New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-14
YOUNG MEMS REPUBLICAN COMMIT TEFl

A meeting of this Committee was held at Stuyves'
ant Institute on Friday evening" when several members
EXPRESSED their sentiments pretty freely relative to the
resignation Of Simeon Draper from the Metropolitan
Police Commission, well as Of Mayor Wood, both
as regards bis official and private transactions.
Mr.. j. CUSHING, Vice President of the Club, took
the chair and called the meeting to order After act
ing upon some business maters devoid OF interest to
the general reader the Committee TO whom were re-
ferred the preamble and resolutions offered at the last
meeting of the Republican General Committee, rela-
tive to the course of Simeon Draper and other men,
bers of the Police Commission, presented the following
report:
herea. Simeon Draper by resignipg his position as mem
Der Of ne s0sd w HSs Pbe aud u
crupuou opponent Of the MetropotAn Police law, 20
the the other Commissioners aud prevent Tor tine
pr, sent at least any further seps toward the appointment Of
an efficient and ron partisan polce and ,,
stmate consquences said 1e'isnaon aud such as might
haEs s sss5 dp TO ST G he pursued
ha inflicted serious injury upon the friends OF order and
Metropolitan Police proved himself unt receive at
the hands of Republicans any position OF political trust or re-
Reored That thanks enensly due to Messrs. Nye
snhsn and Bowen for the decided stand taken by them in
opposition those schemes Of their opponents TO which they
been exposed BY the action Of their associate Simeon
,ed That Of this preamble and IesO,GtiOns
member Of the Metropolitan Police Commission.
One or two members expressed themselves opposed
TO the terms applied to Mayor Wood, and moved that
they be stricken out. Another offered the following
substitute viz: "Ths Committee regards the resgua-
ton of Simeon Draper as having acted njudiciously
to the best interest of the Republican party and OF
good government and therefore deserves oar censufe
while the manly course pursued by Commissioners
Nye Strar ahsn and BoSen deserves our warmest sp-
probation"
The substitute was tabled, and the report OF the
Committee and resolution. adopted by a large ma
jory. ,
MI. miller, Of the Twenty first Ward, then offered
the following resolutions:
Reored Ihs, thanks the Republican
LeessuIe OF last WnI ~ the large number pi useful acts
this city and the Metropolitan Police bill, which have
F.rpaDi Wood who have conspred nth Prosavey oil
gaIcby Washington, BY creating riots aud corrupns the
US rulers choosing and rob thu city and pua
Der It's Treasury while they have utterly neglected It's com
mera maisal interests, well as the peace health and
Eeoed That we rejoice that the day Of policemen learned
only In the language Dead Rabis aud gzorans
read the Of the streets which they ounyed by day aud
% , By Of P; and 1p f os a a Is
by executive tresehey and b.. partially osanzed performs
before Zone demonstrates the wisdom and of the
Re'O!red, That earnestly inpore our f-oT.eitizsn,
tho ghout the State to assist in maintaining those laws aud
making such improvements therein time aud experience
Be,ord That the conduct of rebel Mayor in opposing
Legislature but 30 % me supreme curt and inducing ~ hs
official authority hun ireds o honest policemen to d'oby their
upror rely causing them 70 lose their places sad
ofyehooo and bringing the city anarcay and civil
stamps him an Arnold in trea:hery and Cttae in iany
and sufficient refnat Of his false and hbeoa speeches
Re.od That we are in favor the strctes economy IA the
administration of the Government of this aud city bu.
s"nooT nnb an ,dno.tatiop iacudp, The az Of pnt ~
proper condition In great public works devised ami
by our geaet stat. smeD that have made New York the En-
re State # this Upioo and destined to make it the
nercia emporium Of the world
Re'oIred That we not wlin. 10 pay millions Of dollars
Council subject to the dictatorship Of Mayor Wood aud hi.
man Friday Dick Busted for writing lying circulars the
after snuh boxes getting up expens We -as for the gorfca
on Of zach Other aad erchng each other under prtene Of
Ct dosrs and take titles Of persons who do the u
while they utterly refuse TO clean ee, when reekng
with pes,ence aud corruption ard in their official caPai.y
herpose ,ey possible OBSTACLE to the execution Of al just
Reored That confident tina: an impartial survey Of
the Of this City and Of its history for the last Eve
ihroushon the sists :hst L !. their imperative duty 70 aid
IN aid IMPROVING the present laws in securing
'u:ion of The laws in escuns bleeding NeSYork from me
oppression Of the Slack Democracy
HE reading OF the above elc.ed loud applause from
the bers If the Cub-two or three Cnly Of those
present expressing h. disappoval of using any terms
derogato1y 10 he character OF Mayor Wool although
ibey admitted Their convictions that he was as bad a
man as he could well be. They were repl ed % By
Ne butcher of the Ninth Ward Nee affrey OF the
Sixteenth Ward, Miller OF the Twenty.first Wsri. and
others who urged the adoption OF the resolutions,
insisting that they expressed their sentiments as
Jar as they went but ,ha, they fell short Of being suf
hciepty severe upon the Mayor that in fact il would
be oiftcult to find language sufficiently expressive OF
thelI opinions OF the man. for whom no rascali.y
would De too great in order to carry out his schemes
The remarks of these speakers drew forth en.hu-
sastic applause and at the close the resolutions were
almost Unanimously adopted.
On motion, the Committee Public Meetings were
authorized 70 cal meeting of the Association TO raj.
fs the nominations Of the Republican State Couven.
ton. The meeting then adjourned.
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