New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-03

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In but ~ OF Il Assembly Districts does the evidence
disclose Iammany Republican oil, holder Ihe
remaining nre are exempi. Ill,e hundred ana twehy
Is the N TOLL OF which p are descinc ~ hodhs
o1ic, under IJumany Hail. and 30 as OH holders -
daD Of these Who are charged TO Police Department;
the number Ol5 charged 10 the FIRE DepuitutnG me
commissions iestmatcy open 10 hPG'iDaS1 nnu ~
far from dauOuuCuE the tact ~ criminal you WIZ say
that the Republican parry is not nor even II these mum
hers were quadruprd ami extended 10 every district IN
the city would % be IN the enjoyment OF the patronage
the aggregate give employment 10 over 5000 Off ehod-
ers, onchllf Of whom might no Republicans without
c csns shou@ d' Is found in Democrlta oalcci. wo
attribute 10 the method by which on cNgent ocraoh'
the equilibrium OF patronage IS adjusted by tho Comma
inGiry nm cau1 Il not q greater number Of compen-
satug Democrats win De found securely slowed IN the
Custom House. Vs. have horne to impair ~ we might
thc example with which This charge - insemously
among the Republicans of the First District AS-o1tilOn
Bnt whcn YOU reflect that Of these Y. a. Republican
policemen, " Republican Grcmcn, ana RrPubhcGn
Office bOldcr 10 other Republican COMMISSIONS you WI
perceive that 65 Ropubgns Of this Assembly District
are nifty provided for; aud whether u0cemcn or h1-
men, Their names should be. s they are charged WIN
they should actively participate TOR which
Charge Eight d"nomces thcml III It's primary ocelou7
CHARGES FOURTH AND SIXTH
General Committee Of 1870 not les, than 80 held relations
in tine dG,rcnt City Departments with Taminaiy Hal
and received pay ana cmouments from tho Democratic
party"
Sirih " That o. the 100 members of ths Republican
General Comm ne. Of 1871 not less than 80 mold Offices
in tie an REM CiP and County Democrduc bopI1-
Accepting without proof for the evidence furnshe,,
nOuc these charges stated the answer To the Ihlf
Cbile. b. o. conclusive answer 20 these. lint cannot
permit either the inalconents or the dicine commute
@ ~ $50 tCy S,t fof fc RcpHic1u General
fuy'ittr MI tsi aud that cvrry Rcrnbicau District
Association h8- been, and continues under lpto't uc
control II So now h1ppcs % That an the q Republican
thus dcBocC together cOud nor ~ Two
repeated efforts succeed inrcturnng HuccSN'ey ~ I-O
aud 1854 10 their respective General Committees on
j9 members each, more than 30 member, ln me Den"
ocratC interest and they only 10 De 7coihed ana
trampcd on by the 100 conceded l1pnhhrau@ Dcinn-
Gratis not such sovcbS. tha wh supreme control 90
f. their wont 90 surinciy accept defeat Inc General
ono insoontcn, admit BcSlrod That no person shall
Of the Republican General Committee Wh2 drtcuy or
indirectly hold, appointment under the DemocrlhG
author BE-, Of me CITY aud County Of NcwYork" Aud
tli, they call Democratic control!
Two ooums,ioueTs-the one OF Police, Rcujamin +.
C;alyay-wcre member, Of the General Committee OF
1870 ara continue in that Of ISL Two comm -tOhI'
A r. Cornell CoIrrli,,iourr by Democratic appoint
mcnt. of ta Capital building N hieany. are memhTfs OF
the state Committee. Mr. Cornell IT. President There
a." 1oy ~ b i' Sec Coruiti.e II men tbr Tamnany
Dt.s o. t'' Pm ,i,cn Conn amer
aI,LS how can tbo srtc Committee li5th pant Of
which 4, rotten by any rule dissolve The General Com
mittec rotten iu but l6pth OF IT. partsf Fhysciau'
II cainot lee contradiccd that the delegates to the
state Convention az Saratoga, IN 1870 lrOm each Az
the call OF the Genera Committee Of 1870, by the en-
rolled members of tho District Associations.
But the State Committee charges that ercTy one of
these -ocutions and the General Committee itself
i'm the interests Of Iommany Hall. Now these very del
egates so charged 10 have been elected 10y bmnany
votes made at the Saratoga Convention six members
onefth part Of ths very state Committee 70 repre-
sent the siN City Congressional Districts upon IT,
The Hon. a. Is. Cornell President, the Hon. Thomas
Muiligan. the Hon. Hugh Gardner. Gen Chester a.
Arthur the Hon. Geo. Opdy ke, ana the non henry
smtIyOu the men The slime Of political corrup-
tion is yours, with which you oer TO besmtai US we
recommend 10 your Digestion gentlemen Oh .he Stato
Committee, this pungcnt scripture; why behode't
thou the mote u thy brothers eye ana Gonsdereot not
the beam that is IN Time Own eyer 4h"u byP9ttite!
first cast out the beam out Of thine own eye, ana then
brothers eye" But whether the state Committee shall
for these reasons, dlssOvc; or Whtthcr INC Nauhal
Commitee shall be peuon9d 10 g,1ove H. are que,
the pcrverseuc5 Of the effort for the Same reason, TO
dissolve ~.
CHARGES TENTH. Eleventh, AND TWELFTH.
Tenth That petitions presented to the Committee en-
brace the names Of over 10000 Republicans Of the City Of
NewYork many Of them OF state and National reputa
ton PRAYING for reorganization OF the party IN the city,
EIepenh: " That nearly, quite one-hlf Of the mem
bers of the General Committee for 1870 have formerly re-
0uested such reorganization"
M fsbat a County Convention epresentng every
- jt the ritv composed Of wellSnown Republicans
has likewise formally asked FOR reOrslnization.'
As the macontent member OF Us GfnsTat committee
OF 1870 and those Of the County ConVen1cnG ~. ear
are included in the 10000 petitioners for the reOeal1a
ton OF party in the city, there hardly remain
Doubt that gentlemen Of state and national repu
ton" are included in the number Now, there are
hought than 1900 Republican voters In the
CITY of New-YOrk IL Is represented therefore, that
10000 of these have prayed for our dissolution But
what then, Of the 1900 Republicans who have not
PRAYED Arc they 70 be made OF account in the dis
pO,ltiun OF "A General Committee which they support,
and which satisfactorily represents thcmf But this list
has undergone "A thorough scrutiny. The names upon ii
are by careful count 63D9 number much less than the
10000 charged that must charitaby believe the state
Committee meant 10 be understood ngufaVey ana not
as speaking OF "a real TACT In frequent paris OF IL,
gangs of names by tens aud hfties are 10 tho num-
Der Of 9j5, written by the samo hand thus confirm
ing the aidavits in our pOsscssiOns0mo tha various
agents themselves that they wrote them without the
knowledge consent OF their owners Tho aidayit OF
another dealer In names shows that he dld the WORK uor
which ne employed by the inalcnntehts or prOcuf-
names for the list" by transcrng them from the
city sign boards Tie list itself bctiayS l2 duplicates OF
names upOn IT, A dgCnt and extended search reveals
nation of each OF the 2S6 remaining names proves mat
2,4l6 OF them "Open and uvOwed Democrats" Mis-
cradle nalconents! Unfortunate state Commltteei OI
1000 charged only 1926 are found 10 be residents OF our
city, aud Of ms number 26 are Democrats! List man
uaeorcs, duplicates and sign boards have mado havoc
Fitting conclusion OF Twelve reasons why a regular
Union General Committee should DO dissolyed-bccanse
io'g nhG0niencd Republican, On number less than tho
OcIats petition for ~ and that the State Committee or
game theu-DemOcrats and Republicans a Re
puichh General Committee In its place. To THIS com
encc."
CONCLUSION.
fHAl"N hLPubLiCAss The importance OF our appeal
you cannot be over stated. Ii involves not only tho
V"'oS' wv INC very existence OF party. II state