New-York tribune., 1895-09-12


ton.
The machine majority in the County Convention
which will be composed of SlS delegates. will prob
ably be about the same proportonately.
WHAT MR. BROOKFIELD SAYS.
Commissioner Brookheld in speaking yesterday Of
the returns and claims OF the P,att men. said that
whatever the actual result he did not mean to give
up the fight against dirty politics and machine
methods That fight will go right along" he said
from this day Last nights results and the meth
DDS which brought them about will be merely
stimulus. The battle will go on until the Repub-
ncan party is purified.
AS to the cry OF municipal patronage with which
the machine has been filling the air. Mr. Brookfeid
said:
The best proof Of the fasity OF these stories lies
in the fact that they succeeded. Mayor Strong
could be induced TO play politics little Dit he
would not permit his closest friends 10 discuss the
political situation with him. II he had given us a
little Of the aid he is alleged to have done. the
machine gang would have been showed under last
night Not only did no assistance come from him.
but his appointees some OF them used their
personal influence and all the patronage they had
or could promise to antagonze and humiliate the
administration. These men ought TO resign ana
not continue as part or an administration they are
trying discredit."
THE MAYOR TOOK NO PART IN THE con-
Mayor Strong confirmed Commissioner Brookhelds
statement so far It related the fact that the
Mayor had taken no part in the fight.
1T is true that l took interest in the primary
election" he said Il was elected on platform form
ination OF politics from the municipal government
Many says exn9ef 5 1--we sS m ha
promise but think that they are wrong and not
As to the men ne them nave Sa a asked Wss that
his place be conducted for the best interests OF the
them politically or 10 influence their action IN a
w Whatever may have been said about men being
for or against the administration was only for
effect ase III IT. the a eo a0q o e IN
ries and do not consider that the question OF my
-'a;' n amy way ' involved cannot prevent from
claiming that they represent the administration
as long as they think II Will do them any good.
The fact that Commissloner OF Jurors 2s Piimley;
others worked against what is called the admin
ner sr OF mans voting had nothing TO do with my
appointment OF him 10 ofice nave lived up 70
long as am Mayor Of New-York. have no in
terest in municipal politics. as ! am Mayor OF the
best can for the interests OF the city as whole
have no political 3 not Be- engaged ia anq The
work OF building up or tearing down any faction
Ks 10 the men who are said 20 have complaints
against me because have not appointed them 70
York are grieving greatly because some chronic
are grumelng rub dGn scrcH tank ans ,ns
! DO not mean 10 put them there; because intend
TO i've UP to the platform on which ] was elected
" | do not succeed in eliminating politics from tne
municipal government the result Will not ne due 10
the fact that did not make the attempt.
CAUCUsEs HELD LAST NIGHT.
The usual preparations were going on In the vari-
GUS Assembly districts last evening for the Assem-
bly, district conventions TO be held tonight. The
delegates 10 these conventions chosen on Tues
day evening held caucuses last night al thelr di'
ferent headquarters TO nominate their cahdidate
for dalepates 10 the Republican State Convention
and the district campaign committees. In dis
tricts where the delegates chosen by the two fac
tons are nearly equal in number lively conventions
expected tonight
The Bliss-Hedges delegates OF the AANh AS
sembly District met at the James " b'a"e ne
publican Club in West Twenty-fourth-st In spite
n, ,.nors circulating yesterday. which represented
tha, Mr.. Hedges had been "dowped" by james w
Auten. some nfty-nve Hedges delegates II wal