New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-06
THE FIGHT IN THE AALI.
Hitchings Says Gruber Is Trying to
Coerce Ofceholders.

-,,,,,toa,s n, the XXIst District who
have united under the leadership or hector NJ
tI,tcbt,r. 20 Urest control Of the district from
,h~,bar, Gruber. who for the last eleven OF
trs1vs years has been the leader, said yesterday
that Colonel Gruber was trying TO coerce 'ne
ss,sntv-tbres Republican oficeholders living IN
the district into voting and working ios uie
Gruber ticket at The March primaries
1,,o a,,i-c;r,,be- men I'm the XXIst and xIXth
districts. comprising the XVIII Congress DE
trict. have about decided 10 unite on W. Linn
t,-,,c. and Congressman William II. Douglas as
,b.tr candidates for delegates 10 the natonai
convention. II Is said that the "stalWarts wiz
,,,,tA on Colonel Gruber and ex-Congressrnan
ouirS. Mr.. Bruce was out Of town yesterday
and ~ could not be learned whether ne VIII oe y
candidate The tight is waxing hot in tbs AAIs'
and tie contest for control Is likely to De note
worthy. Mr.. Hitchings confirmed the rumor
that Mr.. Gruber had been writing letters 10 ths
pIaceholders TO lire up with the Gruoer men. by
producing the following letter;
Sew-York January 80. 1904.
William A Daily. No IS West Eisn'S'n''n-'''
Dear SIR The best test OF RsPubiie1pnis11s i. to
and have never Yet denied any mans right To do
us he pleased at primary put You ar bj ~ ~ ~
your attention that the president o. your club ad
mittedly worked 70 defeat JuasS , cIb Ala The
We are approaching most important election.
ard every Republican vote. AT least shOud %
for the ticket and every RePuncah W ~ Ot'''
10 mn IT to YOU frankly: To you wish 10 continue
I'm your political work unfer man any, VINO copTSciiS1
with the Tammany Hall leader or the NSsSt .t
TTarrx vSyv truly ABRAHAM GRUBER-
..r., r,.r,,b,,c,,s ~ our district have grown
,trsd ., .Cr1berisrn'" said Mr.. Hitchings yes
to-day Through DIR. Gruber's lack OF capacity
90 Icst IN. tudgeship and had TO suffer the hu-
utilization Of seeing Tanmany triumph over Will
Inn, s. Bennett who is deservedly popular Mr
Cruher is writing letters to all the ofhceholders
in the district practically warning them that IL
they don't line up with his people they VIII De
made 10 suffer for II Probably a copy or MS
letter will be sent TO President Roosevelt and
Governor Odell.'
This is a free country, and politics Is an open
game" said Mr. Gruber. when his attention was
called 70 Mr. Hitchings's charges Any man
with rerve. money and the ability 70 hire hall
can break into the game of politics II Mr.
IIftchInes wants the leadership OF the XXIst
District all lie has got 10 do Is TO get It. He
savs tina, I'm the Gar or Mad Mulah Of my
district. and that no get anything
unless he bows the knee TO me. Mr.. Hitchings
once asked me for something, and he got It. or
got all Of it that I could deliver"
Mr. Gruber produced the following letter from
Mr.. Hltchiugs:
SeV-yovk May e. 1902
Abraham Gruber. esq. No las Broadway. New
Dear Mr. Cruber: quite DESTROYS this fall OF
going to the county convention as a delegate and
would be pleased to have an opportunity 70 make
or, ~ tho nominating spec he's for Justice Of the
S1pre me Court t1err will be three this fall or
neSessitv TO be nominated. Your assistance I'm the
matter would be appreciated Yours sincerely.
HECTOR VI. HITCHINGS.
Mr. IItchings did not get a chance TO nomi-
nate a Justice for that honor went 10 Mr..
Bovee as / remember but he went 10 the con-
vcntion" said Mr. Gruber.