The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-11
GEO. WIN. CURTIS'S FRIENDS
ACCUSED or TIREPULLIy0 IN mrs DE
mar ON STITEN ISLAND.
The Republicans or Richmond County ny the
Ears About IA Resolution \ bout Hayes
and Grant that Fell like n Wet blanket.

The Republicans or Richmond County by the
Ears About IA Resolution About Hayes
and Grant that Fell like n Wet BIankct.
Staten Island Republicans are In high
state Of discomfort over the new apportionmont
of district delegates to the County Convention
made by the General Committee. Tho county Of
Richmond. which comprises Staten Island only.
has five townships Castlcton. the argestiMid-
dlctown. Mortified, Southncld and Wcstncld.
Until this year Castlct0n had five districts
which were increased to eight; Mddleoyn had
four, which were doubled in number; North
field had four and that ia its number now
Souhneld and Wcstlcld. with three each. have
not been disturbed. Tho General Committee
has allowed. until now. three delegates from
each district to tho County Convention. This
year, however. the townships are allowed only
the Same number Of delegates that they had in
years gone by. thus making no allowance for
Increase Of districts Thus Castlcton. like Mid
dletown, with eight districts. sends only fifteen
delegates. while Mortified. with half the num-
Der Of districts. sends twelve. The explanation
Of this Is what has thrown tho Republicans into
furore.
1t seems that out Of the forty-two members
comprising the General Committee. forty arc
Curtis mon. and two are 90 Conkling men,"
men. 1he former are termed by the FOL.
lowers of the latter. sik-siockng mem"
4ey cS ar. Within F erSGin" and r oIS cont 9
posed Of men principally engaged in the
professions. Tho, two ant,,Curlis. men,
and Middietown respectively, nre worSingmcn,
and nave the sympathy Of nearly onc-hglf tho
a nep@ol1I'a a., parry 81 mo county. Is
there are som" not by long way IN sympathy
with the conduct II the Committee. The appor-
tonmcnt for this year WIS made AZ u @ meeting
OF the NNfflfllfter "A week Yesterday. ltlf 10
raised such trouble that 1t WINS supposed that
at their meeting Yesterday il would he changed.
\ thrung had collected in consequence in Dlod-
rich Hal. In Tompkinsvillc. where the Commit.
zee ms been holding Its meetings; Members 81
the press were there, ana ut O'Clock the meet
ing was callod TO order by the chairman. Mr.. c.
C., Norvcll OF the CoumacnI .iiratis0r.
IL was plain on the faces NJ the committeeman
That hot work was expected. Even the motion
To- adopt the minutes OF the last meeting eot the
had been straigl,ened out, Mr. Thomas Butts,
| very little man with red mou-tgche aud goatce.
| rom Cn-ucton; popped up and moved 10 eNpcl
Mr.. Wilson from Mldletown strenuously OPP
| posed the motion declaring that since TIE or
saniMtioq II the party ip 1850 no General Com
| mittcn lad enforced such "a regulation.
Mr. Butts said that no was not so anxious to
exclude III. public as ho was to exclude the
Mr. David W. Tyson 81 southneld sail that
| General Il planning battle Do it secretly.
somebody then ins'anced the Democratic
| deneral Committee which sat "a ne day before
| and mnde It's auporionment. admitting every
e.
The motion which had been seconded boy Mr..
| Kneeand 5. Townsend was carried, and Mr.
| \ rvell quilted the chair g. shut the door after
| the expelled ones. There was great indigna-
! ton among tho citizens who We're turned out
| aud who were almost exclusively artl-Curtis
Fgrtwo hours anil hall tho Committee talked
! loud and low, and then they adjourned. As they
cameo down from the hal with faces flushed they
! were received hy the ihrong outside with the
| cold shoulder Meanwhile II was announced
| that no change had been made IN tue appor
| 10 both the County and State Conventions was
in order; soon after adjournment the Chair
oash or f2rESS us r s3S Snp ana NJ %62a
saving he desired H. furnish him the minutes
fthhee meeting. gave him ihe following:
| miltec a. Diedrch Hall. Tumpknsyille Mr. c.
G, Noryrll in the chair Following resolution
Before giving tho printed Sin containing tho
res9lution 10 NE reporter, NJ. NorNril with q
| Il. and changed n comma ut the end Of the reso-
| luton 10 a period.
s,sl,t. r.at the Republican General Committee Of
mountaineering in number-rom saratoga. Tor state
harmony and rood Understanding Of he whole party
whis ala,ins H. s%tlies ana ,oreen ns ihe Injustice
| last iall We desire to have It emrhaucally un
uon bciween President Hayes AMI lie Republican
IaT ths, a.. el,r'td nm Az to wh9m Ni' admin
his sound. patient ana conscientious administration and
,Ii ~ III SRa Ss ' Saas IS
IN The personnel OF TIE civil service that his u
ronshihty the good conduct the service may
gesi We commend a. cou.pieuousy proper the changes
NATURALIZATION Duo to Executive rule Compelled him to
MAKE Iee fishi 70 cAcrci" pTcree9n,e implying at
never denied to ii, great Rcpqbieau pfsdcscssof Gsa
constituency that twice elected him.
Mr.. NQrvell's minutes continued: Com
mittee then proceeded 70 call primaries for
| Committee Of fory-two members. and for
! County Convention Of sixty-three members.
Saturday Sept. p. The distribution Of COM
mitteemcn and delegates was harmoniously
| agreed 10. the Snug lIarbor district being as
| signed one delegate and member OF the Cen
| ernl Committee"
The part which Mr. Norven cut from the slip
| read as follows
Ana as now seems probable. he is TO become tie
VA doahtess g;e T. again !! would not PG n kesg9s
% AMI We believe il Would lessen he 6ish respect
which G1n Grant Is known TO crAin Tor Pros nj
eroe Of this authority to menhee or muuny In the party
Put n comma before tho "and" beginning
| this rejected pnrt. and the resolution Will be rs
il WAS first introduced 10y Mr. Norvell.
| The whole resolution" said member Of
the Committee. fol- like wet blanket on those
| present"
after conslderanle pefsuaslon the resolution.
| without the part that Mr.. Norvell cut of. WAS
adopted; There being no dissenting voice. the
on the sidewalk Mr.. David Wilcox Of Castle
| ton said to Mr.. ilson. Why in HI didn't you
| move to table that resolution2"
What was the use Of my moving anything. 4"
| replied Mr.. Wilson. know id well there
| wasn't any use Of my moving anything"
| There was great wrangling over the appor-
| tionment. and the dissatisfaction was not alone
! with the pronounced ant-Curtis men. The
| Committee were compelled to change their de-
| cision as t. CastlotOn. where Mr. Curtis lives.
OF the eight districts Of this township, the First.
Second. Third. and Fourth were pretty sure TO
| go against Curtis. so seven delegates were Ap-
portloned 70 these four. and as 4 was felt that
the Fifth. Sixth, seventh. and Eighth would go
| for him. eight delegates wore nppurtiOned to
| these. thus giving the Curtis men of the fifteen
| delegates from Castleton majority Of one At
| yesterdays meeting a change was made, Civ
| ing the Fourth District two. reducing tho Fifth
District to one Mr.. Curtis lives in the Fifth by
the change in districts. Tho anti Curtis men
thought they saw u Niger in the fence some-
where when they heard Of this concession
| Among Mr.. Curtis's friends 1t Is denied that
he is cognizant OF any wirepulling in his behalf.
| lie has been in Massachusetts for two months.
| The anti Curtis men say this IL not 30; that
! deliberate plans are being laid 70 give the
| county to the Administration that Mr.. Curtis =
friends are threatening tradcspeople with loss
Of their patronage II they do not attend
the caucuses and send Curtis mon to the
| Conventions; threatening their employees on
| their premises. of which grcat number are
| gardeners with loss of employment If they do