New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-22
DELEGATES TO SARATOGA.
RESULTS OF ASSEMBLY DISTRICT CON-
MENTIONS.
THE ORGANIZATION PEOPLE CONTROL MOST W
THEM WITHOUT MUCH OPPOSITION
LIVELY TIMES IN SEVERAL OF The
GATHERINGS. WITH POLICE
TO RESTORE ORDER.

GATHERINGS. WITH POI.iCE
TO RESTORE ORDER.
In tho thirtv-aye Assembly districts Of the city
last evening Republican conventions were heiu "
Fleet delegates and alternates to the Kepuono"h
State Convention. which meets In Saratoga neN'
Tuesday AS had been expected, the machie NJ
publicans carried a majority of the conventions
and In most OF the conventions there was no seii-
ous opposition. There contests in some OF the
conventions and at a few the disorder was 50
rreat that the police had TO be called in
IN the Ist Assembly District the convention was
,eN at No. q Greenwch-st.. and the ponce H"u
- no called on account OF a lively fight there. The
Iealy brothers had control of the hail. and refused
O admit crowd Of machine Republicans. VINO
vere said TO be trying to pack the convention In
he conflict AT the doors II was asserted that
olatt delegate with credentials was refused ADMIT
.a,ce The anti Plat men controlled the conVeh-
don. hut a number of delegates held a boiling con-
ycntion in another place and elected contesths
delegation.
In the convention Of the XIVth Assembly District
the police prevented a fight. but two sets OF dele
gates were elected the Anti-Maohine men appar-
emily having majority Of the delegates.
At the convention In the XXNth Assembly District
held in the headquarters at No. IL West twenty
fourth-st. the proceedings were short and sharp.
Under the leadership of Amasa Thornton the regu-
lars carried through the cut and dried resolutions
with n vote Of 81 to 70. Mr. Thornton and four OF
his followers elected as delegates to the State
Convention. and the resolution instructed the dele
CATION to vote as "A unit for Mr.. Thornton as the
member OF the State Committee from the Xllth Con-
gress District This meant a decisive victory for Mr..
Thornton Thurlow Weed Barnes, another Platt
man who has held the position of State Committee
man from the district. The opposition in the con-
venion made n great deal of noise, and the language
was unparliamentary at times. but the regulars
sauclched offensive speakers and voted down nos
tile amendments without difficulty.
FUSS IN THE XXvITH.
The contest in the XVIII Assembly District was
a hot one and the convention. which was held In
the rooms Of the Ivy Republican Club. at No. LIS
Thrd-ave.. lively from start 10 finish. Inc
machine men started in to claim everything. but
were defeated by Il vote of 30 TO 3s The successful
Anti Machine men were led by John Little, presi-
dent Of the Ivy Club. and the anti-Platt Repuoh-
can leader In the district and the machine men
vere led by Jastrow Alexander. The latter pre-
scented list of names Of delegates certified 10 by
the Republican County Committee. and INSISTED
that they and they only were entitled 10 vote III he
convention. Chairman Little declared that the list
of delegates sent in by the election oicers OF the
e,sheen election districts in the Assembly district
was the correct one. Alexander refused to abide
by this ruling and insisted on holding convention
Of his own He mounted chair and the machine
men rallied about him.
There was much shouting and jostling and the
police S'N~-'
then ouieted down. and Chairman Little requested
the notice TO retire They sooner got OUTSIDE
however than the trouble broke out again ana MI
Little called them back, and requested them 10 re-
move all disturbers The machine men were pusheu
out and the convention proceeded to business Inc
full number OF Anti-Machne delegates TO the state
Convention were then elected. and the result OF
the election sent to the County Committee When
Jastro Alexander was outside OF the hall ne
said that the machine men had also held cohVeh-
ton and elected their ticket. He declared that ths
was accomplished while the police were uSlhs "
eject the machine men, The Ants held jolinca-
lion after the convention over, and cheered MT
Ii,,lo reneatedlv Mr.. Little said that the County
Committee had right to send an amended Hs' Oh
delegates TO the convention.
TWO CONVENTIONS AGAIN.
4, a,temnt Of machine Republicans to pack the
convention in the XXVIIth Assembly District, at
No 1863 Sixth-ave., was frustrated by the ponce
under the command Of Captain Sheehan' VINO at
the request Of members of the County committee
from the district. prevented any person from enter
ing the hall who could not show credentials as
delegate A man who was said to have been sent
from the headauarters of the County Committee TO
act as chairman Of the convention was kept out
with the rest large crowd or machine men
filled the street. Senator Page and SOL Ser'iner
were statissed at the door by the ponce < see tha'
only delegates admitted
IL Lewis rel been selected as chairman without
serious opposition, the machine men saw that they
were in the minority. and they left the hail. lea by
Berliner. A large majority of the delegates re-
NAMED and the convention proceeded In an orderly
manner TO elect five delegates and five aternates
% che s,a.a Convention The boilers held another
convention. at which contesting delegation was
elected.
The Republicans Of the XXNlllth District mad an
unusually lively time at their convention held at No
24s East Eighty -frst-st. the district clubrooms Inc
anti-Platt men say that they had appealed to the
County Committee to select neutral hall for the
but without success. There were two
tickets in the field. The machine ticket bore the
names of Edward Lauterbach who was also run
ming in his own Assembly District. the XAlXth, john
H. Gunner and Henry II. Guttmann. with Joseph j.
Mendel Martin VI. Glynn and r. Frank NokaI as
alternates
BENJAMIN Oppenheimer. DR.. Max NJ. Smith and Philip
Dobljn were the Ant!-Machine candidates with Tim
othv O'Toole Jacob Froman and Joseph VI. Steele as
alternates
The meeting was opened at p m. by Henry II.
Gut,mann. Christian Hcrrlich at once nominated
Benjamin Oppenheimer as temporary chairman
MI Guttmann ignored Mr.. Herrlch and proceeded
10 read roll Of delegates which had been gotten
up by the County Committee. and which the hti-
Machine men refused to acknowledge. on the
ground that K had been altered 10 suit the purposes
of the opposing faction. The copies Of the roll
which the anti-organzation men saw were unsigned
While the roll being read Mr.. Herrlch
mounted the platform and shouted We acknowl-
edge no roll" and Dr. Smith. who stood by. said:
Gentlemen need no roll: you have your ere
dentals in your pockets" lot Of confusion fol-
lowed. each faction shouting the top Of their
voices. some clamoring for the rollcall and some
demanding that the temporary chairman be elected
Herrilch then called for the yeas and nays on
Oppenheimer's nomination and declared him
elected Mr. Oppenheimer took the platform with
the aid Of the police and managed 10 GUST Quit
mann after lively struggle. He then went on as
temporary chairman. cal for nominations for
temporary secretaries. who were elected and called
next FOR the delegates 10 advance and present their
credentials. The Anti-Machine men filed I'D az their