New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-02
CoYKLING ROLT N KICnMOND COuNTY.


THE GARFIELD RarUBMcANs HAVE CLEAR
MAJORITY IN TiE CONVENTION AT sTAPLE ION.
I-wITUpRAwAL or THE CoNKLING MEN.
The Richmond County Republican Conven-
ton electnn OF delegates 10 the state Convention
was held yesterday at stap-ton, staten Island. The
delegates representing Nh" i've towns Of the county as
senbled at o'clock 10 Tnan's Han There was lively
expression different opinions before the gathering
met though the Sialwarts who understood to he
in the minority ID apparently not decided course
of action DE Witt stafford the chairman OF the county
committee, called the Convention To order ;.
/. Hopping and Captain NJ. Conklin both Of Wesi
field were put in nomination rs chairman The vote
showed clear majority III uInc votes for Mr.. Hopping
the candidate the machine party. Z. C. Bridnan
Of Southncd. and Mr. stafford then elected sccrc
tares The vote of delegates then made out. show
ing that sixty six delegates present
Two protests presented. ore against the adms-
sion OF the delegates from the lid District of Castle
ton, and the other against the number Of delegates
from Wesfcld there being more delegate from that
town than WAS allowed George william Curtis was one
Of the delegates from the Cascton district whose ecc
ton protested against but he not himself present
at the Convention. D. j. II Wilcox, OF Castlcton, W
H. Van Name, Of Westfeld, James p Eddy, Of Middle
town. II. H. Brewer, Of southhcld, and s Wood of
wcstGeld. appointed committee contested
seats George f. HaOck NJ. ID. SimOnsou, repre-
scnting the opponents OF Mr. Curtis, went before the
committee to present protest against the Castenn
delegates. They asserted that only inspector had
been present at the primary election and that he had
served alone without appointing other inspectors 10 as
sist him After stating their the committee, The
stalwart representatives came into the main hall and
began gathering their supporters and arranging the plan
which they afterward carried out.
The Committee on Contested Seats made
n report finally in which il said that 1t found OPP
posing delegation in the Win District OF CastlctOn. and
the protest was not urged by any one from that dis
ga'e Cross and Oliver r. johnson Ghe Curtis 3eegats
Tp{a va adoutgd scarcely
vote AS the charnans decision announced,
George +. Hallock, of CastetOn rose and simply say
ing - feel that the rules OF the General Committee
have been violated and We there withdraw took up
his hat and left the room. followed by about twenty
OF the delegates. The boiling members heartily
Kissed they went out Of the door on recalling the
gone wing fOrtY-hye in the room. TGc chairman
graduated the Convention on hcng rid Of the discOrn
element and that body proceeded then to business There
was very little excitement the boilers Withdrew, aud
the proceedings Of the Convention were scarcely inter
mpted The difficulty IN the delegation from Westhcld
was settled by taking one member from the third dis"
C W. Kennedy, Of Castlotoh' nominated
George william GIGl" M delegate na to
wss received SSs with great applause David j. Tyson ."
southded, and Dewitt stafford, were also nominated
ceiyed forty live vorcs David Tyson iort = five ana
Dewitt stafford forvseven. The delegates wqre given
power select their own alteinacs Nh Stafford then
addressed the meeting. He said in part
"Ths is the first time that have seen anything like
this In the many have been ~ the county When
we come together In convention and hnd that large
number of delegates bolt because there Is minority
radically with their Rrpnblic4nsm. Sometimes
there been differences among hut have here
tOfore observed the Republican rule to abide 10y
wishes the majority This Ia not the frat holt OF the
kind in this state hope Republican viii forget the
action OF to-day that may know whom may
trust | have been called Administration Rcpubi-
don't want to be called anything except simply
Republican
The following delegates then elected to the
Senate Convention: W. II. Van Name Calvin ID. Van
Name, John T. COnkin, C. W. Kennedy, j. s. Townsend,
W A. Galloway. W VI. Mullen, X = Boirdman, W. &.
Ayers and \. l. Hopping. The convention then ad-
iOurned.
After withdrawing from the convention
the boiling dele-ates marched half mile
10 the village nf TnOmpNnsyille where,
at Frederick Dedrichs hotel, they organized rival
Convention. Mr. COnkliD made chairman and
George f. HdiOck and John Waters lr Secretaries The
boilers then filled far they could the delegations
from the different towns Those who present
mentioned the of any whom they knew Of their
faction VINO would allow their names be used,
and thus hfy-u names were secured No speeches.
were made and given for. their action.
Charles w. Alexander, u. II. WirfOrd and G. X. Eich
hardt were elected dele gates 10 tIe Convention with
power choose their aitcrnateS. Delegates were
also elected 10 the Senatorial and Judicial Conventions