The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-23

Union Republicans General Committee.
An adjourned meeting Of the Union Republican Genc
raj Committee, conservative organization, held last
evening at their headquarcrs of Broadway and
Twenyth street, Thomas Murphy, President in the
chair After the reading OF the minutes OF the previous
meeting and the Transaction OF other routine bust
the chairman OF the Executive Com reported
that no pruaries had yet been designated by that
body, but that arrangements for such meetings would
shortly BE- announced.
Rufus =. Andrews then spoke at some length IN ref.
ersncs 70 tho Republican state Nominating Convention
bs held the 9th OF February mex, al yracuse and
said that he had not been able yet fully under
stand the object Of tho call being issued for convention
at 20 early day In other States where The State
ventions held early, for purpose Of making the
trouble By 90 doing Hitherto in our State Is had been
usual 70 Gall the state convention few days prior to
me n0 a, o. the national convection aud
had been considered In sufficient time. But
the coming convention was not called In the
interest OIL anybody except the Executive at Al
bany. or for the purpose Of nominating General Grant
or any other great for the Presidency simply
70 IoIos,l me acton OF the people 10 reference 70
who should take tho second place the ticket The
people understood the object OF tho who had put
up the JOB and DO would DC the who would suffer
Tor IN the end There great coming from
almost every sats in the Union for this high Office In.
cluding, among others, the great patriot, Hannibal
House Of Congress Schuyler Colfsx and il the Gov.
ernor persist In this course there will be another
state convention held In April which will express the
genuine sentiment OF the people the question.
II was not the wish OF the American people thar Reuben
= Fenton SHOULD 90 nominated for Vice PRESIDENT they
wanted no more John Tysrs, aud no was one of that
kidd. IL was nothing more nor less than nsolsni i'm.
perunence on the OF this who had long had
the patronage or the State TO present himself IN this
manner Tor tie nomnaon TO this high Office, and this
General Committee should send delegates TO the conven
ton IN February to let the people know that was not
tne wsh OF the parry that tue man who had dwindled
inc republican majority OF this State down 10 minority
vi nfty Thousand should be their nominee.
Inc speaker was repeatedly aud enthusi6tcaly APP
paudod Tue Convention then adjourned subject TO
tho call OF the Chair.
Reorgnnization Of the German Democratic
Comnittee.
The Reorganization Of the General COMMITTEES OF the
German Democratic Union party for the year 1868 took
place on Monday evening at the GermanIa Hall IN Third
avenue DR.. William schirmsr, as the chairman during
the ear 1867 called tho meeting TO order Great
ctetnent prevail cd and many wards were con osted.
MT John ). Freedman made speech, In which he adj
vocatcd union, because Presidential campaign was
close at hand, IN wboh tho German element throughout
the United States had q sacred duty to per orm.
- MT Oswald 0ttendorier was subsequently elected
chairman. AS soon as the newly elected President had
been conducted to the char aud duly Installed the bal
loting proceeded with the following resuit:-For Vice
Presidents, q n. Herman, Major William seebach,
Treasurer, Captain SIMON: Secretaries Messrs Gott-
mann and spiegsbsrg The appointment Of the FL
naaco and Execu ive Committees was lett 10 the Dis
erection OF the Prcsideot aud Tho meeting nnally
ADJOURNED, SUBJECT 20 the call Of the Char
Nr. r. c. Waters, Mali AGENT on tho Cleveland,
columbus ana Cincinnsti Railroad who was seriously