to say about
legislation. lie spoke for over an hour but nowhere
in his speech did he give the Republican minority
credit for the light that was made by 1t under the
leadership OF George K. Malby against th" same
measures that he criticised strongly. At the close
Of his speech people IN the audience went forward
and shook hands with Lim Then resolution was
read declaring the intention Of the Dcmo rats present
To that Mr. kempncr should not be- allowed 10 20
out OF the public service. III WAS auoP'eu WI"
shout Resolutions In part as follows were then read
and adopted
The political situation In our city and state Is
calculated TO excite apprchensions Of the sraNest
character Trdenlable evidences have been accumii-
atlng under the baneul dominance OF political
machine" the Interests Of the people are being
s,hordju,tcd TO those or a trlumvirnte Of bosses
that the masses being robbed OF their political
rights and that general tendency prevails 10 re-
ducr popular government To 4 mere mockrry
We regard these evil conditions the direct re-
suli Of the system OF boss rule now existing In our
civ and state. Under that system our public
officials hold themselves responsible To the bosses
who elect them rather than 10 the people. The
bosse, shield their creatures from the Consequences
OF official misconduct. and the latter have every
warrant to be- Indifferent to public sentiment ana
pnbic necessities IN the discharge OF their pubic
duties.
Resolved. That We call upon our follow citizens
to overthrow this Ubiquitous boss system, as repre-,
srntrd In our city Tammany Hall, and We appeal
10 the true Democrats In every district to organize
for that purpose under the name OF the Ncw-l0rk
Citizens Democracy.
Resolved. That John Fenncl. Otto Kempner. Henry