The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-07
MKANEITES CAME ALSO,
AND CAPTURED TINE CITIzBNS LEAGUE
MEETING IN GRLVEsEND.


TIE r,sss-.r. es, ToEs,ser .. .. Asie,-,rs
| ssioer-Thetr DeIer stss Recognizes ~
| Last NIehps Cosveutio-, snd the Me-
| Ksrs sizes and Third Set Relied Dat.
Since McKane's downfall the latent opposi-
| tion to him, which has always existed In
Gravesend. has taken form. and every elem emit
composing it-Republleans. disgruntled tax
| payers and men whose ambition for office has
been squelched heretofore. have got to-
| gether and formed the Citizens League. The
| movement began at Coney Island. and on Feb.
| 20. . branch Of the league was organized there.
| representing the Third School district with
DIR. Albert Chambers. . druggist as President
The movement spread rapidly. and within q
| week or Whereabouts tho Second district had
| its league. with A. D. Bushman Of Coney Island
as President; the Fourth had one. with Peter
Rump formerly Tax Collector. as President;
| the Fifth one. with William Bennett OF Kings
Highway for President. aud the Sixth one. with
@. r. Jorgenssn OF Sheepshead Bay At it's head.
Tho Independent German League. led By
Charles Buser. and the Independent Citizens
League. under Herman KoberR. were also
formed. About 600 voters were enrolled. and
but ore district. the First. at Gravesend Beach.
remained to be organized.
A meeting to organize q league there and to
elect delegates was called for Monday night at
the engine house on CrspseJ avenue. An
citizens are invited" the call read. The Mo
Kane men assumed that this meant them. too.
and they accepted the invitation in such num-
bers that the league people soon had
trouble to find themselves In the crowd. Their
programme had all been nicely arranged before
hand. II. Crapsey was to be elected President.
and Russell White. William Mcbride. James
Kenna, jeremiah Ahearn. and Norman Case
delegates. DR.. Chambers was to help them
organize.
Mcbride brought along an enrolment paper.
| with four or i've names already upon II, and
put II upon the Presidents desk. John Walsh.
who was one OF the organizers. but who is now
| denounced as a McKaneite wolf in Sleeps
clothing. took charge OF the rolls.
They pressed to the front and signed the roll
| by scores. Mr.: Crapsey was, kept away by
| II became evident to 6oth parties that the Me-
out John v. Murphy to walsh. who was still
0F" Hi9h sa away way. I have sent down stair, for
'' Then nI Mcbride came up. Picked up the gave,
'?a eve !SSr me y. roll" he said to walsh.
Mcbride grabbed It. tore II in two. and
| THE. President is sick: the meeting is ad-
% Ste srery S one so rscats the SSiidns D0''
Then me Mes S,L men asserted themselves.
How can the meeting be adjourned before
lions were asked. Mcbride went away. and
Wal Walsh called tho meeting to order Edmund
| mont was made. and delegates all Mckane
men. were chosen. About 15u persons signed
Meantime the mon who had gons. away. In
| Guiding McGarney and DIR. Chambers. who
s5fyfS %s. 10
| not far away. and held little meeting OF
their own there In back room.
They were not molested. They M de Michael
| GafIney President, and selected Russell White
| and the others mentioned for delegatee. ac-
e9 TRese deles",es ana S ali The MIXERS from
eleven league associations altogether met last
to make nom nations for town oilices which
are TO be filed at town meeting to be held
{ Their nominations are not to be final They
are to report back to their leagues. Then n
general meeting is to be called To- make the
term. and for the full term following; 4 Justice
Commissionss OF Excise. TrSstoe OF Conn n
land. Auditor Constable. Pound Master. Sex
This number Of inspectors han been rem
dered necessary By the recent action OF the
town until they got into trouble for not obey
eleven districts. lhat VIII not AFFECT the conf
ing election.
When the delegates met at the Town Hall
last night Thomas o, +. Finnerty. lawyer Of
this city was put in the chair. Robert l..
Racket OF Ben sonhurst and Marcun T. Camp
bell OF Sheepshcad Bay were made SecretarioJ.
and James Pierce, Michael Dunphy. Jeroma
Buck. Jr.. and Georget. rilyan were appointed
| a committee on credentials Business now
practically came 10 a standstilL
There was no trouble anywhere along the
line except from Gravesend beach: hut from
there there were not only tho delegates
| elected by the McKane people at the engine
house and the McGettrick meetings. choice.
but third lot that nobody seemed to father.
The com mittee de ba ted over tho matter I'M
Ill 10 o'clock Then they announced that the
wildcat lot was rejected rs being irregular. the
McKane men for irregularty OF the proceed
| ings at the engine house. and that Russell
White, Mcbride, kenna Ahesrn. and Case
! subject TO the call OF the Chairman.
The regular Democracy hold q meeting at
Consy Island tonight.
All the leaders OF the McKAns party who cap
| tured tho engine house meeting are under In
atp In aafi las fall IL