New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-20
ANTI-MACHINE DELEGATES.
RESULTS OF WEDNESDAY NIGHTS 'oN-
MENTIONS.
VICTORIES FAIRLY WON IN THREE coNo"f'4'
DISTRICTS

r. .o,ta ~ the disgraceful metnous W "h'S"
49,. p,.,, machine resorted in the attempt 10
gain a solid delegation to the 81. Lou' N''
tion they were fairly defeated In three Co"e''1'
districts at Wednesday nights conventions
tha XIIth District 154 Of the Zeo oeesa'es 'o,
nosing the convention voted TOT Co'ne'"' "
RIiss and Colonel s. V. X. Cruger ior oeIes
and chose p Tecumseh Sherman anu
1Io.d, 40 a,ternates. The feeling of disgust
which permeated the decent element al VIC
,on,tor with the tactics of such opponents OK the
- -. "1iohtn,ng jim" Stewart who
wanted TO turn his gang loose on the anu
wach,ns representatives. probably had much 10
do with increasing the majority by WHY"
R,,ss and Cruger won the victory.
To s,aal,np Of the result In the Kiln DIS
.,, Co,oreI George Bliss said yesterday:
.rb. outrageous behavior of the Plat workers
- tho cause OF all the trouble In the cohVeh-
ton Their action cannot but lead 10 lne' VIZ
49, defeat Their conduct was unlawfui ana
.,,,nh am entirely satisfied with the Issue.
RIiss and Cruger are the choice on MAJORITY Vi
tho regularly elected delegates to the coh'en-
ton" , l., 49,.
rb. triumph of respectable politics IN the
xIyIth District resulting in the election OF eN
Commissioner William Brookfeld ana "e"e' a.
Arson c. McCook delegates ana lhoh"s
Iaran and Robert Miller as alterna'es' WIS '"c
suhiect Of animated cCngratulaton among sooo
citizens all day yesterday. The flat' Hollow
finding that they were beaten on every test 'o'''
went to work TO break up the convention" i"e''
"slate" was John Rcisenweber and AleNa"ue' l.
Mason for delegates. and Thomas hump ''''
and Jacob Kahn for alternates. NO iairer COIL
vention was ever held but when the fia't 'c
fea, was found 10 be certain AFTER hVe-hou's
holt "A IL
another convention
THE OPPOSITION IRREGULAR
General McCook said yesterday: Mr Brook
fold and were elected delegates from '"e
XIII,h Congress District last night, ana 'he 'p-
nosition have not the least show OF regularly
because they withdrew after being III the eo"-
vention five hours. II live Will be one Oh 'ne
do,ooa,.s 70 the Convention In ST. Louis and
have no reason to doubt that my cfeuei'''',
will he accepted by the National Committee.
am going to file my creoeh'ia'S WIN INV
Committee soon" ,
pichard 7. Lewis. who presided over the Aliith
District Convention at Wendels Assembly
Rooms in West Forty -fourth-st. said yester-
dav. ..1'he machine men withdrew from the con-
| vention after they had taken part IN the Pio-
ceed,nrs for more than five hours. during '"a'
| time they did everything IN their power 10 e''-
| barrass and delay the convention. Ihey "e'e
| beaten In every motion. They had no "s''
| status. as the only duly organized cohVeh''o"
was tho one over which presided. desired 10
and did. TO the best OF my ability. give the Ut
most latitude to all parties, without hin.
lust as groundess IL the claim OF the ii"0 'i.'
| thai the mob which annoyed the regular con,
yention that elected General G. H. l. ,oi''s AZ. M
| Commissioner Robert wright IN lhe y W
| 0Istr,ct composed a majority n that conven-
ton. There can be little question that 'hry WI
he seated when the case reaches the '"ii''i''.,
on Credentials at 81. LOUIS ~ ,o1r p Invention
| impossible. the East Side was Hooded with bosu,
| tickets OF admission 70 the convention issueu
| Win the connlvance Of officials OF the RepuD-
| lican County Committee and distributed among
! as many rowdies could be induced 70 "VV'P'
| them The plot to take possession OF 'he nee'
| ing by force although carefully periec'eu any
nr az, nv the r,agnates OF the machine. went
| wrong General Coils. whom the Patt croWn
/ was determined to down was chosen, WIN ms
colleague. Commissioner wright 10y d 49, a"',, =,
ssi in a total Of 595 delegates. clear majority
| ~ "a while Joseph Murray. OF the Excise Board.
| who ANONYMOUSLY deserted to the Platt camp
on the promise OF being maze n oe'esa'e' was
| defeated.
HIIss AND cRUGER LEGALLY CHosEN.
| Cornelius ~ Bliss said yesterday that he had
not a doubt that he and Colonel Cruger hai
| been legally elected delegates TO the ST. LOUIS
Convention from the XIIth Congress District
Mr. Bliss continued "and we will 60 to the Con-
| yention as the regular delegates from the DIS
| trict and there can be no doubt that the Ma
tional Republican COMMITTEE VIII accept on,
/, credentials do not know II my friend Howard
| Carroll will accept contesting credentials from
the Stewards Hoags and Thorntons VINO held a
| false convention in the hall. As General Car
| roll Is an honest man. l doubt III ne VIII accep'
| such fraudulent credentials.
| An Anti Machine contesting delegation Will &c
to St Louis from the 1Xth District where the
ttnde q q
| Jauterbach people In control made Withdrawal
| necessary to self-respectng men. Theodore +
Ruhle and Rudolph Moss were chosen delegates
| nv the Anti Machine convention. and william
| Green and Israel Ellis alternates.
The results OF the ten conventions. including
those in the With and XVIth districts. held
| Yesterday, may be summarized as follows:
SEVENTH DISTRICT.
Delegates. Alternates.
| Cornelius Van Colt. Frederick Haldn.
| Hugh McRoberts. FRANK Foggin
| Contestants.
| Delegates. Alcrnates.
| Martin n Icaey. John +. Conway.
hiram Cole James ID. Hctherngton.
With DISTRICT
Lucas L. Ds van hlIcn. Simon GAVIN n''e''
Lspenard Stewart John Moran
NINTH DISTRICT
Delegates. Aternatcs.
e charle IS H. ho' Murray Abraham a. Joseph
Anti-Machine Contestants.
| Delegates Atcrnatcs.
| Theodore + Ruhle William Green
Rudolph Mas. israei Ellis
| TENTH DISTRICT.
| Delegates. Alternntes
Frederick s. Gibbs. Clarence W: Meade.
| 1ohn p Windoph. Joseph 7. Hackctt.
ELEVENTH DISTRICT.
Delegates Altcrn6tes
Jacob NJ Patterson. Charles II. Jeroloman
George billiard conrad e. Wissnan
TWELFTH DISTRICT
Delegates. Alternaes
Cornelius ~ Bliss. Il. Tecumsch Sherman
Colonel s. V. X. Cruger. Edward Hardy.
Plat Contestants.
Delegates. Alternates
General Howard Carroll. Caleb A. Sims.