New-York tribune., 1906-12-03
STAND By DRlSCOLL.
LEAGUERS UP IN ARMS.
Counfv Committee May Break zcith
ErecutiUe Body.

Timothy F Driscoll was elected the chairman n
=. the county committee of the Independence
League at A long session of the league held yes
terday at the Doando Club at SSth street and
Park avenue. This action is taken to mean that
the county committee has broken away from
the executive committee and has thrown down
tho gauntlet TO the executive committee, with
Max F. Ihmsen as Its head. Besides this action
,bs county committee has filed with the Board
of Elections the rules and regulations OF the
committee as q party organization
There was a special meeting Of the county
committee held at the Gilsey House on Novem-
h.rq1 A. this meeting Charles E. Gehring was
,oc+sa chairman in place of Mr.. Driscou. The
,s-sr and his friends IN the county committee
resented the turning down Of Mr.. Driscoli' A
reeting Of the county committee was helo last
Thursday night but after being In session unti
Ionr after midnight 1t adjourned without oe-
cid,re on anything except to meet again yes
terday.
After the meeting was called yesterday q
motion was made that the action OF the county
committee al meeting held at the Giisey f1ouSe
or ,-ovAr,hAr q. at which Mr.. Gehrins was
elected chairman, be reconsidered, and the iiio-
tim prevailed by substantial majority This
-. s7,oo5 nv, q motion TO make Mr.. Driscoll
chairman. The motion was carried without any
o,,ositior and Ny Driscoll took the chair as
cba,rroar and president Of the County General
ro,,-,tt+4A Of the Independence League
The other officers elected were Assempl!1nah
Thomas ? Long yice-president, and Charles M
Bierbenbach. treasurer. Daniel A. Gofueh ac'e"
as secretary and will probably be elected 10
that Office Al the next meeting OF the committee
:, The bvIaws adopted is the following para
graph
The Tnde-,.nd.rce League County COMMITTEES
shall he th- Central organization OF Ihs l!iue n
pendence Le3g1e party in the county o. Nv. Nv
EEo-I - Ill have the care o. the interests
and be chas.ed wish the administration Q. me me
affairs of tbs party il the county ana Win eet e,e
pronAs a ot m z&Tures for tr1 hari''ohE' '
ciencs ant SUCCESS Of the party
Afe<, the meeting Mr.. Driscon was asked IL
the Ca taken meant break Win the eAeo"
tive committee He replied:
Perbans # would b. too strong q WORD to use
at this time It means thai the county coii'-
,nittee has taken charge Of the independent
League and perhaps the executive conn -" W
will acquiesce. We nave taken our a." na -
81 is up the executive conn1ttee - I!ia h
the ,7evt move II they do ther we sh.it oe
heard from with no uncertain voice linen "e
will fight.
Tn Ia Election Day the executive committees
an Incorporated body. ran things over ms
county committee. bu. on E-ectoh -NiSat 'is s
power Of the executivs COMMITTEES ceased. anu @
now as a matter of law the county committee
IS entitled 10 all the privileges accoroeo 10 an!
political party The county comlnll'ee ilI1o,. a..
70 see that the people in the various districts
shall have the right TO select their own leaders
without dctation from anybody but the peop''
themselves
Mr Gehring was elected under mlsundet-
standing and the committee has rescinded IT'S
former action and elected me chairman TOT IN"
ensuing wear We intend 10 carry out the ldeas
Of Mr. Hearst and the principles for when ne
stands
Those present ar the meeting were Assembly
man Thomas F Long. Alderman kuntz. Of the
32d District; Alderman Torpey, Of the 3hh; Nell
Reagon. Of the Sd; Assemblyman Max Eek
mann. Of the 4th; Myer Sindel, of the oth;
Charles Hussey. of the 9th; A J: Hagen. Of the
18th; Thomas Nolan, of the 14th; Joseph r
kehoe. Of tie 18th: T. j. O'Conner. OF the lotn;
Daniel a Golden Of the 18th; Edward Hannah
of the 18th: ]. G. Miller, Of the 18th; j. NJ
lssing, o. the go; Edward Traddin, OF the 2)th;
!. A. Lyon. If the 26th; Louis Wolfert. of the
18th: ] g Lazarus Of the 3ist; Frank Don
nelly: Of the 3d. Charles NJ, Bierbenbach: OF
the Bath and George Donnelly, of the 55th
The temporary headquarters of the committee
viii be at the Dolando Club. The next meeting
vii he on December l3