The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-24
LAST SHOTS FOR AUSTIN.
WINDING-UP RALLY IN HIS wan
WITH GRUBER.
Assemblyman Faiiows Tells Austinits Meet
ina That Es-Msyor strong Has Taken
Ills Hands Out Of tho Fight-Grub-r Re-
piles 10 tho Bombardmsnt Of the Enemy.

ina That Es-Mnyor Strong Has Taken
His Hands Out Of tho Fight-Grub He-
plies 20 tho Bombardment Of the Enemy.
Assemblymnn Edward II. Fallows OF tho
Twenty-1rst district made a speech last even
ing at a meeting OF the followers OF ex-hs-
semblyman George c. Austin. at Colonial Hal.
10lst street and Columbus avenue. In which he
snii that ex. Mayor Strong since making his
remarks IN regard to the contest between Mr.
Austin and Col. Abraham Grnbor had seen a
new light. The mee'ing was the final rally OF
the Austin follower and was the largest
which they have held.
Col Gruber seems even yet to think that he
owns me-. " said Mr.. Fallows. and that ] have
no right to have tonSillitls without his consent.
However. he Ia mistaken in that. as he Is In a
great many other things"
Mr. Fallow. made tho same declaration OF his
love for the Republican party which he did on
THURSDAY evening. He said that II President
Quias's leadership oi the party in the county
was an issue In the can paign in the Twenty
first. Il was an issue In every district in the
county. This being the case. MIR. Fallows
said. It was "a much an issue In the Twenty
ninth where cx-Mayor Strong lives a. In tho
Twenty-lrst. and any mnn who had neglected
to awase on his nelghhors to Its Importance In
his own district should be q little delicate
about talking OF IL in another. Then MIR. Fall
lows said;
Il am Informed, however. that ex.Mayor
Strong has seen a new light. and now states
that he takes his hands out OF the fight In the
Twenty.irst,"
Mr.. Fallows said no more on this point.
Fx-Mayor Strong was not at home when a
reporter called last evening to ask him whether
his attitude had changed.
Thomas |. Crane. who presided. said that
h story was acquainted with three Abrahams-
Abraham the Patriarch. Abraham the
Emarcipator and Abraham the S1ucaNcr.
Philip Bloch charged Col. Gruher with
forming a con- binatlon with Edward
Iautcrbach in the spring OF 1870 to
defeat the bills advocated ny mary
residents Of the upper West Side which pre-
vented the laying Of four electric railway
tracks in Amsterdam avenue. NJ. Linn Brace
also spoke. The Austin managers do not ex-
pee, TO hold any more meetings, but will do
vote oil Of their time TO personal missionary
work among the enrolled voters, Tn Grubcr.
ties will mako an equally careful canvass OF
the district and will hold q 1nal meeting on
Monday evening at Richmond Hall. 2+O West
1lNth street.
William Conover wrote a letter TO ex-Assen-
hlynan Austin yesterday, in which, he declared
lows and Col. Grubor in n" Aston House, nj
which Col Gruber asked Mr., Faliowsto let tho
Coler confession OF IuiRmrnt bill de in couI-
| mlttee. explaining hat CORPORATION Counsel
Wha,en hal promised To give a Job TO William
s Bennett 4 the .n.ll waa smothered. Mr. Con-
the little fellow, and that "Failows looked like
a snowdrift' when the proposition was maze
Col Gruhar said that Conover's letter was
absolutely untrue. He SAIL that Conoyer was
senator Iordis clerk In the senate and alter
ward Fn.iows's. When the Mazct Committee
was In session Mr.. tonover. was one OF is
clerks. lie BECAME dissatisfied with certain
things and on May -. 1902 sent the following
letter to Col. GrnhNr:
tive to the Republican organization Of Twenty
first Assembly district from the Second Elec-
ton district.
REASONS.
'Tlrst-retty meanuess and unGratefulness
Of Rerublican politicians.
'SccoHd-Baxter street mode o. doing bust
Third discrimination in favor Of a certain
later he withdrew the resignation. photo
graphic, cories OF which are now heirg 1is.
i~rlbutei, in inc district, Col, Gruber, sal! that
len. SIR Wsaen would have %accEsci him o,
sell NJ a gold brick. knowing that no had 10
influence n The LectsIatqre; Ar Grnbet has
this year AZ Dom Paul has in Queen Nictoria's
household. said Col GruheT: John Whalen
knows whsse TO 60, So does Cole nTLi r,o.sa,o,
an incident which occurred at the annual en-
tertalnment Of the. Republican Union q the
TT% Srsa on fhur aii'tio' oS a. hsx'"f H%nn S0 ,fs
PICTURES thrown On the screen ny the .yitascoye
WINS a portrait Of President Quigg. Mr.. Quigg
y sso IN " S s2S W.T., aR. }@%n u: f P"He4 W Shsr'e' his ~,
picture was shown some persons IN the au-
Girnce Kissed and some etoannd. The noise
was kept UP until the picture was removed.