New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-03
,,p BACKUS BREAKS AWAY.
At FREDERICK. S. GIBBS'S LITTLE
PORTRAIT SCHEME
.,.vrs THE NTH DISTRICT REPUBLICAN
GLIB AND pENouNcEs THE ATTEMPT OF
c,cRs AND HIS FOLLOWERS TO
MAKE HIM RIDICULOUS.

r,,uS AND HIS FOLLOWERS ~
MAKE HIM RIDICULOUS.
,x,.n Assembly District Republican Club
TIE r,-oaorick s Gibbs is the ruling spirit
% ""'' -, disturbed by two communications
vas - n received at tne regular meeting last
shich ..o+ no business of Importance was
Genns Oro communication was from
r'hSa. r,'.'n,, ne,r the clubrooms declaring that
~" tho business Of the cluo could De trans
>eH ,.h loss noise at night he would make
',nlaint The other was 'he res'sn"''o" %
s ,y clinton Backus
h'". oa, the members OF the clup hau ho''s
the presentation of an alleseu Poi
tms ractus and Mr. Gibbs made speech pre-.
W. % nraise Mr. Backus as CONSTITUTIONAL
tnu"e ard declaring that the Repuoilcahs Vi
R"'. R"'.,.,r,ct wanted TO have Mr.. BacKus noun
'M .o~ Congress 1t WAS declared 'na' '"e
rseu r,s an old campaign painting OF "e"-
rN'u'' the head of which had been Trans
ss h's some sign painter into an Imitation
n'n'T .,oa NJ Mr.. Backus. and that ME- p"'Nu'
'n' ,,duced 10 give some money TO 'he Vi'o
ha0 ',, ,n, Of the presentation. ana '""'
on "'' COS spent in liquid refreshments ioi III,
mon. of the club. The rame OF 'he "il.e
n'ri''. .,s nainted in one corner or the pi',.
arts,'C",mjck arts. ~ s. A." and it was sa'u ''''''
a. 49, meant mo such artist
NJ WHY HE RESIGNS.
.;o, of Mr. Rackus was sent last
the ,o,sa he thought the members OF '"e
evening o.od ~ make him ridiculous be-
club hau Tho secretary of the club, hold
fore tne =, h,s hand read few words. to th-
hgapaf. Nv Rackus wished to resign ine
Mr.
.Mb vas as follows:
:. certain tha, club which no'qs no nermit nit
ssE ss.Emsmbers in such trihing res"r ,n vent private
S,.s 70 be used ,,i IKE rlcuie ani attempted inj1Ty
sns sgch I member it cannot enIerfai nIerfinrss in such
sn aeseSI' am informed by the Tea Sarebv re-
g .T1 aas asD are fully raid to July ! s Assembly Dis
sn 'rS NY membership IN n '9e 'S9ewYork i35 City trust
ict s rnb viii be kind and decenl tn cause
\. ~; treatment Of no lonser he erased from the
ny name mean ans whicH the club last Week ma
~ s,11 AZ nrerpetrated upon me an nS''
icsa. iniisnity HnNyRY az yR9YFsc clinton RACKL:so
,r,ths.D 70 he meTG5Te cInb Of q oSew,yoTk city.
cIRBs RISES TO THE OCCASION.
s...o- Gibbs. 70 whom the members see"
,.o, for q cue on all occasions. again 'ooN ''''
s.or and moved that a committee of 'hree o'
,-.., - nat. unon Nj BE ckus ana ask MN ~
F..,sar b,e resignation. He said tha' 'ne p'.'
-. o,,soaa had been msconstrued by so"'e VI 80.
-.r.n.ners and that Mr.. Backus had no VAuf
..,.,.s ti~,self injured or ridiculed IT vas o'''
.".,.rar talk " he said. "and know wha' u"
!. ,.mrsslf" He spoke O. NJ Backus IN the ns",
-, .srrs and. with an air OF innocence "''', -
.'.,s hova done credit 10 a saint. SAID tha' "e
,.ar that he'had been accused o. man
my Mr. Backus ridiculous ,... -. ,broo
w. ro,ion 70 appoint the committee o' '"'ee
-. .a,r,aa And the meeting 1dJouIhe'. .,...
W pacvns said In refeyenee 70 MS reg slsa -
49, 10 vesrs or more I have peeh out oI - II.
,athv wtth frederick :. Gbos ana ms laS,@Ioi' ION
"a ssnsr,ally with their ways. methods eild pu'
80 IN noltics peculiar 70 the machihe' anu
ddonssnuentlv have had a steadily dlIlh'lsi.,'s 80
scnnairtanca with him and his fellows III e tte
Iyfh Assembly District Republican Ciao' - ~ i,'uN
s,fhat was dropped out Of it, Boarn oi i.'i
ors last December and vas wholly unlikely - an.
,icipate the low cunning Of hlnSeH ana d ~" -.
h.s nal. when they bes0ught Of mo permission - -
add NV njrtnre urOn the clubs walls 10 thoSe OF
the four others who had acted as kepubilran
leaders IN the Assembly district drrlng thr IdS.
twenty years To his anger ana rrFehlihe'I' a.
mis- alienation and difference o. opnl' ai'I ~
slltant independence on my part alone can a..
tribute his scurrilous and malicious atteHp. a.
week 10 bellttle and 70 injure ne ana eu,h mn
snce as may possess in the general esl =.
Tha. no will succeed with intelge mt. relltctlN'
Americans ir efecting surh mean ana rNl Pui
pose cannot believe. He himself IS perhaps 'oo
well known"