New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-20
POLITICS IN THE g. il. l..
A HOT DEBATE, WHICH HAS BEEN EN-
pECTED FOR SOME TIME.

II was wash day Of political linen for the Central
Labor Union yesterday. Many OF the deega'eS
| apparently did not know what was coming ""e"
they entered Clarendon Hall. whore the meetings
| ~ the Central Dor Union are held but when II
arrived they welcomed II with 50 much energy that
| Il looked on several occasions as II the meeunS
would have to adjourn to permit number OF ''e
delegates to settle their differences on the siae-
walk.
The outburst which occurred yesterday WIS tho
| result OF A storm which had been brewing since
last election. when the secretary James h. bausch'
ran for Coroner the Tammany Hall ticket
There had been rumors from time 10 time tha'
! some delegates TO the Central Labor Union con-
tended that they carried the vote OF the TABOR or
PLANTATIONS OF the city in their hats. and that they
| tried to make political capital out Of that claim
| The whole thing was brought TO a focus yester-
| day by r NJ DAILY. OF the Metal Buffers ana POI
ishers' Union rising early In the meeting and read
ing a letter Then the storm descended, ana i
| lasted until after o'clock in the evening, when
! the horizon cleared and tho ;red and hungry dele
| gates went home 20 seek what consolation they
could In the bosom OF their families. The letter
was follows
| Hon John 9. Sheehan.
! Dear Sir: have been informed that my name mas
tSe e" tosI i' ihl %a handed 20 you BY ne
Workngmen's Political League and purporting 20 os
ilcrtica. wih the one handed ny IN" same com,
3 it, TO hS H9q ne = . % ~ y 6 as'1 fl t
a. r,.mh :, at ana competent go -oorescnt :; In the
!eg.1 ig \. T Y?l D. s 70 5 1h5sen by 10; ot
nToIesi5 labor Ro'.3s o- 5ni1. and Mo at
vcTy A6er'l tina, ~ MIN I ,o1trs In ,hs
city. - preference tAit "ouid n..E"t my ~ M,
| career Ny name has been uses without my Kh."t-
;r1l Labor Union and t. inflated bodies. any ncmi-
| nations by such methods are far nor" hke.y -
strength 70 he party That 'lkcs them 40 II iA'y
ca, Il themselves the Mu;ul. Animation Society IN"
I 4Hr~ o han De-
,i,r,e nv us.ng Ar p-cscnf While !, i my opinion
| Ina, orranzei labor viii soon INA necessary 70
serving an Injunction o. those who are constantly
mSn f. PG, II foraard III be made q dnren I'm
her from those referred - above and = w nr male
! hhershp Is chefy N paper My object IN wru"s
iai' o'ier Is = nT.,'c5i oir y. g. 81 n"r
! the union have the honor 30 represent To- udd"
affairs to advance mys"lt poi.reIy -,.o,c NJ, ,b,s
letter and correc, me u IN error r'mAin Yrs
| Mr. DAILY introduced the reading ~ his letter by
saving hat time and again DO had objected ~ ~"
va, the Central Labor Union tran'a-t rs business
| II charge" said he the men 81 The Workingrn"nS
| Political League who sent that list Of names Tor
| Assembly candidates Tammany Hall and 70
| Lemue r Qugg with using the prestige or mo
Central Labor Union 20 advance their own pohu-
| cal Interests They told Qugg. and Tammany too.
that they controlled a dozen Assembly districts
Mr. DAYS charges brought n hornets nest down
! on hts head IN short order. and dozen delegates
who apparently thought that the charges had been
| directed AT them wanted to speak. Delegate Prince
got the floor first. and he declared that DAILY had
! been shooting on gas
Yes" responded DAILY and puncturcd their
! tire"
| Delegate Warner moved that Days letter DO In
| dorsed and that the Central Labor. trion send
similar letter to John c. She"han.
Delegate Prince then declared that Days name
! was not on the list referred 10.
| Whose names were they" asked several dele
gates you evidently know
| Prince dill not toll. but admitted that De Has
active in the dolngs OF the Workingm"ns Political
| League
Delegate Johnson then the floor and said that
! his name was on the list do not iorf'it my
iinucd. You say that you DO not "an' POM Clans
| ton Committee that goes bowling aud s'railuS 20
every part" and. a. ratty ''ro'c ys CTS 'n"
When il appeared that n" Wortiqgpens Polt;
teal League Va not going TO GET wha % wanted
moved that a committee call o. ne leaders ~
the Republican parry to ask for Offices. but no com
| mittce vas appointed ,,,.
wa. eEt Of order lie declared that there wcrs
worknGmen's political organ zai.ons m tnG g'y
| Delegate Kane then offered resolution that any
delegate discovered claiming To represent The g. l..
| John F. Maher said that he Had right 10 belong
To- ba any b Po o5GtnnSd kno%s full Veil that
| name not on that lls; paLas sams r. me me
-
| were going 10 Mr.. Sheehan IN his behalf. re
| also SAID tnat Tammany would repudiate the Chi
f tcc Fcners once and Fcitncr said that Tam
many would repudiaie the chicago PLATFORM ou'
Peeeatc Warner said NAT ms interest In Mr..
Days letter dated back six months whT Ii,r ne
| ingmcns Political League ana me sew nQIK - bn u,
S h ,Gd ,y 10 get on The Committees OF these
ganzations - as to illustrate their pans when
| der or AZ least that part of Y they represented
| Deegate O Bricn declared that any delegate In
fae wished 10 ion c said that he had been
formed that 20 twenty-five delegates OF me L. -;
| had been offered Assembly nominations II thty
Would Join the Workingmens Political League:
H. added that lots OF fake business Was being SH1
done by deesates and 1t was time 'hey were
Nd" saa sia TIA; E aas had aaa fo aS to
Nick and Miebs should 6o stand m Tsmmeny
nan few minutes later Secretary Pallas arose from
| b;S scat on the platform ard called Maher yell
Maher re,orted in kind and promised 70 see Pal
aS and almost every delegate wanted the moor
II had been voted 20 extend the time OF ne met
ing. and the delegates adjourned to another nan III
upstairs. there was to b. rre All pretty
VOL tired by this time and the resolutions hrst
Omdiste any delegates claiming to represent the
Votes Of organized labor were hnay pa ssed after H
! about four hours debate. The mecung was one
Of SffJ the hottest in the history Of the C. l. U.
| CROKER AND THE TAMMANY CANDIDATE
| 1t was said yesterday that Richard croker mao
| cono 70 Belle Meade Farm in Tennessee lie i
| represented as having suffered from insomnia nv,
INDIGESTION since his return this country and had
| found 1t necessary TO away for a rest MI
| Croker owns a half-interest I'm Belle Meao1. c
| Well-,nformed Tamfnany men say tiat hI. u
| ker Mr. Sheehan and Senator Murphy nave ue
clded upon a slate and despite repeated detlais /.
| Is tenaciously asssried that Hugh j. eIriinn, ms
been selected as III Tanmany nominee for Mayor
- --,cInr,o r,ryrPiL
| CROWDS AT'A CHILD MICIDE'S FtALhth.
The funeral OF Margaret Mahon. the hfteen-year-
old girl who committed suicide because the puiueh
OF providing for her mother and seven pro'hei .
and sisters was too great for her 20 bear. was hed
! yesterday in the basement tenement house wheIe
the family live. at No 10 East one hundred anu,