New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
AFFAIRS AT ALBANY.
EXCITEMENT AMONG REpUBLICANs.

EXCITEMENT AMONG REPUBLICANS.
PROBABILITY OF TWO DELEGATIONS FROM ALBANY
TO THE UTICA coSvENuoS-THE STATE AssRs~
soRs REPoRr-RzcErvERsHrP REroRM-LEers-
LATIvE PROCEEDINGS.
The Albany Republican General Committee
gave only few hours notice Of the pri-
maries TO elect delegates to Utica. An
indignation meeting has been called.
and two sets of delegates will probably
be elected. The State Assessors in their
annual report make various recommendations
of tax reform. Bills in regard to steam towage
on the canals and other important matters were
introduced in the Legislature yesterday. At
tOrney-General Ward has received many letters
asking him to persist in his receivershlp inves~
tigation.
CONTESTING DELEGATES TO UTICA.
THE ALBANY PRIMARIEs-UNExPEcrED ACTION
OF THE COUNTY coNHTTEE-GRANT DELE
GATES TO DE CHosgN-AN INDIGNATION MEET
ING CALLED.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUSEl
ALBANY Feb. 6-The delegates of Albany County
to the Utica Convention practically chosen to-
day. primaries being held in three of the four AS
sembly Districts. Delegates that favor the nomi-
nation of ex-Presdent Grant for q thIrd term viii
unauestionably be chosen as the result of these
primaries. Such unusual means were adopted
to secure q delegation of this complexion that the
election has been about the sole subject of conver-
sation among the Republicans of the Legislature
and the city to-day.
The party organization In this county is in the
hands Of the Grant men. They have sis-
pScted that a determined effort would be
made at the primaries by large number of Repub-
licans of independent character to elect men who
daIa IN fhQ convention uuulqfQcf
for any candidate for President Accordingly they
resolved TO deprive these of the opportunity OK
contesting the election. They summoned a meeting
of the Republican General Committee last nlghe
and passed resolutions for the holding of the prlma-
ries at noon to-day throughout the city. 1t has
been customary for years to give weeks notice OK
the holding Of ,hese primaries, but the precedens
was disregarded The object Of this sudden call was
to cut off from the Independent Republicans tho
power to assemble their voters.
II was significant that the majority of the General
Committee that passed the resolution for this sud-
den call of the primaries were employees of the Pose
Office or held positions in the Capitol ouiolng.
Albert C. Judson, the chairman OF the General COM
mittee warned his associates that such snap elec-
ton might lead to disruption OF the party In the
county, and to-day he resigned his ONCE.
The consequences Of this hasty action were whas
tle Grant men nHu uHtiClDdtcu' amy "AN
sition at the primaries Publication of the faco
thot nrmaries were to be held was only made this
rrorninp. so that hundreds of Republicans were
dorhtIess unaware Of ths fact that they were going
~
on.
The leaders OF the Republicans who had planned
oortos+,ng the primaries thought it wise policy to
abstoin altogether from voting, knowing the lm-
nossbility of gathering together their followers III
such short time as that gwen by the Generai oon-
r,i.tee They are determined to make iouo pro-
ts+ ogainst the manner of the election, and VIII
carry their grievance to the Utica convention.
To-day the following call for Republican meetns'
to bo held at Twcddle Hall on Wednesday even
ing. February IL. has been Issued and extensively
signed:
The undersigned ask their fellow Republicans 60 nnite
IN meeting 10 be held az Twedde Hall on Wednesiey
evening February H. to protes, sssnsS ape
tee OF the county to prevent iair ana ,
expression OF the sentiment OF the pary y ~ n s 30 Ss
OF delegates the state Convention ara also ,
wise means by which the majority Oh the hepon,d
party Of this Congresslonli DisnC' m may t W nt tbs
and beard in that Convention ID ltoestt ~ hss s
usurpa,ions OF a setconstued dictatorship. oy whoss
arbitrary edcts all honesty and fairness are shoreu an"
every principle Of justice ~ disreSafdeu' . -, A.,
Amour others who will take part, IL is said, IN
,l,,s meeting are ex-senator Hamilton Harris.
George Dawson, Thomas W. Olcott. John ,. kath-
bone, j. o. Shepherd. Daniel , WeidmaI,;, kgtaS "a.
KinG Theodore Townsend, William N. Van An,
tweTn bradford II. Wood, Robert l.. johnson nnd
Nantice +. Viele Speeches IN dennnciation OF the
aciion of the Genera! Committee will bc made and
probably gemenis will be perfected Tor hold
mo nsw primaries. A c0ntestlnB delegation, IS
nnSv thourht will be sent 10 Utica. Steps may also
be taken FOR the creation of Republican organiza-
tion in this county which shall better represent tns
independent element of the party. me mees.n9
,tseIf will be purely citizens meeting, ohice-
holders being ruled out. =, NJ, 4.
Jobn =, Smyth and Henry II. Pierson: Il s under
+d vii he selected 10 represent this Congress
ss,soUS District at CHICAGO bS the Grant men who
have Tins captured the delegates from this district