New-York tribune., 1870-10-17
,-,rov REPUBLICAN GENERAL COMMITTEE.

,-y1oN REPUBLICAN GENERAL COMMITTEE
STORMY MEETING-DErEAT OF COLLECTOR
MURPHY.
m, Thursday evening, Oct. G, the Union Re-
,,,..o General Committee ordered the primaries 10 be
8r, evening I'm the several wards, for the election
,9.,se. 70 the various nominating conventions, the
,rf.,, % be signed by the Inspectors Of Election
- t,e secretaries of the respective district orgin-
..,rs Il Was further ordered, to prevent Sweeney,
v,..d y.u Co. oOt iaing control OF these Conven-
-, at no person holding Office under Tammany
$50 b, rllHblt a dele gate.
~ a. III meeting caleb for Saturday nj cht "t0t take
,or h rcfercnce the ra'Idcation meeting, and the
1or urinary e!ectOas.' wts accepted by the friends
ss amt ist-aiion thc fist movement in fav-r OF
S.nsaav uAlL Eleh pary m1rahaieI is forces
Nlie, Stswar Of SO. HturySt., delegate from tho
n As. nbly District iieg,imate means were usc4
S1e. Before Ec doors %. the Commit o rooms were
oPttl The aypgolcAes leading there, were t1Ae9
p4ie 4y equipped and carrying t!tlr ntJ.LSi Inc
aLri'- q de eclses proceeded QuletI{ Rl.i Co5cV w.
Nrp4r presented himself. accompanied by Danlei W.
Ilea Y-eecred egite, whose Credentials had not
yiber received bT the inliee. Inc t,.tt vas VT Vt
sm-iC s.0pped by the police VINO claim q 10 ne a'lhg
pgaane. Collector Murphy and other nembers az the
- VI syall. T1is hailed as the first victory
10 ile liurphyltes Cen John COchrane Cha'rl4sn
~ the Clln-htee absent, u was stated irOIl SICK
~, cta.- md treo-rp p Coachmon. and Abram Brown,
g. ver f eecretires- The cal OF the roll shc wa l4s
80 e. md NJ. Daniel ID. C0nOyer obtaining IA hoor,
ne i. sdrnsdon Of hr. James liroii IS a member
- H. Dlr1nan T. EIUon M. Cyras l. FTJs' l 1e tLe
--fef orir that no vacancy existed IN the district
4 s,ris,i5n when a member Of tle General ComuiHee
x absent from three sl,gcseFo iaeelng' hl> SAT Yves
~ .sdcd o meeting since elected The election
.. NJ. I-e1 To Ill the vacancy thus cle-
; spsz er inquired il any resignation bad been
r,s.,s ron NJ. Baton, or If any nOuheauon OF tls
.srs ~ then referred to the fact that Mr.. Eaton,
when al others declined, hai consented year ago
.te1 down by the hand Of an ASSASSIN under eTcun-
srr,s Las ne would not theu more particularly ieter
E was is generous just or even lawful to thus re-
sp5,c-le would use the mild w0r remove rather
nerpsa i Eaton- Mr.. Wliun Haw, jr, called for the
mating Of the minutes OF the previous meelns, rom
TAsh appeared that there was number OF ahsentees
a N o-ie- hat mi. ac,Sn OF the General Committee
o.r-eI ts action OF the District Association Mr. Sin
r,- Il.sey COnteldcd that. lnasmUch As Uie not'e
o-gs.nc ,lis vacancy had been given previous 10 the
ssTeUl," by the General Committee the subsequent
An Of the General Commit could not aiect t9e anto
~ ent proceeding Of the District Association motion
90 AZ ne table and Othor dstOTy notions Kept mo
lody busy for the next 20 minutes. Comment were
ii rs-l rs OF the Committee. Mr.. Darling nI lIed II
~ " o. whose credentials were not yet ACCEPTED was
o. hsa,or. Tie Chairman replied ne was nI Daring
easd previously, be now admitted to equal TIN . win
NJ. Bret This movement caused cVlslderaoo 'uuiuII
wlioh Wa partially alayed by the Chairman decld!ng
tha. NJ ErOts point Of order that no vacancy
On the Of Mr., Eaton Was well TAKEN & ~ls hO &
ls Mr. tonOver immediately Jumped 10 the noor, auu
-, Ia % is VS. taei, tie members II the Committee,
Loagu retaining te.r seats and remaining silent, be-
Gyiuc the most intense anxiety IN The result joan D.
Lawson and JameJ A. Lucas Were Tue Ie'I rs rs. Ito
surphy voted yea their opponents nay Inc Sote
T.a--Prst Dsths-Krgssy. seoond-stewsr- Thri-Bo-'t
Po--s5-NeyRs FnNt eFoo'toT Blwards A.e's9ah oIya-
t5r Ga5e Eisls-IsOa Esat-Laes keOeTts La'hSI Cool
Eas4 T4Ji,r TeatLParesa IT,, R"seuasum Ira Loess9od
90 i'm ef yor-sh Coils1oss. % Iou 80
n, Tss esh2Ovsss DIR Daring. Bassoes TvsH.yass-
81 tl-eoa Welsh. Thomg.on Pross Isrndsa Total s.
= }S. farIIsr ea :. sb~MeIsfss Moir.rn Mckinney,
Jaasf Ps-Na A.hey Lo'e haIs SI ., SgF'9s'' FS'
Sss % Eo5d'5& & Bsila, b.y,sSsrpSsr-t iiss,s
Cs-t C Hsm5urger 8akcr POUR Merit FfeenbAu-
s,-sl wI e Calti Pock Ie COanboven Srea le1,
g.l " ss Durel Dlaos horie uu. can
a. ..- Nv l.,r - Twtrtes-vsn Brilt oil,
~ TNeniy1rtoOePsr BOSn, A Brown IT,, kaynOnd
Tie announcement OF the result received with
if.To. .1anse bv the majority. delegate promptly
snsif the point OF order that this being special meet
question OF admitting new delegates could not be
entertained Tie Chairman held that the point was well
saken No appeal was had II here stated that the
Seslt Us decision Wa. % exclude four newyeieeied
% -stes favorable 10 Mr.. Murphy, aud one opposed
member made the point that the old members whose
pace laf been filled by the district ORGANIZATIONS by
u-s,ueR yelected bur not admitted dsleeates had no
rc't O. vote IN the present session, which point the
L4aru.ar oyerrued.
O. DI.anue excitedly-I move, in the interest Of the
ksp4ul4u party, and IN opposition 70 Itlnulany Hal
freuriIJls Jyroar and oorisye aughtr that this Re-
y 'lla. Ic1eral Committee do 30 adjourn ana upon
s1@; motion ca. for the Yeas anu Nay- lGreat com
n io. Att half an hour spent IN par1ainrhiaty t
- 1c' conducted amid understandable COM sloA' I1e VOC
10 % 65 Yeas. sO Nays.
Mr. stewart Of the III District asked leave to ex.
pm Do, vote, and sid: one week ago was approached
t le' men and ote-d place under IamHtuy II /
yoed NTH the ma 0rty here. lGreat uproarJ To-day
~-s approached - one aad the same Oner was made
- me. ..oulnucd uIioar.I
al. 5.""a l-5ecau,e ] went 10 the war. w4at yOd
a., .l 1'' ana ana be -qse %m "a EGpublctu. IL .ot&ed &
.' i'i "il % io4-Ai ana q traitor ~ tie men
~, S,h WON fought lCneers and countercheeIs and
N cau.r eJt The floor and rogtd 20 reconsider the
Su 'Su OIL i4e last meeting 3D. respect 10 calling The
-.-i.e Ile point was raised tnat it -td cen recon
h. - '.' i'iiie4 Liee'.A-' aId cOuld ht ,hert' 'oTe
y asah ltcons.lrfcd Tue Chairman declared the
B-1 pen .-aeu, ult the me rty teeI determined 10
a'e -lceratJu, and then eIsucI one OF the most
{oI-', yea struggcs, during which every rJtaSem
SS SSSn y p-rameutary ta.tcans r-sorted % On
lsi SIDE During the greater part Of the next hour
- were a. iea,t sl1 nt lDtrs tie floor the same
- ,t.l Claiming prior rght o. be- heard. At times
seay a the members cit turr sat ana gathenod in
ol p space ~ mont %. The Cha rnan's desd gestcu-
esSoi te9 ,. y.enL!, DardJiag personalities During
slt4r.s t c beI 56t ~ a. alAiIOial ioIee o ponce
-@s t-i' l'-' uedoed Dy Capt. Burden, and occupied
Gte- "N'OHs INC OeNE'4'N' "oie
z,e. S D9gngne protested against the ncuron Of the
-, en --l spencer addLessing himself to the Chair
No. aAd F0hoe Commissioned ManLieTre said: We are
nsie Under the duress Of the police scut here by
sflai9. lie Chairman appealed To tine majority to
Cs tLe minority 70 every parIiaInentsry "dOdgc"
IseS E majority could eventually rule. There is no
Taunsht liIee In personalities, 70 use hot and
5r 'rtg ~, words; we arr all little besneared with mud
So POndcai arena" Great cheering and laughter,
r.gbh.sse s.e innocently assuming that it Was his
OA tbdt WIS gOrcd.l Confusion be
worse confounded One member lluyed
Ard IN, another moved the previous question a
spet5e we now sdJonrn; fourth that adjourn 10
sirtb nith That the question lie the table
a. haasn IVI IHOrnatOni seventh moves "a call Of
.d nus az ieast thirty rise questions Of privilege
EaIa rps.8oQ question: the police are reelforoed
1bayaa makes reconnaissance the member who
slo4bsr " Lay on the table asks leave tO Withdraw;
stts nVyes tnAi he have leave and finding on a cali
NAV. ana Nays that he L. In the nalOrt, promptly
E9err,us loeohsldef The minority appeared in this
"srisre 10 hold their own when one OF them
s.fns6 ssgested that the majority had properly
szd h, DsiS and moved that they have leave 10