New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-18
"ABY" GRUBER KNOCKED OUT
HIS GAG RESOLUTION BURIED BY THE
REPUBLICAN CLUB.
ONLY THREE VOTES FOR IT. INCLUDING "AhY's'-
NEW HOME FOR THE ORG ANIZATiON.

ONLY THREE VOTES FOR IT. INCll'D DING "ABl 81
A NEW HOME FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
For several months the Patt-Lauterbach eem" 1t
in the Republican Club has been at work trying to
concoct a scheme for hampering the action OF IN"
majority in their work to advance decent pohucS.
Abraham Gruber. whose readiness 10 engage IN any
small business that Mr. Plat may wish 10 set MN
at lead the attack on the Campaign Committee ana
attempted pass resolution which would pre-
vent any and oppor;une expression OF the Gu
on important political questions Mr. Ilatt must
have shifted defeat week ago, wnen he sent In his
resignation 5 a member Of the cub. The propoN-
ton of the machine contingent was showed undo
at the regua meeting Of the cub last night by
vote OF - 70 ..
The parlors of the club filed with we'll
known members last evening. and Cornelius ~
PISS the newly chosen president for 1896 was
greeted witt hearty applause he called the
meeting order. Grubers resolution was offered
as an amendment to the bylaws. IT declared:
No resolution relating to the business or affairs
of the Republican State Committee or the Republi-
can County Committee of the county OF New York.
or TO any action taken to be taken by said COM
mttees or either Of them. shall he consdcr'u or
unless such resolution shall have been reduced to
writing and copy thereof mailed by the secretary
committee by which the resolution shall be acted
upon at least ten days before the meeting whercai
action on such resolution is to be taken.
Alderman W. NJ X Olcott who represents the
Common Council. offered amendment. striking
out all reference the State and County committees
ana substituting three days notice" for ten Gays
notice"
Mr. Gruber promptly accepted Mr.. Ocotts altera-
tons as was evidently prearr ,nged and with many
professions of a simple desire TO give al members OF
the club a chance to vote upon all resolutions, urged
the adoption of his scheme Gruber had some alleged
witticsms to float regarding the Campaign Commit
tee of the club. which had so sternly Tebuked the
bogus enrolment and fraudulent primaries OF the
Patt-Lauterbach organization. Gruber said Of John
Sabine Smith who is chairman OF the investigating
committee which nailed these frauds 50 effectively.
that having once played Mariana to my Mephls-
topheies he Is naturally sceptcal now that ne has
assumed the role of Marguerite.
Robert ~ Kenyon replied TO Mr.. Gruber and said
that the measure the latter proposed was oNraordi-
nary and perniclous. If II wa adopted the club
might well withdraw from the Republican party
and join Tammany Hal II paa.ed !, would ioTe r
taking any action In matters OF moment to the party
whose principles Il Upheld
ment in eloquent and scathins terms. John SABINE
Smith replying TO Mr.. Grubers fling at him. as
were assisting Gruber that he mad no boss. and ne
mans collar; that he took orders from no
man. that 1t was his purpose In the future, as IN
the past, to pursue fraud wherever ne coud hnd H.
Mr.. smiths declaration was loudly cheered
Ade.bert II. Steele closed the debate with an aDle
Campaign Committee. which had been criticised by
taking part in the discussion. but he felt that no
Just criticism had been made. for the committee
had acted fairly and in a devoid of partisan
bias in the work IL had performed. Only the pur-
est Repub.icanlsm had emanated from this com
mlttee's labOrs He showed that if Gruber's amend
ment prevailed II would require whole month
under the constitution - pass the simplest matter
Three lonesome locking people said AYE" when
the vote was taken. They were Gruber himself
Alderman Ocott and the venerable Jimmy" Owens
Fifty-two votes cast in The negative and the
machine scheme was buried
Mr.. Steele offered a resolution providing for the
appointment OF committee OF three TO prepare
plans for d new clubhouse. The membership had
far outgrown the present cOmmodlous building. and
the time had come when structure cOmnen -urate
with the needs OF this rapidly increasing Repub-
Ncan association should be erected. The resolution
OF Mr. Steee comprehended a building large enough
States. The resolution was adopted un animousiy.
President Bliss appointed A. II. Steele. Wilbur F.
Wakeman and Robert y. Kenyon the committee on
the new clubhouse. He also announced ne stand
ing committees city. State and National affairs
Henry Melville made chairman OF the former
and Colonel c. II. Denson of the latter. Henry l..
Elnstein Is chairman Of the Executive Committee.
cluded James q Cannon. Charles Stewar; smith
Charles W. Zaring. William I. Houston Robert +
a. Dorr. Assemblyman Or. T. ii. Murphy. Arthur
W. Soper. Edward y. Crane and Marccllus Hartley.
Among those elected nonresident members last
evening was Lieutenant Governor Charles T. Sax
ton. The applications for membership o: Clarence
! w Bowen and S. r. Hunting were not acted upon.
from the club, ex-Justice c. y. Tantor 10 whom
II was referred not having brough, IN his report,
| Ex-Postmaster Cornelius Van Colt has withdrawn
| his resignation.