New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-10

nc had COMPOUNDED his name with that Of Mr. Brett
and Mr. Brett had been called in to act Secret caucs
had also been called by Mr. Gridey the mehpers ~ th
election. Good Republicans had been eNpenea. ,hon
A speciaI committee was gotten up for this purpose
and some 20 30 numbers requested 10 apprst bere
fore expelled Illegally, the constitution OF the aSsoca
expressly provided that charges should DC d an on
portuny 10 answer them given such men as Iho ~,
G Acton George Bliss Murray G ySc anu Sneaker had
barely escaped In addition 20 ther expulsion Ioou
ton na1 9I bc Nth bribery AT the primary election
I,st September the Sergeant-at-Arms had been
S"S oocemc S had been Called in when Mr. Grdley
arrived the line Immediately formed, ana as the
men voted they hustled out OF the room: ne nad
seen Mr. HASTE pass men in at that PRIMARY Slecuoh
while hc mir White had been unable 70 got M, hpSot
also appeared that MIR. HASTE IN May 1862 when run
ming fOl The Office Of Assistant Aidelinh ran eu s
ticket 100 votes many Republicans voting ior the Demo
cratic candidate 49,. .-, -. -,
,or feeling the matter except TO have healthy, ar
dent. united Association He had not preferred the
charges from any desire breed hostility but TO effect
reorganization and heal heirdiherenees.
Cephcas Brainerd summed UP for Mr. Grdley, and
tho question whether If the present attempt To obtain
reorganization was unsuccessful, another association
GEN Cochrane said that they would not bind any per
who came before them not Ia do so.
Mr. Blucrd said that he did not think the inquiry in
vOlved any question rs TO the doncs Of Mr. Gridley,
arguing that to he assumed from the fact of his
being member Of this very subcommittee that no
question could he raised as TO HIM with any sort OF pro
p-ety and would be assumed by the Committee that
MT Gridlcy had sought 10 do everything that a man
could do TO promote the of the party The
TOment, he claimed, honestly made and the fact
that many persons whose names were IN II could not
be found at the houses given not strange many OF
the members labOTing who changed their resi-
dencc frequently The expulsion Of members had been
made because they declined vote for the regular
ticket and got up a ticket led by Mr. Cross in opposition
10 Grdley. defeating him in the election for member
OF Assembly and allowing the election of Democrat.
The who had run Mr.. Cross in opposition to Mr..
Grdey responsible for the dOngs of Assembly
the past Winter and IL in the power of the AssOca
non 70 expcl them they had very properly done.
with reference 60 the primary election the evidence he
claimed showed that it had been fairly and properly
Quoted The police present. which was not an I'M
frequen. occurrence at Republican primary elections.
The rest the charges, he claimed all of the same
kind.
Mr. White briefly responded TO some of the statements
OF Mr Brauerd remarkng that the 'bad legislation at
Albany was consequence of the treachery of Repub
hcan and not the fault of the Xlth Assembly Dis
trct. The Committee then took the papers and ad-
lourned the investigation until Thursday evening when
SIe XVIIItl District will be taken up.