New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-11
CROSSE WON'T BE NT//LED.
HE DECLINES TO BE MADE CHAlRMAN OF
THE "GAROOS." BECAUSE HE "CAN DO
BETTER WORK on THE FLOOR
SLAP AT DIR SENNER AND
ryJEODORE SI-TRO
THEODORE SITRO.


The "Garoos' had a meeting last night ,at the
Grand Central Palace Forty -third-st and LexinS-
ton-ave and made an effort TO convince them
selves that they 5re 1--we organization since th'r
discovery after election that their supper; or Tam
many Hall had rendered them powerless as factor
for securing "wide-open' saloons on Sunday. they
have been in a comatosc state politically Jean Wei
presided ard Edward Crosse made a long report on
the excise question on behalf OF the Excise Com
mttce. Mr. Crosse tod how the committee aided
by Or. John Friedrchs and committee from the
Liberal Law societies had !abored In unison FOR
the bin they had framed to give restaurants In
New-York the RICH, sell wine and beer on Sun
day. same hotels" Mr.. Crosse explained. In
the course of his remarks Mr.. Crosse gave wha; he
called legal definition OF restaurant in New
York.
a restaurant" no said. rs a place where warm
and cold meal. are served every day In tho week
and where there = many as six tables and
twenty four chairs"
i; seemed unfair 10 Mr. Crosse that place
equipped with so many tables and four chairs
10 each table should not be allowed 10 sell such
harmless beverages as wine and beer on Sundays
1T puritan!cal Outrage he said. and he
went on denouncing the 'riliberal laws" which
were being enforced in this city until he became
rel in the face and tho Precipitation. despite The
low temperature last evening rolled over his shirt
collar.
Mir Crosse also described the visits he and Dr.
Frieierirhs. with boiysuari OF "Suniay-Open-
ers." made to certain Republicans the other day
In the EFFORT To enlist the latter I'm the support OF
the restaurant bill 1T use" Crosse re-
ported They got the marble heart every time"
ami were reminded that the Garoos had destroyed
their influence with the Republicans IN the Legs
lature boy voting 10" Taumany ticket last faL
H. Amend. Of the Executive comfAittee. re-
ported series % amendments 10 the constitution,
which were adopted. The principal one made a
member % any other political organ eaton Ineligible
10 membership In the German-Am"rican Reform
Union. Mr. Crosse seized the opportunity offered
hv the Introduction of the amendments t. air his
eloquence again fe sad that this new restriction
was directed especially against men such as Or ).
II. Senner. Federal Commissioner ~; immigration,
and Tax Commissioner Theodore Sutro VINO had
been always ready 10 betray the 'fiarDo-' for
William r grace and the Siaie democracy.
II occurred to the "GaroOs.' IN the course ~ the
meeting. tina; they had never elected chairman to
succeed Or II 4 - Anderson. who resigned be-
fore the election protest against the Tammnny-
CARGO Alliance Crosse had exhibited much tire
some volatility in the mu!tfarious debates Of this
and preceding sessions that a number Of those
present thought Il would be good thing to get
him into the chair where IL was hoped he might be
less yorIfcrpus. Crosse. however "smelt mouse.
and declined {, De- put where ne would be muz-
zlod"
Il can do better work for the organization on the
floor" ne shouted.
such a fuse was raised over the scheme that its
promoters wcr, comp. He'd 10 move post one mcnt
of the election and the chairman. office was left
untitled.