The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-14
DIVIDED INTO FACTIONS.
OLD LINERS AND rOUNG FELLOTS no
ITGHT IOR SUI'REMACr.
EHorts that nrc ncinE Made TO Capture the
Hepnbhcnn Central Committee -OmcehoId-
ers TnIte u Hr0nd MInl-More ENnnIsinn.

rum IOH bUIREW1CI.
Efforts that nrc BcinR Made 10 C.,turc an.
Repubiicnn Central Committee -t,niceboId
era Take "a broad HInt-More Expuision.
The contest begun after the election in the
hopuhlican party between the d" old line" Re-
publicans and the Republicans who style them
solves the young fellows -" has assumed new
iorm. The resolutions passed 10y the Eleventh
Assembly District Association. Withdrawing
thcr delegates from the Republican Central
Committee declared that certain mcmbcra of
That Committee who voted TO demand the with.
drawal OF the Eleventh Districts delegation
were not legal delegates to the Central Com.
mttce. because thoy held city Offices TO which
thel were appointed by Democratic authority
This action OF the Eleventh District Association
gave rise to q rumcr that Col. George Bliss and
other old liners intended to enforce the sec.
ton OF tho Republican Associations constitu
tion that makes Republicans who hold on1ce
under Democratic authority Ineligible to seats
IN the Central Committee. hy compelling the
withdrawal from the newly chosen Committee
Tor 1879 Of the elected delegates who hold mu.
nicipal Offices. This rumor has alarmed tho
young fellows" Many OF them hold places
in the city Government and others are looking
Tor appointments from Mr.. Cooper. the income
ing Mayor
Capt Michael Crcgan. who was drummer in
the army in the war ct the rebellion and who
promoted himself to the rank OF Captain after
peace had been declared has assumed the lead.
ership Of the young fellows" By his advice
they have determined To keep their Offices and
70 retain Their soais In the Central COMMITTEES
ihls result Is to be accomplished by repeating
thc article that they helped to insert in the ~
publican constitution. and which has so sud
uenN he'omc SO obnoxious to them. To amend
this constitution require. the rcauest ~ nyc
Ia lla Il 4
ana altcrward ile approval Of sixteen of those
93ssoclations. The work was begun on Thurs
uhl evening. The nrSt association To recon.
mend the repeal Of tho article was thni of tho
Illtechih Assembly District which is snomlnaliy
controlled by Mr. Cregan' Iasi ev"ning Ky
Association Of the Fourteenth District seconded
ly " acu1n ol the fiiteenth District Republicans.
Deiofa the meeting Of the Central Committed on
iuesdny next or certainly 10y the third Tues
Iny IN January next, whent thc now Committee
s 70 be organized, the action OF ntc associniions
Is to be secured Then a bitter contest will fol.
low. .e tne young fellows" working to get the
tions 70 tho repeal Of tho article and th. - oid
L In ,he cogs,ic G@nf Ger best secure its retention
Eighteenth Assembly District Republican Asso.
yHlon had long conference with Christopher
Republican organization Of tho district beiore
tho regular Republican Association. met M 453
association To order, he recognized John Pull
man; WHO SAID That committee Of the Inde.
penleit h,publlcans was present. md had
computation to present. Then Mr.. Christo-
pher Pullman stepped forward He said that
ms orSanizaiion of Independent Liberal Re-
publieans had decided 10 disband and 10 seek
admission % the regular organization. Hepre.
sentoI q lst Of .ighty-three members. and
regulars. Tho list was sent to the,Committee
on Admissions for consideration.
motion was carried resembling tho resou-
ion u,ban rl ur piping Henry T.. Howlands name from
Roberi Ellis. from tho Executive Committee
reported res nluton eNpelling Henry A. Beatty |
and John J. O'Rourko from the association Tor
voting and working against Bernard Biglin the |
REGULAR candidate OF the association for Alder |
Mr.. Beatty said that no did not ask any
was ready - acknowledge his acts in tho last |
campaign, but he wanted 1t understood that h. |
was WIS hlWaJs n k|puHlican aud that he should |
continue 20 stand by the principles OF tho parry |
Ihero was n general unwiIlnGncss among |
,n1 , M moGrs To- vote on the resolution Of eN- |
pulslon. President Blslin twice but the mo- :
Ton aud not half doz n members rospondeI /
On rising vote 81 memhcrs voted for eNuul. |
sion and II voted against H.
IT. was 50 apparent that Biglin's friends con-
.Ion,u the needing That no attempt WIS made
10 10 onposS IN IN hui niinr aiuurnment there was
siron@ tax against Bisiin aud his way Of man
aging tnln-s, II is asserted that the effort Of
the Iullmhn faction tn get into the regular as
s9'latlon j. part ~ the scheme ~ the Fnninn.
u u tfIiit men 10 gam control Of the party ma
chlhtry ln the 'ity. and that Bglin and Crpeau
', Mi' nave be'n compelled 10 take back seats In
t"N ltrs"hl organization. ure in tho moyrmcut
now i.epubcun association. called tho hr-
luhllrdn L"lguc, has hccu started in the Eirh- !
t"cnih District. II has q membership OF siZty
or seventy Republican voter- who are opposed
T. BgliHs rule.
. Thirty-nine new members were elected to tbo
Republican Association In the Twentieth Dis.
lrlct ana iorty- -nlne names were proposed for
inembershlp, prominent among whom wcro As
-lstalit District Attorney Rollins and rN- Alder
man Bilin-, Mr. William Kalloch presented n
report from the Finance Committee of the as
'oclation. censuring the oiliceholdcrs in the dis
tlct Tor hlling 70 contribute to the funds of the
y y lfsoeia'iirnn. iirn. lie rend list Of thosr who had
gwen. The contributions ranged from II 10
fllO; II was announced that tho roll Of niem-
)crship numbered S67 name, being an ncrrase
IF $50 over last year.
. The Central Committee ON motion OF Henry
h. Stcarns was asked To recommend mn |
'mendment 10 article Of the constitulion |
Hking from the President OF the nssocintion |
q lttce ana the committee on Resolutions and |
places. ~ w. '''' Wv
Mr. Joe Murray proposed that stuffed
IuD or n, leather medal" be presented to the |
lstihRushed party who got up funny ticket
IN the nlEht OF the primary. and was about to
make nm eXplnnnt ion Of his proposition when
VI; NOlon IL. smith choked him on by point Of
The Hon. Levi T. Morton. Congressman elect
rs called Tor, and he spoke n few words of
hanks ending 10y congrntuating the Repubn-
ans on their victories In the district, city and
thte. The Hon. JHcohs Hess was put forward
= candidate emlncntlY qualified for Police 1
ommlssionrr, aud the Hon. Mr.. Morton the
idhn, A. j. Cornell Mr Joscph II. Choate. and {
thefs wore appointed by the Chairman. eN- r
udg" DittenhOeier. TO wait on the Mnyor-elcot ,
hd urge his appointment to the Office