The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-08
THE POLITICAL CAULDR0N.
TRIBULATTONS or THE ANTI U.s.
tom HOUSE REF UBLICANS.
Either Prodiei Frauds or Appalling Per-
jaries What mn Honest Mans Vote IL
Worth -TMceh's GRnR RivnIIed.

Either PrOdiei0us Frauds or Appalling rer-
juries What mn Honest Mans Vote IL
Worth -Twccds Gang RivaIied.
Delegates Of the anti-Custom House Re
pnblicans from seven Assembly districts In this
city met Messrs. butcher and Robertson, the
sub. committee OF the state Committee. yester-
day, and laid their grievances before them. MIR.
John Lafond representing the First District,
presented ailidavits to the effect that Democrats
were running the Republican organization OF
the district, holding the important positions OF
inspectors Of election and the like. Old kcpub-
Leans we're stricken from the lists, and those
lists were crowded with the names OF Demo-
Gratis. All this was the work of the Custom
House Republican, he sid, ana the uistro1
demanded reorganization. -
Mr. Il. II. Ball, ronresenting the Third Dis
tric' presented mass Of testimony ,nucn OF
which he read. He complained that Il. y. Geary.
President of the Republican organlzation, ana
James Costello, a DELEGATE to the county Cen
trnl COmrttee, are both non-rCsidents Of the
district; that the primary electi ms nave pceh
carried by fraud, members OF the organization
being denied the right ~ Note ON thc Rtouhi
that their mes were not on the roll. white II
| wa well known that ihcir names we're stilcheh
| OH vt the dictaiiOn II the President Of thc or
| gaui2atiOn and IS the Executive Committee
who mad no right to ftiike IN The names of any
DIT deceased members and non-resitcnts; that
| Thomss g. Kelley, the Republican candidate Tor
! Assembly az she last election. Is under biil ior
| keeping gnicb bling house, ana was AT tha' lIne
| thnt after his arreat his bling house was
u.ed Tor some months ~ tie heGdquartets Of the
| Republic ~ association; that ono Johh brogah,
| Immediately after his DISCHARGE ron 1tals
| prison. was appointed t. pustiOn I'm the Dock
| Department ty Geary that nferward ne was
| three times arre.ted FOR robbery ON the higu-
| Wy that twice the charges were pigcon-huled'
| mi thai ri Length he was convicted and sep-
| fenced to iOur years IN state pfls"ni thu voc
canvass Of the votes In the last primary e, cs IA
| was conducted ~ sctt't. ana tnnt an tne pro,
| ceodipgs were In secret and OF all times subject
g. the dcaion OF the refden ad Sna ,b bwV S
| rontplaiuAuts, with a fcw exceptions. were oio
Republicans of the district and Organizers 81
the association, who had Tor several year. takel
no part In the Oli;cll tTaits Of the district. be
cauee Of oil this linud on the part Of the men Il
uccnsion Collector Arthur's attention was callet
to She character OF certain men IN rincc' ne re-
| nlief :" IA foe devil i'm hell was rrcngn Iet los
| the Central Committee would recognize him.
| Mr.. Gibbons, attorney for the Custom liousi
organization, replied, decl Idng the who'll co Ill
pnint to be false. and the AMID .vits prr1 urie-
| " I'm onc who signed an AFFIDAVIT shouted
man in the back psut VI the room ana Il N"'
| say uCriuTrd niNself Nuu lic.'
" oh" said AR. Gibbons, " was merely speak
Ing Us the stturney Tor Tue regular vI-uu'Aalluu
mentioned Hr. John J. Foley NJ man y h9 h%
abScunded with money that hc had unlawi ~
collected fer tazcs. hr Foley sirsn- 10 h'
feet 10 rcply. aud scNef4l OF lis lncuos e.
spiang to their feet. There was Deal ~ cen
fusion. but II was a. length stilied ~ NJ
Capt. NcKcIvcv. assistant c.ptuin of the Gus
ton House Gight wAich. =. ohe fnT hls "retiii@'
non, aiiG sshren ~. conn itl'r tu, re WASH
so ~ truth in anv ~ the ca. r.J- male.
lhu committee instructed tHc 'dstum H"us
riN 20 present thcir r"tli inNrtfirR
| The f,Xth District maze rRcs not rntk
those teciieu tipV". Ga" mea sWor' inat az
prilnary last fa!i h. voted fnus cActs one.
! the communal of Charles bi~s.. Who told hti
that ne might 10 his position ~ Natchman
! l.r CoipOra' icn vJ.d.
From The gI.h we're received reports
= ! John O'Encn's crooked work, and charge
! co huston on the part ~ the custom House Pee
, ! Pie Vl.b pguimanN Democrats.
rAc twci,.ii. Inc riftes u 10. aud She E'rhtocni
cncu red a.. compliant az Iaci cd runr, tcNI
licdns stricken from the rolls, aud iel'eatin-
tie pfunatta>.
. he committee adi urned uuiil mex; Wedu"
. d., to examine the atideNits ana eiNc the {
. foin House Ncu an opportunity 10 put Ia iA'
IL MNIi.L..