New-York tribune., 1880-10-01
work IN AND NE4R THIS CITY.
RICHMOND COUNTY coNvENrI

RICHMOND COUNTY CONVENTION.
ELrCTING d LGGATEs To THE CONGRESSIONAL CON
VENTIoN-srEECH OF GEORGE WILLIAM CUR
| It's.
The Richmond County Republican Convention
WAS held Yesterday afternoon at LNman's Hall.
! Stapcton. :. /. The meeting called for the
purpose of eeciing delegates TO the Congressional
! Convention and of nominating county ticket.
Gcorge W llidm Cur.is WAS chosen temporary chair
man, and on taking the chair SAID
thank ycu extremely for his evidence OF your conf
deDcc. We ali kepuDicans. We nave ony on pur-
with free and with iar count Ae1e
tnan there Of the beauty of ths Gay tDat James
TIE mex, President aud YicePfesid,nt Of thc Uulcd
states Aprl"u,el cay myself almost hs moment
inat site bv nv fri"nds were we viii take
care OF Massaclusetts. Go home ana sec tDat Now
YORK does al NrwYork ought 10 do, ana then y0u vii
place banner the mana If every man N TINS country
Ieu or low WINE black. and Oh tnar banuer WI 6e
inscribed legend Of ho state Of Ne8YOrk-' Excel
sior '-lhghcr9 That, gentleman, is the moito Of
The Republican party. lAppianseI We ale
to-day the representatives. IL lhl- c.untry Of the
principles wnIch planted Aue.icl, Of the
prnc pies whlcn nave saved the Unl0I Ol principles
wnch have Irslued and when p" sido TINS over
the renewed pr spery OF TINS country There is not
sng,c question which to-day interests tne people of The
Uultcd STAT uIon which the Republican parW does
ward. tae progressive The American position; and on
moment making our appeal from end to end
the ry and have nttc doubt gen lemen. that
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out the country. General Hancock VIII himself e iHe
hr5t conscuou, yctm Of thr alr VOC Of ia American
people tai lie challenged. Heie in tnis county,
from when have bCen Tor some time absent, h,ar
ana tar my own observation eXtends. near truly,
umtcu, never more thoroughly Organized, never more
ruy inspired tlau II It. now lCnerIs.l
For tWot years, remember, gen epen IA every con
te-i We Il We Docu the ct,,s. We dtye live ol
ine-e great contcs.s. nave elected i've Presidents,
gone to the WD.,e House and lie has gone tnere De-
cause lie mas, among tho contendng can nlidaes. more
toiu.,ou. the intelligence apd Tic love o!
justice Of the American people iAqpause
Now let us Ia the proceedings OF tins tunvtnOn, IN al
IucIdt4Cn-. III Hh our Holuin Ons, IA dl
Inre, in.., f,,,m h,s tmc 10 tne ~ oil Nov niher
ron moor at We Aaye one great supreme purpose, ss
mucI our puruoSo as when the question wae tna
of saYeil or when 1t was Tie question Of thc
prosecution Oi the wdr; LEI us resONe that as We
worked aud voted tncn. We will work aud vOtr
IN, county. Ten, gcAtcmel. W. shall d, oul share
toward toe same result thai bas followed lbJrs
every Presidential eleeuon for twenty years.
"a Pausel
The seats Of The VIItb District (iiddletown) dee-
CATION were &c ltested on the ground that Democrats
had been induced 10 vote at the primary election
for the pugpose # improperly influencing the result;
and that he polls were closed Def Ie O'clock D. m,
through the n,truiacntalty Of winch many Kepnb-
hcans were prevented from voting. lde matter
was referred TO a special committee which. after
brief del Liberation recommended that new primary
election should be ordered IN the With District.
The report was adopted. and the chairman of the
Genera Committee was directed TO issue within TWO
week, the cal for the new election of a member of
the General Committee and delegates to that Con-
VentlOn.
TBe formal organization was effected by making
the Temporary officers permanent Ii was then
solved that one delegate 10 the Congressional Con
vention should be elected from each town, with
tour delegates-at-laree.
TIE following are the delegates elected:
Middlctown, ". II. Bostwck. George Wilson
Northfield DE Witt Stafford, George SchOheld;
WeStfirid. a. 4, AVres SOufhtield, David tyson
f. &. Brgeman Ca-tleton, c. stewart Davidson,
James Gee. ne delegation was authorized TO fill
vacancies IN its own body, after which the CoDyen-
uon adjourned subject to the call of The char.
A meeting OF the General Committee held
before the Convention. and the following perma-
neut officers were appointed: Dewitt Stafford,
chairman John Waters. secretary ; X. ;. town.
SEND, treasurer. ne chairman was empowered to
appoint AT the next meeting of the commt tee Tx
ecutIve Committee 10 attend 10 financial. nafuTalz-
ation aud other IN alters connected with the can
yass.