The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-22
GRUBER AND ANTI-GRUBER.
PIGHT GETS LIVELlER AZ THE
PRIMARY AppROACHEs.

". NJ. Il. Olcott Joined tho Gruber Orators
Inst Nivht-rhe Austin Men M.t at the
New : ',.terdnm Republican Club. which
HRzJust Got Out nm Anti-Grubcr Circular.
The Grubcr and the anti Gruber Republicans
held meetings las' evening In the Twenty-nrst
Assembly district 10 tell what they thought OF
each other. The anti Gruber factions met In
the New Amsterdam Republican cub In West
Nincty-sixth street. and 300 voters turned out
to hear why the Colonel should be
done w. John A. Stewart presided
and Philip Bloch announced that II ex-Assen-
blyman George {. Austin was successful at the
primaries on Tuesday. Col. Gruber would be
turned out Of his membership in the County
Executive Committee within forty-eighth hours.
EX-Judge Lansing made a talk. Mr.. Austin
could not be present and sent u letter bidding
his friends TO be OF good cheer because they
were sure to win.
Col. Gruber's meeting was in the big assem-
bly, room OF Colonial Hall. II was the lrst
General Assem- bly, district meeting that he has
held. and the room was packed. about one
thousand strong-lunged voters being present.
A. T.. Daniels presided. and speeches we're
made by William 5, Bennett. Frederick e.
Wood. Alderman Matthews. ex-Judge ". NJ. X.
Olrott and Col. Gruber.
Col. Gruber declared that he was n Republic
can first. last and all the time. and that his one
offence was TOO stalwart Rspublicanism. OF
his fealty TO Gov. Roosevelt. he said:
Thomas {. Plat took Theodore Roosevelt
for Governor in 1893 because he had to. not
because he wanted to. Mr.. Plat has been
scheming to get Mr. Roosevelt to ride In the
Vice. Presidential carriage so as to get rid OF
him. I'll be with Roosevelt and the good
things he stands for long after Senator Plat
and resident Quigg have marked him for
slaughter"
or the Fallows's letter against him Col.
Gruber said: when Ed Fallows put his name
10 that the recording angels wept, and a whole
lot Of devils said, Wen roast him well when
we get him here"
Col. GrGser said that In 1890 he paid sl67
to send a circular letter OF thanks. signed BY
Assemblyman fallows, 10 the voters. By de-
serting him the ~Assemblyman had made him
self "a dying lite among the Quizg animals
Col. Gruber said that the charges that he
had tried to make an alliance with Tam
many oflceholders to defeat legisla-
ton was a foolish and ridiculous false
hood. He said that President QuigG acted as
the. legislative agent, OF William G; Whitney
and the METROPOLITAN Street Rail way in Albany.
and received money for his services. Speaking
of a circular issued by the New Amsterdam
Republican Club against him, he read a SEN
tence from 1t and com mented on II:
The club recognizes that the County Com
mittee has recently done much goon''-if, there
is & sawduster In the audience let him, hurry
right down there now and sell They'll buy
col. Gruber also cha rgei that the letter car,
riers did not deliver his circulars and postal
cA Fx, j TS9fGlaFWy ~ NJ X. olcott began hi. speech
by de ,laring that he had no quarrel with Sena-
tor Plat or President 4uigg, or With the or.
ored. But he was IN favor OF the continued
leadership OF Col. Gruber because II meant a
larger number Of Republican votes on electio
dav than any other leader could bring out. He
recalled that in 1894 Col. Gruber supported
Col. Strong. though not convinced that he was
ne hest available candidate; e olt r. sait: tia,
district, as We were then putting about eight
spokes into the vince! on which the first Re-
ppnhliean Mayor since Hayemeyer RODE into the
In this hght: he ought to he. because Gruber
was for him in 1894. on the same platform on
S T4'nn leS and s'n more '2 fssaSTid pGs; hS Mr' o lt9s;
said that uoI. Gruber supported Mckinley and
KoQsevelt Loyalty. Their. he went on;
In the light Of these facts what are We to
think Of the Failows absurdity: / mean his
letter Of March ~. 1902 What is II you call it2
The fioy letter. 1t says In any ordinary fac.
our Twenty-ir-t Assembly district | should
not think 1t necessary or proper Tor me to take
part | am sure | do not know why; Why
does a man. Just because no is an oficeholder,
sacrifice his right or duty TO raise his voice In
the councils Of his party2; but the fight which
MIR. Gruber has precipitated is so unwlee'-
but Gruber did not precipitate il. and Fallows
knows it. The fight was prscipitated because.
aud from the time when. Gruber dared 10
suggest IN a County committee meeting tnat
MIR. Quigg. who had shown himself to be
a vote-loser instead OF a vote-getter.
should not be reelected to the presidency OF
that body, and has for its ina purpose. de-
49,, 40 lans r.t,a . ~ h Il -. ~ - -
organization merely, but Of the party in its
broadest sense. thar ! cannot forbear to ey-
press my hope that the Austin ticket will win"
Now, what in tho lwor!d is the man talking
about? What are Gruber's final purposes
and designs 50 dangerous. Perhaps | am not
In Gru5er's confidence. but | think | am Aud
until | have some better proof 81 his tiual pur-
pose than falows's sententious and rid lculous
and meaningless letter. | shall continue TO
think that Gruber's final purpose Is the up.
building Of the Republican vote in this districts;
an up-buildlng which can only lie accomp lished
by consistent. honest broad-minded endeavor.
and devotion to the principles OF our great
party. ,u
Among Mr.. Fallows's many other good bills
10 the Legislature. h. has been this year pass.
ing the Anthology law. II he don't look out,
S Ss1 m n.das'Rh is htio or|'' iHf.'n must have II thought f.S It
S SsI S S91s p %hSn be- but ,a ! INK FL, any Sa %Hn a sdSp' si 2
polttical creator and sponsor. though he Knows,
and Fallows has said It to me a dozen of times,
thar Abe trruUNr ~ the BEST leauer ana tIueSt
friend that a man or a party could have, | be.
lievr in home rule IN this banner Republican
district OF ours; believe in the growing
RrpubIicahism ol tho Twenty-nrst. not In the
decreasing lie pu blicanism OF the Nineteenth;
| do not believe In the rule OF threatened iso-
ation from the councils OF our party ! do not
believe in even an intelligent iespotisnI.
Without any ref renee TO personalities, except
a. they are involved in the idea itself. | do not
believe in the continuance at the heal oil, our
county organization Of persons who have
damon at rntpl n constantly waning yDtn-Qpt-
ting capacity. Iagree with Mayor Strong that
the retention OF Nj. (iruber as our district
leader viii best su bserve the interests Of the
my only concern in the present contest. and
that l. why | ask you TO vote for the Gruber
delegates on next Tuesday as shall do
Col. Grubers friends were displaying ~yester-
said, effectuaIly disposed oi Mr.. Austin's con-
tention that the Governor aud other state
leaders were on his side. A copy Of one OF Mr..
Austin's speeches, in which he made 1t appear
Albany Tor the Governor'S perusal by Thomas
II. Ncl'arrtck OF ;j2 West ll,ith street. Gov.
Roosevelt wrote back that. he thought Mr..
Mctarrick would recOgni2" the i'm pOss pility Of
his taking part In the contest
The New Am,t"rda am Republican Cub cir
cular 10 which Col, Gruber re erred Is an open
letter to the Independent Republican voters
Of the Twenty-irst Assembly district" which
reads a. follows:
The New Amsterdam Republican Club was or.
pani2ed hve wears ago IN protest % Abraham Cru.
hers manipulation of tue district machine for his
own benefit.
The club has ever sought money or patronage
nor received any from any sOuIro whAteyer, nor has
It ever relue strd u randldate for office TO contribute
one dollar. II has hern supported entirely by the vol
untlfy contributions OF its own members, and l. not
yidual nor has II ever heen, II has no part In any
dispute rrtveon Mr. uruher ami Nj. Quigg. but Il in.