New-York tribune., 1900-09-19
WAR DECLARED ON CROKER
OTTO KENPNER SAYS THE -DIvvYCRATs'r
MUST GO.
HIS STAND FOR COLER INDORsED BY THE
GERMAN-AAIERICAN BRYAN AND
STEVENSON CLUB IN
BROOKLYN

The contest ut the Saratoga convention
/ marks the beginning of battle that must
- yvaged to the bitter end between two
! forces in the Democratic party. Until after
! election viii fight the comm
! enemy by united efforts in behalf or
} Bryan and sthnchheid- " hen the election
I is we shall be confronted with the task
/ of cleaning up the Democratic household in
! Greater New OrIS-
This by Otto Rempuer. the boIter and only
man from Kings County 10 vote for Controller
CoIer at Saratoga, was only portion OF the
red hot utterances that were made last night in
8Iuuers Hall Wyckeff-ave. and Grove-st
Brooklyn. when the German-Auerican Bryan
and Stevenson Club Of the XXth Assembly Dis
trict Of Kings met 10 indorse the stand which
Mr.. Kempner took. Il was the first sprouting
Of the seeds Of seditiOn strife and revolt in the
Democratic party which We're sown at Saratoga
Croker and James Shevlin. who was named as
the Boss Of Brooklyn, were roasted" TO a
turn. The meeting was an enthusiastic one and
the speeches Of Mr.. kempner and others were
received with cheers.
Before the state Convention Mr. hempner
had been slated for the Assembly nomination
from the XXth District. After his conduct in
not only sticking by the Controller. but in vigor-
ousIy seconding his nomination and voting for
him. WiIloUEhby Street said that he must be
turned down" His friends quickly rallied 10
his support and declared they would nominate
morrow and does not wish TO hurry back, he
says that he does not care for the nomination
When the meeting was called TO order last
night Franz Beck offered the following resoIu-
tions:
Whereas. our esteemed ueighbor and fellow citi-
the Hon. otto kempnsr, acting as delegate
from This dis rict the Democrats State Conveu-
ton in Saratoga dehed the allied bosses OF Tam
many Hail and WIloughby Street and advocated
and voted FOR the nouina ton OF Controller Bird 5
/ Coler for GoEernor; therefore De II
-,sI" f7- his -11a-v and ba1ora NE coIlrs 9Ebars
by he correctly represented our sentiments. and be
ResoIved. That We hereby express our pride and
confidence in Mr.. kempners ability and integrity
dE6t aEairst degrading machine rule in the Demo
cratic organization or Brooklyn
This was carried. Mr.. Kempner. after ex-
pressing his gratitude for the confidence and
support offered. introduced his remarks with the
paragraph quoted al the beginning of this arti-
Gle. Continuing he said:
The two forces / refer 20 are the Democrats
who stand by their party because they believe
T in its traditions and principles, and the DIvvy-
/ Gratis who only use the organization OF the
spoiIs In Manhattan the DIvvycrats are repre-
sented by TaIumauy Hall. In Brooklyn by VIII
| loughby Street. Together they have the Demo
cratic party Of this state ar their mercy. as they
have shown at Saratoga
This state OF affairs is intolerable and IL the
/ Democrats ever hope TO be restored 20 power
IN this state they must first crush the Divvy-
Gratis You cannot expect an intelligent self
respecting community To allow itself TO be- ruled
by a combination Of two such characters as
Richard Croker and James ShevID-
For the situation resolves itself down 20 this
that those two men absolutely control the Demo
cratic organization Of greater NewYork-
Neither of them is d man o. high political ideals
Their only concern about government Is TO make