New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-10
HERMAN RIDDER AND THE G.. A. r. U.
REASONS GIVEN by THE "GRossE NEW YORKER
zEITUNG" FOR HIS ATTEMPT TO REVIVE
THE ORGANIZATION.

ZEIrUNG" FOR HIS ATTEMPT TO REVIVE
THE ORGANIZATION.
The Crosse New-Yorier zeitung' this morning
publishes the following. under the headline, Cl'i-
zens open Your Eyes"
What fine, convenient thing it is 70 have po pc,
litical organization on tho Jack-n-the-box primer
pie; now you see it, and now you don't
You'll you happen to be the proprietor OF tn, the
and scares the little children. You have good
laugh ha; IA! push Jack back into me box ana
The bluff, honest Germans who Joined the late
Reform Union YIN VIII T Excellent R
der and Tamsen would play zach, -the.6ox with
scare-devil performance in order to frighten them
out of their wits or rather. out OF the Idea they
win them over TO Tammany-that same Tammany
that gave the German Americans such a resound-
For Mr. Herman Ridder has the audacity TO call
meeting OF political organization mat mas
a few days ago Mr.. Bidder issued an invitation
tee inc Of "G the def%nct German G american Reform
Union, TO attend a meeting 10 be held to,nisnt IN
their former room; in the Grand Gentrai fa rbe
corner Forty-lourh-st and Lexngton-aye. me
an invitation merely as news lemEahd, ~ "a!
that IL was genuine surprise is putting u m,ldiy,
chairman of the Executive Committee; and aa Mr.
Riders card nclOsed with each invitation:
there could be no doubt as to the authehtIci'y Vi
the call
Having labored under the impression that the
American IL
past. as has been the eommon talk in German;
American circles. the Crosse Ncw-fork Ieitung
decided to investigate what the whole thing meant
and who was at the bottom OF II. Inc laCts 40
elected by careful ana conscientious research are
The German American Reform Union has not
held any meetings since the campaign OF last fan,
A number of ex-nembcrs OF these organization
who questioned about the matter expressed
not he helped, Mr.. Rider had repeatedly stated
that he was out OF pqitcs' a1d could Isnder no
Amend the other two shining lights Of the Union
echoed Mr. RidGers sentiments.
Imagine therefore. the surprise OF these people
when said circular calling a meeting OF the TX
ecutive Committee Of the american Relorm
hand. Why thought we we're dead ana buried,
German American Reform Union il dead and buried
10 all aims and purposes Section OF the bylaws
OF NE defunct Organization read -, ,ho cororo,
each month: during the months OF June July and
August these meetings may no suspended The
president has power 10 call special meetings lie
must call special meeting on petition signed by
districts. giving good reasons for the necessity OF
a special meeting
Election OF Delegates.-The business year Of the
AZ the REGULAR May meeting OF each year The Cen
oral Committee designaes the time during which
place such elections to he held In every Assembly
district under the directions OF three inspectors or
state AMI the orders Of the General Committee
the president 10 appoint OF the inspectors. the
remaining five being elected by the district organ
izatOn."
Rut nothing Of the kind has taken plncc. and
therefore the German American Reform Union If
legally and practically dead the proverhial
dooruaU And. I'm the Ght Of the further fact TINT
Herman Rider but few days ago asserted most
emphaticallv that the German american Reform
Union would take part in the present campaign
tainlv seems strange now this sudden call 70
10 revive the German American Reform Union for
the Endorsement OF the Democratic ticket
!. does seem strange but II is not after al.
\ short time ago Mr.. Bidder did say that the
Cmoaning evidently his) Enforcement o. the Demo-
era tic ticket would be dependent on the nOmna-
lions to be made "later on: that II would he the
proper thing TO wait WHINE yet. Then suddenly
This revival meeting was sprung on the unsus-
Meeting burghcrs. II came simultaneously with m
invitation from Mr.. Croker 10 Mr. Ridder and sew
era kindred gentlemen to attend a reception at
tho Manhattan Club.
When the two met that evenng-Mr. Croker and
Mr. Ridder-a hearty hanlshake Joined their
thoughts Scmpcr a.iGuir haerct' Last year
Mr. Rldder had been kicked out-fgIratively speak
ing Of
Now II Is all qottled cut and dried. suppose.
The family OF the quondam proprietor of the Ger
man American Reform Union will he taken care or
and 10 that end tho jack-in the-boN performance
must he given. T. q. the German American Reform
Union he revived.
II is a hiufi uurc and simnle. with the sole pur-
pose Of deceiving Mr. Croker. the German Amerl-
can voters ard the public at large
The "Ridder-Union" may In orse judge y an
WICK tonight. The German American Reform
Union cannot do SO, 1t does not rightly ana