New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-31
Murray Hill Progressives Won't
Accept Leadership of
Outsider.
CLOSE UP THEIR ROOMS
Attempt to Force Louis S.
Grenner Out Leaves Third
Party Without Home
in District.

After a meeting AT WnlcD the u1ctdtlOH
Of bosses in the Metropolitan Tower was
loudly denounced, and a resolution RE-
senting the attempt to force outside lead
ers upon them was unanimously passed.
the Murray Hill Progressive Club dis
banded last night, dismantled their club
house at No. 157 West l4th street. and de-
clarcd that the Roosevelt movement of
the 9th Assembly District, Manhattan,
would have to get it's rank and file from
the same place it got it's newly appointed
leaders.
All this came about because the pro
visional county executive committee" OF
the Third Term party decided about
week ago to GUST Louis 5. Grenner the
leader of the party In the 9th District
and substitute Cor him Grenville Clark
Grenner's organization had It's inception,
or rather it's reorganization, last January
when Grenner, who had been a Repub-
lican leader OF that same district from
1896 to 1891. began TO organize for pri-
mary fight against BY b. Brown.
Brown was victorious on primary day
and the Grenner organization, which was
then housed in commodious quarters at
No. 12G West 41st street, voted to await
the outcome at the Republican convention
al Chicago After that overtures were
made by the Third Term party people to
Grenner and his well organized club TO
enlist under the Roosevelt banner. and the
club was reorganized as the Murray Hill
Progressive Llub.
Tower Bosses Botch Things.
All went along merrlly until about two
weeks ago. when the provisional county
leaders Of the Roosevelt forces sent word
by a telegram which was delivered at 3
o'clock in the morning, directing the Gren-
ner people 10 send committee to the
Metropolitan tower headquarters TO dis
cuss a selection for district leader.
In spite of the fact that the Grenner
club organization had previously duly Sc
lected Mr.. Grenner as district leader they
agreed to send a committee TO talk things
over with the bosses I'm the tower.
How long have you lived in the dis
trict?" was one question put to Grenner
by William Halpin, one Of the Roosevelt
leaders.
"Only thirty-two years" replied Gren-
ncr. but at that, If you people want some
one else AZ leader wen agree to put up
Or. W. willard Armstrong and I'll re-
tire"
DR.. Armstrong is president or was
president, OF the club, but the Roosevelt
bossiets had picked Grenvlle Clark for
the job. and they wanted the Murray Hill
Progressive Club to accept him as its
leader with open arms. The Grenner peo-
pie protested that they didn't want Clark.
The signs which proclaimed the house
I'm 44th street as the home OF the Roose-
Welt forces of the district were taken
down yesterday. The furniture which the
Roosevelt people thought TO use TO boom
the third term candidate In the heart OF
the White Light district was removed to
storage and the lease was cancelled.
Club Formally Disbands.
Before the end the Murray Hill Pro-
gressive Club passed this resolution:
Resolved that We. the Murray Hill Pro- |
gressfVe Club standing first OF all for the
Of home rule I'm Assembly dis ,
trict matters. and against any dlctation
bosses resent the attempt TO force on
US leader who has been for twelve |
years captain In the opposing club OF !
inc dIs;rt and hereby dissolve our club
and withdraw from the so-called Progress
sive party I'm ;his county.
Mr. Grenner said last night that he
was at loss to understand just how the
men who were designated as delegates
10 the county convention OF the new party
could legally vote at the county con-
yention on Wednesday night.
THE notices distinctly said that all
such delegates must be elected by July
q. and we therefore elected our dele
gates on the night OF July q. The men
designated by the Roosevelt people as
DELEGATES from this district were not
named until after that date, and OF
course they were never elected, simply
designated as delegates by the provisional
organization.
81 do not see how they have any right
to vote az delegates from the 9th Dis
trlct at a county convention, when We
had the only organization In the district
which could rightfully elect delegates.
This down with the bosses cry sounds
funny to me. coming from that bunch In
the Roosevelt headquarters In the tower"
was Mr.. Grenner's comment.
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