New-York tribune., 1881-12-15
POLITICAL NEWS.
rsr1Ts OF THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES


RESULTS OF THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES
WHY THE NJ ,CHINE LEADERS WERE SUCCESSFUL"
The Republican primary elections held on
TUESDAY peht 10 elect delegates to the Republican Cen
tra Committee and officers Of the district ASSOCIATIONS
od f, changes in the present membership and control
NJ ese orranizntions There were only few coheS7'
prpcpaI!y Tor the that under the system oil man
octnc these organizations nj present iohoWed con'c
~ socss when the officers are acting in concert The
XVb District Association has been the scene ol plt'
contest every year almost since its Organization for
many years sheridan shook Its president ana the
orrosition was directed against him and his friends
This district and the XVIlIth send delegates To le sl
AIdermanc Convention. Bernard Bighn Is Presluen' VI
the XVIIIth The leaders In both districts were ANXIOUS
to control nominations and Mr.. Blgln orgahlheu lne
onnoston TO Mr. Shook in the XVIII District Association
for the purpose Of placing his friends IN cohrol o H.
Ia This he had the sympathy Of the leaders III
t,or districts He failed 10 wrest the association
from the hands Of Mr.. SHOOK anu
a the last meeting OF the Old state Committee "i "cn
Thomas C. Plat was acting chairman RESOLUTION "'i'
assc empowering the Central Committee to reorgnnHe
-, vv+t u,strct This was done under the practical
sr,ervision of Mr. Bigln, and result the ron ol
erbcrsbip was made up SO TO leave his trlends ID
compcte control The scenes which took place u. iio
reorcanzation created such scandal that 6eorge pl'
erdeayored TO prevent the delegates from the AN IN DIS
trict fran taking their in the Central Comlhec
Int
and Mr. Biglin was sustained On Iuesuay hHh' w
,noropts Of the Bigln made another attemp
70 control the association, but they were treated III %
same way as before, and many OF them dehied tho E
40 vote at ALL while their leaders assert that not one Wv
u Gvo cast bv their side was counted for them The
Pclin interest was strong that, becoming suSpco"
Of its nominal leader, Ss5knd, it discarded nun anu u"
oiyod only nineteen votes out of an announced toai
Of 3S2.
win the execution Of this district, there was no con-
test OF any account Tuesday night "heh inc "o"
central Committee meets ar attempt viii he made again
to ex clude the delegates from the ANth I5lrlc' anu
order "A new election under tue supervision OF ho IN
tr,l Committee but the plan will undoubtedly all' lh'
constitution Of the Central Committee provides tha'
delegates having the certificates OF majority o' ' "
ncctrs In every district shall be deemed primH Jd'e
entitled to their seats. The inspectors c"nduGt to e
also have charge nf the roll OF members ana hl"w onB
fhos, no vote whose are on the roll, TINS ph'e5
w nsocctnrs iu virtual control of every "lcctiontnd
II is only necessary generally 'oI u 'i'lS'
ircl these men III order to decide INC s,'''on ,r
Renee the u.rlcSsLrss OF cuucst WHrn thc HHtluI'
are o one SIDE and that side the one taken % he o''r
o thr Association, as Of course" ~ always 'hr c7e.
Another great evil complained - bF in"nreIs OF ln'
organization not 10 league W',u riV % ut i All -.
ucr iu viii "a the rolls - n''p 'll L "iV NV - yr,.rc
district associations. II re roll or 'f2cs p " N'If
p.strd i'm cousp .uDus piacrs 81 ''r ''"m on ee'l''
Ii,t and brf. r., there could Tue-" Wh"tHrI OF
| moi voters name was on H. l'ls Won" al7"
" ,b, Ia mes of deal men and Democrats whose names
are voted upon 10y rcpca,rfs and "u 'defs ~ every p
,n c-ity for reform iu these uar-i 'ulIr- tl Central
,on,pttrr some time ago appointed c'Wm'i'r' 2l
MIN. "a t,,orcc Bliss i. rIIrutu tu irtDhutul tH'uu
It ~ hG constitution to pru.ii, against these gFls
M ,,r,,i,trr bgs not vet made report, hut Eihu
,,,t Nm. r. % member i said recently hat u W"uI
| urobtby recommend some provision iy Wh'H ln' I"I7
~ n, .l could h. Iu-p ptrtri at auF TIM" by mtiu
b.rs and ais some change ln the pIsde' no." rrGHitu
ai members. which plcdgt makes - necessary u" tN'Il
n,-I.r To support thc candidates approved 10y the 30
.,,ltior mo- matter who they may Dr. allowing 10 room
for any iudrrrudtnce II choice. Num- othrf chdh-tH
| will hr recommended hy thc com IIlltyr
WI Tne Cnrra Committee rs a"mooscd Of 372 members
VII. ,r. af,,rfo.e,l 20 each Assembly District accord
~ "a the Republican vote 70 cast ti tne lt-t frr~luth'
,.,ti,u Tine regular meetings trc held on thr iihId
rr,-.ia, ia each month. L'~ruti"r Abraham LFAi i'
now mo Chairman the committee, but hr VIII rrir" ni
tBc end ol the year stcp4cn a. lreHc, wa" haS o"th
! elected delegate from the NNlllh bl~irct l- men
t,,p,I A. a probable 90 Ar Lent ldc chair
man OF the committee appoints an executive committee
winch has tine general management ut ihc hhAlrH p Tue
...utraI Committee. All appeals from am district ass"
clgupp or an, ucmhcTr thereon must uh4tT lhc 'o7b
tt nu be referred To the executive committee Tor exam
uarou ana report The important wors oi the organHa-
non il Ia secret ft--lJr hl thlr executive
rnfnitt,c of one member from each Assembly D-Irct
In, district leaders compose TINS C"HH-'-'u 14-u l9
| rrIor II invariably sustained.