The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-09-02
The Republicans.

The Hamilton County Republican Elk.
ecutive Committee met this morning at
Hopkins Hall, fifty members present.
President Amor Smith in the chair. and
John P. Murphy, Esq, at the desk.
The Secretary read the following re-
port Of the committee appointed to audit
the account of funds that had been
placed in the hands OF Hon. Richard
Smith, tor disbursement during the po-
litical campaign of 1872, as follows:
"The undersigned were appointed said
Committee, and were also instructed to
inquire ana examine into the accounts
of the Executive Committee of that year.
We have discharged the duty imposed
upon US, and beg to report that we find
that the funds received by Mr.. Smith,
amounting to $4,000, were dlsbursed in
such manner and to such purposes as
served the best interests of the Repub.
lican party in Hamilton County during
the political campaign of that year. We
found proper vouchers for every cent OF
money received and appropriated by
Mr.. Smith. Hon. Henry Kessler and r..
Il. Stephenson, Esq, advised and as
sisted Mr.. Smith in the disbursement OF
the fund.
with regard to the money disbursed
by the Executive Committee of 1872, we
find upon diligent inquiry and eXamIna-
| tion that the funds were paid out i'll the
interest of the party during that polit-
ical campaign. We are fully satisfied
that the money was disbursed in faith
full and judicious manner by those hay
ing charge OF the same. We find that a
competent committee were appointed to
audit the accounts at the close OF that
year, which duty the committee per-
formed and reported the accounts to be
correct, the General Committee concur
ring and adopting the report.
"[Signed] W. P. WILTsEE,
"WM. A. BOONE,
"E. u. SPooNER."
On the question of the adoption OF the
report as read Mr.. A. j. Cunningham
and Gen. Fred. W. Moore opposed its
adoption ON the grounds that 1t did not
show any itemized statement of the dis
bursements in question. They were re-
piled to by Messrs. CapDellar. Boone
and Spooner, who thought it injudlc GUS
TO herald to the world through the press
the expenditure OF every 25-cent piece.
Mr.. F. l.. Emmert thought that the
whole matter was a question with which
the Executive Committee had nothing to
do anyhow. They had no business to 90
into the whitewash business in a case
which should have been settled in 1872.
The question OF adoption being put to
vote was carried without dissenting
voice.
The resignation of F. o. Carnahan as
q member of the Executive Committee
from the Fourth Precinct OF the First
Ward was read, in which he recon.
mended the appointment, in his place, of
Charles Fisher. The resignation was
accepted and the appointment Of Mr..
Fisher made.
Mr.. Moore moved that committee of
three be appointed to take into consid-
GRAFTON the matter of the positions which
the candidates that have recently been
nominated shall take on the ticket.
Mr.. Emmert moved to amend by refer
ring the subject to the Campaign Com
mittee. Carried.
1t was moved by Gen. Moore that a
OF three be appointed to con-
fer with the Democratic Executive Com
mlttee as to the classification of the
Judges upon the two tickets. Mr.
Spooner moved to amend by making the
Conference Committee the Campaign
Committee. Mr.. Spaeth didn't want TO
confer with the Democrats; thought the
question should be settled among them
se. yes. The amendment was Withdrawn
and the original motion adopted. Ad-
iourned.