The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-03
REPUBLICAN UNION COMMITTEE
Meeting Last NIght-A Committee APP
pointed 20 Advise Action I'm Regard TO
the state Convention.

pointed 10 Advise Action In Regard 10
the state Convention.
A regular monthly meeting OF the Union Rcpubli-
can General Committee was held last night at No.
i53 Fourth avenue, they having removed from
their OLD quarters in Broadway, ana their new
rooms not being yet fitted up. The attendance was
quite large. The President Thomas Il. Stewart,
was in the chair, and the corresponding Sccrcta
Weeks w. Culver occupied the desk in place OF Mr..
COachman, the Recording Secretary, who Is at
the CINCINNATI Convention IN inc routine business,
much OF which was omitted list OF delinquents
was read. together with notice which had been
sent requiring them to attend the meetings.
several delinquens announced their presence in
the hall and were excused for past neglect. A let
ter read from Sinclair ronsey stating that he
would be unable to attend any meetings during the
year III consequence of other engagements. The
following letter received rom Horace Greeley,
another delinquent
DEAR SRI long ago declined 10 he a member 81 any
sndos political sq. lt. % ;s s";y too DS old t sn
CLINTON Republican Committee as one who never
''''F' Or q'''''F' u " ''""' HORACE Hs T. GREELEY.
II was moved that, as Mr.. Greeley and Mr.. Touscy
had resigned rom the committee their resigna
tlonS Ice accepted. After slight discussion the
subject was dropped I'LL the next meeting.
Mr.. LEc6u oncred resolution that committee
he appointed to consider what action II any should
br taken Ia relation To sending delegates TO Inc
Convention 10 Elmira on the 18TH inst.
Mr.. FOSTER thought this committee was quite as
competent to Judge OF the action necessary 10 he
taken la regard Ia the Emira Convention "a any
subcommittee. lie said :-t;rant IL going to run the
state al New York his interest and solely for the
purpose OF maintaining his power, and therefore
oiYcct tO our sending Il delegation to Elmila
10 BE KICKED OUT
as they have been twice before don't propose 10
send ON delegations to any more conventions 81
long ~ tho aNowed republicans OF the State will
mol admit them. representing as they do thirty
thousand republicans while they admit the body
thdi represents t.irce thousand.
hr GLASsE said the Convention of 1870. by fraud
ana perjury, expelled the republican representa-
lives uf the sixteenth district ~ New York, al
though they undeniably repre- ented the vast ma
loiiiS OF republicans. The convention OF 1871 shut
th,f doors IN the Faces OF the same delegation
rom the same district in their turn. and he was
strongly ~ sympathy with the expressions OF Mr..
Leggat
one Of the delegates talked hitteri, OF what he
styled the Murphy clique anu added IL would be n
recognition OF the Murphy gang IL the committee
refused ~ send delegates to the Eimira Conventions
The PRESIDENT then put to vote the resolution of
Mr. Leggat as amended, to include q representa-.
tive rom each OF the twenty districts OF the
city. which was adopted.
lac chair appointed the following as this com.
mittee ANDREW w. Lcggat. GEORGE Ross John
Fitch, james McLaran, Il. II. Lawrence, Hugh
Nesblt, William =. Richardson, David Miller vii.
liam j.. Noble, Eli Taylor u. II. Conover John
Duke, James Cowie Benjamin Merritt, j b. Pol.
lock, j. A. Foster, X. Campbell T. f. Reytemeycr, j.
WILSON, ST., W. w. culver and Robert G. Brown.
On motion the name OF the President was added
TO the above list. The meeting was then adjourned
10 Wednesday next, when the Committee OF
VIII report.