The New York herald., 1870-06-08
TEE GERMAN REPUBLICANS REBELLlOUs.
Meeting Of the German Republican Central
C0mmittee-Heavy Theatrical Thunder
PARTY DisciDline Nowhere.

Meeting Of the German Republican Central
C0mmittee-Heavy Theatrical Thunder
Party Discipline Nowhere.
Yesterday evening the German Republican Central
Committee assembled in special meeting at the
Steuben House. the Vice President DR.. Gellmann in
the chair. Mr.. NJ. Elllnger submitted as an import
ant point. the necessity for the German republicans
to have an acknowledged representative "aDroad'-
meaning at the representative organizations Of the
republican party and for this purpose there should
be SPECIAL committee Mr. Lueders. who holds an
appointment in the Naval once, believed that this
whole matter had been settled by the discharge, AT
the former meeting, OF the special committee or
twelve and the reference OF the matter to the Execu
tive Committee. Mr.. Schoenhof was OF the same
opinion as Mr.. Ellinger, while Mr.. Lueders insisted
that the Executive Committee had appointed SUBJ
committee OF five to attend to the subject. The
mittee Of twelve did nothing, what they undertook
went against them; but they worked for themselves
and tried to rule the Central Committee DR.,
Naumann asked what was meant by ''represenJa-
tOn,n and he was informed by MI. E1inger that it
was TO see to obtain proper share for the Germans
In the distribution OF the federal patronage. DIR.
and influence INSIDE they must have weight al and
influence here at home, and TO get this they must
work. Did they want to go to Washington to beg
for Mr.. Grinnell who had done nothing for the Ger
mansy II by home work they show that they have in
Guence the politicians will come to them but mere
by Dr. Hoeber and Messrs. Grassc and Weber, who
moved to refer the matter to the Executive Commit
tee, DR.. Naumann said he would 'iet the cat out OF
the bag; that some people smell that affairs In the
Custom House are shaky, and would take this Op.
portunty to show their own Importance for personal
ends. Some rather angry words fell between the
last speaker and DR.. Hoeber, when Mr.. Siglsmund
Kaufman to state that the question OF patron
age was the most disgusting element IN party poll
tics. Ii things went on as now, 1t would indi-
cate that the republican party was expiring. There
should be a committee to tell President Grant that
the Germans are not responsible for It, but the Tam
many Hall republicans, q srowd Of rotten trading
politicians. whom the Germans no longer recognize
as the central organization Of the republican party
Tns republican Can party %a s geSrgsnesd rom the
democrats we're also dissatisfied with the corrupt
Tammany politicians The views Of M. Kaufpapn
found general favor, Dr. Naul1aqn DECLARING that 1t
was well to tell the American republicans what q
true republican meant but that this would be bad
thing for committee to do The spirit
may be willing, but the flesh was weak,
ana those who want offices would find Is
delicate duty Mr.. kaufman again reiterated
the same views, saying that extraordinary measurAs
are required to make the party again what Il has
been and what 1t is not. Mr.. SchQenhST declared
that the republican party In the Whole country suf-
fered from the want Of leading principles and this
want should be supplied, Inc rambling and AMI
mated debate continued ana the matter was at last
referred to the Fxective Committee to report Gen.
efal Sgei sent IN his resignation president, but q
committee was appointed to ask him to Withdraw
H. RESOLUTIONS OF coincidence offered and
passed on the death Of julius Hoeber who died from
Valvular disease Of the heart contracted while In
the army during the late war, and this brought tha
Stormy session 10 a close.