New-York tribune., 1876-08-11
ELECTING REPUBLICAN DELEGATES.

ELIZA llNt hIst ilIIlNh.' i'''''N''N''''
PROTEST or THE IyDEPENDENT REPUBLICAN CEN
1EL COMMITTEE AGAINST THE CALL OF THE
REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THIS CITY.
The following is the communication adj
dressed by the independent Republican Central Commit
tee to the Republican state Committee in relation to tho
lcaty OF the call issued by the Genital Committee OF
this city and which was unanimously indorsed by the
Executive Committee of the Republican Reform CLUB in
a resolution published IN yesterdays TRIBUNE;
10 hr Republican state Committee Of the State OF Aer-
ON the 29h day Of June ISL s3e a. a. an f%pa SGla
meeting Of Your h0dy heia IN aoS M td la a..
call of your committee was adopted ana proiigrttu s
follows All Republican electors and all othcr voters,
without regard TO paIt ptR t nsTtv IN sup
port OF IIaye- aud Wheeler tine platform adopted D
The Republican National Convention a[ n meet
June -, 1876, are cordially invited 10 "nSc ~
in their respective localities NJ the can OF INC
EcpGs5n Rep III 9r S tha .aiG state a tcnySnon
on tac 18th OF July, under the aleecd authority OF
Committee of the City of NewIork ad0pted ana Issued
following call The several Repnnlca ASenaJS a. ~
r,cied 10 meet a respective headquarters on fdy
evening. Aug ~ 1876 for the purpose OF se, .c s
Conycnion 10 he held at Saratoga on the 23l DAY OF
turtsf IS-G" section NJ of tue Constitution OF the
said Republican district associations contains among
other thmgs the following provision: The Inspectors
shall each election choose chairman, %no.siiS le
and the signed roll pledges aud acccptanceS lhey suail
allow no person TO vote whose name is not upon such
~ Gf'' the iaid R"uuhlican Central Committee OF the
cy OF NcwYok is not in conformity Gan,5i,.ee to
uasmuch It does invite all Republican electors W
and a." all other voters VINO are Wiling It@ nT 90 co
and wheeler Nc, hut only directs certain oiganlsi
and enrolled nciations lr clubs 10 meet as as, @
TTois.,,ul'""S ,",,,| md ali other voters VINO
party i'm support Of Hayes and Wheeler, &C.
IN Ip
Convention" unless enrolled members oi se aSso'd-
,, Il, /. r,,rIf.t that this call Of the said Central Com
mite. of the city form and spirit is IN direct c0nct
with the call 0f The state Committee. the hshs a%i
,hortv az the Republican party in this state and II
fd,rrfors Illegal and void. and that it il M "inpuent
,ir', tcntis 81 fbc ErrubI!can vot - in this city.
~ ~ notori"ns hat these district associations 10 not
con prise more than 5000 Of the $4,000 Republican
~ intend =" snp1ort Hayes and Wheeler on the plat
form adopted at CINCINNATI and we drinahu tht' % .he
s,fc committee shall take such action 10 enforce me
,rrp Of ii- own call as IN enable us and all other Re
rblran electors this city to participate III lhe eec
on - delegates Ia the stat Convention -,
While we expect to support the state nominations 70 be
made by the Republican state convention ht SaratoF"
n.,ain ne uUu,ingfon Of Democrat, N"w-Y0rk made
under the auspices o; the said Central Committee OF THIS
Are not associations requiring such pledge machine
polite, in thciT worst form ana VII hpt the c3lh oi
reform within the parry 10y party WhIch shoulu ul
hold and foster such associations De considered Justly as
n shami ,.. $50 ,,,. ,t,
ifit acuuicsccs tlsnucaou OF its own call whereby
this large majority of tie Rcpub lean votes IN TINS ciy
r, d-irinc~sd ril the call itself cease Ia De-
:arcc simply becau,e II has become rdud upon tAe
Republican paifT. .. l.,
We beg that immediate action may he taken by you IN
the matter beg further 10 that iallnE IN sucL
action by your body, shall treat the cal oi tHC Sld
Republican Central Committee as unauthorized uyta,
aud void and proceed Ia hold primary meetings at whch
All those called" by the state Committee may parcl-
o n the election Of delegates to the state Convention
We have the honor to he very respectfully your oDed-
cnt servants. EllNoop l. lllo.Nf; o.,
President Of the Independent Republican Central Com
mittcr Of the City uf Ncw-lork.
JAMES q. McMrRliAr, ts,cretaries
H. 4 BANTA,
Aetc- lOri:, Aug. :, 1876.