New-York tribune., 1902-09-08
4TTERBURT MAKES REPLY.
GAYS he AND Mr.. WALDO OPPOSED GUDEN's
NOMINATION.


v-z1+er T Atterbury. the leader of the XVIIth
Assembly District. Brooklyn. has issued a STATE
,art in reply TO a circular sent out by the com
f+toa of 7frv Republicans in the district It is in
part as follows:
II seems unidentified TO reply TO the petty and
ontarnpTihle assertions in the circular when are
given without a semblance OF conhrnauoI diiu
fb1e connection with Nj. Gudens nomination FOR
The benefit solely Of those who do not know me l
viii state that | never was candidate Ior ffesLs
7er or Naval Officer as the writer or tne i t
well knew. consented To accept the loIL,lila no tdo G
sheriff in 1857 and lead 'forlorn hope TO certain certain
defeat the Republican tlchet NIlCn 1 Ge1, re- ~ ~
Tsrfy The Republican party was split in two at
that time, but poed $3.50 votes more 1hah 0el-
was csTiate s- for Surveyor Of the Port solely
al The instance q !aJ.5 !. +L 81 louis con-
vention and Editor cf The Sandusky Rec9Ia o. .
IN the NsE-YorEs custom House The President
discussions with Senator Platt, as the President
told ne. 10 induce the Senator 10 consehI 10 7Sa$ t
e1ice seed me 10 accent the Cornrnissionership of
immigration al the Port Of -New-4 oIk atld ed
clined. month later | absolutely appoIl4 q
postmaster, which did rot want and ] went 70 70
washington and declined the place and asked the
President 10 appoint Francis H wilson III ny
/ never held any other public Office except the
given to ne by Controller Morgan because OF ms
personal desire thai should TePTesent nm IN nm IN
Brooklyn knew nothing Of the matter Whatever.
Two years ago Lieutenant Governor W oouI S 1Il'
in the presence OF Mr. Waldo in the CIaIehoC.H .
Hotel restaurant suggested that accePt eT
nnastershp or the Internal Rev enue Golte0 . aI
10 succeed Wilson OF Moore when thelr Terms 6e
cIned- Surely can hardly be caHed d 'ii
o6ceseeker as alleged in the circular .r,o
IN 1893 Senator Platt suggested f t-ia The entire
charge Of the United States census 1or IIe ~
city OF Greater New-York. and Teplleq II; ina. ~,
Republican organization l agreed TO take charge
~ that territory, which comprised aLI o. V fnI
Island and Staten Island, including Brooky; - 100 M
a5g1 Governor Merriam. the director; ana @ ITa hen
ator Plat both personally congratulated nie "i'i
The work was completed.
Regarding Guden. Ny Atterbury says that he
and AIr. Waldo protested against has noIIltlatioH Il
He declared that he did not 20 near Guoen pro-
70 election but that Guden twice sought MN @ oI'
and begged hlm 10 prevent the Twenty-thlro " "a
ers from cutting him At the polls MI At'erouiS )
said he Gid not 90 near Guden after eieCtioA
until he vas advised that Guden intenoeo u
recognize the XTIIth Assembly District N rla hi'iS
appointments in his cffice-
The statement continues
One of the implied duties of eZecutiTe me- mem
Der Is 70 OBTAIN patronage for his dlS!iIl -
you'd have been dereHct in my duty had not en-
deavored 10 90 so particularly when Nj Daay
had publicly declared in October during lne ,,i "a
paign. If we elect the county oflcers We VIII NN'
A1eroEry and WALDO out OF paSiiise $ committed
any crime 10 my knowledge confess ina - IN
70 reward ny friends by doing them any faNot
---S- t4S4ll anu DAoA''-
WHO drew The circular would quote the tesIitott -
IN the GUden matter. instead OF SIMPLY y
u when nothing ~ The sort that he refers 10 car
9e found, he would be less dishonest dii'e'
lhsinuetion is the meansst form OF attach - -t.
fusion ticket The XyIIth Assembly o PistTGt g2r cav
lce largest majority for the 1uson ucket & u
that its percentage OF gain over the previous yea
was not greater the fact that n the aioTe
said previous wear we made a gain Of 800 votes fo
Mckinley over the vote of 1886, while the tota
Republican vote in the county had decreased 13o
ana this with no increase in the Republican popu
lstion
Reference n a1manacs will show that the Re
publican vote in the Twenty-third Ward has showI
steady increase during the period that nav
been executive member, although there has peer
persistent emigration of Republicans from thi
ward into the southerly territory OF BroohIyn
attacks