New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-19
ORGANIZiNG FOR work.

TIE REpI BLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
A WARM DEBATE OVER THE REPORT ON COMES led
sEATs-GENERAL ARTHUR ELEC1ED CHAIRMAN
or THE COMMITTEE.
The Republican Central Committee for 1879
met last night In Thlriy-third-st. TO complete its
organization Joseph G. Pmckncy occupy ng the
chair. one hundred and scyonty'thrte members
answered TO the roll call. The Committee on
Contested Seats reported that the sitting dele
gates from the it'd and With Districts were entitled
TO their sca and that papers and protests In regard to
irIcguarc, be- referred 10 the Executive Committee
The report declared that John Hunt entitled 10 HE
scat from the With District, and that the seat " Patrick
IT, Clark rom the same district be declared
vacant: that the sitting delegates from the Win
District be retained other than John OBren' who IL
ineligible under Article g. and that his seat be given To
Thomas Riker: that both delegations from tho XVIII
District lr excluded and new election ordered That
John r. Lawrence and David Nillikcu were entitled to
their seats f.Om the XVIIh District; aud That BenJa
mia H. e,cey was entitled to i seat from the Twenty
fourth ward.
ON the motion to adopt tho report in regard TO the
TIA District, George Bliss offered an amendment ina
thc election i'm chat district DE declared Void aud that
new election Lo ord red 10 d. held under two mnr-
Ct h, committee Mr.. Bliss icEoun. ed The report INC
vote on M. amendment Of Sir Bliss resulted II 100
1ho report Of tho committee then adopted, win
on amendment that 'hn executive Committee report Oh
the matter "itHu sixty days.
Mr. Bliss made au Amendment 10 the report In regard
10 br Nltith Assembly District. that all delegates Ur
excluded aud % row election he ordered H. denounced
.in 'atc election ~ Nut district part ~ q -'rtf
matte atirrp' by falsc and fraudulent means 20
exclude certain good Republicans from voting. he
rad number of cfdav4 and other pap7TS ~ support
L, un.itiua Nj Rvlc oi the Win District denounced
the gAlyS false. and said that tio contestants h3d
been dropped from the roll because cf their notorious
aii .aticn WIt TInmluy Hall CrlHutl spencer sup
ported tl. statements Of Mt. Rule. william y Daring
spoil. of 1.nd work don" b, the WHO DISTRICT ~
~. tlu- republican Legislators and 0ti"-U H. to!onci
Bliss said that district had succeeded IN ccrtae Few
~ pub i,II-, hrt Il generally don" ly u"nutHc-
tur,d returns after the polls closed. This state
mcut Was met by grOHn, and hs~c9. Mr. BLESS
amendment was rejected and the report Oi the con-
mittrr aGup'cd hv au overwhelming vote.
F>-Iud-- y cuhoci.r Ir -.dcn- of tho German lt-
uuhlicln Association. Var then elected member of the
committee. Colonel Charles :. Spencer then romlna-
tcd General Chester :. Arthur a. permanent
aiairm.u OF tnr committee, which vas seconded
IA high terms OF General Arthur aud HIS
illness for tho position. Mr.: Lawson referring TO tlo
nomination as "a precursor 81 something higher me
nomination Was made unanimous by rising vote COZ
oacl Spencer and Nj Lawson conducted General Arthur
70 the char amid great cheers. General
Arthur spoke Of the great necessity OF harmony
In Republican councils, and strict oleduIaOh To- re-
duce the Democratic vote in TINS city At tie next elcc-
ton Ex-senator Abraham Lent elected first wee
president and J. g. julius LanSbein. coud Ylcfpic'i-
d.it. Senator Thomas Mnrphy was elected treasurer
and SCION g. Smith ana :. q. Burns, secretaries.