The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-12
REPUBLICAN REORGANIZATION.

Meeting of the Republic Central Comnli'-
tee-CoIOnol Duannne'x Remnrks-- Election
Of Permanent OKlcers-Evcr ythimg Lovely
So F0r-COmip l iIne n.s.
Tie Republican Central Committee met last even
ing. at Apollo Hall, for reorganization THIS wing
OF the party Is, o. course, essentially antagOnisic
TO the Greeley wing, which holds forth OF
Twenty.third street and Broadway. AS II stands
now 1t Is supposed to be purified; but 1t Is very
probable that after short time there VIII be tue
customary
wRANdLiNG AND BiCKERINd,
with hours and hours of meeting. There were
about one hundred and twenty two members pre-
sent last evening. Outsiders we re numerous IN The
Railways and on the galleries. The meeting having
been called to order, Colonel Duganne took the
chair, IN accordance with order from the exccu-
tive committee Of the Republican State Central
Committee, Messrs. orion ana Schultz being unable
to continue paternal care OF their offspring
Colonel Duganne. upon assuming his temporary
duty made an address. He regretted the delay
they had had IN
THE ACCOMPLISHMENT or THE RECONSTRUCTION;
YET care and elaboration were necessary, so that
every one would DO satisfied. For any one to say
that this reconstructed committee was Custom
House affair OF under the patronage Of goy ernment
or that 1t was not melted, guided and cont rolled by
the purest patriotism, was
CALUMNY WHICH HE HURLED BACK
upon the author. Government officials were too
hard upon republicans IN keeping men out OF rep
resentative positions who IN his OPINION ought to
be the working men of the party. He condemned
ostraclsm OF this sort. Men who hold ONCE under
the administration ought to support and be side 10y
slide with nOn-Olllceh Oders.
THE FRIENDS OF RECOMMENDATIONS
represent the administration but their motive had
not been to control federal APPOINTMENTS for with
this aid they could have had majority In the Gen
eral Committee oil 1870 They did not then want TO
buy or to sell. The party was decaying under these
tactics.
TAMMANY HAD DEBAuCHED
ihe General COMMITTEE ana would continue TO de-
bauch not only the General Committee, but every
ranks could get footing Hence 1t was necessary
to cut loose from Tammany as the only means
whereby tn save the republican party from utter
ruin. The deplOra0ie spectacle OF
REPUBLICAN, CoMMITrEE RUN ny TAMMANY
was IN their favor. Every republican was now in
vited TO me reOrganzcd party. provided Tammany
was ren0unced by him.
Colonel Duganne then announced that the nomi
naton Tor officers was Ill orGer After some chang
Ing OF delegates names AMI the reception OF "a
protest (Which was not ready from the FitIh Assem-
bly, district which protest subsequently, referred
to the executive committee yet to be appointed the
nominations Tor the Office OF president were opened
The delegations were called, but at lrsi only the
chairman OF each answered. aud this was Oh
Jected TO- with the result that any member OF
delegation might II he choose
NAME HIS FAyORITE.
For the first SIX districts John j. townsend was
the winning man but on the Seventh Colonel
Duganne received a solitary vote; the Eighth dis
trict went for Townsend but the ninth gave u
bumper to Chester Arthur rom this to the Fiji
teentl Townsend was the lull fayorite but the Fif
teeDth called out Henry Depaugh 10 a man; the SIX
ALL TOWNSEND MEN
and the Seventeenth gave Hugh Gardiner q "kind
or a shOw;' the remaining districts Of the twenty
one were solid for Townsend. Then
THE ELECTION OF MIR. TOWNSEND
was made unanimous on the roll OF delegates being
called, the total ayes numbering l22.
EX.Judge White now undertook to tell the com.
mite VINO Mr. Townsend was, and SAID tnat he
tWhjtel had sat With him In the Legislature twenty
years ago, ana that when Henry ]. Raymond was
the judiciary Committee, the highest compliment
ne could have pad him. Their new chairman had
no alliance except with the great republican party
Of the Unl0n aud would work with zeal aud fidelity
Tor The best interest OF the committee. After some
dispute as TO whether or not
THE VOTING SHOULD TAKE PLACE BY BALLOT,
Ill accordance with the rules laid down by the re-
organizers OF the party, In which the charmans de-
clsOn in favor OF tue ballot was beaten ninety
nineteen, the election OF the other officers was
unanimously elected First Vice PRESIDENT Mr..
GeOrge I. Opdyke elected the Second, but
Mr.. Depaugll received ten votes and there were
Tour scattering. Mr. John ID. Lawson was unani-
mously elected Treasurer, and Mr. George Il. Lyon
received similar honor for the office OF Secretary.
Mr.. James II. Armstrong was elected Sergeant at
Arms, and II was stated that the Twentyhrd street
organization had
CHEATED THIS MAN
out or his compensation because he had gone over
to the side OF the reformers. Resolutions Of thanks
were then passeo to Messrs Orton and schultz for
their services, and TO Colonel Duganne, the chair.
man OF the evening. The committee adjourned sub
feet 10 the call OF the subcommittee consisting OF
Colonel Duganne and Messrs Gardiner and White
who had been chosen TO wait upon MIR, Townsend
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