The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-10-31
DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE SPLIT
ALTON b. PARKER LEADS ~
RENOIN('ING FUSION.
Faction Called Tricksters and In.
Nited to Resign ANY Democrat VINO
Helps Elect q Nepubiican Assembly.
man This Year Is 4 Foot" says Ridder.

There is split in the Democratic
League. When the league committee
here joined in the fusion movement it
ives supposed for a time that the or
ganization was unanimous in opposing
Tammany. But az meeting last night
At the knickerbocker Hotel il was brought
out that many Of the members want this
year to indorse the Tammany ticket
and resolutions were passed repudiating
the course taken by the Robert Grier
Monroe faction.
Some OF the men who have been most
prominent in the organization were
among the twenty-five members present
last night. Among them were Alton B.
Parker. Morgan j. O'Brien. Herman
Ridder. Charles c. Hughes. John Jerome
Rooney. State Senator John c. SAKE
Herman $. Black. Ashbel p. Fitch. James
A. Deering, John +. Calvin. Joseph s.
Schwab. John Brooks Leavitt, Sylvester
j. O'Sulivan and Edward s. Rapello.
Several Of the speakers said the Mon
roe branch OF the league in going over to
the fusionists had practically stolen the
name Of the League and that the fusion
element had taken pains TO see to il that
at the meeting in which il was decided
TO indorse fusion only those members who
were known to favor it were called to-
gether. The protestants who were at the
meeting last night were willing to pass
unanimously resolution condemning
the action which had been taken in the
name OF the league. but in the resolution
there was paragraph which committed
the meeting not only To the support OF the
Tammany county ticket but also TO the
Tammany candidates for Assembly ana
this was further than some of the speakers
would GO John Brooks Lesvitt led the
fight against the proposal 10 indorse the
Tammany ticket from top to bottom.
He said that he was going to vote for the
fusion Assembly candidate in his district
and also for John J. Hopper. the fusion
candidate for Sheriff.
Seantor SAKE and other speakers criti-
cised this attitude and explained that if
Republican Assembly should be elected
this year the Democratic Governor and
the Democratic Senate would I've para
ly1ed. Ultimately the resolution as
originally drawn was adopted with two
or three negative votes.
Judge Parker said that the reason he
favored the Endorsement Of the Demo
cratic county ticket was that the Bar
Association had commended the selec-
ton Of the judicial candidates
herman hluutr said, Eht dcllon on
the part Of some Of our member. was an
attempt to sell us out
Other speakers, III supporting the
part Of the resolution which declared
that il was an exceptionally reprehensihle
proceeding to have used the name Of the
Democratic League IN opposition TO the
judicial nominees upon the Democratic
county ticket asserted that they had
been tricked and that the fusion mem
bers II they wished to ally themselves
with the Republicans. ought Ia resign
instead Of seeking, at packed meeting.
to let the impression go out that the
league as an organization was opposed
To the Democratic ticket.
After the resolutions had been adopted
motion to adjourn was made and MIR.
Rdder. who was presiding. exclaimed
before putting it. ANY Democrat who
helps TO elect a Republican Assembly
man this year is fcD