New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-07
KINGs COUNTY GENERAL COMMITTEE.
TIE PROPOSED CHANGE OF BASIS or REPRE-
SENTATION.

TIE PROPOSED CHANGE OF BASIS or REPRE-
SENTATION.
The Republican General Committee of Kings
County held its regular monthly meeting last evening at
Commonwealth Hall, President Bennett in the chair.
proposed amendment 70 the bylaws offered at the last
meeting by vice-President william Richardson Of the
.1wenty-frst Ward, came up for consideration.
The amendment 70 section l OF article OF the
laws OF 1870, which reads follows:
Committee shall Of Eve delegates rom eaeh Ward i
manner hereinafter provided Esen delegate La hold Office until
tlsss ssAu sooBsr become vacant"
MI RICHARDSON'S amendment was as follows ; ~.
Rpublou Association 70 be eeel annually il The manner hereinafter
Each Ward end Town Association shall entitled delegate
,s9 . oo on , go 81 M I . , @ a o or 81 %
he BePuhlsa candidate M Governor At s next pecelng GaDer
Henry :. Bellows, Seventeenth Ward. moved as an
icing not less than 1907 &c" He also wished that
representation 20 an conventions should he equal from
och ward and town, present. Mr.. Richardson &C
opted the first but thought the last amendment was not
erm9De 10 the subject, but such proposition were
IS ii related to the County Conventions Another amend
ent hsd suggested 10 him. that the change should
- based upon the vote cast at the Presidential instead
-treeht maintained tat Mr. BellOws's amendment was
Mr. Rehardson-I wish to point out that this amend
egree. II any gentleman viii look, he viii lind that the
i've county tOVI. Of Kings, which east little over 200
u TIE aggregate at the last Fresagtai eIeStonI
nave each five delegates while the Tenth, thirteenth ana
ZACH n the General commute, tnough Ihey cast eeh
2lOO votes az that election II ts ainthQueh is
adopted there Will be one tOwn-GraVesend-W can
send only one delegate.
J0hu Oakley atDush, said II would be unwise in pol
eGuutry towns aud wards had the interests Of
Espabcanism much at heart ss the stronger wards
Chs1ic. b. Morton, Thirteenth ward-I find that the
County OF King, the only county IN me oate Where
he General Committee and the Conventions Of The party
sre ca led upon what j. known an equality basis IN
New-York this proposition was adopted two or three
Nj Tarhsrdson-Is it right that less than one'ourth
major IN in the General Committee There 27,7O7
votes cast Grant IN this county Five towns ana nine
cards which east GCzl votes have 20 representatives in
he General Committee while the RENE ming Is wards
which cast 2l.O6 votes have only 6j delegates. .
Mr.. r. b. Fisher, Twentyirst Mard-It has been said
that must be carried, because Is the dcta
fion OF "boers" When heard that thought II was
the very reason why should not vote for IT, coming s
dOes from men who have pun themselves outside the
George G. Bennett Eighteenth Ward. approved
me resolution although hs Ward might lose IN repre-
Mr Wiley, sixth Ward-we have discussed this ques-
fully In Ward Association, and come here IN
1T OF justice 10 the Republicans Of Kings County.
ID. Webster lOOk upon the question simply this:
change its form OF organization OF not If this resOu
Ion il passed the Twentieth Ward viii have votes
md the seventh Ward which adjOins it, would have less
nd in any Convention would be placed at the mercy
pi the Twentieth ] think that the motion, however,
Inder all the circumstances, ought 10 prevail and shall
D. Tracy-Ifthe only purpose Of this Republican com
ite was Tor consultation advice, then IL would
make little difference whether We are represented 10y
wards II all or not few energetic men, selected with
put reference 10 any geographical lines, would be all that
vas needed. But say that such a position is not
= correct one. This committee Is legislative
t0dy controlling the politics and selecting The
eagd dates of the Republicans in Kings County, The
question is Shall ITO Republicans In Flatlands have an
equal voice with 200 Republicans in the Twentieth
" rd4 That IL the question, and the whole question.
not forget that the strength and harmony OF the
Republican party viii be best preserved Wheh II Is
founded on Justice.
M Bellows moved a further amendment 20 the amend
f1eut, which carried providing that no ~aIu OF
shall have less than two delegates to the General
Committee.
The question then taken on MT hchardsons
amendment thus changed, ana IL was lost ny vote
81 g. Invent fOur members were absent many OF
tlem singular o. ray, the county towns To carry
any amendment 70 the bylaws tWO-thirds vote ls re-