The New York herald., 1870-12-18
THE REPUBLICAN GENERAL COMMITTEE.

The Organization OF the New Committee-
Horace Greeley Elected Chnirmau-
tsChnriey' Conspicuous by His Absence.
The new Republican General Committee met last
evening, corner Twenty second street and Broad
way.
On motion OF Mr.. GALLOWAY J. Soils Ritter
band was elected chairman and George Coachman
as secretary.
Mr.. RITTERBAND, on taking the chair, thanked the
committee for the honor they had conferred upon
him. They had met, he said, for consultation, fol-
lowing the example set them by the republican
members Of Congress- who had met together
for consultation before the hour OF action. He con.
graduated them that new names were on the roll
ane new faces IN the room-names and faces OF men
who mad taken no part in the committees delibera.
tlons, but whs had stood by 1t with
'srHE OLD TOUCH OF THE ELBowr
when the Pathfinder led the van and when the
sainted Lincoln mad commanded the army in Its
hour OF victory. II was matter OF congratulation
that they had entered the temple TO worship without
fear OF their skirts being stained. They had, he
knew, with their energy and
THEIR PURSES
tonight bravely In the fights OF 1865 and 1868. The
strong hand of the legitimate republican voters
had plucked from the party's garden the weeds
which strangled the growth of The good plants.
The roll was then called, the name OF Horace
Greeley receiving no response.
Commissioner MANIERRE moved that a COMMITTEES
OF five be appointed to select The be voted
for as permanent officers for the year.
The CHAIR appointed Benjamin L. Manlerre, n. r.
Andrews, Thomas u. Stewart, ID. ID. Conover and
Joseph Galloway as the committee.
Mr. GaLDLEY wanted the special committee to
bring In Horace Greeley as the unanimous choice Of
the General Committee for President
MIR. FITHIAN was not
OPPOSED TO MR.. anEELEY,
but he thought the special committee would do that
the committee then retired and soon afterwards
returned and made the following report, which was
nanmcus % yes spra
ond Vice President E. L. Faucher; Recording Sccre.
tary, George \. Coachman; corresponding Secre-
tary, And, ew W. Legeatt; Sergeant-at-Arms lra o.
Miller.
DAN CoNovER moved that committee Of seven be
appointed to revise the bylaws OF the committee.
Mr. SINCLAIR ToUsEY could not see the utility OF
the thing.
A DELEGATE thought Mr.. Conoyers motion was
just the thing
Colonel FAIRAAN made few remarks, dur1ng
which he referred TO the bylaws, and said something
which some Of the audience considered very funny
about
'wHo'LL BE KING BUT CHARLEY
referring evidently to one of the stars that foil from
the commi.tee's misty sky q short time ago, when
somebody who wanted to get one OF the committees q
high horse seats didn't exactly succeed.
Police Commissioner SMITH expressed his intense
desire for regularity by requesting that the amend
melts the committee should see ut to make be
pl,IlJed In slip3-paper not political sps-whch
each member could get q good look at, withouc
glasses, a few days before the Tammany meeting.
The committee were then appointed.
Mr. OLIVER believed that some Of the members OF
the committee would be engaged on the 9th OF Janu.
ary '.otherwisc,n IL the meeting OF the committee
ing, for he never danced.
Ine committee then adjourned.