New-York tribune., 1871-08-28
WHO ASK FOR REORGANIZATION

WHO ASK FOR REORGANIZATION
The Republican State Committee, at its meet
ing last week, at which there were only ten
Federal office-holders present and voting, in
dOrsed and approved its bantling, the Custom
House organization, and assumed authority to
disband the Regular Republican organization
of this city. The history of the latter Organi-
zatiOn, and of the efforts of the Federal Office
holders to destroy it, may be of interest to our
friends throughout the State.
In 1867, an appeal was made to the State
Convention by Thomas Murphy, now Collector
of the Port Chester A. Arthur, Hugh Gard
ner, and others of that faction, for a reOrgani-
zation of the party in this City. The organiza-
ton which they represented had been dissolved
the wear previous, Oh account of the af1ilatiOn
of its leading members with the johnson move
ment. They took part in the Saratoga Con-
vention, convened to send delegates to the
Philadelphia "Arm-in-Arm" Convention, and
also in the Democratic Convention at Albany
which nominated Hoffman for Governor. More
over, O series of resolutions were adopted by
this organization, of which Thomas Murphy
was chairman, indorsing John Il. Hoffman for
Governor, and exhorting Republicans to give
him their hearty support. With such a record,
the Republican State Convention made short
work of their appeal, and they were sent out
of that Convention without ceremony
In 1868, the same gentlemen made their ap-
pearance at Syracuse again. Their repentance
for the past and promises of good behavior for
the future were so strong that the Convention
consented to appoint committee instructed
to investigate the matter and report at the
fhay nod
this City, the settlement detailed below was
under way, and was concluded before they
left.
In the Spring of 1870, another Republican
organization was started in the City. This,
together with the regular organization and the
Johnson and Murphy organization, made three
Republican organizations in the City. 1t was
the unanimous sentiment of the Republicans
throughout the State that these divisions should
cease, and that there should be but one City
organization. In obedience to this sentiment,
the regular General Committee invited the
other Committees to appoint each committee
to meet q committee appointed by them and
devise some plan by which all differences might
be adjusted and the party consolidated. The
committees met, and, after thorough canvass
basis of settlement. Among the parties to
the agreement were Messrs. Thomas Murphy,
Z. Delafeld Smith, John H. White, Hugh
Gardner, Spencer Kirby Norman Stratton and
John j. 0'Brien, all of whom are now active
and leading members and officers of the Gus
courthouse organization.
The terms agreed upon were substantially
as follows:
1. That thirty of the delegates to the ap-
preaching State Convention should be selected
by the Regular Committee and thirteen by
each of the other two Committees. The men,
bers of the State Committee to be selected on
similar basis.
2. That there should be new enrolment
and O new organization that One-half of the
Inspectors of Enrolment and Election should
be appointed by the Regular Committee and
half by the other two Committees.
3. That there should be Committee of
twelve, composed of six members from the
Regular Committee and three from each of
the other Committees, to whom all matters in
dispute between the Inspectors should be re-
ferred for decision.
The enrolment was made and the election
took place. In sixteen districts, the result of
the election was CeTtlHtu 10 ny dll llt llsptCJ-
ors in each district. In four districts, there
were contests which the committee of twelve
settled; whereupon, the old organization was
abandoned and the new one inaugurated.
There certainly could not be fairer re-
organization All parties were represented,
and unanimously agreed to the preliminary
steps Each organization selected its own
Inspectors of Enrolment and Election, and
there could be no fraud either in the enroll
ment or in the primary elections, unless all
were parties to it, for the rolls and certificates
of election required the signatures of all the
Inspectors. All sides were fully represented
in the District organizations and in the Cen
eral Committee. Thomas Murphy VIM. A.
Darling, Hugh Gardner, E. Delafield Smith,
j. ID. Lawson, A. j. III. Duganne, j. NJ Pat
tersOn, jr., Marshal b. Blake and Others were
sent from districts where the regular organi-
cations were overwhelmingly in the majority.
Thus matters stood in the Spring of 1870, and
Republicans throughout the State rejoiced that