The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-02-04
Tn VINO TO HEAD OFF GRUBER.
Dir. Austin Malls n Warning Word to En-
rolled Republicans In the Twenty-irst.

Mr.. Austin Malls u Warning Word to In
rolled Republicans In the Twenty-irst.
George C. Austin. head ot the movement
among the Republican voters In tho Twenty
first Assembly district who are anxious TO de-
pose Col. Abraham Gruber from the leadership.
has sent out postal cards to the enrolled he
pu blicans In the district asking them not to
pay any attention to an appeal for support
which Col. Gruber has issued. These cards
read as follows:
"Mr. Abraham Gruber has recently mailed to
the enrolled Republicans OF the Twenty.lrst
Assembly district a circular which may lslead
some In reference to the March primaries. The
opposition to Mr.. Cru Der has nearly completed
its organization. and / have been instructed 10
say that It will soon issue n circular stating
the true issues involved In the pend. nR con-
test. and to ask you to reserve judgment in the
matter until the exact situation 10 thoroughly
understood. Yours respectfully,
"GEoRGE {. AUSTIN.
Chairman Executive Committee"
One Of these postal cards fell into Col.
Gruber's hands yesterday. He studied It
carefully. Then he made these remarks:
The law recognizes only one committee OF
Republicans in an Assembly district, and that
10 the Assembly District Committee. | am the
chairman OF that committee ~ the Twenty:
first. Austin sign, him -elf "a the cha rman of
the Executive Com mitre and mentions the
General District Committee. What, his object
Ia | can only guess, lie may think he can fool
some Of the voters, but the. Republicans OF the
Twenty.frst aren't easily fooled. The postal
is interesting tor other reasons; A month ago
they said that their organ l2ation was COM
plete. Now Austin saysit is nearly complete.
by me. Now they say they want to explain the
true Issues, Last month they said
sit si,I Snrd to N by tSs x,y a nat o aH ,h Eo9st sUrs
of-even / didn't know u It. But those were
their issues then. Since then, however; we
have learned thai Senator Plat y not IN favor
80 as to get him out Of New York state politics.
s yCa,l .i HSse I Ssa 'p pIeds sspr ,Ss f F7att 5o :Rf.s .A (:
Roosevelt's reorganization. Then. after that.
hIr, Austin notifies the voters not to do any
thing until the true issues Of the contest are
Now. the, opposition 70 me is led by. Mr..
Austin. and he and HI fellow leaders and their
followers meet every night &c The Arbor, at
saloon. and this is the FIRST time that the Repuh-
leans Of the Twenty.hr.t Assem- bly, district. or
any faction Of them in the history OF the dis
trlct have met In y saloon. Every night they
dispense cigars and beer to the followers, while
the leaders drink highballs. When IL o'clock
comes around the leaders have taken
so many nlKUUdlS lHtl thty are NDuI'lfLl
that they are going to be successful, With
every highball they carry an election district.
But my friends who 30 there on Austin = lnvi-
alton feel aggrieyed when, only common ocer
10 offered to them. ! have brought them up on
something better. and Austin will have TO do
something better than | have done II he wants
to win them over to hiS side Of the fence. I'm
sure III beat him AT the primaries unless he
gives the voters a free variety show with the
cigars and beer.
Zone citizen OF our district, known among
his %neighbors a. Holy smoke hasn't been
sober since Austin opened his headquarteTs."
Mr.. Austin expects TO hold some public meet
ings the latter part Of this month and in March.
the district. Col. Grub.r Ia going to address a
meeting some day next week In the upper end
Of tho district.
IN reply 10 Mr.. Gruber Mr.. Austin said:
'.Mr, Gruber says that the opposition TO him
holds meetings every, night IN q resort in
lolst street aud that this is the first time in
his recollection an attempt has been made
to run the Republican politics of the Twenty
fret assembly district fr2m a saloon:
patronize the place in question. II /.
by the best citizens Of the neighborhood.
The Independent Club OF the Twenty-hrst
there; This club IS largely male up Of menbcrs
Methodist Episcopal and St. hichael's Pro-
testant Episcopal churches, and the professors
and students o. Columbia University,
st. Mlchae''s, holds, one q, his church society
dinners there monthly. We desire 10 have
headquarters in the central part OF the district.
and in view of the foregoing facts
were extremely glad to get a place, Of such re-
nifty Mr.. Gruhor's other remarks. made in the
same connection, by making a reply to them"