The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-01
THE REPUBLICAN, CENTRAL COM.
MITTEE,

Gail f6r Primaries ON May lO-Thc Eight
Hour Plnnk-Invosti ting tho Conn
plants OF Colored Men.
full meeting Of this body, representing the ad-
ministrat,on branch OF the republican party In this
city. met at their headquarters on the corner Of
broadway and Twenty-third street last evening.
The hall is arranged evidently for country theatre
Gals. and on this occasion, to be In harmony with
the political tendency of the performers. the stage
was set with scene In the fourth groove,
representing, with the average art Of
sign painter, the surrender OF Lee to
General Grant at Appomattax. The figure OF Grant
is represented about two feet HIGH and towering
six feet above him ia the bent figure OF Lee Offering
his sword Above the painting are the words ''We
want Peace. Lay down your arms and return to
your homes"
The Executive Committee, previous to the general
meeting transacted pile of initial business In one
corner Of the room. while the general delegation
a." ..r-~a ana chatted az a.. respectful aus
called called tina committeeman TO- order, qna
opened business by ordering the ca,, .. me rom
Among nc prominent lights present were Tom
Murphy Charley Spencer George Bliss, Jr. Alanson
elections In each district for Friday the 10th inst
to choose delegates to the State Convention ut
Elmira, was adopted without discussion.
Mr.. BARR then rose and said that as we are soon
to be IN the midst of Presidential election and as
we favored the reelection OF u. 8. Grant
record ''D as avoring the s Eight S Mo"r lawn
He then read resolution directing that all
subordinate committees embody in their instruc-
lions to delegates clause favOring that measure,
and they urge Its adoption ut the Elmlra Conven-
ton.
Executive Committee. Another suggested that it
be referred to the Committee on Resolutions. An
other member asked why it should not be passed
now, whereup0n Colonel Spencer to his feet
and advocated Its Immediate passage. "Mr. Chair
man, said he, 81 hope the motion to refer will
not prevail am no new convert to the
Eight Hour law. have voted for
the Eight Hour law and mean to sustain it. am
representatives Of the workingmen of the nation
has boldly shown his hand In this matter and 1t is
duty to sustain him." One or two other gentle
men followed in this strain but one individual still
uncOnvnced demanded that 1t be referred In the
regular order because it was according to the rules
"but we must do things regular. l work about six.
teen hours day myself, and think it would be
blessing II some people would work even ven eight
aimed at, for confusion ensued in which the motion
to refer was withdrawn and the resolution was
passed unanimously. AT this stage coffee-colored
delegate rose and said he desired to present a
series Of resolutions relative to the way things
managed In the Third Assembly district. He then
sent white member up to the platform with the
resolutions which the secretary read. They
4Sro here SS
only 1915 were enrolled in the Republican
association Of that district, owing to the maladwin
OF tRat association
md .""estlgatien Of these things by
the Central Committee. 49, (. ~. ..,
A gentleman moved to refer these resolutions to
the Executive Committee. Another gentleman
eyn.;:iy ana said they were resolutions cooked
up by fifteen or twenty men, VINO were dissatisfied,
and he wanted them laid on the table. Some eY-
element ensued, and the cofee-coored delegate
obtained the floor
COFFEE CoLoRED DELEdATE-Mr Chairman, I
don't want those resolutions referred. I'm
the colored men OF that district, who have
been trying to gather together to go to the
meetings Of that republican organization to be en-
rolled, but for some reasons best known TO the $50
called officers who manage 1t no matter how early
they come they are never there In time. We colored
men feel IL to be duty to get into some republ
can organization now. We colored men are not
committed to the Cincinnati fever. We mean TO go
to gather together from our several districts. II
anybody In the Third Assembly District Organiza-
ton wants to leave because we want to come In
Wen club together and give him free ticket to
Cincinnati. now make another motion, that this
committee appoint special committee to ferret
out the affairs in that district.
This speech carried the day, and the motion was
adopted AS soon as the vote was taken Mr.. Kings
ley fiery old gent, declared that the whole thing
was worked in the interest of man who wanted to
90 to Philadelphia a delegate Motions to adj
journ were made but they had no effect on the
fiery old gent. He continued to denounce the pro-
ceedings with vehement oratory until his breath
gave out, and in the pause an impatient individual
rose to a question of privilege.
''Is there any question before the Houser asked
he
up myself sir.
The motion to adjourn was pressed, and after
reading the names OF the Committees on Finance
and Resolutions the Chairman declared the meet
ing adjourned. The reporter tried to find Mr..
Kingsley and the coffee -colored delegate to hear
their opinion on the Governors veto but they