The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-18
UNION REPUBLICAN CENTRAL comhIrrEe.

The Doors Of Their Headquarters Closed
Against the RefOrmers, and They Arc
Obliged to Meet EIsewhere-The Feuds Of
the Twenfy-socOnd aud Twenty.third Street
Houses Likely to Creep Into the Body.
II having been announced that meeting of the
Union Republican Central Committee NEE tho
reformers would be held at eight O'Clock last even.
Ing at the Everett Rooms, corner OF Broadway and
Thiry-fourth street. party OF that body. consisting
Of about fifty or sixty gentlemen, assembled on tho
sidewalk long before that hour and having waited
patiently until nine O'Clock for some one to open
the door and let them In, they were obliged after
expressing much indignation against the jantor
of the building, the committee formed 10
line and went "marchlng down Broadway"
until they came to halt opposite the Apollo
Rooms, In Twentyeghth street, whore they "knocked
and It was opened unto them" Here the meeting
was organized by the unanimous election Of ex-
Judge J. Lathrop to the chair. The secretary, Mr..
OBren called the roll and read the minutes of the
last meeting, which latter were approved. The
chairman announced that the Hrst order Of business
would be the completion Of the bylaws.
Mr.. NORMAN STRArToN explained to the chair
man-who confessed hts ignorance Of what had pre-.
viousiy been done-the proceedings Of the. last
meeting
Colonel Mason. the chairman Of the COMMITTEES to
whom was referred the resolution of Mr. Cushing IN
reference to excluding onlce-holders from seats ia
the Central Committee, reported, informally as fol.
iows:-
the special resolution offered BY the delegation fro
the Seveneenth dsct and referred to 10 your committee
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ADOPTION rather 10
70 leave the adoption rejection modification OF the
luton TO the good sense of the Central Committee
Your committee would add hat II adopted should be 90
modified by appropriate preamble 81 to avoid the appear
Of indiscmnate condemnation OF large
OF citizens and thereby reflection upon the integrity
OF the republican party and by such exceptions as Will re-
its operations If possible to the obnoxious classes os
city Office holders.
Mr.. PULLMAN moved that the report OF the commit
tee on the resolution be laid on the table and made
the special order for next meeting
Mr.. NORMAN STRATf0N did Not See how this com.
mttee could be organized until they took that SUBJ
ject In hand and passed upon IT, He offered sub.
sute to the effect that all persons holding once BY
appointment under the general or state govern
ments shall be Ineligible to seats In the committee.
Quite debate sprung up on this, when Mr.. Rich
ardson offered another string Of resolutions with
| long preamble, but after some further discussion
the report Of the committee. as given above. was
| adopted. t'A- ~. ~
desutory and amusing debate here followed. ia
which several gentlemen spoke, some OF whom, did
not want OFFICES since they were kicked out by Mr..
smythe while others were In favor Of putting the
best men IN the best places. The constitution was
then put to q vote and adopted.
The committee proceeded to ballot for permanent
President, Mr.. Edgar Ketchum being the only nomf.
nee The ballot stood a. foilows:-Edgar Ketchum,
70; J. O. Sedgwick, Z; George P. Putnam, l. W.
Ketchum was therefore declared duly elected.