The New York herald., 1866-09-04
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE.

A split In the Consmsittee-The REGULAR Pov-
ti0n Meet NJ the AssOr House, the Bolters as
philadelphia Executive Con,ssisiee for
Johnson-rhe FSnds Under Their Control
No Definite Action Taken, &c.
Tho National Republican Committee appointed Al the
Baltimore Convention in 1854, has been In a regular
wrange for weeks past the Philadelphia Con
serva.ive Convention. Two or three members Of the
committee, without any authority vested In them for
thar purpose, issued call for meeting OF the commit
tee In Philadelphia Their action without authority
precedence The rule always has been that either the
Chairman and the secretary OF the committee or eaecn
tive committee shall issue all the calls for. meetings
The call for the meeting Philadelphia informal
aud ally bolt from the comm,uce.
Subsequent 10 TINS infofma call regular call was ~
sued signed by Henry j RAYMOND a. chairman and N.
D. sperry OF Connecfcnt a. sec,eu,ry for n meeting of
thc COMMITTEES at the Astor House Yesterday. This Ia
the only authorized and regular meeting oi the com
mite Those who responded 10 this call met room
no ~ NJ the Astor House yesterday. Only seven VI
the committee were present and reported themselves
lhis Included the entire subcommittee but one. Tho
balance either did not respond ali either call or
e9e were At fh'ndeipha Ono OF the radical morning
papers announced that were seventeen ua.nt nj
fhiiaheipha To attend the meeting OF the informal call
al tnAt place. but naAmnch of
names gwen in that isi, present meeting nj
the As,or House yesterday, namely, Wm c. Clanin Of
Massachusetts, anu Mr. Turner oi Rhode Island, the
radicals tailed 10 get majority OF the comEitueo anu
whatever they do IN Philadelphia will have no binding
effect upon the cOmnttee not only from IA wnut ~
regularity but also that II only the action OF minnr
ty. The result however, ~ that there Fpt IN the
committee on the issues OF III. day Those VINO m 4 at
the Astor House maintained thai they held decreea
OF the Baltimore platform adopted at tho convention
which nominated Mr Lincoln, while II Is tarpored
that those who have reported AT Pbade pha have gone
on afier fbad stevens and are morhpping false gods
and ebony images
Tho question whether tho action Of the Executive Com
ni'tee was binding upon the General Committee was dis
cnssed al some length a, the Aator House gathering
The Chairman, Mr. Raymond, held that the Individual
opinion OF the members OF the committee lid not aiect
the action Of the whole committed, and opposed 10
taking any action at this time, there being 10 few
present
They had nearly oil Of the Executive Commit resent,
and he believed that their duty TO pass uLons
expressing their views of the questions Of NJ hon,
ha-ng then action upon The Baltimore plat Usn aud
then f those gentlemen who have gone on 20 rhadci
pha did not like IL let them bolt AMI stand 10 the
position of boilers nom the party. majority of those
present In favor Of the conservative pogemcnt
rscenty Inangurated at Philadelphia and hcy should 70
express H.
Raymond however. Insisted upon the policy of not
passing any resolution ~ this time but Was IN favor ~
h1lOurninR After some frthcT discussion aud con
the committee adjoIrned subject TO The call Of the
Executive Committee On two weeks notice.
There are some twenty thousand dollars ~ the hai's Of
Raymond let ~ the i4nf ~ the campaign 81 1864
This he announced he should hold until IL wa in
authoritative and regular way, ordered 20 he pad over
lie ocrniny shoad n"i pay " over 10 Av Isiy dorir
mated n u holl,fs meeting ol cDninitlen iboTmhly
convened
THIS all ths, war Gone at tins meeting. In The
meantime tie funds IA the lnndr Of Tie regular
regcscnai Of The committee and thofe who refuse
10 e'ochlN me oHeHl i'nd ard set NJ feceti'n are
NOT emitted 10 The spoils. Raymond sho id therefore
appropiai, 10 hcp the gioat conservative johnson
moycnrni fho Iafty which refused o. ictpond 20 the
regular cil sud lave gone oii 10 . iormsI meeting
Pl,Uadeipnt have girnicd >-dn in
limitation iir 81 the Southern States eors the
war, ihrS at' - sIiIc al trht move rene need al
ea!iu "a th' ~ 1'i arc not 10 any way entitled ~ ~
ihs u onu - l~tss ~ The asfeinpi 10
e.cedc - ofIthern STATES bfought ca severe
slugge 10 To- i,,vp this attempt a. ssccstloB ny that
rnfllon ~ to- committee wtlctI assembled 10 philn
deiphn, instead - New yotS MI bring q and
oter sirispe IA sLe % rJun.ran party. Like causer
trodnc, ike results