The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-19
REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

MR. GEORGE BLISS MAKES sKRI DUs CHARGES OF
FRAuD-aENERAL ARTHUR ELECTED PERMA-
NEST CHAIRMAN.
The regular monthly meeting ofethe Republican
Central COMMITTEES was held last night Republican
Hall. There q very fun attendance and the pro-
ceedings were very lively and contisued until very
late hour. Mr.. Joseph C. Pinckney presided.
The report of the Committee Protests read
1t reported the sitting delegatefrom the Third
Assembly district entitled to.their seats. and
recommended that the papers be referred to
the Executive Committee for their Investigation;
that John Hunt and Patrick H. Clarke. of the sixth
Assembly district, be recognized delegates; that
the seat of John j. oBrien of the Eighth Assembly
district be declared vacant. aud that Thomas Rker
take his place; that both the delegates from the
Fifteenth Assembly district be excluded and that
now election be ordered under the direction Of two
members OF the committee; that John X. Lawrence
and David Miiikin. of the Eighteenth Assembly dis
trct, be recognized delegates; that Mr.. David
seeeye be recognized delegate of the Twenty.
fourth ward.
Mr.. George Bliss moved a amendment that the
primary election in the Third Assembly district DO
declared null and void. and that-a election be
ordered under the supervision of two gentlemen to
he appointed by the Central Commhtee. In u speech
Of great vgor Mr. Bliss read somewhat in detail the
dayits that have already been published of persons
who failed TO get their notice of the tine and place
oi the primary election until the day after
the election had been held, and that such notices
hal not been mailed until too late for them
20 be received by the persons to whom they were
directed; that this dcsignedly done to prevent
such persons from voting for candidates who
obnoxious those who had control " the primaries
OF the Third Assembly district aud that those who
Ind this control had betrayed the interests of the
publican party aud had succeeded n obtaining the
election of democratic candidates. He said that II
the Central Committee winked or connived ut such
proceedings dssensiops would be raised in the party
of serious and influential character
that at the next state Convention the pres
cut Central Committee would be swept out
OF existence. IL fair republican election
was be held in this city two things rcqui.
fite-first, that the rolls of the ASSOCIATION mus
have inscribed upon them the names Of members in
good standing and that the Members q hould have
10 them at all reasonable times; second, that
every person who has vote at such election should
have free to the place OF voting at each Of
these district associations.
Mr.. Charles spencer seconded the amendment of
Mr. Bliss and said that In view of such grave charges
no other honorable course was left.
Cossd' rablc discussion followed these speeches.
and ultimately the and nays wore takcn. which
Resulted in the rejection Of the amendment of Mr..
Bliss by vote OF 2, 20 400.
rpACD.
When the resolution on the Eighth Assembly dis
trict was reached Mr.. Bliss moved similar amend
nent 20 that which he moved in reference 10 the
Third Assembly district. aud said that he knew that
republicans had sometimes been returned In the
Eighth Assembly district. but whenever il had been
with the ballot after tho election over. Ho
called TO order. and Mr. Bliss took his seat and
said. "a know what am saying"
Dir. John y. OBrien, from the end of the room,
cried ont, That is false!'
The amendment lost and the remainder OF the
committees report adopted.
General Chester A. Arthur was unan mously an.
pointed permanent chairman by q standing vote
Dir. Abraham Lent. hrst vice president and Mr. !. O.
ply. treasurer; Mr.. solon H. smith and Mr.. samuel
u. Burns. secretaries.