New-York tribune., 1895-09-13
DELEGATES TO SARATOGA
RESULT OF THE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
CONVENTIONS.
LIVELY CONTESTS IN SEVERAL cAsEs-DIsGRAcE
FIJI. SCENES ENACTED BY THE PIATr
MEN-oUTRAGEoUs TREATMENT
OF COLONEL CRIGER

FIJI. SCENES ENACTED BY THE PI.Arr
MEN-ouTRAGEoUs TREATMENT
OF COLONEL CRUGER
| The Republican conventions to elect delegates to
! the State Convention at Saratoga were held In the
thirty-fve Assembly districts OF this city last night
| In each Assembly district Campaign Committee
was also chosen Most OF the conventions were con-
Quoted with proprety and decorum. This was not
! the case with al the meetings, however. There
opposition tickets in the field In majority OF
| the conventions. headed In most instances by the
district leaders OF the respective factions ana the
| heated discussions methods OF procedure and
contested election district delegations caused dis
| turbances and exhibitions OF temper and bad blood
| which some OF the active participants doubtless a.
ready regret
There was a particularly dsgraceful proceeding
at the XXth District Convention, which was helu
small clubhouse at No. l6l East Thirty second
| ST. The Lauterbach faction. headed by James L.
| Stewart had early packed the place with their
| heeers and when Colonel 5. '. r. Cruger accom-
| panied by a number OF other delegates oe'ongins
| to the opposition. reached the hall at p M. ad-
| mittance was refused them By Stewart. VINO stood
in the doorway. Colonel Cruger politely asked why
admittance 10 regularly elected delegates was de-
! MED Stewart replied Because you have Office
| holders in your delegation. and you can't come in
| don't need any Committee on Credentials TO de-
| cide that them fellows are ineligible"
COLONEL CRUGERs APPEAL TO A POLICE
| MAN
Colonel Cruger was obliged to appeal 10 the
policeman on duty at the clubhouse TO aid him and
! his friends in getting into the building. The Stew
art men however refused TO permit Colonel Cruger
to take part in the meeting and not desiring 20
enter into a wrangle with the kind Of people he
found there the Colonel and his associate delegates
representing the Brookeld element quietly left the
place Colonel Cruger will bring the case to the
attention OF the Saratoga Convention on Tuesday
Platts delegates were unanimously elected
! one OF the toughest fights last night developer
in the XXvIrIth Assembly District. where the
| tickets were headed by Edward Lauterbach on one
| side and by benjamin Oppenheimer on the other
| The ultimate result that the Oppenheimer
| men, after being defeated unfairly In the election
| o. temporary chairman. left the convention hall
| and held another convention al their own CLUB
| The differences will be fought out at Saratoga
ONLY DELEGATES ADMITTED.
The convention IN the XXvIIIth was down for
| Ruby Hall at Seventy-ninth-st. and Thrd-ave AT
an carly hour Captain Dean and a squad OF officers
| we're on the ground and the Oppenheimer men
| opened the ball by demanding OF tho police tnat
| they allow no one 10 enter the hall until O'CLOCK
| the hour called for the convention To this the
| police agreed. and when the doors were thrown
| onen Tho noce and a member OF each OF the fac
| tons stationed themselves at the door. and none
| but delegates admitted
| A soon as the delegates were seated pande-
| monium broke loose. Both Oppenheimer and Henry
! C. Adee contended that they had the Official lists
| from the County Committee. and both made a
simultaneous break for the chair. Oppenheimer
carried n gavel which he had brought with him, and
Adee waved the official list The delegates who mad
stripped themselves for battle were yelling at the
tops OF their voices and a crowd or several nun
dred people had gathered on the street. attracted
by the wells Above the din Adee yelled hat he
/ Nat nd would preside
THE POLICE TAKE HAND
A, this mint Captair Dean came into the room.
and after a hand to-hand fight with soms Of the
moro obstreperous members he succeeded In getting
some kind OF order.
Then Leo Oppenheimer turned 10 the captain and
shouted that II Adee attempted TO preside he would
order his arrest. Il lawyer" he shouted.
"and know now these things are to be done"
Lawyer be d-d." shouted some one else. we
know how II ourselves"
Then Benjamin Oppenheimer got to his feet. and
moved that the convention adjourn He said that
was then had and the test OF strength came on the
| selection OF a temporary chairman. John c. Tuers
| Oppenheimer by the Brookheld men. When the
| Twenty ninth Election District was reached Mr.
election there. five delegates had been elected
when they only entitled to four Then the
| noise broke out afresh Call the roll" the
cry III you have the official list from the County
Committee read IT," Finally Adee said that ne
voted for Oppenheimer That concluded the vote
Oppenheimer asserted that ne had carried the con
said that the vote stood a6 for Tuers and 40 for
| Oppenheimer.
A LIVELY SCENE.
The scene was ndescribaole. The delegates strug-
gled with another shouting at the tops Of their
voices and In the midst OF the din Adee announced
that he recognized Tuers the regular chairman
Oppenhemer got the platform and tried to push
Tuers aside but the latter was the stronger and
Then Oppenheimer shouted out that they could
not get fair play there he asked his friends TO coms
East Seventy y-eghth-st. and hold convention. All
OF his adheren,s except one nled OUT OF the nan
The temporary officers were made permanent. AMI
Committee on Credentials efterward IsporTed that
ninth Election District was Illegal and they We're were
oned SI n9 tb ppenhemer forces in the other
Thers were two conventions and two sets OF
delegates elected in the XXXth District This dis
| trict mad been conceded 10 the Brookhed men In
al genuine returns Of the primaries. but the Platt
contingent he'd a separate convention and elected
delegates who boasted that they will be admitted
at Saratoga in spite OF their defeat at the polls on
| Tuesday evening
PROMINENT MEN CHOSEN
Several prominent Republicans were elected from
districts other than the ones where they live Com
missioner William Brookfeld heads the list of
the New York delegation haling from the Ist AS
sembly District. Ex-senator J. Sloat Fassett, Of
Elmra chosen from the Ivth District. ,, and
will have a seat Saratoga from New-fork city
in spite OF .ir Platrs frequent boast during the
last few weeks that "Fassett shouldn't 20 TO the
State convention this year.
Cornelius y. Bliss. who belongs To the XXNth
District was last night chosen a delegate TO
represent the XVIIIth District: Edward lauter-
bach secured the doubtful distinction OF being re-
turned last night from three dstrcts-the With.
the XXViIIth and XNIX.h.
There were hot lights in ali these districts Mr..
Lauterbach's seat IL contested in the XXNIllth
District BY Benjamin Oppenheimer
Chauncey VI: Depew was elected last night from
the XXIXth District.
In the XVIII District resolutions were presented
by Frank 4 Higgins instructng the delegates 10
vote In favor OF local option. This caused
citing debate which resulted In the resolutions be-
ing laid upon the table.
The XXVth District Convention. which was held
In. L.. AT fh-aV Tue