The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-26
A REPUBLICAN, RUMPUS..
Tho Republican General cc.amittee in Council
Stormy and Disorderly Meeting-A
MIXED" State Of Affairs-Passage OF
Resolutions in Favor Of the Prussians.

was held last evening at the headquarters on the
corner OF Broadway and Twenty-second street, to
issue call for primary meetings to elect delegates
for the State Convention at Saratoga. There was
q verv full attendance or members, all Of whom
were az noisy, as well-dresscd and as inveterate
smokers as any crowd OF politicians, OF any stripe,
that could be gathere together III the city.
General John Cochrane occupied the chair and
after a couple OF Intellectual efforts to bring the
meeting to order specially energetic tap of the
gavel reduced the assembly to something approach
ing silence and the roll OF members called over.
The report OF the Executive Committee In regard
to the primaries was then read. 1t included recon-
mendatlon for call for electing delegates to the
convention to be held at Saratoga, and also for
electing delegates TO the approaching City and
County and Congressional Conventions.
motion was made to strike out all the call
except that referring to the State election, and
after
LITTLE sKIRMISHING
upon points OF order MIR. Rufus Andrews gained
the floor, and In somewhat excited tones said that
he dsapproved altogether Of electing delegates for
the Congressional conventions far ahead Of time.
He would not say there was any scheme in the az
fair, but he saw Niger In the fence. He saw it
distinctly, and so could every other gentleman that
had had anything DO with politics and possessed
any brains.
The notion as amended was adopted.
AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE
TO have the yeas and nays called. but, amid wild
disorder, refused.
On the motion OF Mr. BOWLING the time for hold
ing the primary elections was changed to September
@ between the hours Of half.past seven and nine
O'Clock.
At this point the committee became so recklessly
unruly and noisy that the chairman called upon
them in tone OF peremptory nrmness, to attend to
nj rnp 40 andu "a
to stop talking, to be quiet and-to extinguish
their cigars.
THREE MOTIONS
came before the meeting-one that the President
and two secretaries sign the credentials OF the dele
gates, another thai the President and inspectors
should do and yet third that this should DC the
duty only OF the inspectors
Upon these motions the discussion was ratner
tame; but ut last Mr.. James H. thompson rose, and
III the last stage OF virtuous excitement, SAID ne
hoped tue secretaries would be required 10 Sign, 50
that the party should not be
SOLD OUT TO WILLIAM n. TWEED
This would prevent the rascay which he reared
would be perpetrated, as the wnole course OF Inc
Executive Committee mad been In that dlrection.
lDerisive cneers.) Here were gentlemen, members
OF that committee, VINO had never received nOtlce
OF o meeting until the next day. thear, near, anu
loud laughter, followed by an appeal Tor order,
which was made-inetfectualy, OF cOurse.) II was
not his purpose to call up sucn immense applause,
but 1t with honest purpose TO al once put MS
loot down on the treason tnat was "i1h1n their
ranks.
There followed
A
OF amendments and amendments TO amendments,
anu questions Of privilege ana all sorts OF naneiess
irregularities during whose tedious progress there
were frequently hall dozen gentlemen ON tue Hour
at the same tie all eager to insist on points OF
order. At last even the chairman GOT Just little
perplexed. but finally the amendment to the orgi.
nal motion, thus providing Tor the cooperation OF
the secretaries, was put.
A cry was made for the yeas and nays, which was
sustained by good portion OF the members. This
showed very palpably the prevailing air Of distfust
aud suspicion. In The course OF the calling man
Der rose and loudly
ACCUSED THE SECRETARY
OF missing couple OF names. This charge proved,
however, TO be iulsized mares nest, as The names
had been by unanimous consent struck OF tue roll.
When the secretaries finally announced the result
OF the vote there was starting Inference between
them. One gave forty-nlne IN the affirmative and
forytwo In the negative while the other gave fifty
IN the negative and forty-one In the affirmative
nubbub and clamor ensued that surpasses descrip-
ton. Several members called out that there was
FOUL PLAY SOMEWHERE
and last 1t agreed that the recording secretary
should call out the names and the vote recorded
against them. Some one suggested new vote, but
the second secretary, Colonel Pinckney, protested
that his count had been called question, 1t
due to him to have the first vote Investigated. so
the original arrangement, tedious as IL was, was
begun, but the CONFUSION attending IL was great
that st last Colonel Pinckney cried out that the re-
cording secretary was trying "to c0mpicate things
and cause trouble" After
ANOTHER VERBAL sCRIMMAGE,
however, the advancement as originally ordered.
OF the most heated and excited character took
place Some gentlemen forgot exactly how they
ceedngs Altogether, the scene was intensely
''mixed," and though for the chairman ana mem.
bers little embarrassing, IL was for the spectators
ut any rate, extremely amusing. Rarely, indeed
has political organization been In more perplex-
ing dilemma.
The result OF
THE SECOND CALLING
simply exaggerated the discrepancy announced be-
tween the telleTs the frst time. On this occasion
II stated That. according to Colonel Pinckney,
there were fifty III the affirmative and forty-two IN
the negative, while. according to the recording sec.
rotary, there were rhrtynine yaes and forty-seyen
nays: Wild disorder naturally followed. New sec
retaries were then appointed, but the noise
great that the chairman warned the committee that
by this confusion they were exposing themselves to
public derIson. He then called the serseant-at
arms and instructed him to
ARREST ANY
guilty Of disorder. But even this last efort was
ruitless, and General Cochrane i've minutes after
ward was forced again to platntvely calculate ais
1t possible, gentlemen that you can stop taking2n
The third ballot however, was markedly quiet as
compared with the two previous ones. Its result
was In favor OF the to thirty
nine. The report. amended, was then adopted.
Resolutions were then carried warmly in favor Of
the PrussianS.