New-York tribune., 1871-09-08
.ruE Union REPUBLICAN GENERAL CoM-
MTrTEE.


~ ~ IIoroce Greeley Sinclair Tousey occupied tne
Ittor the usual routine business had been dis- |
t ~ the resignation Of Samuel JCainpOen' lro '"o
Tv,h n,strict as member OF the Commttee was con
.,Ao.nd and accepted and John Hegeman aomltteo 10
horsbp IN his place. Mr.. COnover moved that tne
I1,tv Conventions he empOwered to make up ucRet
Ssant Aid rncn. Carried. MI Conover also SUD
Soittad the following resolution;
Th,, this Committee sincerely and heartily and
Jog sD : sS9s Of y S Cooper
hi IN relation prOaeac and corruption
T~srsd.S the sd un sTat on Of the %nnlGPn ranr' % %
<: &: Ss. ~ 'r , =; !. EsSsS,Is ss.T
Of | AND s IN panded from
sS ocSs and ss I ,neans
the , M and % GpI TD"S e. e. nS aSo'fs s.Dun Nominating
o sen, AMI Srs A:sGSy TO % S%n noo 0O % 'IS Sc
nth sdst .oS aneo Tsn. % sS oSss Srs On. and ALL pds.
,t@y Ss to 3st s6as the Ss SsTU s. tn;.t 'n: sS
% pa ss G JTsrsntn TSTs1 .I Of toe Cay and c"
Mr.. ConOver-I shall make no comment upon 'n0'0
The resolutions w"r then unanimously and enthusas-
rically adopted. Mr.. CouOvcr submitted tnru resoiu
Rtsoed That fc c,r-e r'c ~ csN Murphy Repno
loan organization Of ~ 49, G n M boe 9S su,hCra. %l,. Of this city,
- 6IndsrOus and c~T'duaat o." -..., ,,or.o ord
The resolution received with applause anu
also carried 49,. 49, .o,,, ,,s.,nct
ctO hrtyrCi TmEaHy Hall and this Committee
which ever existed WIS when that Democratic organza
On from 0thCr and that ceased to exist
when Murphy and his party went out OF tha door. AI
ucSSed in making these fellows replace the property
they have plundered from the city Treasury tney W
and the whole Of them combined .,.o
Rufus F. Andrews-I don't desire to take up the time
Of this Committee with extended remarks upon this
reaOutOn but you will be patient with Inc inasnucn as
sittee since organized the st Of January. which
rather unusual when you look back to my past record
connection with this Committee. (Laughter lthinB all
that been said pro and In reference TO the charges
nected With and dependent upon the Tammany organ
izanon requires word Of explanation regarding my
published in one daily papers, that for the want OF
an office to assign they have seen fit to put in the
ss fr"m Of .he xv1fR Distrt as % ammaDy Hail
RECEIVER and referee. Now, who the sensible
The idea that the Office Of receiver or referee ts
Os S n6HHs Ha aSou ntES nS
think that all know the whitehaired boy from whose
active pracGce in my profession in the City Of NewYork
have never been receiver si but but In @ two lin, IN
Yer in the same number Of years can say.
The records Of the courts will prove what assert In
case was settled between them in week The other
SiOS S S aid not amount to $500 ali told 80 much for be-
.tng Tammany Hall receiver.
Now. IA to being Tammany Hall referee In my 10
years experience have had some appointments ref
cree, a. do almost all lawyers and when saw this
received a. referee fees and found that footed up
between q 800 sDd tsOOin S years This is whss have
Well really they would give % me the :. assets Of IT.
hSps proper that should make this statement
NOW II Ia equally fallacous and equally unfair TO
charge that these men hold public offices in this city
nenG Tammany men or guided py @ aTd
essbshed by the Tammsny party, and no man thought
St to hold P0"n 09dfs m Ts9SonT SeS snS sn9
epubiicans and find that the Vice-Presdent ofthis
SShcsns Geo opdyke when Mayor Of this city
appointed Charles g. Cornell street Commissioner on the
90 INCONSISTENCIES opdyke aud his friends in tie Repub
can party. IApplause.] Win. M. Tweed was then ap-
~ mis-
ever since until made President OF the Board OF Public
Works and G. EspTSSSns SSDonea and held s and
George thought and neither dd l-ior nave nao
accepting Office were any the less Republicans than they
once The Tax Commission bad been in the hands OF
the nS arSCa e RaTs | who oe
Sinder it when 1t was purely Republican organization
10 Albany Sssociatng himself with Senator FOlger and
-others making o distinct bargain with Tammany Hall
At the timeIwmaking distinct bargain by which that
power was taken away from the people to make those
SSnnOiiy Controller, and the Commission which now
there a. SnT 6%a up D or e99 N
him much credt-the offspring Of the brain Of some
You know these things to be true. What was the ar
rangementi why, that Mr.: Murphy and his friends
hHSt "pebs the appointments from that TSxoce
These men were appointed and dictated by him, from
agreed upon by him and his assOciaesNthe Republicans
in /
who made them Why, Tbomas Murphy, and those
men hold those Offices now, with the single exception OF
tbS Ss Was N turning out Repa
ans TO put Democrats and he must accept that situa
zion. .1... .o.o.. .A,.A J.. -
haps be proper TO state and don't propose to
state anything that may be deemed or may have been
gentlemen; but Of what now assert am informed and
HOrmed upon It, and they desire after this statement
have made tonight, to continue their indecent assault
me and they
IRpplaGsel And tell you, gentlemen that when the
9actS about Senator Crowley shall be known 10
1hs pubic in tin state how the spPSintee 70 tae
of this State chosen his position upon the state
''Committee win probably be discontinued
spoak these things because the charges being
Drought before the State Convention to make out by hook
Or by crook somehow that you and hold some knd Of
uGed to the fact that Thomas Murphy is largely en-
@sny Co. si ss here s
when we were having this quarrel with Mr. Murphy and
tof the TaInmany Ring, and he knew when and where
ubG eve were going to to be made and he got
w making purchases and the property stands there
day in his name on the records. and has never
pretty efsctasy dsposcS Of our friends who have un
a ey yf h 70 o Se the
EiOn of regularity they entirely out of place They
Hnow that the question which II Is proper for that
fsate Convention TO consider they have standing In
court whatever and they hope by getting of the
Ehis Committee are Tammany Hall Republicans, to lead
e people OF the State TO suppose that there s sn init
nnsse oonneetlon between MS and Tammsny Hall
George n Van Cleft would like Mr. Andrews 10
msnx ore ne VII wni or can why Mr. Folger received 80
Ea more VOee Ia this city than the other Republican
nuoato' and there was any arrangement made by
Mr. Andrews-I haze uo knouladoe ,baro 1o,o mn,
Nm that secret ~ A"o"Ie"Ee 'ne'e AN no'
John FitcaIThe trn". il the providence Of God, has
Rarsey on the State ana both Sraehes % of the
EsSteH smna1v Sa1 sGsEs up the City OfNewYork and