The New York herald., 1869-05-07
CITY POLITICS.



Union Republican General Committee-im-
pOrtant Meeting Last Nisht-Omcers for
1S69-The Contested Delegates Returned.
highly important meeting of the Radical Repub-
lcan General Committee was held last evening at
its headquarters corner Of Broadway and Twenty
second street, John v. Gridley in the chair, and
Messrs. Keech and Quackenbush acting as secre-
tarles After the calling OF the roll and reading OF
the minutes the following resolution was offered by
Judge John ii. White and unanimously adopted
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ever exists and second civil and religious liberty to all
Resolved, That the Union Republican General Committee
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ment assert their Independence and establish republican
manity, progress and freedom to all.
Colonel DuGANNE. of the Seventh Assembly dis.
trict, then offered the following resolutions
Resolved, That committee representing every Assembly
district in this county be appointed report this General
COMMITTEES the speediest and best Of reorganiz
ing and re-enroing the Union Republican District Assocs
on and all Unon republican voters desirous to enroll and
pub!icans members of this committee purpose of
perieeng plan to restore harmony and united action to the
Re soived That the committee consist of one from each
contested. from conestng delegation
selected by the delegations aforesaid.
hereby created be instructed to make report in fun at the
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final action shall be taken by this General Committee On the
The Introduction of these resolutions provoked an
animated debate, Colonel Duganne earnestly adv0-
eating their adoption, urging the importance OF
securing united organization of the republican
party, and deprecating the descriptions and wrang-
hngs which had occurred. while James NJ. ThOnp-
son. Charles :. Spencer and others bitterly opposed
their passage, characteriZing the movement as a
device to introduce traitors and renegades 10 the
organization. Mr.. Thompson moved TO lay the reso-
lutlons upon the table, which motion was carried,
and MIR. spencer moved to proceed to the election OF
officers for the current year. and thereby effect
permanent organization.
Another excited discussion took place upon this
proposition, Messrs. Kingsley, White, Pullman and
others claiming that until the question OF the right
Of certain delegates from contested districts to seats
members Of the General Committee was decided
1t was farcical TO complete permanent organiza-
tiOn, and that such election was proposed
would be q nullity. The motion to proceed TO an
election prevailed, however, ana candidates for the
various offices were put in nomination and elected
President John V. Grdley; First Vice President,
Andrew W. Leggett; Second Vice President, George
I. Webster; secretaries, Alexander II. Keech and
John Quackenbush; Treasurer, Ira o. Miller; Ser
geant-at-Arms, j. W. Swenarton.
The election OF the President and Vice Presidents
was afterwards made unanimous, and III the cases
OF the four last named officers the rules were sus
pended and they were elected by accaination
AT the conclusion OF the election Mr.. Joseph FL
lery, from the Committee on Contested Seats stated
that that committee was ready to report, and pro-
cecded to read series of resolutions adopted by
the committee ana embodyng the results of their
Investigations The committee decided that the
delegates rom the First, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth,
Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Twenty-hrst Assembly
districts were regularly elected and entitled to seats
In the General Committee and reported adversely in
the cases or the Second, sixteenth and Eighteenth
districts. Mr.. Ellery was frequently interrupted
during the reading Of the report and ut Its close
lively scene occurred.
SPENCER KIRBY, OF the Eighteenth district arose
and said-l want 10 deliberately insult that COM
mittee, ana move that the committee be discharged
and its report beinot received but laid on the table
indefinitely
Mr.. ELLERY-You cannot insult that committee.
Here are the documentary evidences Of frauds In
your district, and | have got a hundred aifidavls
showing thar you were fraudulentlv elected.
admitting some OF the delegations be received
Mr.. OLIvERR-I move that the portion OF the report
and the committee be discharged. Let US get to
business at once.
Mr. EsrERBRooK-i move as amendment that
the rest OF the report be laid on the table.
Mr.. OLIvER-Let us vote on this matter In
tellgently and with eyes Open This
| investigation has been kept IN a nutshell 80
| far and want TO have IL ventilated. Let Us have
arguments ON both sides Of the question. ! move
! that each contested delegation be allowed fifteen
minutes argument TO support ITS claims, and then
the question OF its admission be voted upon.
This motion was finally adopted ana the debates
commenced. Fifteen minutes each, exclusive OF the
numerous Interruptions, were allowed TO the various
contested delegations, but the result in
each case was the reception OF the report Of the
committee upon the contested districts, and the
Second, Sixteenth and Eighteenth district deega
tions VIII, therefore, have to retire from the GEN
eral Committee, and new enrolments ami elections
be made in those districts.