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stormy Meeting from which some Cor,msA
seeme" Retired Fbrents ON Both Sides A
Omce- not BuIidozcd-Brcnkcr. Ahead

St"rmy Mecttng from which some Con,uniAA
teeme1 Retired Threats ON both sides A
Omce- not Buiidozcd-BrenI.crs Ahead
Tho now Republican General Committee.
composed OF thick-and-thin supporters Of
Hayes. had stormy meeting last evening.
which ended in burst up into two factions.
! Thn moeting was called by Mr.. Henry c. I,obin-
son. the Chairman, and Mr.. II. G. Bangs and A.
Vnn'kinbush. Secretaries. About fifty persona,
n'ohdcd the most prominent being Mr.. Will
| llhm i. Richardson, Major Forbes Mr.. T.. q.
lee. and Mr. James J.. IIastic Mr.. Unstie
moved that tho calling Of the roll be disponscd
with. This brought Judge Richardson TO his
feet saving that the roll ought to be called.
Thlrty-two votes wore recorded against the roll
cai' 70 ten in favor Of II. A member In the rear
OF tho room said that he saw several persona
vote who were not members Of the committees.
nnd therefore there was another demand for ths
roll cnl
Major Forbes OF the Seventh District aroes
OK itcdly. and said: According to Jefferson
""s o''shs-~ ~"d o,hos 10. .ii.,non,o,y ' au,h,,,t-
tics. vonr Honor. hnvc no RIGHT 10 90 on
with the meeting. whom we haven't quorum d
, Mr.. Hustle. moved to table the motion to call
,he n, roil ani Mr.. Lee added that the motion was
AS Mr.. Iiastic's motion was about to be put
. snVera persons IN the rcmr Of the room rosc cx-
Chair ordcrcd tho yeas and nays. Thirty-two
voted forMr. Hnstie's motion to twelve against 4
Inc Chairman snid that the General Com.
bcrs, and that ne could not SEQ how any busi.
ncss could be conducted when no rules had
re- neen adopted and there was not quorum OF
Mr.. Ilastlo dcniei that the convention hadnr
Constitution. He said that he and the Chair.
In Science Hall IN drafting Il.
Il, The Chair said that he should have to correc
tne tlniee speaker The Consttption which they had
aided IN drafting was for the Hayes District AS.
So,ia'i9n& & and no, for The General Committee
submit 10 any bulldozinc. and Judge Richard,
son rctort.d that hard words wouldn't scare
pwEri by throc or four OF the upper wards
while tho, lower wards wore not represenied
heeansc h, the delegates had not got any notices
be called. SO that Il could Ice seen what mcmbers
were present. Mr.. Lee reminded him that the
meeting had already voted not to call tho roll
The Chairman thought that it ought TO be done
rs compromise. He was Interrupted 10y shouu
nnu i rnt calls, and thcrcnt he warned the meet
lc.ye i to transact business without him.
Mr.. Hnstic urged the meeting to proceed. M
he he had some special business 70 present. The
Chairman rcaillrmed his point that the commit.
'es r"i no no right @ TO & 60 on without quorum.
way Let us 30 on. Iappeal from he decision
Of the Chair
A member sought TO allay the commotion bys
dcnfening No"
ThG CIairmaIn said thot he did not intendA
thcr motion. and hurricdly quit the platform
ana the room, accompanied by about tftceu
sympathetic followers.
Judge richardson. on going out Of the room
shouted, We are sold out by Ben. Municrre."
gentleman with n nasal twang. who kept hif
scat; shouted. Pudh 'em oud. pudh cm oud'
but ms advice was not acted upon.
, Alter the Chairman and the scceding NOM
per- had gone from the room, Mr.. T.. &. Lee
took The chair on motion 81 Nr. Hnstic. and Mr.
John Montague was made Secretary instead OF
Nj. Bangs
Mr.. lIastic then proceeded to state his specia
business. which was for the holding OF pri.
mHri.s 10y the District Associations, on Frday
evening next. 10 elect officers and delegates U
The General Committee for the coming year
us resolution was carried and the meeting
then adjourned
Mr.. Robinson tho Chairman ~ tho Genera
nnmmiitca. subsequently, met u reporter toI
IHE SrS. and told him that il any call for pri.
mary 'lertnns Of the Hayes organizations was
put forth with his name signed TO it, he should
dis2Now il. HerNpancd that several mombcrs
OF the General Committee visited him in the lat
ter part Of last week. and asked him 10 call
special meeting. He informed them that he
could not see any necessity for such II meeting,
and subsequently they presented him with
written request for the meeting He thcreupoE
published his call but not in time 10 reach th(
NJ III" members Of the committee.