The New York herald., 1871-03-07
Extraordinary Seine at Meeting OF a Sub
Committee Of the Union RepubIl.
can Association.
John " Gridley and Ex-Judge White on Their
Muscls-Ben Manierre Takes Some Club Ex-
ercise- The Machinists Explain How
the Oil Was Used-The Cur
tain to Rise Again.

and county met last evening at the headquarters,
Twenty street and Broadway. The sub-com
mittee consists OF General Cochrane, chairman; Cen
eral Foster, General Aspinwa. John v. GridIey and
eX-Alderman Dayton, all OF whom were present.
The investigation was conducted by prcfcrrlng
stated questions to the president representative
OF each organization concerning the enrolment OF
members the numbers enrolled and the present con-
diton OF the association relative purity OF rcpub
lican sentiment.
The first three districts had already been ex-
amined, and the subcommittee last evening under
took to continue their labors to dispose OF all
up to the Thirteenth district inclusive. Very little
OF interest transplred during tho early part OF the
committees work. and 1t seemed as II the dull mo.
notony OF the session were 10 be unenlivened by
any Of
THOSE PECULIAR EBULLITIoN5
which for so long time have been the marked fea.
lures OF all the republican committees In this CITY,
The large number OF republicans present-on ac-
count Of monotony-were driven to make mirth out
OF the sometimes feroclous ana
GRowLINGLY WICKED INTERROGA ATOMS
OF that terror to all republican political eviLdoers
ex-Alderman Dayton. But there was before the ses-
sion closed characteristic occurrence IN the COM
mttee room, which would have done honor even to
the General Committee In the palmiest days OF Char
ley Spencer's leadership.
The Eleventh district was called In order, and
Mr.. John V. Gridley descended from the rostrum to
report, Marshall o. Roberts. the president Of tue
organization being absent.
Mr.. GRIDLEY had made his report, and Just de.
ciared enphattcay that on the roll OF membership
he had presented there was
when Judge warh E2H sS BEEN SAM ouet sDecator
form, and addressing the chairman, began terri
bic s onslaught on the Eleventh District Association;
dignaton at this, but was obliged to hear the ex.
ydcss v,.i9 W. .G ses .9s END q hls ytser, v--
Judge WHITE stated that ne knew, beyond all
doubt there were ano1t forty az TIM
and on election day went boldly ana ca...ntly for
Iammany. He had seeii democrats IN that hall uU-
teeath District Association
EXISTED BUT IN NAME,
and was run but by q few individuals. He bimseIf
could not md out where was the headquarters or
the organization. lie knew that they had neither
meetings. Sona be- sAs ers rsr a
other time there; often there no meeting at ALL
There had not been for ten years to his knowIedge
USE assd . .n meet IL, IL friendly sori Of way
evening before the holding Of ri the primary Tne
was actually n the position Of being
PUTTING UP A FIGUREHEAD
who really rsPaaarea them he Red IN his pos
he readaea % the M % bsrst ns
ISOLATION, apd denied that he was president Of that
organization. II was no wonder, then, that they
were beaten when they ran John V. Gridley at the
last election. And the strange part OF all this was
that he himself as well as about forty others, had
recently received notification from the association
to appear before them and show cause why he should
not be expelled.
Here Mr. White was drawing to close, and Mr.
Gridey requested chance to reply; but before he
was permitted the subcommittee put several ques-
Mr.. GRIDLEY then denied every assertion made by
exJudge White. 1t was not true that there had
mao n0 & ar b e as sear m 1y h,
and Judge White knew 1t. IL was not true
that Marshall Roberts was the ngurehead Of
Weeks WEI since MIR. Roberts, in CONVERSATION
with him, acknowledged himself to be the
night-the monthly meeting for August-when no
hall could be got, and lnen, by piece Of sharp
had been engaged, asked the General Committee
Mr.. GRIDLEY-Now for the democratic names.
Does Judge White know one Hugh Reilly?
Judge WHITE-I once heard-that Is, think
knew man Of that name.
Mr.. GRIDLEY-Dld you know democrat named
Hugh Reilly, whom you got into the Custom House2
THIS question being put in a fierce manner and as
it was met by loud applause, and especially as Mr.
GridleY and MIR. White were standing only few
feet from each other in front OF the platform, the
Chairman's hammer began beating tattoo on tie
desk and
Then General COCHRANE administered some off, |
cial advice in his own eloquent manner, ana
Mr. GRIDLEY again asked wouln't he get chance
to rebut the foul insinuatioDs made against him
The contagion Of The muss at this point came near
getting the better OF the four other members OF
a point OF his OwD, which was this, that Benjamin
Manierre, who was now on his legs In a most ex.
cited state, should not get chance TO give an |
The CHAIRMAN and his three colleagues were now
sanans rms length eSc a9a other and
LOOKING MOST rERocIoUsLY
whenever their eyes met. Mr. Manierre was on his
firmly resolved to say what he mad to say and every
body else was in the highest state Of eXci;sment
that he would see that courtesy should be extended
M GRIDLsY again wanted that chance to defend
Judge WHITE insisted that what he 1as doing was
ali the result OF a sense OF duty.
MIR. MANIERRE now, selzing uron lull, Informed
the committee that ne mad something to say 1t was
this, that ex-Judge White
HAD LIED MOST INTENTLY
when he said that no meetings OF the Eleventh Dis
trict Association had been held during last year.
very hall In which they were now assembled month
after month at the meetings OF the organization,
and Judge White knew that well.
Mr. MANIERRE here returned TO his seat, as did
Judge white, and as they occupied seats near each
aais tils betwesn 1Ses " themselves on the Sly '
Alter several moments had elapsed, in order TO
give 'n0 a'SeMsisS TIMs 70 RECOVER ITSELF,
the session closed.
The HsRALD reporter then proceeded TO look out
for an intelligent republican VINO would let MN INTO
TIE SECRET OF THE ROW,
and having found out a coo! gentleman the follow
What was the cause Of this most extraordinary
musshi
A sorehead, ehY Explain"
"All this trouble Eegan when the three diierent
organizations OF this city were fused
into one: that is, when the Twenty eighth street
and the Twenty-third street organizations Joined
the Twenty third street wing Murphy has found !
he could not manipulate the Twenty third street
organization and there was
ANOTHER BURST UP.
Ar the time Of the fusion four inspectors were ap-
noned. two from the Twenty. y.third street hall and
one from each or the other two branches, TO revise
the rolls OF The different district associations Every
thing was made satisfactory then, but now that the
split has again occurred the
sECEDERS ARE 'tGoING BACK
on the work done by these inspectors, and there IL
uBut what has Judge White TO co with all this9u |