The New York herald., 1876-08-03
REPUBLICANS ORGANIZING.
MEETING OF THE ExEcUTIvK coMNITTBR OF
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE YES

MEETING OF THE E1ECUTIVE COmAAlInh VI
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE YES
IERDAY.
The Executive Committee Of che National Committee
Of the republican party held their FIRST meeting At the
Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday afternoon. The com.
mittee consists OF sixteen members and OF this six
teen the following present the meeting
ariah Chandler of Michigan; william E. Chandler, OF
New HAMPSHIRE William II. Kembio, or Pennsylvania;
Marshall Jewell, OF Connecticut; Win Cumback, OF
Indiana c. T.. FilIey OF Missouri A. b. Cornell Of Now
York; J. j. Patterson, OF South Carolipa General
EDWARD +. Noyes, of Ohio Eihu Enos Of Missouri; G.
c. Fulton, OF Maryland, and J. NJ Forbes. of Massa-
chusetts. The absent members George c. Gorham,
OF California; George A. Halsey of New Jersey; John
T. Averill OF Minnesota and George Y. Stone, Of Iowa.
The proceedings Of the committee held with
closed DOORS and the lasted from little after
eleven O'Clock In the morning till six the evening.
The only persons who succeeded during the day In
gaining admittance to the room wero Senator Conovcr
of Florida, Thomas B. Keogh, of North Carolina, and
Commissioner John Davenport, OF this city. large
number OF republican politicians from this State aud
other States loungcd ABOUT in the reading room oil
day. apparently with the hope OF getting mixing az
to the real situation of affairs in tho committee room
or better of being allowed into the as sim
pie lockers on What their business with the
committee 1t was difficult 10 determine, probably from
the fact that the majority OF them had none at all
However a few, is believed were anxious 10 be EN-.
poyed laborers in the Hayes and wheeler vinevard
during the coming campaign and were desirous TO be
early the ground put IN their claims and recon-
mendations stump speakers In those small localities
where the thunder OF the heavy artillery OF the party
will not be heard. None OF them gained admitance TO
the committee while the session lasted, and most
them had become tired and had gonc their various
wats peace by the time the doors OF one OF the COM
mitee thrown open iorthe benefit OF those
who desired to wait the committee, the majority OF
whom had beforehand quietly made their out into
the street by another.
committee authorized to furnish Tor the public as
TO what the committee had been doing all day was
that tho session had been spent in ''parcclng out'
tho work for the various committeeman, but what tho
work of each particular sub committee was 10 be- or
how the subcommittee constituted, was norma
ton underlined contraoand, the clerk SIMPLY sad. inc
members OF the committee were equally determined
not to make the proceedings public THAT there must
have been some very lively discussions during tho
meeting there is no room for doubt and, judging from
q remark dropped by of the members, the question
the best method to be adopted TO make the assess
mcnts rioh harvest OF greenbacks not the
least OF the questions dciiberated upon not 10 say
fought over NJ cOnsiderable length
Al one time during the day quite warm debate was
going some matter or other, as the voices OF
the speakers, though not their words, could be dis
tnctly heard In the hallway whenever occasionally tho
m,tce man who had been called out by the card of
friend IN the reading II was at this time that
prominent republican In the hallway aughingly re-
Marked
II think know what they'd like to have in there
about now"
"a gallon CT applcjack,' - suggested a bystandeE
"Bctter yet-1dens letter Of acceptance IL might
make the work Of the day less difficult" 7"
'And il may mako tho road Of tho republican part y
pretty hard one to travel chimcd in irreverent
democrat
There thing remarkable about the various
members Of tho committce-the confidence that each
had that his State 10 80 republican IN Novcm
Der. Ex-Governor Noyes, when the subject was
broached BY HERALD reporter as he passed through
the reading room, said that soho would take care or
herself and that the party In the State was "never
in better spirits enthusiastic than at prcsent
Mr. Cumback laughed at the idea OF the democrats
carrying Indiana in october even and Enos chad no
fear' about whcro Wisconsin would bo iound the day
after election. Mr.. Kemble "knew" that Pcnnsy
vana would give the republican Presidential ticket
sweeping majority and for Mr.. Chandler the chair
man OF tho National Committee, his views as to tho
prospects in Michigan were as rosy as rosy could be-
The committee, before adjourning, succeeded II may
be mentioned IN inducing Mr.. Mccormick, OF Arizona,
the position OF secretary AMI elected Mr. NJ
A. Clancy. OF Washington, as clerk
The committee rooms will be open daily from this
time forward till election time, SUNDAYS excepted.
The branch of the committee whose headquarters
to be at Chicago, will be composed OF the members OF
the National Committee from Iowa Wisconsin. Illinois,
Missouri and Indiana