New-York tribune., 1877-08-10


A spirited meeting Of about 10 KcpuDh-
cans Of the yh Assembly, District Association was held
a. Nh 2lz Suriut last evening tOr the purpose OF pre-
scntnc charges Of maeasance IN Office against Their
President. Austin Lea6e. The meeting had been an
pounccd to b. held 20 so. $50 Sprng-st the regular
headquarteIs OF The Association. bat the Secretary who
was I'm sympathy with Nh L~aRe induced the owner oI
the hail 10 keep Independent members OUT and lhey
were compelled to adjourn 10 the hall in opring-s The
President of the regular Association, Daniel
Mooney iIcs dcd, and rx-Adeiman john H. Brady pre-
sented The chalgcs against 5v Leake H. asserted tla
there was positive proof thai Mr. Leake had coh''i'e
s3O72 belonging to tie Association, ana had eNion"ed
only al 100 appropratug he balance 30 bis own asc
that he bad secured appointment OF night watcnnan
in N. Cu.toln House Tor Charles Moucrein a menl-
Der of Tlilcn and Hsniricks cinb Tor
consideration Of - month; and That ho
had taken money for obtaining appointments iOr one
kcliy a. -tcnographer. and Democrat named LaGm as
of,cr. in Judge lalkers court These charges signed
b. Nr Brady md sixty members Of he Association.
were referred 20 special committee composed oi Eugene
ward Daniel Mooney, Charles Lynch, Abraham Lent
ard George Bolts with Instructions 10 report at ano Der
ur.lu,. lmmi,e~ was appointed TO revise TIE l"ll
O. m-uneis. john Forshay. q clerk IN the Andhoi
Crire. resigned tAe office of Treasurer OF tne
Association. The meeting was quiet and orderly,
n the mon bcs were very outspok" in their denuncia
t.n III j.r Ieahes conduct A Leake Is the proprietor
O. = hoiel Il Rockaway and the members aNege tnat
a us other transcrcs-i0us he stripped The hall of tie
Association furniture 10 place in his hotel Tie
S,r-targ 81 tire Association, Edward Hau0ck VINO sym
uafhzas vitn H. Ieate, r,Inincd IN possession OF the
Psinco-st. hal. and pronounced The meeting uuc"usu-
tn,ional He SAYS that Nj Lsakc wII call meeting OF
thr Association mex; Tuesday night
stccaI meeting % the XIVth Assembly District Re
puhIcsn Association was SclI last evening 81 No. So
Tmrd-ayc. The Icsnuious, in accordance with PIesi-
drut Hay,,'s orl-r OF the following officers Pre-
uTr..e Pros d mt
Night Inspector At The Custom Hous- George Osborne
s ,retary revenue officer in the IaWd District;
John Robert Nuscnt. plcuber of the Ccnua.
Committee Chief Clerk Eighth Division OF Tie
Custom House; Robert Il. Boyd member u Central
Committee Deputy Collector tOI the Seco.d Dsirr' ol
Internal Revenue; William Rcksrd, saIgcapt-1I-Ar-ls,
clerk III the Third DIVISION ot t'e AppraiSc once;
Thomas v. k0Dertson, ctfk I'D o." fISHtI b-'-sl"u
tie Custom House Tue President John H B'tdy. III
mont Offices, A primary is called t'r 'nshi - hI va
caucIes caused bg tie resic'auons oi i'. '' 1ia-.
me- lst ngLt e.. NO. 30 West Thirty M best The meet
A. kenht ". "-c holGa A4e oHl'e ''u1t = o'y ~ .
by dlssatl-frd tecflou Ui fhe Association. 4' F4o-
the whole considered 20 be n improvement III TINS
respect, over pre- bus % I i L , nS
lie ,,ean, Of the XIXth Assembly District held
al election l4-t evening 40 sc cu-ta ST. and tnc Louie
i',,' -" -. ,,r Printed tir.cts were on t.rje M
the large hall There opposition and consequently
10 enfEuslasm Tie members slayzled in saa deFo--
ifod The only ticket there was-UuCn therefore
elected following are tDe new officers second VIC
President, John IS. Davis; TREASURE, william Is.
E.srldge; Stci-tAy, l. II. Dunn D0.rKceler, Thomas
Mulhcin: In.lecivr OF lrcou, george Flretner; Doe
l.,es u ine General C1autcy, CAATlcs J. Brdle Prof
john l. Hunt John J.. Iouulie ANA "d1sm Gage
Those elected ali personal friends ~ tIe retiring Off
aEd e management oi the Association Will be- little
,fae Fcar,eanth Ward Republican Association met last
evening al HaHl.to' Hall Fourth rl, Brooklyn. J. D.,
and tc only fce4ol c1ce holders "no are UeulOers or
tEe Association NlllaH AAG0ON oi iAe custom House
aud Ialnc- ipraW OOd BIUJalb letcitilltr, tcHp"cu
thcir rrsicrstions NJ Maddox ID OnrrnC Is resi- cna-
tion sad that all present understood uat DO wac
"a necessity Sith him 10 90 20; l4At no was
sorry 10 withdraw from Htuft "oik ln the
Association OF which De lad been ho"Oi since I~Jo,
but be Was STILL AZ always, a Republican. "a. Maddox
then withdrew lud tI- ta.lL4a, JOhh H. J'urI7 s4lI
that il MAS uILy lose tue best BcMnth through one
mans erroneous ideas uf reform. he thought Liat GOV
ernmcnt eIn.o.e had IO sut o fpcld thc iAt tIcJ
outragrous fot any set of men o Obge servants
OF te Government 90 sever thcr closest and Ccticsi
,,..ocat IONS aud three hence. 90 The ballot
bOx the folly Of the movement would be rcOukcd
The Chairman was about ~ l tlr motion 20 accept thc
rcsi gnatOu@ Of NcesIs. Maddox aud Lockwood, WHeu
Robert W Potter and moved That jue snatiu
al kir MADDOX pe lau Oh tIe table, urging Us amend
luent by eay tnst thai course would ptar NJ Maddox
from penalty u als0uu3iug ihe frrsornt ofurf
Mr Maddox Was the founder Of tine Association, am
could moi AFFORD 10 atOgctsr lose LIS valuable counsel
Tie President could without doubt cause members
who we're Federal Oihcc-bOiels 10 resign, nat
could dictate Republican A--OCl ILuus VIAL lAet
should do. Joseph Nal4ck feared ibli placing Nj Mai
vantage nat gentleman against whom lie lad HO l
Will j. simpson = ies you lave, ana iI pu
YOU down stair" Ihs created confusion, bu t1e mat
ier finally sctNed, by labing lie resignation