New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-01
THF OFFJcE.HOLDERS RAID.

be light.
THE OFFICE-HOLDERS' RAD.
In view Of the fact that portion Of The Office
holders and ocebroke who had hitherto cursed the
Republican Union party by drawing their supper.
from it had gone into the Philadelphia Johnson move
ment, and had united in the call of hybrid State
Convention to nominate ticket, composed mainly OF
Copperheads, in opposition to the Republican.Union
party recent State Convention, at the request of
the delegates from this City, most wisely directed
Reorganization Of the party here, by the election of
new General Committee, by the new Assembly dis
tricts; each district entitled to choose number Of
delegates proportional to its vote for Lincoln and
Fenton in 1864 This has been done, and a new Cen
eral Committee composed in good part of those who
were members Of the old one but not including those
who have joined the Bread and Butter brigade) has
been duly constituted and is now the recognized and
respected head Of tho Experimentation organization
in our City.
That the Bread-and Buttermen would not be pleased
with this was fully understood As they had loft the
party which gave them consequence and Office and
we're hand-and glove with its enemies, there was no
reason Oh earth why they should longer share its
councils, much less direct them. The reorganization
was intended, among other good ends, to get rid Of
them, and let them 60 where they belong.
It was whispered on Saturday that these lngerers
By the aesh. pots Of Johnsonsm purposed holding
meeting that evening Of the old General Committee
at the regular headquarters and the rumor drew
together most of the members Of that defunct Com
mittee-at least fye-sKths OF them open, hearty
supporters Of the Constitutional Amendment, OF Gov
Fen.On and the whole Syracuse ticket To their
amazement every one Of these on presenting HIM
self at the door of the commttee.room, refused
admittance Vice President C. S Spencer, Secretary
Strong and most of its regular officers. were among
those thus excuded-the door being kept by men who
asserted that the meeting within private one and
not ameeting of the Committee. A crowd Of" rOughs
including many well-known thieves bounty swind-
lers, burglars. &c, were on hand to back the con-
spirators inside and diversified their Shoulderhtting
performances By cheers for Hoffman and several high
way robberies The Republican, Unionists present,
including fve-sxths ofthe old Committee, finally left
the ground, without attempting to force their way
into the committeeroom The Times says:
lowing 10 an announcement which made at the
ing the Republican General Committee Friday evening
to effect ba meeting Of the former Committee be
was refused admttance Thomas Murphy said that
pirate msaR Of T risHds sho INTENDED SrPaaiis
Commute that Be do not belong 10 that Committee rs
Mr. Joseph Taylor leased the and paid for It, Mr. Muir
returned the and reporter abOut 20
leave body Of police from the Twenty Precinct arrived
and took position ban the stairs As the
police had taken position Mr. Charles Spencer who claimed
" be member Of The General Committee whose behalf the
loom arrived and sought admanee but per
emporiy refused lie argued his claims with Mr. Taylor aud
others the party occupying the room who bad come out 10
with Mr. Spencer upon improperly Of his
tempting 20 90 into the room br Taylor SAID a Ta' MOI
a rseeting Of any committee but Of N5itsd geHls@tH
AID IT, hot ritrafa tifO If Gaugl
friends" not of any Committee, but of invited gen
tlemen the following false aud fraudulent bulletin
has gone forth
1.-THE meeting was called to order by Thomas murphy
Chairman In the regular
Smith and Costa elected temporary Secretaries After
transactng routine business the following resolution
gIS5res The members Of the Union General Committee Of
New York elected for the period Of year from Jan
Ireas The State Convention had no right or authority
and the members thereof elected by authority
abolish the Union General Committee Of New York. aud
WAmtas The said Union General Committee has not By
any formal given up abandoned Its organization there
RoIrsd That the Uaon General Committee Of NewYork
repudats the OF the State Conyenton aboshing the
county ogauza0n will continue TO adhere to the old Organl
New York
RcoTsG That action Of the State Convention uDpar-
aeed and unjust and manly bad In the interest OF AZ
png candidates who were unable to control the old ogan
Rssolud That the members Of the Union General Commit
who have Joined the antaeonistc and hostile organization
thereby vacated their seats IN this Committee and the
seats OF such members hereby declared vacant"
We trust this "Union General COMMITTEE" will
keep up the farce OF organization TO the latest
ment; but every man OF them will vote the regular
1 Copperhead ticket when he goes to the polls. The
total strength Of the organization is not half the num-
Der Of Federal Office holders in City and the vote
of Gov Fenton and the Republican ticket will be sig
nally siren gthened by their opposition. The indgna-
ton aroused by their swindlng performance Of Saur-
day night, with its fitting garnture Of rufanism and
felony will add thousand votes to the Syracuse
ticket.
And now We entreat the new General COMMITTEE to
avoid the corner Of Broadway and Twenty third st..
evermore, 1t is redolent' of odors most unsayory
TO honest mems nostnls. The Republican. Union
party of this City is no longer in the clutches of the
Twenty-thrd-street gang AMI should not seem to
be. Let US have new headquarters, 10 which honest
men may resort without repugnanee and without IN
curing a suspicion Of being in quest Of Army con-
tracts or stock in prospective City RslGQsds The