The morning call., 1894-10-19
INDEPENDENT REPUBLICANS.
Strong Words of Condemnation for
the Boss Rule system.


the Boss Rule System.
The Wigwam, corner of Fell and Cough
streets. was crowded by independent
Republicans last night, and the regulation
bonfire Illuminated the adjacent thorough
fares for an hour. 1t was meeting of the
Independent Republican Club of the
Thrty-seyenth Assembly District. W hich
in a few cases has bolted the Burns ticket
by substituting and supporting independ-
ent Republican candidates. These are
John ID. Siebe for Assessor. NJ. c. Dunn
for the Assembly. James McNab for
Shirlff, and Il. E. Firsbaugh for State
Senator. Twenty-second District. The
meeting was select inasmuch as none save
those who had tickets of invitation were
admitted. j. H. Heger. chosen chair
man.
Edgar Briggs was the first speaker in
trodaced. He said:
"It is our duty as Republicans to indorse
the herubIican platform and principles.
but we must in certain cases stop at that.
The party has been saddled with bosses
and lot of sharp msnirulators who are
not representative Republicans in the true
sense of the word. The pernicious works
Of the bosses must cease now and for all
ard its head-M. III. Estee, VINO will be
elected beyond the question of doubt-we
must there draw the line.
"In this ciiy four or i've men have AFRO
gated 10 themselves the power to put up a
ticket a the primaries and the municipal
convention without consulting the wisne S
of the people. A contract has been made
and cousummated between Burns and
Buckley and their friends to put up a
mongrel ticket. Many are good men. yet
as whole they are not fairly representa-
tive Republicans 1t therefore becomes
the duty Of every man 10 rise and strike
down this boss rule. 1t is a sad thing
when a third party must come to the front
to purify the work of the two great parties.
The Non-PartiSans came two years
ago TO repudiats bossism. We on our
side must do it now. We must now
stand shoulder TO shoulder and elect
the entire NOn-Paftisan ticket from top
TO bottom. This is duty we owe
to The great city in which we live. 1t Is
our duty to see to it that on and before
election day this system of precinct regis
tratiOn and stuffing ls watched with care.
The precinct registers will be stuffed by
the emf msSarles of the bosses. TO to the
polls and remain there. The remedy l. in
your hands if You will Use it. Ii the Re-
publican ticket Is elected you know that
Burns and Buckley will control the entire
patronage of the municipal Offices"
The brass band which was in attend
ance playe a selection, after which Ii. Z.
Firebaugh, Independent candidate foI
Stale Senator in the Tweaty-second Sena-
toIial District, addressed the meeting.
Mir. Firebaugh related how the Forty
first District Republican Club was cboked
off by Boss Burns in the work Of select g
delegates ard naming candidates. he
also told how his opponent in the race had
tried to pull him down by accusing him of
having secured names on his petition by
fraudulent means. He defied any one to
show one instance in which he had OBJ
iained a signature without the sanction OF
the person whose name appears on his
petition. He urged the voters present Ia
cast their ballots for John ID. Siebe { !
Assessor. as we'll as for other good men OIL
the Non-Partisan ticket.
Short speeches were also made by NJ. C.
Dunn, independent Republican candidate
for Assem- blymau; James McNab, Non.
Partisan nominee Ior Sheriff; Police
Judges Conlan, Campbell aud others.