New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-27
THE COUNTY DELEGATES.
CONVENTIONS IN ALI. THE ASSEMBLY
DISTRICTS.
A DIsGRAcEFuL FIGHT IN THE WITH AND THE
FIFTH-sT RESERVES WERE CALLED OUT

Assembly districts or TINS city Iast evening 10
elect delegates to the Republican County Con-
vention which Is 10 be held on the evening OF
October g. in Lyric Hall. No. 1923 Sixth-ave. in
most OF the districts the Plat forces made de-
termined efforts TO eject their delegates and at
a late hour they were contending that they would
have a majority at the county convention At one
district convention there was a disgraceful fight,
which prevented fair election and in another
district there was a long wrangle and the anti
machine Republicans declared that irregular
methods were used to gain majority Tor the
other side.
A LIVELY TIME IN THE WITH
In the With Assembly District the convention
was a mob and a fair election was prevented by
q regular fight between the Patt and anti-Patt
forces. Two contrasting delegations to the Coun-
ty Convention were elected each OF which con-
tend that II is the regular delegation OF the dis
trct. Order only restored when the re-
from the Fifth-st station dashed up and
spread themselves about the convention IN
cidentally several men belonging to both rae
tons exchanged blows and two OF the Plat men
were severely pummeIled.
The convention was called for p. m In the
Germania Assembly Rooms. at No. POI Bowery'
by James L. Clark the County Committeeman
the anti-Platt forces In the district. Anticipating
trouble he had ordered the hall In which the con-
venton was to be held to be kept closed until the
hour OF the meeting At o'clock. however Mr..
Clark was not on hand and the Plat men. headed
by August w Wagner. John Moran and James
G. March. appeared. Wagner was ex-Ponce Com
missioner Murray's private secretary when MT
Murray was In power in Mulberry-st After Mr..
Murray's removal by Mayor Strong and his de-
parture from the With Assembly District, Wagner
assumed the leadership Of the Platt forces In OPP
position to Mr.. Clark.
Promptly a o clock. when the hall was opened,
the Plat people crowded in, the Anti-Platt dele
gates mingling with them. The Patt men were
prepared with a ticket and at first were signify
in the majority Moran was named as chairman
and Wagner as secretary OF the convention anna
shouts OF dissent from the Anti-Piat men, VINO
declared that the Plat people were not delegates
and could not vot, In spite OF that Moran ana
Wagner were declared elected oy sixty out OF
ninety votes and were escorted 10 the pat
form by the two policemen who had entered the
hall With the crowd to keep order.
THE SIGNAL. FOR TROUBLE
Morans appearance on the platform was the
s,gnal for a terrific commotion The delegates
headed bv Clark who had just arrived. made
rush for the platform and endeavored to pull
Moran out OF the chair. The Plat faction formed
a ring around him and kept them back, and In
snita Of the struggle Moran continued 10 read
ont hts ticket and take a semblance OF vote
on IT, Then he declared George W. wagner
James E. March. Nicholas Motto. Rudolph
Rubens c. Otto Baese Camille A. Dias, Samue
Isidor and himself elected delegates to the con-
vention.
August Stimmel the proprietor of the Assembly
Rooms, fearing that his place would be wrecked
requested Detective Wichman. OF Inspector Cort-
wrights staff TO call the reserves from the Firth
St station TO all the two helpless policemen VINO
were struggling on the platform. "ichmah
Jumped into a cab and drove around TO the STA
ton where Sergeant McNaly called thirty-three
men out OF bed and dashed through the Bowery at
their head followed by yelling crowd
THE POLICE on THE SCENE.
The news that the reserves were coming mad
considerably quieted things In the hall before
their arrival, and when they appeared on the
scene the anti-Platt people were In possession Vi
the platform and were about to elect Clark chair-
man As the first officers came in at run the
Plat men marched out In body loudly declar-
ing that they had carried their point and were
the only regular delegates.
The anti-Platt faction remained and quietly
elected their ticket consisting Of James L. CLARK
Jacob Fritz. vlncenzo Paumbo, Salvador Di Mat
teo Henry ID. Merritt William CaVahagh' ueorse
T. Crush and Julius Geraon
THE HEDGES AND PLATT MEN.
The Platt and Hedges men had another lively
contest for supremacy at the HhNth Assembly
District Convention last night. at Union Hail.
No AL Seventh-ave.
The Platt men slightly overtopped the Hedges
party in point Of numbers. and elected their
temporary chairman. James w. Auten, by nVe
votes Auten received fifty votes and ex-Al-
derman John c. O'Connor got forty
Precautions were taken to avoid the turbulence
that took place al their last convention DIT 'ne
Chimney Corner In Sixth-ave.
The hall last night was large one. Hair OF IL
was roped off for the delegates. and dozen big
policemen stood up against the wall within the
Enclosure for delegates other pOce ,b s were
way About s'oclCyk Amasa thornton called
the convention to order.
Thomas W. Folsom and J. j. Spears were APP
pointed ,ellers and election for temporary chair
man began. There were cheers as each O,Connor
vote was received
Hugh c. Thompson" was called BY Mr.. Thorn
"McCsnn." was the answer from that dele
gate Mccain was a .'latt man, but not a
candidate for chairman
There were cries for Thompson 10 say again
which candidate he voted for
"Auten" Thompson said. while the men were
shouting about him Then arose great con
had voted for OConnor. and the other side were
equally loud in shouting that he had voted for
Auten.
During the storm OF cries, Thompson advanced
from the rear of the hall. and said he didn't
know how he had voted. He went up and spoke
TO the chairman. The chairman said the dele
gate had voted for Auten. Thompson who was
a young man, started 10 leave the hall while
the shouting was at its highest. He was seized
by a dozen O'Connor partisans. They forced
him into a chair and shouted into his ear for a
couple OF minutes The shouting stopped and
Thompson then stood up faced the Auten crowd
with defiant air, and cried out. "O'Connor."
He then bolted tor the stairs.
The voting was then completed There was
great cheering the election OF Auten. Mr..
Auten then assumed the craftsmanship. with a
heavy oaken cane for gavel.
THE CHAIRMAN SHUT HIM OFF.
Then there dispute about the delegate
from the Twenty-fourth Election District.