New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-18
Tells County Committee Recent
Defeat Demands Work for
Greater Test.
MANHATTAN HELD ITS OWN
ABE" Gruber, in Booming Taft
for 1912, Hits as Griscom,
and Would Have Prentice
Resign as Chairman.

night Under the guise OF starting a
boom for the denomination of President
Taft in 1912 he severely criticised the
management of the recent campaign in
this state, said that 4 demand should
be made for The resignation of Ezra P.
Prentice, as chairman of the state COM
mittee. and made several indirect thrusts
at President Griscom of the county COM
mittee.
! What Mr. Gruber said about President
| Taft met with hearty approval, as cyl
denced by the cheering, but his criticism
! OF the recent campaign received only
scant applause outside of two small
groups.
Mr. GriScom addressed the committee
At first. pointing out by figures that, in
/ the face Of the recent disaster, the or
ganization in New York County had
/ done IS we'll IS could bc expected. He
/ said he hoped for and expected the sup
port and confidence Of the leaders and
! their Iieuterarts in building up the or
ganization. It was in part the same
that ne said at the meeting Of the eX-
/ cc1tive committee in the afternoon. At
/ that time neither MI vi tlt'-l il'i ''i'S -
| his group had a word to say.
Held Own in This County.
we have Just passed through an cleo
/ ton. and our rarty has suffered severe
defeat" said Nj. Griscom. While there
can be 10 general cause for rejoicing on
our part. an analysis Of the vote in TINS
county may afford Us some comfort. In
spite of the Democratic conditions
throughout the United States, and what
some have termed Democratic land
slide. here in our county | may fariI say
we have been able 10 hold our own.
THE Democratic plurality III this
county increased only 10000, while in
! Kings County It increased by u .eon, 1t
was the same ~ other counties IN
/ greater New York. This shows in tins
! county the results Of united, strong
and compact organization"
Taking a look into the future Mr. Girls
I com said: In regard to the general
situation in the county, | feel that IT IS
in a time like this that the merit of an
organization IS put to the greatest test.
Al such times we should begin 70 work
To further strengthen the organization IN
! the city. 50 we may go before the people
in the coming elections stronger than
/ ever.
In spite Of a Democratic landslide
Talnmany was unable to increase its
vote. Mr. Dix received several thousand
less votes than AIr. Chanler here. That
shows that we are holding our own. [
,T+ he,
mittee FOR your loyal support and assist
ance. and, having it, we can go forward
with hepc Of bringing our organization
to the place that it should occupy in this
county"
/. Cruber is Heard From.
Tho applause had hardly died down
when storm signals beg3n to nutter. as
Colonel Grubcr was seen standing be
side his scat Those who anticipated
something hot shouted for ABE" to take
tho platform. but he declined.
"Thc final returns. declared Mr.
Gruber. show that in the state Mir. Dix
received 10000 less votes than Mr., Chan
Ier. a defeated Democratic candidate
am willing to take-a icing distance shot
ana say now, some two years before
the next Presidential election, that with
William Howard Taft as our candidate
we will carry the state of Now York
by 10000 plurality
In the last election fully 10000 Re
publicans failed TO vote; fully $4,000
voted for Mr.. Dix. The causes that led
10 this may be summed up by each man
for himself. As for myself l want to
say that when the Republican party
leaves its moorings and casts aside Re
publican traditions it must go down in
defeat.
! I believe if William Howard Taft is
allowed to carry out his policies that he
viii rcunitc the party. Right here and
now / want to begin the fight for the
denomination Of President Taft and [
want to pledge this Republican organ
ization for such denomination"
Says Griscon Is for Taft
Mr.. Gruber said il was . mistake to
have made an attack upon the old
guard and that locally he wanted to
see as much confidence placed in his
district as in the 25th or the 29th. Il
7laze no charge against the county
chairman h said, "a man whom l
highly honor: but NJ political organiza-
ton can be successful unless the lead
ers are brought together in frequent
! conference. If / knew the mind of the
county chairman. he is for William
Howard Taft, and for no one else"
Deprecatiug the fact that William