New-York tribune., 1867-09-24
THE CONTEST AT SYRACUSE.

Thurlow Weed and his friends of the COnser-
vative Central Committee Of the City of New
York. who have opposed the policy of Congress
and supported that of Andrew Johnson, and
who supported at our last election John 4.
| Hoffman for Governor and the whole Demo
cratic State ticket, to contest the seats of the
Radical delegates from this city in our ap
preaching Republican State Convention.
In pursuance of the resolutions of q caucus of
the Federal offcehoders held at the room of Mr..
Weed at the AstG House. calls have been published
| in The Commercial advertiser, ". Y. Times. and
| in this paper, under the authority of the
| Twenty-third-st. Conservative Committee, for
| primary meetings to choose delegates to the
| Syracuse Republican State Convention. In most
| cases, the calls name place of meeting Our
| reporters could ind but two three of these
| meetings i'll the city, and these attended by
but few In the great majority of the districts
| elections were he'd but delegates named by
the managers of tlp movement. Outside of men de-
pendent upon Johnson, Weed IL Co. for their liveli-
hood, there are no Conservatives" (sOcalled) in
this city save thos who openly adhere to the Demo-
cratic party, wherethey properly belong. That the
bald and Transparent character of this attempt to
impose upon the rural Republicans in the State Con-
ventons may be thoroughly understood, we propose
| to give resume the whole matter, to show the
history of the bAck treachery of 1865 of which
Weed and his followers were guilty-the causes
which compelled he Republican State Conven-
tion of 1866 to reorganize through their State
Committee, the Republicans of this city
the efficiency Of the reorganizations SO made
and its history-and to also give the past
years history of tb who having exhausted
Andrew Johnson now propose to fatten upon tho
| fol of tha af,a.fv, 10 trip N
to destroy, and whose assured success in the next
Presidential election is bringing again about it par
ties who hope TO fatcn upon the spos of office which
they expect will result from National victory.
| When Andrew johnson betrayed the party
which elevated lin to Office, defied Congress,
| and attempted to reconstruct the South in
| the Rebel interest, Weed & Co. went with him,
sustained his policy, and claimed his appoint
ments. Those who loved punder better than Re
publican principles recognized in this State, Weed
as their leader whc the true Republicans stood by
Congress. The Philadelphia Convention pro-
jected and accompliAed and Rebels. Copperheads,
and ofice-hoders, nouth-locked, were exhibited in
loving accord Heny J. Raymond and Thurlow
Weed engineered thething and furnished the brains.
IL was by them expected that, at the coming cleo
tions, johnson wouldbe sustained and Congress and
the Republican party would be defeated They car
ilcu WIN tncl1 u NcHll
no more The people refused to follow their old
leaders when those lealers deserted their principles
In the city where the Federal patronage is great,
! The Federal appointecs and the PROTECTS Of Weed
openly deserted the Republican party and boosted
that they could contrl its organization. In posses
sion in many of the Republican Ward Associations,
of the rolls-in many Of them oiicersthey expected
to paralyze the party md insure the defeat Of the
Republican State ticket at the November election.
When the Republican state Committee called State
Convention these followers of Johnson. Weed, and
spoils, absented themselves from the primary meet
ings called To send deyates-n some instances kept
closed the hoadquarter under their control-refuscd
20 come TO Syracuse-ad openly avowed their bitter
hostility to what theycalled Radicalisn and their
determination to act with the Democratic party. |
Under such circumstances, the Republican State Con-
yention met. None lut Radicals represented the |
City of NewYork Tie old oilice-fattened veterans,
who had so often attended State Conventions and
answered TO every crad of Weeds whip, were away.
In most Of the city tey controlled the party ma
chinery and threatened and intended to use it to de
feat the Republican party. new organization was
irnperiously demanded; and the State Convention,
Oh the 5th of September, 1866, BY unanimous rOte,
spoiled Thurow Weedslittle game and gladdened the
hearts of the Union mn of NewYork by the passage
of the following resolutions:
Resoired, That the members of the State Convention
Committee for the city of New York. or majority there
appointed by this Convection be instructed to assem-
BILE Tuesday evening neN at some place to be desig
mated by thcm and elect thor inspectors Tor eac Assem-
bly, District In said City, wh'se duty IL shall be to give In
two daily papers in said city forthwith. for two success
notice IN the respective Assembly Districts, at
tunes aud places specified by them they VIII meet TO en-
roll the Of all Union republicans in said districts
who indOrse and support the platform and principles OF
this Conventions; and on sch enrolment again give
notice in two daily papers m W3 SUCCESSIVE % sSn GAYS c @ @
hold elections for officers OF the associations so Termed
and for Union Republican General Committee, 10 be
composed OF one delegate 1m each district ana one ad
delegate from every300 Union Republican voters
IN such dstrea fraction ooyerl0to be counted for one
delegate TO be esmaed on The Presidential vote OF 1864
and that such Committee SO formed, shai De the oIoh
a en hc bv sid associason so formed thereafter re-
newed each year; ard the Committee so formed
shall he the sole authority r calling Convention OF the
Union Republican party IN aid city ana snail administer
Its affairs
Under theauthority of this resolution the follow
ing call wasduly made AMI published:
To THE USoN REPUBLICAS ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF
-YORK-Tle undersigned members OF the Union
Republican safe Central Committee from the City OF
NewY0rk VII meet In pursuance OF the resolution OF
the late Union Republican State Convention at the court
room of the lou. William Ii. Bull on the southwest cor
ner of West Twenty and sevcnthave, on the
Inspectors orcac Assembly District said city, 10
roll all electos who support the platform ana p,nSp%s
Republican Convention ut Syracuse 10 nA the even
ngs for such droilneht ana i9r .c ~ Ioi ~ De
OF associations 80 formed, and delegates 10 onioh ne
publican Central Committee for said city ana 10 appof
ton such delegates upon the basis OF the vote Tor Apra
ham Lincoln u 1864 Union Republicans OF the City or
New-York i'm he several Assembly Districts are cordially
invited 10 communicate. In person or by writing at SAID
tInc and noc1 or before with the undersigned the
proper inspectors and evenings to be selected.
ruiEIrs ! SIcSCTR. JOSHUA g. ABBE,
WAIDoJIrTcuSGs, ANDREW BLEAlLEY,
WM. W. MCKuNEY, MARTIN H. BROWN
AMOR j. WILLIAMSON, ISAAC DAYTON
The members of the Union State Committee, IRON
the City of Nw-York, met at the courtroom OIL the
Hon. Wm. III Bull, on Tuesday evening sept H.
inst; all the members of the Committee rom the Guy
were present. -
On motion Of Charles s. Spencer A. j. "iiiia'nsoh
was appointed Chairman, and Isaac Dayton secretary