New-York tribune., 1909-12-24
HEARST In SADDLE
RECAPTURES LEAGUE.
TammauB Men Elected to
Committee Fail to 1ppeGr.


sessi0n Of ths Independence League In this
county which was stolen from him by
Tammanv Hall 80 the primaries last fall
called by Charles r. G-hring, chairman,
~ the request of Mr. Hearst head OF the
state executive committee the county com
mittee met IN Arlington Hall. m 81 Marx =
Place, last night. for reorganization, Al
though Mr. Gehriug had sent notices 10
each man who had been returned as
elected 20 the county committee by the
Board Of Elections nore OF the Tammany
men elected showed up last night. Ry the
nse OF hns parliamentary practios the
Hearst men organized the new committee.
and II the Tammany men want 70 claim
membership now they will have 70 20 20
court and fight for ~
The following officers were elected for
the coming year
c-hsirrlsn- MICHAEL . BTRr7L. ls'h pis-
trtct
First vIcs-chsirusn-JoHN :. FoLI4ANs-
PEI 9ath District.
second vies--hairrnaI-GEoRGE :. sAFTKR.
isrh District
THIRD vice-Chsiruan-FRED GILL. ta'h Dts
seer,ury-pr WILLIAM I sIEcvITcH. sth
District
Trsssu-er-Dr. P. R1oRDAN ao,h ni'-
trirt
ssrs-sn,-si-Aru,.-ARTHU , LARGT. s4th
District
II IS understood that the Tammanv men
elected TO tbs committee stayed away from
The meeting last night on orders from
Tsn,nany Hall. &c Charles murphy
found he vas unable 20 use the organ
ization and as not care 20 bother win
~ am longer On the cthsr hand. the
Hearst men we're anxious % retain the
Independence League party. as ~ has
tight 70 a place on the ballot and ~ -
the intention of ths Hearst nen - run a
ticket in the state election next fall
Furthermore. ~ vas shown n the last
election that the name "Indepsndence
League" vas AZ asset as the returns
showed that Il. 900 votes were east under
that emblem. although there we've no can
didstes. except Tor aldermen and AS
semhlymsn IN = few districts.
TAMNIANY MEr ABSENT.
Ur 20 last night the situation vas some
thing like this. Tammany had captured
the entire DELEGATION from about fftesn
OF the thirIy-nvs districts; the Hearst men
had succeeded IN electing their entire
rickst IN about hftssn districts W the
remaining re districts the delegations
as returned BY the Board 90 Elections
were divided between the two camps
Mr Gehring called Two meetings for last
night. The hrsr vas Of the old county
COMMITTEES. composed ot some go members.
based on the vote polled AZ the gensral
sIecticn previous 20 the last Ths new
county committee has ~ members. This
meeting was called fer O'Clock. He callsd
he meeting % the n-w committee Tor
organization az O clock
When IL was pretty vel assured that
Of TE-ould
u Mr. Gshring made me littls speech
% the old committee. He told them not
- interfere in any way with ths orgarizs-
rion Of the new committee - TIRE men
who had b-en elected. that although q sp-
pssrsd Tsmmary had elected q con-
siderable bc1v o. rnsn 20 ere rev commit
- everything would work iLs-lf out in
tir-.
When the new countv committee vas
called % order N h.tssn districts tha-
had elected a full Hearst ticket were rep
resented In foTee Hearst men elected N
hve other disyricrs were on hand The
Tan,rnarv men rstirneS as elected IN the
ether districts did not answe- 70 the roll
call. but IN each case there was a contest
ant for the seat These contestants IN
ever instance we're the Hearst rnen who
lad been declared defeated ~ the Beard Of
Elections TneTeupon a ccmutLtse On con
tested seats vas appointed and retired %
deliberate IN cue time y reported that
the contests n each instance were sustained
and the Hearst men seated The commit
zee as organized therefors. - composed en-
tireiy OF the old Hearst guard.
GEHRING DROPS orT.
The men vho had been seated IN the
contested places we've not allowed 20 vote
isst night Out of ~ members ss voted
for ths-new officers NJ. Geh-ing said ne
Lad retired as county chairman because
be a. one OF the men whose seats we're
stolen pv Tammsry. and ne did NOT want
30 take active part IN rhe organization OF
the new COMMITTEES. although ne was seat
ed ~ 70 member. II is generally under
stood. however, that Mr.. Gehring is a can
didste sor on Office under one ~ The new
fusion officials and belc--s - would be
freer 20 accept n NJ he we're not an officer
of a political usrrv.
Thus perishes the civic Alliance. vhi-h
was organized by the Hearst men in the
recent campaign 20 take the place Of the
stolen Independence League It did its
work and the Hearst men have now taken
ur their old party.
~ was rather surprised that the Tam
many men d. not come here 90 night 10
make hsht for control said Mr
GehrinE In staying away they showed
the white feather and admitted their guilt
IN stealing our primaries 7 90 nor expect
any further trouble from them They can
have no voice In this new COMMITTEES and
steir only chance 20 make trouble is 20