New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-19
DUE TO MURPHY AND RIO " Il IL
THEIR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TROY
CRIMES.
ropc.IRrn ADDRESS OF MR.. VAN sANTvooRD DE.
FORE THE CITY CLUE-MR Goff ON
THE EIHcTION FRAUDS

An Informal meeting of the City Cluo WIS h'i'
last evening The object. as announced was ~
usten tn an address by John w. Gon on the SUD
ioct Of the recent election frauds. Delegation
consisting OF twelve OF the Troy Citszcns commit
tee OF one Hundred headed by DAVID NJ "ree"e.
chairman, were entertained at dinner oy some VI
the representatives Of the clue previous 10 the
meet,no one OF the delegation was William ROSS
"a hose roth r vas killed and who wa MN e ser'-
ously wounded in the recent municipal elec,ioh AZ
Troy Supper was served at il o'clock ne a'Ve"u-
ance at the meeting was large James = Nhr'e'
presided Some OF those In the audience were Doi-
man p Eaton. Myer 5. Isaacs, W. Harris Roome'
Horace T. Denning. Richard Watson Glider. Henry
:, Hickman Francis NJ Scott Ripley HitchcoCh
Robert Oliphent Clarence c. Buell. Frederic Bron-
son. Joseph T. Bishop and De Forrest Grant
Mr. Carter made a stirring Introductory address
He said:
I'VE have long recognized that the cause in which
,,o aro engaged is one which be carried to TIL
unnbant success only through the fundamentally
% frce1on of popular elections. What we want II
men In the right places who VIII discharge the'r
dutIes in mun,cipa. Offices. II we cannot nave
these nothing will be we'll DONE even with the DeS'
~ laws We have found 1t necessary to make an
e0ort 70 enforce the laws in reference to popular
o,ao,,ors co that each man have his just voice
| :, determining who the person shall be TO as
charge the responsibilities and duties In municipal
| administration. ,r
Mr. Carter then introduced Mr.. Greene. Inc
sneaker referred to the troubles in Troy. and
| told how for many years the best citizens mao
,,o,,, submitted to bosslsm, until aroused to ac-
| ton in the crisis.
| Ar Greene was followed by Seymour Van SAINT
| coorl who delivered what pronounced the best
short speech ever heard in the CITY Clup-rooms'
| Nr Van santvoorl is a comparatively young man
ua smoke without affectation and forcefully Iherc
| - = d,s,ostion now he said to call things by
,beir right names There have been found at last,
| he exclaimed. zone hundred men who. undaunted
bv his power his police and his official place nave
| drawn their Indictment for these crimes against
| tdu,rd Murphy IT, lie has himself Invited the
atarc. for the result Of which he Is held as ii
nrincIpal Not that he loves crime. but power me
crime has come to be part OF the system "itloue
when ms p,gncd AS primarily responsible for the
! crimes which have been committed III lne very
The Speaker also turned his attention to Governor
Flower. who had replied to the re- e' rvida
| means to guard against repeaters, why 90 U &pu
allow repeaers to come around me prhev "" ac
cepted this advice he said ana ana 'l,,r ar AT
tempt to drive them sWay b ana speaser Cried Out
"Giovernor Governor in the high privilege
of Vonr Once il is against you also that an indict-
ment has been drawn in every patriotc breast "heI
patriotism is founded on something higher than
John W Gon was then introduced and spoke al at
city last November. He detailed instances damiiiaI
|
| pursued under the rule of Tammany Han Tor me
billing up OF votes I'm the districts below Fourteenth
| 81 He especially denounced the lodging mouse
| system whereby occupants are registered az one
date and the occupants at the time OF the election
| vote on the names supplied to them by the district
captains. He urged the better class 90 citizens, 70
| greater personal activity in political AFFAIRS w g
| have" he said 1.-THE Government which we create.
The servant cannot be better than his master Let
us not find fault and abuse unless we are ourselves
| wiling to give attention and time to the WORK.
There il no higher duty ever devolved upon the
citizen of a republic based upon free and universal
| suffrage than upon one who comes forward 10
| protect the ballot-box. He is the soldier OF the
| Republic The individual VINO violates that trust
| is a traitor to his country.
| A vote OF thanks to the Troy delegation and the
| sneakers was offered by Dorman Is. Eaton. and
| unanimously adopted