New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-15
GERMANS MUCH IN EARNEST.
EXCITEMENT AT THE REFORM UNION
MEETING.

HEATED DISCUSSION on THE QUESTION OF AT
ONCE coNFERRING WITH OTHER INDEPEND-
ENT ORGANIZATIoNs-o OFFICERS ELECTED.
The first meeting of the General Committee OF
the German American Reform Union, which was
held last night at Vienna Hall, Fify-eighth-st. and
Lexington-ave.. looked time Il It would
break up in OF wild disorder. Il finally re-
suited in amicable settlement of all differences.
the adoption Of important resolution and the APP
pontment OF permanent officers.
The meeting was called TO order by Gustav n
SchwGb, who said I'VE want the Germans TO be
united. We don't want any partisan politics. We
don't whether 1t is Democrat or Republican, so
long - ge; a good city government II We stick
together shall. be victorious. The Germans In
this city count 10000 votes. and hope when
come to the balotbox that the German vote Will
be the deciding one."
The rollcall followed. When the name OF Otto
Kempner called in the With Assembly District
and he responded he greeted with prolonged APP
plause. Edward j. l.. Tamsen then proposed that
Committee on Nomination be appointed. consisting
OF the president OF each district. This was the OBJ
ject OF much heated discussion. In which Messrs
Thoma, Oppenheimer Deltman and kleinaw took
part. The motion finally carried. and the newly
elected Nomination Committee retired to select the
permanent officers OF the organization.
A committee Of to draft resolutions was
O. Dettman, August Kleinaw. Carl Hauser. Percval
Knauth Moses Oppenheimer. G. Ulbrlcht and Joseph
Keller
The Nomination Committee presented the names
OF the following men, all OF whom were elected:
President Oswald Ottendorfer; first vice-president.
Carl Schurz; second vice president James Sper;
third vice president Hubert ellis; recording secre-
tares John ID. Pannes and Joseph Winter CORE
spending secretaries. Ferdinand +. Griesel and
Charles L. Lowensteln; treasurer. Percivai
Knauth: sergeant-at-arms. Xavier Schm'ttberger.
In the absence OF the first three named officers Mr.
ellis then took the chair.
Here followed the most exciting incident OF the
evening q. J. L. Hansen moved that committee
be appointed consisting of representative from
each district to confer with all independent organ
izations az to Independent ticket. Mr.. Guttinan
contended that there plenty of time for such
work. Mr. Kleman sided with Mr.. Tamsen. Mr.
Oppenheimer thought that the appointment OF
such committee would render conflict between
the different committees liable, and proposed as an
amendment that the executive committee be au-
thorzed 10 appoint conference committee from
it's members. After long and heated discussion
the amendment was carried.
The Committee on Resolutions then presented the
following. which adopted.
We the members OF the General Committee OF the
German American Reform Union declare that our
immediate object In the coming election next ran
is to combat the abuses in the municipal govern
ment and In the aiministrat ton OF justice IN the
city OF New-iork for which Tammany nan IS re-
spOnslble. The German American Union Is ready 10
combine with other associations Of good citizens
Of New York entertaining similar views, without
differences Of party, for the purpose OF securing
an honest and capable management OF the public
aners OF thls city In the selection OF candidates
We demand solely the measure OF capacity. honesty
and character. and disregard entirely any Ma
tona party claims n such selection. as the govern
ment OF the city OF New-York has nothing In com,
mon with Nationci party questions. We demand
honesty and purtynof elections. and the passage or
n suitable secret election law that will enable the
citizen to register his vote without any intinida-
...t,afa dol
ton OF municipal from National and state eec-
lions I'm point OF time. as. under the present sys-
,.r municipal interests sacrificed 10 tae party
interests of State and Nation
There were 20 delegates present. representing
thirty Assembly Districts, among the more prom-
nent being: Edward }. j. Tamsen. Dr. Hirsch
Emanuel Peris. Carl Hauser, Gustav H. Schwao
OTTO Ksmpner. Louis Windmu.ler. eX- AlderInan
Henry Flegenhemer. Colonel Joseph ke,lar, PER
c,val Knouth. julius Steinberger Or H. Polatschek
Joseph Winter. Eugene Ma,on, Theodore Sutro ana
otto L. Tausche de Sieghardt.