New-York tribune., 1871-08-24

date for Judge of the supreme Court. full term,
elected by majority of $500. In the approaching eec
tion the Republicans not without some hopes Of
carrying the State but they have much to
THE CUSTOMHOUSE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
ADDRESS BY THE NEW PRESIDENT, JOHN J.
TOWNSEND.
The CustOm-House Central Committee met
last night at Apollo Hall to complete their organization.
About 200 members were present. Col. Duganne called
the meeting to order aud Hugh Gardiner announced that
the Hon. John j. Townsend had accepted the position OF
President OF the Committee. Mr. Townsend was con-
Quoted to the chair amid applause and spoke at consd
erable at length substantially follows:
GENTLEMEN OF THE REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEw-ioRK am pro
conscious that have done and can do but little 10 ue
It, While / thank you in all sincerity, am 0e
pressed by the contemplation OF the magnltuue oI VIZ
issues which involved in the canvass which Il DeUo
usOf the weight OF the responsibility which yonDn you naso
been called ON to assume. The extent OF that reso
biity has been Illustrated, II not beyond me2sae IN n
creased by events which have Just occurred NIG
long delay and expectation but already the WISDOM a ~
the necessity OF the action OF the ave " the
direction Of reorganization has been Nln,uclleu tho
public amazement at the audaciy and recklessn9s I % 10
lncreuoe VgOr ana intensity 0l ule a. raroeI
of the essence OF Tammany rule, Is Wlthout POI ,gt
oer Is reDeSI % be snSeme which dece our statute
book and compelled or purchased the ehactneh' Vi '"
In The Summer of 1870 it had long been evident that
one OF the practices most in favor at lamaS LA n ~ Tie
@ o hnot % onr orSanization This might have been
possible under anv circumstances, but the s. ~
NOT wholly due TO a wicked OF that feature IN me
previously existing Commissions WnlcH Hdd ,,or IL
tended noble ana benign pnpos ~ ,neet
representation OF mnorties one year ago, at met S
ing held at Saratoga, Mr. Greeley decaroH a, ,c ,o
stem i'm order 10 not OF party Du our cause
was then TO purge our Organization IN t.ls Guy VI
Tammanv Republicans. In voice eloquent WIN emo.
ton ne named Henry Smith, President OF the Board OF
Police; with upifed finger ne pointed az others VINO
even there were present That an irresistible appeal
TO he e a pioneer
In Illustration OF the state OF things existing IN the old
Assembly District organizations Will state facts which
were apparent in the XIth in which reside. OF 15l,
the whole number of names appearing upon the roll at
the beginning of the year 1870 729 assigned to resi-
dences within the district OF these, 279 were found by
the enumerators of the census were found; 30
voted AT the November election 1870 all OF whom 26,
appear in the return OF the census Later han Decen
ber 1869 the names Of 2i8 persons added to the
rolls lg of these could be found at the residences
signed To them within the District. AS with very lew
exceptions they failed TO vote the State election in
November 1870 fair inference that they did not
So intense and wide spread the feeling OF ndigna
ton that in the Autumn Of last thousands or the
Republicans in the City Of New-York-many OF them
eminenty conspicuous In the state and in the nation
addressed petitions the state Committee praying for
a reorganization. OF the Central Committee or 1870
nearly onehaf OF the constituted members who, from
close contact With the evil in that department of its Op-
Grafton, clearly dscerned the imperlOus need OF rem
edv, asked for reorganization. A County Convention
REPRESENTING every ward in the city, composed of we'll
known Republicans, formal the same request
rartV ~ von cbo6se 10 term il sO-or language is not
made bui grows and the Word is vet unborn which
denote the sublime unity in action of the men of TINS
generation who upon soil have lived or ded for the
life Of country and for iTeedonof the men VINO Ve
which have involved the exislence or independence OF
Statef in all history the struggles OF the Oppressed Ior
liberty personal and religious or in when Is clanied OF
denied the existence Of right inherent IN te ded Oi
humanity more than partsan-the administrator Oh
Government since the fail of s9mter-snce the Proc
lamati0n OF EmanCpatOnSnce the surrender at Apo
matOx, and in aiding the reconstruction Oi governments
republican in form-uphed by loyaly IN !ne zen ms
l,.dE
more imposing ana far more sacred than any party
n Socnments were on the 2Oth OF December 1870,
ferred by the State Committee for lnyesugauoh 10
ess for tbe discharge of their delicate duty eXcep
tion has been taken. The Speca! Cointee on tne [Uh
day of January 1871, addressed Communication 10 MI
Greeley Chairman Of the General Committee, inciosinG
copy the allegations, and using the following Ian
guage:
the Committee are directed the matters alleged
and they are drpus Of treating the sne " m AI & % we e ou re-
specially invite attention to the nature OF these
asn Sr Wbes ST be deemed sdt.sbe It is proper
the Ha ,nssnfii correrness Of the charges
'ss SS m e direction Of eorrsnaiion puJ
the party and IN II, S S'sg " % Ta Rppsn Who has he good Of the
party at heart The SPECIAL Committee VII" hod meeting at the fih
hear the foregoing ponts and in the meantime t
papers and referred TO be examined by committee Of
ON the 10 Of March 1871 the state Committee began
the work Of reorganization They ADOPTED ree0utIoi7
l in each Assembly District to composed Of seven
Trustworthy Republicans 10 he chosen three by Horace
Greeley in behalf of the old General Committee IhIee 10y
Mr. William OTton and three by both parties. That the
gentlemen prepare CONSTITUTION % anu ny, nyaws d Ia
reorganization OF the DlTtrlcls ana
Of the General Committee and for the government OF TIE
same when reOrgsnized That no person holding oihce
whose commission appointment Is issued or nade ny
or under Democratic authority shall be eligible TO office
in any Of the Republican Organizations, OF ne Il
member Of tbe Republican General }nd oGinll''ee: g:
That no Democrat shall be enrolled hs
member Of any Of said associations. 4he popoSl'
ton that in all elections to be held by sdch r
ferred 10 the same two gentlemen That Is to say Yoe
chosen each member Of the Association shall have the
option voting for each Of the whole number TO be
chosen Of concentrating upon one or more OF the can
gates 10 be chosen Ii declared that whenever te
Central Committee shall have been duly organized the
functions and authority OF the former Committees and
Associations shall cease that the same be dis0mded,
and their authority vested in the reorganized body
Mr. greeley declined to serve. The place assigned to
srItI nv authority of The state Committee The emi-
nent character of the experimenting Commissioners
warranted the tatOn that they would satisfy the
hirh reGurements of their duty They brought to the
execution Of the patriotic undertaking special kuow
edge and extreme unsesb, personal devotion. would
gladly unfold in detail the matured result OF their DELHI
eraii0ns must be content TO notice the safeguards
which provided against partahty or fraud. Every
applicant Tor enrolment was required 10 give ms
10 the effect that he was Republican III
sentiment and action and to satisfy me Enrong COM
open 10 he inspected copied by all applicants for en-
all objections by the Enroling Committees The roll Of
each district was required be printed IN sufficient
number to furnish copy 10 each person enrolled.
right Of appeal was given from decision Of the Enroll
ing Committee 10 the supernte1dng Committee. have
not heard, gentlemen, and cannot conceive Of any
serious objection 10 the regulations in accordance with
which, as / understand the enrolment has been ef
fected.
The local Committees Of Enrolment composed Of
fair men, all well known citizen nave not heard any
suggestion that their not well and faithfully
performed. The number already enrolled, / iu-
formed Is about 1000 and already equals II II does not
exceed, the number who properly the rolls Of the
old organization. | am informed that, II the Rrpui
hcans who have left the old organization aud joined the
new stricken from the old rolls the enroll
nent Will be found to contain the OF tldn
twice many Republicans residing In tber pcCtye
districts, be found upon the Old roll believe
TINT the enrolment s IN tact, as II IL IN name The