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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
RROOKLYN cts GET TO WORK.
Delegates From Eighteenth District. One
Of whom Was Richard George. Inseated.

The Citizens Union Of Brooklyn started
its campaign last night by holding a pre-
liminary county and borough convention
in the Johnston Building. There were 300
delegates present and from the start to the
finish it was fight bet ween the delegates
representing the radical Democracy and
those known as the conservatives. GustavW.
Thompson called the convent ion to order
and said the Citizens Union had an en-
rollment in Brooklyn Of between Is, 900
and 20 900 and that it was the Brooklyn
Citizens Union hat made Seth Lows cleo
ton an assured fact
ton of taxation" he said, land the Mayor
h as undertaken to equaize the taxes 80
tn at You will not only get smaller tax
rate. but smaller tax bills"
Upon motion of Alfred j Boulton com
mittee was appointed, of which he IVES
the chairman, TO prepare rules for per-
manent organization While tn" com
mittee WAS preparing it's report Frank
Harvey Field presented resolution com
mending the splendid borough govern
ment of Brooklyn and indorsing "its clean,
energetic and business like administration.
In conclusion the resolutions said;
Rcsoirfd, That the achievements Of the
present borough goycrnment d"monstrat"
ment. administered in the interests Of all
tho citizens We place tho record for two
years of non.partisan government against
New York was administered for the benefit
Of few men working for their own pockets
all the time We call upon the voters Of This
borough to place the welfare OF our borough
above partisan consideration and vote 10
retain in office fusion borough administra-
rion for another term
The resolutions were adopted by rising
- OH For
and Borough President Swanstro
The committee on permanent orgeniza-
ton reporte they had decided upon Abner
s. Haight as permanent chairman. and
suggested that committee Of nine b"
appointed TO confer with other organiza-
tions in III" fusion movement regarding
nominations and other matters. The re-
port was accepted and Abner =. Haight
took the chair In part he said
Neither the SelhshncSs of politicians nor tho
bigotry Of pnrtiNnns can obscure IN" issue,
ON the on" side IS yicc, crlme. greed. graft.
dishonest and dishonor and that il Tnmmauy
Hail ON the other is honor honesty, prog
r"s,. virtue and o real izntion Of the highest
ideals of citi2eaship and that is fusion. led by
Seth Low.
The committee on credentials stirred I'D
trouble by recommending that the ten
delegates from the Eighteenth Assembly
district be unscaei as they had not been
elected AZ prescribed by law One Of the
delegates is Richard George, a son of the
late Henry George. long fight in which
finally the report Of tho committee WAS
adopted
A motion was made that the conference
committee be instructed to present 10 the
other organizations the name Of Alfred
j Bouton for Sheriff Building Super
i'll advised and after long wrangle the
reSDllIt waA Withdrawn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
iT(HTNG NEW ARK F'IOATERS
Newark Police VIII Try 10 Keep Them
From Coming Here to Oppose Hopper

Chief Of Police Hopper OF Newark will
do what he can TO prevent the usual gang
Of foatcrs from hat city from coming
here to vote at the primaries to-day, He
has received telegram from Peter A.
Hondrick, chairman of the Tammany
Hall general committee, a follows
We possess information that gang o.
repentcrs has boon organized IN Newark
10 be brought here and voted in opposition
on Tuosday newt | have conferred with
Inspector Iortrght and v" will have his
cooperation in enforcing the election laws
The members of the gang viii be arrested
ON sight | advise YOU and ask that any
Information YOU may receive b" commune
Uptcd to instructor tOrtrlght ~ Police Head
quarters PIcr>" mok" This public
Chief Hopper said yesterday that, while
Isaac A, Hopper Was n relative of his, here
was nothing personal in The mGtter and
h" would do his ltmOSt 10 trust rate I ha aims
Of III" repeaterH
II Is well known IN Newark thqi il has
been a ClIst ON Tor a 10, nf heelcrS rim horn
sports and petty larceny thieves to come
here year after yoar on primary nights
and to return 1T midnight boa-'ful, fun Of
rum and hl!-h with money. One Of the
inoet Conspicuous occasions was the night
when Big Bill Deyrry was =, struggling for
representation IN Tammany Hall They
made no secret Of he mission they had
been on NJ that time, and the gang is said
TO hay" numbered fully Nfty. under the
leadership Of two ward leaders in Newark
They cane over by twos and threes bun
went hoIhs In a body.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
SIMMONS APPEALS 70 4 mon.
4. y. senator Asks That Negro Suspected
OF KILLING His Father He Spared.

RALEIGH, N. C.. Sept. 1.-THE Coroner's
jury in Jones county tonight rendered a
verdict that Farnifold q. Simmons, father
Of United States Senator Simmons, was
murdered yesterday by parties unknown"
Circumstances point strongly to Alfred
Daniels, a negro who has been arrested for
the crime, who was seen in the woods the
morning of the murder and had been heard
TO declare that he would either shoot squir
rels on the plantation or would shoot old
man Simmons
Daniels ia confined in the county Jail at
Trenton under double guard, Late this
evening there was a large crowd Of excited
persons about the Jail and there were threats
of lynching. Senator Simmons appealed
to the men TO commit no act of violence,
but to let the accused man have fair trial.
The Sheriff said this afternoon that he
did not believe an effort would be made to
take the prisoner out Of the hands of the
law. Mr.. Simmons was murdered on his
plantation, near Pollocksvile, Jones county.
His body was found near river He had
been shot and then dubbed to death. He
was about Is years old.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
DILLON TURNED DOWN.
Former Mayor OF New Rochelle Leaves
Convention With a Threat

MOUNT VERNON, n. V, Sept. AT
the annual meeting of the Westchester
Democratic County Committee in Mount
Vernon to-day, former Mayor NJ. J. Dillon
of New Rochelle and his followers. score
of New Rochelle Democrats, after having
been declared irregular, put on their hats
and marched out of the hall. The com
mittee had voted to ignore Dillon. who has
been a Democratic leader of West chester
for thirty years. and is one of Tammanv's
most trusted lieutenants. A rival deega-
ton from New Rochelle headed by John
q. Agar, was seated.
Before the voting took place ex-Mavor
Dillon paid his compliments to Mayor Fiske
Of Mount Vernon and former State Com
mitteeman Beaudrias. 1T was only a
short time ago" Dillon shouted to Fiske,
who was chairman Of the meeting. that
YOU were a Republican. have always
been Democrat, and have worked for the
party since was boy Where did you
get your credentials TO get into the Demo-
cratic party? You have turned me down
for a lot of mllionares. | hold here the
returns from the primaries in my city
showing that We cast SIT votes while the
other people cast only o."
'The returns are mmaterial," shouted
one Of the Agar men. "Our primaries
were the only ones which were regular"
You seem very much troubled about
our regularity" said Dillon, "but votes will
count more than regularity at the polls"
Dillon and his friends, after boiling the
meeting. went to Glen Island, where they
had a clambake They have decided to
nominate n county and city ticket Of their
own and run Dillon for Mayor of New
Rochelle
The row makes it almost certain that
the Democrats will not elect either their
county ticket or Senator this fall. Dillon
is said to control more Democratic votes
than any other leader of the party In the
county
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
NEW CHAPLAIN N THE NAVY,
Father Gleason OF 81. ia mess Takes r ather
Chidwick's Place.

The resignation Of Chaplain Chadwick
from the United States Navy was accepted
Yesterday and the Rev Matthew e. Gleason
assistant rector of St Janes's Church
was appointed in his place Father Gleason
is one Of the younger priests Of this arch
diocese He was ordained eight years
ago at Troy and has since done parish
work here,
Like Chaplain Chidw ick, Father Gleason
ia full Of energy and good nature Chap
lain Chidwick's baseball team of sailors
will continue their training under Father
Gleason's care.
II was denied yesterday that Father
Chadwick will be a candidate for ~ Stephens
AZ successor to Bishop Cotton. Only
two candidates have been announced
Dr. Mahany 81 Ossinng and DR. McQuirk
Of St PRul's, Harlem Father Chidwick
will probably be made rector Of some other
church.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
DIED.

BROWN James Brown, beloved husband OF MrA
James Brown. at his residence. 81 Fast ssth ST.
Sunday, Sept. IL.
Funeral from the Church of ST. Ignatlls Loyois
Park av. and s4th St. on Wednesday, Sept. ia
ut 1880 a. NJ. Kindly omit flowers
COUDERT. At Tuxedo Park Sunday, 18th inst.
Marie Margaret Coudert. widow OF Charles
Coudert
Funeral service will be- held az 81, Patrick ,
Cathedral. 5th av.. New York Wednesday
morning. at half past II o clock
HALSEY On Monday. Sept. II, 1903. at Newark,
\, j.. Cornclia BALDWIN. daughter OF Joseph
and Eliza baldwin Halscy, deceased.
Funeral services at her late home 80 Park
ri. on Wednesday. Mt 2 p. NJ. Relatives ard
friends are invited to attend. Intcrmen' at
Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
HhRTSHo RNE. Killed in Sanar, philippine
Islands. Ian. >, 1902 Benj ann Minturn HAIRS
horne. Captain seventh United States Infantry
son OF Edward N. and Louise ". HArshorne
Irtcrmcnt Middctown, y. j.. Sept IL, 1903
PATrIsoN,- ON sunday. Sept. ls Robert r.
husband Of Catharinc 4. rattlson. In tnc e5'h
year Of his age.
Funeral services At his late residence, 632 f-'
nam av. Brooklyn on Tuesday, ats
SARoNS on Sept 10 1909. Otto Sarony sEoi
SO years.
Funeral on Tuesday afternoon At l@D o c'o'r "
the fUncra chapel Of stephen M"rTN 10
haiming Institute, 2tl 2i3 West 23d S;
SHERWOOD suddenly. on Saturday. Sept Y
Mary +. " Sherwood wife Of the LAT ."'.
Sherwood of this city.
Furrrat services Mt II. Johns church. ''.'
Y y on Tuesday. Sept Is.
NANHORNE ON sept II. 1903, nj tho lr'''
States Hotel, Ocean Grow" j., Rev van
horne y. u. In his N,th yrnr
Funeral services will be- held at thc R''N =
Methodist Church. HnScNllc Avenue ST.
Ncwar,. j., Tuesday. Sept u, a. ~ \ NJ
VOORHEES, VI Mon,rlair So sept r. H.r
Y, widow of Edward VI. NOurhrcs, ln me -
ycar Of hcr age
Funeral ser, tees Tuesday sept ~. ~ '' '..
dcnrc ~ her daughter Mr., turtS " tt.
II Mountain al.. Muntclair, J. A. b.
or on the arril al of IN. ~ - " tram ih D.
wanna road Carriages N waiting
WILSON ON Saturda, sept a.. Frances ..
wife Of william / wilson and r'f"Nf
Of Eleanor and The tate GhA'Dr, Nh'''
F4ncfaI services at her l'r residence ''
Ead 10th =, a. Iop'rlocN on I.rsday norp ~
Sept. 10, latef-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
". ". LEiGIE GETS Busy.
Committees on Docks. street Cleaning
and Excise Appointed.

TIL" Manhattan Municipal League. James
W. Gerard, chairman. which Announces
that it is going into the municipal campaign
only in an educational way. completed
its organization yesterday, Although
home rule and personal liberty" and the
election Of horne rule Assembymen are
described IA ils principal objects, il has
provided itself with a committee Oh bridge
tunnels and railroads, of which {. {. Hughes
IL chairman n committee on city improve
ments and street cleaning with w. 5.
Andrews for chairman. and committee
on police, George r. Dyer, chairman
Thomas F. Heating is chairman Of a COM
mittee on canals and Jacob Rupert, the
brewer, of a committee on excise.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
SHOT BY A NIGHT INTRUDER.
North iona wanda Man Seriously wounded
by WouId.be HOusebrcaker.

NORTH ToNAwANDA, Y. V, Sept. IA
Charles Pedt lies at his home here IN a
dangerous condition as the result of bullet
in his neck fired by a man who, he says
tried 10 force an entrance into his h-use
last night. Peter Kopasky is locked up
for doing the shooting.
Pedt was awakened shortly after o clock
by somebody trying to pry open window
in the dining room He dressed hurriedly
and, with heavy club in his hand, went
to investigate. He found man at the
window and struck at him with the club
The man lodged the blow, pulled a re-
volver and fired three shots at Pcdt, who
sank to the ground with a bullet in his
right cheek
Pedt recognized the man as Kopasky
and the police soon afterward arrested
him. A 92-calibre revolver with every
chamber empty was found on his person
A doctor was called and found that the
bullet that struck Pedt had taken a down
ward course, lodging in the neck Owing
to profuse hemorrhage it was impossible
TO extrcate it,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
TENEMENT OWNING cor
Complains That the Edison Company
AnnOys His Tenants with Cinders.

Policeman Edward O'Nel of the West
Forty-seventh street station owns the
house at 327 East Forty-first street. He
complained in the Yorkvile police court
yesterday that James Chisholm, the chief
engineer of the power house of the Edison
Electric Lighting Company at the foot Of
East Thirty.-ninth street permitted the
companys chimneys to be nuisance.
The policeman had about a quart of fine
cinders and coal particles which he said
had entered the opened windows of his
house from the tall chimneys Of the power
house. greatly annoying his tenants Louis
Levine Of the East Side Protective Associa-
tion also complained that the chimneys
beched black smoke and cinders in viola
ton of law.
Magistrate Cornell held the engineer in
&a)O for rial
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
HARLEM WOMEN FOR LOW.
Because the Conditions His Rule Over.
turned vitality Injured the Home.

The Womens Republican club of Harlem
has organized at 100 st, Nicholas avenue
for the campaign with officers Mrs A NJ
SPRINGFIELD, president; Mrs. g. ", Clark
and Mrs W Murray, vice presidents:
Miss RIOS" l.. Schott. secretary; Miss Be-
liter, treasurer, Mrs. r. r. Edmondson,
chairman Cf the executive committee,
and Miss Lulu Iipson, financial secretary.
The women began by resolving that the
women Of New York should more than any
others appreciate the value Of Mayor Low =
adrninst ration, because "in the conditions
it overt urned, the homes and home life were
cleanliness. purity and healthy moral tone
Of the city would be most seriously i'm
paired by turning the city over to Tam
MANY apain"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
JEROME'S ERRAND "A SECRET.
M MORS .tBOIT 4 REPI BLIf' AN
END TO 1T NOT VERIFIED.
County Committee Has Been Called 10
Meet on Thursday, nut Executive
ChairSDan Ten Eyck says the Com mittee
Is Sincerely for Lows Reno nlinatiOn.

Many rumors ran through the town last
night as to negotiations on between Dis
tr'c Attorney Jerome and officers of the
Republican County Committee touching
the Mayoralty election. President NJ Linn
Bruce was out of town Chairman Ten
Eyck of the executive committee author
lied statement that the Republican
County Committee was sincerely for Low,
and was not figuring on the nomination
Of any one else. Secretary Manchester
of the county committee said that a meet
ing of the committee had been called for
next Thursday night. but he did not APP
prehend that it would have any bearing
on the nomination of candidate for Mayor
MIR. Jerome spent an active day in New
York concerning which he would make no
explanations. He breakfasted at his Rut
gers street home, and from there went to the
Union Club. where he remained couple of
hours. While he Was there Magistrate
Barlow and r. Fulton Cutting arrived Mr.
Jerome says that he saw Magistrate Barlow
in the clubhouse, hut he declines to say
anything at all about Mr.. Cutting.
While the District Attorney was at the
Union Club his brother, Lowell H. Jerome,
who is an inspector in the immigration
Department by Republican appointment,
called at the District Attorneys office in the
Criminal Courts Building
He got tired OF waiting and finally went
away. leaving note for his brother. The
District Attorney reached his office at
O'Clock and remained just about long
enough to read the note and sign some
correspondence and then went out to lunch.
He was accompanied by his chief of staff,
Mr.. Rand, and by Assistant District Attor-
neys Miner and Corrigan After lunch he
returned to the Criminal Courts Building
for stay Of few minutes and then started
for Lakeville.
When he got there he refused to make
any statement as to his doings in New
York, except that he had bought a piece
OF machinery for his lathe. II is known
that his chief clerk, John Henneberrv, who
has been referred to jocularly as his political
adviser. has been steadily opposed to the
idea OF Mr.. Jerome's candidacy for Mayor
AT Mr.. Jeromes Office it was believed that
the activity of Lowell H Jerome was sig
nificant. 1t was recalled that he was an
Intermediary last June in some conferences
with Republicans about the possible cam
didacy of the District Attorney for Mayor.
While MIR. Jerome was here the state
ment was printed that he had in mind three
candidates any one Of whom might win where
Low might lose These were r. Fulton CUT
ting. Gustav H Schwab and Jacob H. Schifr.
Mr.: Cutting said he couldn't think of such
thing. Mr.. Schwab said he was grateful
Tor the kind expressions of friends at any
time but he had business interests which
put the matter beyond his reach, even if
he had been disposed TO consider il
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
PATRICK DIGGINS DEAD.
He Was a Messenger for the "New York
Herald' for About sixty Years.

WASHINGTON. Sept. fitzpatrick Diggins,
one of the quaintest characters in Washing
ton. died to-day He would never tell
his age but was supposed to have been more
then eighty years old. As boy he became
a messenger for the Nep York Herald, and
was in It's service continuously for about
sixty wears Most of that time was spent
in W Washington. He was reputed to be worth
about $50 900, but left no will.
Many years ago Mr.. Diggins was dis
charged from the Hernlds Washington
office by it's correspondent, with whom
he had disagreeme He went TO New
York and secured from the elder Bennett
a letter which said that Mr.. Diggins was
never to I've dismissed from the Herald 3
service
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
sHEEHAN SAYS, WE'RE FOR Low.
He Summons His District Leaders and
Finds Them With Him.

John {. Sheehan called in the district
leaders Of the Greater New York Democracy
yesterday to ascertain how they stood
Mr.. Sheehan has been made anxious by the
conspicuousness Of the Hon. William Hep
burn Russell, who has proclaimed in his own
inimitable way what the organization would
and what it would not do. Mr.. Sheehan
wanted to ascertain whether the party was
to follow him or the Hon. William Hep,
Mr.. Sheehan's position is that as long as ne
can't get an independent Democrat it Will
had talked with the district leaders he an
nounced that they agreed with him to a
man and that the organization would be in
fusion
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
Used A BL4CKJACk on HIS WIFE
Beat Her Into lncOnscIOusness--H Held in
$1,000 bail.

Samuel Pauingpata Of 81 Monroe street
Newark. was arraigned before Judge
Schalk in the Third precinct court in New
ark yesterday morning and put under
81 900 bail to await the action Of the Grand
Jury. H was charged with beating his
wife. murderous looking leather black
jack OF unusual size was exhibited in court
Mrs. Paulingpatz said that her husband
came home sober on Sunday night, hut in
an ugly frame Of mind, and after knocking
her down with blow between he eyes,
struck her on the forehead with he black
jack. After she had fallen he continued
To boa. and kick her.
Her daughter ran out and called in two
policemen, who found the woman insensi-
BILE on the floor with her face covered with
blood. They took her husband and her to
the station. where her injuries We're at =
tended to and she was allowed to 20 home
He is now in Jail in default of bail.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
HUGH Dolan Initiated Into Tammany.

A dozen recently elected members were
initiated into the Tammany Society last
mig Int. Charles F. Murphy was present. as
we're nearly all the sachems of the Tammany
Society. Hugh Dolan, former leader
in the Liquor Dealers Association. was one
of those initiated.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
No Contest I'm Queens.

For the first time in the history Of the
Borough of Queens there will be no contest
at the Democratic primaries tonight
President Joseph Cassidy will have the
field Ia himself President tassidy's OPP
ponens decided not TO enter the primary
contest, but to Join the Republicans TO
Dust Mr. Cassidy and his followers at the
polls on election day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
WOMAN ANDTWO CHILDREN GONE
Brother Informs the PoIice-Husband Says
Nothing.

s. n. Mirhige Of Manhattan notifie d
Police Cartain Cummings of the Fourth
precinct, Jersey City yesterday that his
sister, Mrs. Assoc Shannon, her six year old
daughter, Mary, and his eleven -year-old
sister, Margaret Mrhige, have been missing
from their home. 884 Communipaw avenue,
since Sept. :.
Mr., Shannon told Capt Cummings that
Mrs. Shannon had no reason for deserving
him. He did not explain why he waited
for his brothern-aw to report that they
We're missing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
Pushed Cop Away and STABBED Prisoner.

Policeman Reilly of tho First precinct,
Jersey City, arrested Eugene Mccarthy
early Yesterday morning for st riking Dennis
Hurley While they were on tn" way to
the station house Hurley pushed the cop
aside and stabbed the prisoner in the alb
domen, Mccarthy was sent to the city
hospital in crit ical cordi ion and Hurley
was locked M
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
HARRY ". HIRSH A SUICIDE,
Young Lawyer Ut Brooklyn shoots Him.
self In ROwbOat on Highland Lake.

u
VENoGE, n. Y, Sept. H.-The dead body
of Harry NJ. Hirsh, a younr lawyer of l75
Hancock street. Brooklyn, was found in a
rowboat on Highland Lake yesterday by
John Molloy and Joseph Phillips of Brook
lyn Hirsh had committed suicide, for in
his right temple was an ugly wound from
20 -calibre revolver. The weapon was found
in the bottom of the boat, and also the
clothing of the dead man, which bore the
trademark Of A. j. Nutting & Co., Brooklyn
Young Hirsh was about IS years of age,
and for several seasons had been summer
visitor to Highland Lake. He is the son OF
Isaac E. Hirsh, who is manufacturer in
Canal street New York. His identity was
revealed by the finding Of portions of day
book and other papers tonight, with the
name of the suicide written thereon. One
paper was deed partly made out and dated
Sept. H.
Hrsh's parents havebeen notified of their
sons death and the body is now at Shohola,
Pa, awaiting further investigation.
At the Hirsch home, ITS Hancock street.
Brooklyn, it was said last night that the
family was away in New Hampshire for the
summer Nothing had been heard there of
the suicide.
Harry Hrsch was son of Isaac Hrsch
and lived at home with his parents,
his brother Edward and a sister. He
was 90 years old and had only recently
been admitted to the bar. He was associated
in business with Frank Borrel, n real estate
dealer of 1919 Bedford avenue, Brooklyn.
Young Hirsch's sight had been failing for
This is thought to have been the cause of his
SuIcida
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
Drowned Man Heir to q Fortune.

OYSTER BAY, l.. l., Sept "A James Finn,
whose body was found in the bay last fri
day, was TO come into possession Of $4,000
tomorrow, The money was left TO him by
an aun, who died recently in Huntington.
Finn. who was employed on barge, was to
he married on Sunday next
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-15
MARRIED..

SINGER GWINN-on Monday Sept II. 1903,
at St Thomas's Church. New York city, hy
the Rev. Ernest NJ. Stres, u. u. Marjorie.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick William
Gwinn, OF Montclalr n. j.. TO Mortimer Merritt
Singer, Of New York city. son OF the late IsaAc
A. Singer