New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-25
POLITICAL.
c.N REORGANIZATION IN THIS CITY.


M RVS REPLY TO THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM.
Tho Sub-C Committee of the Union Repubncah
-, Committee, appointed to hear complaints III TO
- 40 the rolls OF the various Assembly DISTRICTS Oh '
-, - New-York held an adjourned meeting OF 'uo
yons Twenty-second-st. and Ffthave., last eVeulns
- Asunwal in the chair. in the absence oil Gen. 49,.
~ochrane Gen. John Foster, Judge Dayton an" -
= Grilcy were also present. In opening lno Y,TIItb
do. tbe Chairman stated that the case OF the =
7,srtet Was TO be postponed TN The next mee""S ~
The case Of the XIth District was then os', 800
Judce White appeared for the contestants -, orsrer
Yrainard for the defendants. Mr. Gridiey ro ., ,no
she charges preferred against him. - % oar,e 90
charge that Marshall o. Roberts haa ooo"-e 80 = ,o,
I,r,sident of the District Association no =.
or from that gentleman, in when nc s'',I p,,o. -,
Oonsonro1 to have my name used for President Oh
Che XIth District IN 1870 =. =, 80. ,,o NJ
uoro sod Mr. Gridley, Is the letter ne sent me- MT
hei0' nU "a s.n,and ON me for the payment OF bills
80 Tbere are two sides 10 that question
- .srpwau-What is the date OF that letterf
~ cridey-It was written within week.
IN Asninwall-Was it written at your requests
Mr. Grdley-Yes.sr, 1t was
-., Aspnwall-But ii Is without a date.
Ar Gridley-It was written last "Wednesday.
doc whte-wel, but what is the object in produc-
Eng its
CEN Aspinwan--As understand it, he puts the letter
A.. n show that Mr.. Roberts elected to the Pres
soney Of the Association with his own consent.
NJ, Gridcy-We agreed 10 meet in Mr.. Manerre's
e and decide who should he the President of the AS
,aiation Imet Judge White then at his own sugges-
t,, and it was on his proposition thatEMr Roberts was
aie Presidents and IL further agreed that should
\, frs; VicePresident. and that should do the prnc
ma, part OF the work In regard TO the charge that dls
Xd state that all OF persons proposed for mem
hrs referred to inc committee VINO are autu1rLeu
ncerned do not know that the rule has been departed
from Then ia regard 20 the charge of eXpelhng
without
that there charges preferred against a those
ons named; and that these were referred to q, Com
toS and the Committee met ana tried those men. and
ff In al those proceedings acted according 10 tne
5.aTs As t. the charge of deprving members Of the
sh to vote can only say that have never tried to
deprive them. There was person OF the maine vi
u iches % Dcmocrat-I certainly objected 10 him.
Mr. Brainard-Nho objected to his votingf
judge White-He came here 10 these rooms, and you
Gr. (ridiey-Ycs, did said, "You cannot vote
here" and SO lie was passed out OF the room; when
o here the police were here aud had possession Of the
room; / ordered the doors 10 he opened and appointed
tle inspectors, and then they commenced polling their
Gen. Aspinwor-was anybody in the room when you
Mr. Gridiey~N0, nobody but the police.
Judge Wnte-O yes, it is all very well to say that.
Judge white-How many tickets were therel
Mr. Gridley-One white and one green
Mr. Gridley-The white ticket.
Mr.. Branard-How many votes were polledf
Mr.. Gudley-I don't remember-a small number AS
regards tie charges of irregularity OF nee.ing can
only lay that we had meetings during the year 1870 IL
Judge whitc-Did you ever pay for the roomi
Judge whitc-You know very wei that there never
Nss dollar paid for IT,
Mr. Grdey-Well; You have not paid yonr bills
Mr. Gridey-He shall not say that have not paid my
bills; man shall say that of me.
Mr.. Brainard--Oh, don't attend to him. Go on with
Nj. Grdey-He prctends to be gentleman. If he is
would not insult him in that way
Cen APinwan TegaTd to those persons who Were
strictly under Article No. q OF your by-lawsi
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures.
Gen. Aspinwall-I want TO know 1t distinctly.
Nj GTidey-Yes, Sir.
Mr. Branard-we viii give you the notices that were
GEN Aspinwall-These persons were ordered before
Epecal Committee, were they mott
cen Aspinwa-3ut the bylaws direct that they shall
60 before the Executive Committeef - c..,o, 49,,
Mr. Gridley-The cases were referred 10 Special ce-
Mr. Dsyton~can sou give the names of the persons
Mr. Grdley-Ic cannot give you all of them. They were
brought before the Special Committee, ied ana louhd
Gen. Aspinwall-They were all duly tried
Mr.. Grdley-Yes, or expelled by DEFAULT ,
Mr. Dlyton-Did you understand that the persons thus
expelled we're longer Repubhcansi
Mr. Dayton-In what way could they act as Republ
cans after being eXpeledi am asking for my own
Mr. Gridey~THen. If you are asking my private
opinion say they were Democrats. THINK they were
Mr. Dayton-Yon would not ask their support Of the
Republican candidate 10 futlref
Mr.. Gridey-I wOuld not
Mr.. Dayton-NOw, were these gentlemen who were
expelled Messrs. Acton, Bliss and Others-wcre they
ever anything else but Republicans
Mr.. Gridley-I can't say.
Mr.. Dayton--To your knowledge. Siri
Mr.. Gridley-I can't say. don't know whether they
ore OF not. l can't say
Mr.. DaytOn-DOn't you know that George Bliss was
always a Republican.
Mr.. Gridey-I don't think he is-not TO my knowledge.
Witnesses were subsequently examined in regard to
delivery Of the notices to the members against whom
charges were preferred but exception taken to
this evidence. Finally the Committee adjourned TO next
Tuesday.