New-York tribune., 1894-03-02
ANTI-MACHINE ARDOR.
A ROUsING MEETING OF WEST SIDE RE-
PUBLICANS.

I BIG ATTENDANCE IN WENDELS ASSEMBLY
ROOMS 70 HEAR SAMUEL j. KoENIG J. B
TOWNSEND. JOHN F. MoNTrGNANI AND
join f. MlLHoLlAND SPEAK.
Further evidence Of the rapid growth Of the Anti
Machine movement of the Republicans OF this city
was furnished las; night in WendeVs Assembly,
Rooms I'm West Forty -fourth-st. At the mass
meeting held several weeks ago In Cooper mon
II became apparent that the rev organization "sS
moi one of talk and paper and last nisAt additioha
proof was given that the Anti-Nacnlne mJ'eWeh.
was even stronger than the most sanguine had
Thought IT was. Republicans of the Alllth' NNtn'
XVTIth XIXth and XXIs, Assembly Districts called
the mas meeting last might to bring together 1he
Ant Machine men Of the several districts on the
West Side and the call for the meeting said that IL
was for All those who were in favor OF genuine
re5rganizaiion of the Republican party In this
county. ana vino favored the relegaton to the rear
OF unworthy and Incompetent lenders
Al those were at the meeting who had been eX-
! pected and many others too. Men whose races
rav. long been familiar in the party councils OF t'e
districts lifelong Republicans. VINO have worked Tor
In. welfare Of the party. were there, and many
VINO have hes;at,d before joining the new moVe-
ment were present. and announced their intention
of supporting tne new organizations
4 YOUNG MEMS MEETING.
While there were many men present VINO have
lang been known in The Republican ranks the
meeting vas distinctly of young men, and the
first speaker Of the evening a yOung man who
made 4 stirring address TO the young voters %
III, districts Young blood he said. VIII TELL
and young blood Will bring success 10 this move
ment" Each speaker made strong appeals TO the
Republicans to make the new Republican organl-
zatl)n A bower in municipal. State and National
notifies and a m2hty cdJruS from the hundred'
- enthusiastic men present answered thAt they
would When Mr.. MhhollIad entered the building
, hearty cn4or greeted nin. and every other man
WHO sat upon the platform was appauded as ne
took MS seat. EA-A'derman James owens. VINO mas
/ long been iientiNcI v;h the Republican party In
| this city announced b-fOr" the meeting MS de-
termination to supper, the new movement lie
said that he had hesltated before leaving the o'd
| wing but now h- was oGt-and-out Anti-Machine
mau anl tnat hc knew the no" movement wound
succeed
Tnc cn3irnan % the meeting was Robert Gordon,
Of the XVIIth Assembly Dstgc'. Some Of the others
who w.-r on the platform were John l.. Mllhohind'
cx-A lderiEaa James owens. ~ the AAist Assem-
bly, District. Stephen y SimOnson, OF the ANlilth
Assembly District: W II. Huber, James Crawford.
Samuel j. Koanig. James B. Townsend. x. H.
Munro John T. Mont!gnani. Of Albany; otto irving
Wise and j. +. Sharp. EV-Judge Frederick o. Gel
ney. - speak was unable To be present on
account Of Illness Mr.. TOWNSEND read a letter from
him. which was. In part:
versal ;e"Ing Of Dissatisfaction in ne rank and file
of the Republican party In this city with tne ms,
npon ofi-iepeatci failures. rntii al last a wide
spread feeling OF utter hope!essness ensued The
took the place Of party work and party success
II should not be- the main object OF the new organi-
zlt.on To asperse the integrity OF the old leaders.
This new association win be- souEh; by them Sue
cess mus, follow the new movement as night the
G.orec F. Green. May?r, Of Binehamton. was also
unable TO b" present. ana James Z. Townsend spoke
In his place.
THE SPEAKING BEGUN.
Mr. Gordon introduced as the first speaker OF the
evening Samuel j. Koenig. Of the Nlth Assembly
District Mr Koeng said In part:
am glad to be called upon TO address so large
rs,' basis: on basis on which every r..
h Wshe 'in IN th ' toune. n y the party 1t i credit
To- III" new organization 70 be- able to hold sncn a
meeting "a this; and IN Il W see me Strength ana
h9t VIII n9 bf ai s3 = to y suc9sss ssovere
thai nearly every county IN the state except New
York had given increased Republican votes New,
that The time had come for extraordinary work
on the part OF the Republicans of ms city, ana
hat was being done by the honest Republicans OF
New-York This movement IS backed by liGO hard
ment was started for the reorganization or ne Ke-
publican party 10y thirty respectable gentlemen,
League club. They tried to reorganze the party
to suit themselves. and ON their own IDEAS 80 tha'
We now hav. to discuss the authority OF the TWO
organizations our organization got us authorlN
from the people The Committee OF Thirty got It's
authority from thr old leaders whom We re-
pudiat-d our committee j. led by honest Republi-
. cans. and We now have glorious opportunity uh-
der the conditions that The country Is In from Demo
cratic mlsrue. 10 win success 10y honest means Tor
! the Republican party. We must arrange our lines
Tor IN" coming battle. In order 10 undo the wrong
! that has been done. We must have Republican
Congress- and to Ro' thai We must have an organi-
zat'on IN this cly equal To- holding It's own with the
enemy We must have an organization above sus-
picOn. that VIII give notice To Idmmany Han
that II meet the MlSW2m on equal ground.
Why We denounced and dsrrcdited? All that
/ IL said ~ i3 that refuse 10 follow the man
dates of ,h. OIL county Committee the same Ol!
gang. the same old that led Ms before and
+ helped Tammany Hall roll its maJOrities.
TO TINS same old gang mas been ntrusted the reOr-
gtnizatiOn OF the party, unde- the supervision OF
the I MON League Club Who would not rather fol-
low an organization iei by honest Republicans
than one rd by the dscrrlit' 'd leaders OF the old
/ county Committee. Ii is high time for the young
men OF the party 10 gather together We must
| avoid AL controversy with the Union League club.
We mus; work By honest means and honest
/ methods and the wrong that has been done VIII be
rlghted. an! justice and right will prevail in the
end ProlOnged appause1
j. TOWNsEND's ADDRESS.
James Il. Townsend secretary OF the state League
OF Republican clubs. the next speaker lie