New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-15
ORGANIZATION sf the Republican Central
Gonn,iilee.

TIE delegates chosen at the recent primary cleo
ton by tie several Ward Associations az member,
Of the Republican Central Committee met last night
at The Kepubean Headquarters, corner Of Broadway
and Tweniy-,hifd street, for The purpose OF organ
ling by the election Of officers COR TIE en-uing year
Amor d. williamson WE chOsen as temporary
Chairman, aud Messrs Hueiat and Kirby Sec eta
fich.
Upon calling the roll contestants appeared from
the Fifth, IhrtCehth aud Fourteenth Wards. They
wo e, on motion, taken up M numerical order. each
sci Of delegates being allowed ten minutes TO pre-
cent their claim. before the Committee.
Tie Fifth Ward was setted by tie admission OF
The delegation headed by Theodore A. Ward, and
the llirieeuth by The delegation headed by Henry
a. Smith. The settlement Of lie claims oi the dele
gGtes who appeared lom the Fourteenth Ward led
TO m acrimonious and bitter discussion, il being
alleged that al employee IN The United States Mar
shal's Office had received SIS from WA. NJ. Tweed
20 advance the interests a. the Democratic party IN
that Ward at tho last election, and that tue PERI
dent Of III tee organizations IN Tho Fourteenth
Ward claiming seat III lhe Committee, had shared
the brlbe.
The ple,iLert Of tie organization asked the
privilege Of making an explanation, which was nc
corded by the Committee. lie stated that the
Unlled states officer alluded 10 had received Il check
for s75 which he used TO promote the interests OF
Tweed. friends ~ the election; that from the Re
publican boxes Mr. BrennaDs tickets were given
Oat aud that the equalization which he represented
were obliged to work tie Republican ticket without
the boxes.
They yolied on QUO Of tier candidates nearly 300
votes although the ticketo were not to be found IN
the boxes run by tho United States officer.
Tie United States officer was accorded q like
privilege OF ten minutes during which time he
ACKNOWLEDGED receiving tho scyenty-hye dollart
from SIR. Tweed bat asserted that be shared
IL with the President and his friends; That
stes were such ~ 10 interfere withlhim M the dis
get rid fthom no d. parted from his usual mode Of
doing election husinces, drew the money on tho
check, and shared the booty with the strikers
Committee 10 resct these political thieves as uli-
this Committee. lie said had the case been his
own ho would have blown 1.-THE brains VI the rem
gado who would dare receive moneys from the Re-
publican organization, and ut the same lime COM
puusation from its bitierest enemy.
Mr.. Smith moved 10 reject both delegations, as
un or,hy u seat in the Committee
Mr. Spencer denied the right OF the COMMITTEES to
dirffapchisc the Fourteenth Ward III eonenec of
IL they did ii would be merely yielding to an arbi-
lrary and ospricious impu'e
M. Smith OF the Ninth Ward expressed similar
vewa but after further Oecnss on, the original mo-
ton prevailed, aud the following Committee was
appointed TO reorganze tho Fourteenth Ward: L.
Delaleld Smith, j. V. Grdley, Spencer Kirby, ID.
\. Petty, and Sinclair 1ousey.
The Committee then proceeded TO the election d