New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-20
PUTS 1T UP TO GRUBER.
J. S. LehmGier focuses Him of Dis
loyalty to Republican Party.

To the Editor Of The Tribune:
Sir: Mr.. Abraham Gruber. who. in his desperate
efforts to retain leadership OF which. for the
good of the Republican party. he should be de-
prived, and who recently denounced estmable
and unselfish n citizen as Mr.. r. Fulton Cutting
immoral and immoral" has seen fit to take
interview with my cousin. Mr.. Louis A Leh-
maier. Of which was entirely unaware, as a basis
for personal attack While those who know
Mr.. C-Uber never take him seriously. his attacks
are regarded by every person acquainted with his
acrobatic political decorations. 1t IS not
difficult to understand why who succeeded in
securing the creation and establishment Of new
municipal court for the purpose Of securing berth
for his chief lieutenant and OF otherwise advancing
his personal interests. and who finds that
one Of his opponents has by popular vote been Sc
lected to fill the judicial Office which he carefully
carved out for his intimate associate. should
froth mentally. Many things may be pardoned TO
one who is in such disappointed and agitated
condition Of mind and were Il not for the fact
that Mr.. Gruber asserts that 1 conspired with the
Tammany leader Of the XXIst Assembly District
to secure the election of a Tammany Assem-
byman and Tammany Aldermen I would not give
his attack upon me even this contemptuous notice
His statement IN this regard is absolutely false
and known by him 70 be sol The facts these;
After the nomination Of Judge-elect Alfred P ".
Seaman Mr.. Gruber himself introduced at the Re
publican Assembly Convention in the XXIst Dis
trict a resolution forbidding his candidates for
Assembly and Aldermen TO accept a Citizens
Union Endorsement unless the nomination OF Mr.
Seaman Withdrawn and that OF Mr.. Bennett
indorsed 1t is needless say that this resolution
was passed. and that its result that the Cit
liens Union organization Of the district was pre-
cuded b. Mr.. Cruber's own action from indorsinS
the Republican candidates for Assembly ana alder
men, which il otherwise would nave done. ana was
compelled 10 make its own nominations tor those
Offices. l also informed by MI " imam u ' er
PIanck chairman Of the Citizens Union OrganfZG-
ton Of the district, and Nj julius henry Gonen
the Republican candidate for Assembly. the desire
NJ regretted
ceedingly that he was not at liberty 70 take Such
be1's charge that anybody except himself con
spired defeat the Republican candidates Tor As :
semby and Aldermen. seems like the rawlings OF a
disorGered mind In throwing away the tender e
stands indicted not only OF disloyalty TO ms own
but of That is far more important 10
tS an a T1eTnber of the Citizens Union and be
Nv RepubIicanism antedates that Of Mr.. Gruber.
and think my e652ne nGt far be2oH e
span Of Mr.. Gruber.s future leadership II my
Of the Citizens Tn9n o {2T 6 the 2ce a OF
Justice in place OF Mt GrqDer own i PgSeII 9Th
didate was conspiracy was N CoIhl1!Iy WI
such stanch Republicans as Professor klrehwey'
who. / am credibIy Informed. Mr.; Gruber at a
recent public meeting. eharacterzed as a crook;
the Rev Dr. John P. Peters and Brander Mat
Spe That Governor Ode during his present vsir Is
concerning himself he well may do IN view Of
the Importance OF next years Presidential contest
with the conduct Of Republican leaders IN the city
OF New-YOrk at the last election IL Is fortunate
that the Republican county organization has at
its head so rational and tactful chairman as
Nv T}-1Ice who has strongly resented Mr.. Gruber s
Offensive chara cterization Of Mr.. Cutting. May
~ I'd however. for suggesting that the
FepubIican Governor OF this State may well in
ouire into the causes which have led the XXIst
Aseernbv District. formerly proudly claiming TO be
the banner Republican district in this city. to de-
crease its majority Of 3.495 for Republican can
didate for Assembly in 1900 10 90 in 1892 and TO
further diminish It go In 1903 while at the
tin,e giving this year a majority Of 1890 for
Mayor Low Of which over zoo were cast in the
Citizens Union column No puer1le charge Of con-
e1t-ocy- would account for such CO-ditCn. II IS
due to incompetent and selfish Republican leader
ship. @.-AA1-1 d i-A-AAIA<