New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-23
e. OLIVER isELIN.

was on the special mention list Of the Working
mems State Federation for his favorable attitude
toward organized labor measures"
Rats It's the same old chestnut. and similar
cries greeted Delegate Thmmes efforts to fight for
Tammany Hall.
Morris Sachs then got the floor and declared that
Sigrnund Cohen the Independent Labor party's
candidate for the Assembly in the XVIII District
was a cigar manufacturer who employed non-union
labor
IT'S not So" replied Timothy N. DAILY. OF the
Brass Polishers Union. you have reference to
another man. Our Cohen keeps shoe store. AL
though he happens to have the same name.
"If Tammany Hall thinks that It has a mortgage
on all the Cohens II Is mistaken" shouted dele
gate
A COOL PROPOSAL.
Delegate Johnson OF the Manhattan Musical
Union. another Tammany man. who had said he
was in favor OF "A labor party earlier in the cam
palgn. made effort TO eulogize O'Connell He
then calmly proposed that the Independent Labor
party should withdraw its candidates in favor OF
those Of Tammany Hall. He added that he knew
his motion would be defeated. but he tearfully re-
quested that the workingmen OF New-York take
pity Tammany Hall, that had done much
for them" and withdraw their candidates against
the Tammany Hall Assemblymen. John +. Maher.
John J. Egan and John J. O'Connell
Then Johnson switched off a point two and
tmidly began a defence Of Samuel Prince ex-
president Of the Central Federated Union. Prince
was another labor man who pretended to take
great interest in the movement which resulted In
the formation OF the Independent Labor Party.
but who afterward turned back to Tammany Hall.
Prince is the Tammany Hall candidate for the
Assembly In the XVIth Assembly District.
The mere mention OF Princes name caused such
a storm Of Kisses and catcalls that Johnson was
nearly frightened of his wits. He tried to
escape the rising wrath OF his brother delegates
by quickly changing the subject and letting the
cause Of Prince shift for itself. He moved the
Endorsement Of all Assemblymen favorable to labor
who were candidates for reelection.
Delegate George McVey. Independent Labor
Party candidate for County Clerk In Kings, moved
that the motion be laid the table until after
election. Secretary Henry Of the Central Fed
eral Union moved as an amendment that all
political subjects be barred from discussion for the
period.
Johnsons motion was quickly defeated
o'BRIEN ANSWERS ATTACK
Several Tammnny delegates then proceeded to
attack William J. O'Bricn. Fusion candidate for
Sheriff and the Independent Labor party. Mr..
o. Brien took the floor reply and said among
other things:
have no doubt that the attack on me comes
That is all there Is TO 1t. There was no selling out
sna ng Tor H ss hs is By john
Crosby whose name is a guarantee Of honesty and
because he would not be the slave Of Richard
Croker. defy any man to ind fault with the
ticket.
Loud cheers interrupted the speaker at this point
and 1t moments before he could proceed.
When he did begin speaking again he created
decided sensation by saying
There are men here with Tammany money
In their pockets | know IT,
This charge made some OF the Tammany
convusively grasp their pocketbooks II they
feared the meeting going to order them to
stand and deliver.
Continuing Mr. O'Bren said among other things:
These men who come here with Tammany money
can accomplish nothing here. of course. but they
can make a bluff at earning it by talking for the
Tammamy papers. | believe that Will be elected.
and also that we will have ten or twelve Assembly
men and Aldermen. | have no doubt that some
men who are delegates mere have been sent by
Tammany Han to attack M. | know them ALL and
there are only about seven OF them HIisses).
Philip Kelly. delegate OF the Theatrical Protective
Union and one OF the Tammanyites. got the floor
and burst
Every man who has entered into deal with the
Republican party behalf Of the Independent
Labor party has made mistake tie cant deliver dr,r
1t is dead
Much sarcastic laughter greeted Kelly. and he
sat down 80 suddenly that he almost broke the
chair
in their pockets to buy the Independent Labor
party il IT is dead shouted Delegate Warner
II don't believe Tammany would do such
You don't en- murdered Warner. Why
would throttle the independent Labor party OF
course refused the money in nId1iSnany r,r s
Misses for Tammany Hall
Delegate p; J., Daily declared there were about
representing unions that existed only paper.
and that they were in the pay of Tammany Hall