New-York tribune., 1871-09-28

Committee to take possession Of the machinery
Of the Republican party IN the city and reorgsnise Il TO
suit its own whms and caprice The regular Committee
a Ct nesrs With roe
local organizations then existing They denied tha, any
State Convention and possessed no powers which not
%sre SSsp sa arc sustained by the history Republican
10 this state from the ma o. the
ceded 70 State Committee the night TO exercise tns pre-
pss 9H.
OF the Union State Convention OF last held st Sara
s.s.s. It y q III. ~ s
tina. proposSn wa: o%stsd a. 70 Iney ts
az the Of hSR SSoS Ss% wan that
Owen 70 the members q the STATE Sta SS%m.Ies n1S
ES% Control the he tuia4s & actions and
in that CITY, An exciting discussion arose upon a nn
nsion Of Mr. parpS % sa to delegate this ths
whole State Committee Almost every member o. ,ne
The adjourned after ,he xthdrsTSl ,Sd
St Ssassd ai oSpSon sfssaS9 NJ D9 u.
and Inventions relating 70 local or
here to-day extraordinary spectacle Of oontesti1s
delegation created and formed by State Commttee IN
ia sss Of Ss Ssh and
the peoples representatives And strange to say this
as op our peou nSs Of
regular Committee, which was tho creation OF the
int 81 ss State II q
it may be asked the State Central Committee can usurR
sns sod ths peops orsan.son and establish one
its own why they not do the same thing WITH every
Of the peoples represeniatives here we might ss
no State Convention need assemble no County Conyen;
ton need assemble, but declare that dictatorship sha
be vested in the hands Of State Committee to dictate
and control all local and State nominations and repre-
sentstves every portion OF the empire pr ses, Sas
$.. s ..9ss2sss sis
Da S action s in sss mss no
alleged given by the members OF the state COM
%es for the Tash s s s Gs%@ee
which Horace Greeley Chairman is in aniliaton with
hold office under Tsm@any Han. The question q the
truth Of these charges has been fully discussed IN .ns
the Hon. Horace Greeley to the Hon. Aonzo B. Cornell
which has doubtless been read by every member OF THIS
Convention.
THE sHoDpY CONTRACTORS CHARGES REFUTED.
OF the Republicans who held Office under the Commits
bons created by the Republican Legislatures and re-
ceiving the sanction Of Republican Governors 1t cannot
be said they who appointed these Commissions
on the selection Of the Republican members Of the Leg
lature do in any hold office under Tammany Hall
Shafse ~ sisui Is initiated BY the toestor Port M
tained Andrew johnson and his Administration and In
Saratoga 70 sustain that Gdmnistration and 70 nom
| inate and elect. John 7. Holman for Governor
with an iii grace from these men who BY M MUIR
ply In the Winter of 1859 and 1870 procured In conuno-
abolition Of the Tar Commission Of the City and County
then entirely Republican and the saoss sSs
ssiSSy Sc %SGss s asDSa
ments, and, with one singe e1oegtion ne men 80 sp
sS% hSs S to be
the s FS ssa snS tbs ssS
wn WITH ey M in
have been more intimately connected during his political
life than with Thomas Murphy; yet never until by his
%sqs q desfo9 IL sssnsy d s Separate
from him, and whatever may have had TO DO with Tam
press has been in alliance, aston land association
with him and Ills friends, who now cry, "stop thief"
HOW THE PEOPLE ARE 10 BE HUkBUGGED.
Now, gentlemen this cry Of Tammany Hall Is but Q
pretext to deceive and humbug the people Of the State
for the purpose breaking down Republicans who were
with the party in its infancy and have not deserted IT,
and viii forsake it in Its mature years or old age 1t
is an effort on the part Of men who when the political
being shaped by legislation of country took sides
against Republican United States Senate and House.
with their money and their influence the impeachment
BY the a9G IN and % S se s
General In the state tSe S s saS snG
ers Of Tammsny Hall and John T. Hoffman. This, gen,
emen. is the case we present for your consideration
sSs n the q this
Wrange which has been forced upon by the Federal
the sas
declared final settlement Of difficulties ana ldif,
asreteiore almost year been q much
perpeIity and anxiety IN the State Conversions that
the day OK harmony and had and that there
after the State Convention would frown upon and re-
Pudate attempt to divide the eIpsaon 0rSAn
Mr. c. Spencer followed, stating the other side Of the
case.
Gen. Cochrane next spoke Of the honor and glory
achieved by the Republican party, and Of how be ven
Grated It, with view Of stripping the question raised
here Of some Of its He contended that the State
Committee had no authority to do the work 1t had DONE
That work belonged exclusively to the Convention,
which was the creator and the Committee the creature
He concluded by warning the Convention against the 40
ton recommended by the majority Of the Committee
Mr. Parker of Cayuga spoke on behalf OF the rural
dsrcts showing that owing to repeated dssensions IN
NewYork the Convention had found 1t necessary 70 In
teriere and It had justly and necessarily nterered.
SPEECH OF MR.. DWIGHT.
M DWIGHT said that he desired to present the argu
ment in favor of the action Of the Standing Committee
in a somewhat different form. He said:
There are really three points: First had the Standing
sssona ssd pSsSsr ssy
Third what shou be the action ,f. o. the Convention
In regard to the hrst point pus % 'eu eUosis m .
.anoor,1es ane the necessity Of tho ratification
ossysnss Of As ssss''snfs ss q I'll. Of srsss tss
stahu end judicial body to act the whole ques-
%HS ash Sss bssn sSs ssa
H. igSt Of each locality act in these matters for It
self This doubt general true but It must d be re-
% sSs Convention and participate In the gem
erai action the party They are ths sources OF power
srs ss remain pure makes difference whether
49, oitv or county. LVingstOn NeW.Hork
& 20 untion y, found the Convention has IN each case