New-York tribune., 1910-12-08
AFTER GRUDER'S SCALP
Progressive Republican Club
Formed to Undermine HIM.
DICTATORSHIP THREATENED
Effort to Overthrow CromWeu
Leadership on Staten
Island Ends.

Anrzba r;-tlbers leadership OF the Aitu
Assembly District. as well as his aiieGen
influence IN the Republican organizations
of the 18th and 10Th districts, IS threatened
by an organization Of ProgresslFes- WHICH
was formed on Tuesday night 1t Is known
as the Progressive Republican Cluo OF eiie
18th Senatorial District. and has opeheu
headquarters In the 18th District, a No
2650 Rroadway
The avoweG object of the new ciuof
which starts with a charter membership o1
fiftv. MANY of whom have been members
of Mr. C;ruher's Riverside Republican Ciuo
is ITO bring a bout the aooption of Prosre%7
sfve Republican policies by the res'''eli
T,arty organization. and to that er'd To Work
for the destruction of al. corrupt praclicsS
and rrethods in politics. for the deieat y
self-cons1ltuted party dictatorship aud ior
the direct control of party affairs by the
party voters.
There are over one hundred appiicat tlons
for membership and the organization eA
poets TO cut down the numbers OF the
Riverside club Its officers are: Albert G
Phillips, president: Philip r. Dillon. first
ce-president Miles NJ. Dawson SECOND
vice-presidert: George L0ckhart, tniFc
vice-president; Lawrence b Cohen.-treas-
urer Willis 3. Davis. recording secretary
J. Boyce Smith. jr. financial secretary
Edward Schmidt. corresponding secretary
There is an executive committee Of twenty
one members. of which Gilbert F. Roe VII
rroba bly, he the chairman. Mr. Roe was
formerly a law partner of Senator ID Fol-
lette. in Wisconsin.
Prominent in the organization Is Raiph
r Monroe. who Up to three eeks ago
III s--T<@
captains Becoming disgusted with the
failure of Mr.. Gruber TO recognize the Fro
gressive. element in the organization, AIR
Monroe resigned. declaring that AIr- Cru
hers leadership was not representative and
lid not stand for the square deal. He also
resigned as chairman Of the campaign COM
inittee of the district
AS a protest against AIr. Gruber's meth
obs Mr. Monroe organized opposition 70
MIIIard Ellison, who was the candidate for
reelection TO the presidency of the River
side Club One of 5hc anti Ellison men
said YESTERDAY that when Il became ap-
parent that Alexander T. Iinke. their can
didate would be successful Mr.. Gruber
called together his election district cap
tans and told them 20 work for Ellison.
On Monday night. when the election was
held Mr. Gruber was on hand to see that
his friends voted as he wished It is said
that he assumed q militant attitude and
denounced several persons who did not
agree with him. The Ellison ticket won by
a vote Of - to -. 1t was then that the
Progressives decided 10 have 4 club of
their own. which should work against the
domination of Mr.. Gruber One OF them
predicted last night that fight against Mr..
Gruber in the fall would result in his
elimination as leader
The Progressives in Staten Island who
tried unsuccessfully on Tuesday night 20
overthrow Borough. President Cromwell as
leader. did not show any disposition yester-
dav 10 continue the fight. Coroner William
H Jackson. who ran against John TimIin.
ir. the Cromwell candidate for chairman
of the Richmond County Republican Com
1rlittee said ne was through He declared
he would make no attempt IN defeat Presj-
dent Cromwell at tho primaries in Sep
temDer
The superintendent Of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance C'onpany's building said
Yesterday that it was not the State In
suraHce Department which had questioned
the propriety of the Companys having the
Republican County Committee. political
organization as q tenant He said that
point had been suggested to him by the
insurance department" Of the company.