New-York tribune., 1894-10-01
ANT1-MACHINE MEN NOT DhUNTED.
THE REsIGNATIONS or GENERAL kEHWiN An!
Il OTHERS ACCEPTEp-TIiH OEGANIZA-
TION ALL RICH


TIoN ALL RIGHT
The Executive Committee Of ,he An,i-M4chne Re
publican Organization held q special meeting last
night 10 arrange for the County ConNeniion 20 ~
he'd in Scottish Rite Han tbs eveii2S ana 70 a''
upon the resgnltions Of General M-cAa'l kef"N'
and sixteen others who have been connected "''H
the movement. which wsr, s-nt 20 Mr.. Mi.hol'an 4'
prcsGen; Of The organization N S1tHFi"N. Dc
sides Genera KerNn. who resigned from iAr ''-
ganzation AMI also as chairman Of ;hc EXECUTIVE
Committee there wtre Henry Grass. NNNIlih As
serlby Distrct. eX-Siaie Committeeman; FRANK J'
Martin, TIA District; James H. Townsend AINih;
Dr. A. $ Houghton AM John j. E3yhIn. NlIh;
S y Simonson and l. Eleman NNIlltA; William
A. CUMMINGS and James j. O'Rouke, Is; Wilson
Berryuan XViIih: Caarles I. Bible. Nillth; Dr.
Hamilton Williams. 1N'h; Joseph Wilkinson. Nth;
II. B. Wilson ana NJ. =. II. Nouilare, NN\ ---''''
and f. j Murphy MINNIE
The designations were all accepted by unaA-
nous vote. every Assembly ciS'IIc' Oe'is '0P'V
sented
Mr. MihollanG said. in speaking of the resigna-
tons that they would not cripple the organiza-
ton but that the places Of the men who had gone
out would De filled with better material Not one
Of those who had gone out could take his district
with him. The only detection that might be called
serious was in the XXVllJth District where Gen
eral Kerwin and Messrs Wilson and Noullaire had
resigned. They could not, Mr. Mlholland said. take
a. per cent Of The enrolled there The NV MN
would be reorganlzed on Wednesday evening. out
side of this the loss the organization would be
exactly fourteen men. and not one more - ,.
They held separat" meeting JuSI Dor. o"' -, ,n
Executive Committee meetlnG aAd are ihe SdIn, An,
men who opposed the resolutions pasS1d a. ua'
time which they now give as their reason , io[ re- re-
signing. General kerWln mas not WoINel M..n Wa ~, u,
for some time. lie refused 10 march with our m"n
at Sarat9ga ana would not 3.oW me'h9tr5 M 9o 90 o iic
posed efforts to obtain recognition from tlc N'd't
Committee. His departure is no surprise TO Us,
Frank J. Martin Of the ID. has been promised an
Assembly nomination TO desert US Dr; f0uSh'oh
net not in The ExeciIive Committee The XiIh is
tact and unshaken Simonson and Edaman. of the
quariers' ORourke. OF the ist Acknowledged that
he expected 10 be made policeman. wilson Berry
man is a deputy collector and excellent man. but
as mem5ei from the XIiIth. WIS dropped from the
rolls Of this district four months ago Tor non>pay
ment of dues, and he does TO, now I've in New
sentative of the IXth resigned last June because h!s
leader there increased his enrolment 200 since he
The talk about our being opposed to the state
Saratoga. and only last Friday night committee
State headcuartcrs In the Fifth Avenue Hotel and
pledged our support and aid to the state Committee
At the meeiins Of tho Executive Commit, has, last
evening William +. Day OF ne A,h PIesiain,'. ..
the NXNlIIth arose as their districts were called
anN asSurel Nr. Miioilii anu tI ''v t.ia'
nations they were unshaken in their support of the
organization, and had not the loss Of man 10 re-
port. The convention Scottish Rite Hall tonight.
they said. would show full delegations from every
district
Mr. Mihoiland remarked that the designations
represented the most desperate attempt ever made
10 break up a political organization. ami that
kind of nducement. from Health officer of the Port
down to places II policemen had been offered to in
duce men TO leave the movement
Henry G. Percy, T. F Harrineton Moses 6.
iar II. Huber, 7. ST John G7ffney. General .. II.
La Grange +. Zimmerman John Sueblins WiLiam
Armstrong. Leon Cohen. X. : BroWncN. John y.
Drake T. II. Mcdonald. II. \. Clinton. eX-Aderman
McMurray and j. Oakley among the leaders
who present last evening. and made speeches
declaring that the designations would prove a hene-
fit rather than injury
President Milhollan1 sent letter Of rrpy 70 Gen
eral Kerwin accepting his resignation chairman
Of the Executive Committee. which received the
unanimous approval OF the committee