National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-18
CONSOLIDATION.
The State Republican Associations Hold
Meeting for United Action.

Pursuant to a call issued under the
! auspices ofthe New jersey Republican Association
meeting was held at St. Georges Hall last night
to take steps for the organization of central as
| ISOLATION of States. The meeting was organized
with J. ". Starr as temporary chairman and B. F.
Chase temporary secretary. In explanation of the
calling of the meeting the chairman read the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions, adopted a short
time ago by the New Jersey Republican Associa-
ton:
Whereas it is a well known fact, easily demon
strated by unimpeachable testimony, that very
considerable number of governmental positions
are occupied by persons who are not in sympathy
with the principles of the Republican party, TO
which popular majority has cOnfided the admin
istration of the affairs of the Nation for the four
years from March 4. 1881; and whereas it is be-
leyed that the best interest of the whole country
and the party to which our allegiance and service
is cheerfully rendered will be best subserved by
an attempt to secure the removal of all persons
now in Office who are obnoxious to the charge OF
lack of fealty to the Republican party and its ar
ticles of faith; and whereas the enforcement OF
this policy can only hs secured by the employment
of the most approved machinery persiStently ex-
ercised: Therefore,
BE 1t resolped That ii Is in the opinion of the New
Jersey Republican Association, expedient and
necessary that The Central Association of State
Associations" be reiterated to the end that it may
take charge ofthe PRONUNCIATION and execution of
the wishes of the several Republican organizations
i'll this city in the matter above set forth.
ReS0ted, That the corresponding secretary or this
association be instructed to furnish all State
Citations with copy OF these resolutions, advising
them of the action of this association and request
ing the selection by them of delegation of three
members, one of whom shall be their president, to
organize the central association.
Under call of States the following associations
were found to be represented: Illinois, s. NJ. Find
ley, B. T. Chase, and P. E. Wood; Maine E. J.
Brookins, B. F. Hanley, and AlOnzo Weeks; New
Jersey, J. w. Starr, J. S. Patterson, Moses Brad
shaw; New York. Hon. \. n. Clapp, H. w. An
drews, and y. T. Martin; Pennsylvania, W. G. Rus
sell, J. F. Linden, and J. NJ Melder; Tennessee,
Judge Freeman, A. NJ Hughes, and K. W. Boston !;
Virginia Matthew Trimble and josiah Willard !;
Wisconsin, A. 7. Longley
A special committee Of FIVE, consisting of Messrs
Trimble, Clapp, Freeman, Russell, and Starr, was
designated to draft constitution and report any
measures necessary to perfect permanent organi-
Zation. A number of speeches were made setting
forth the necessity of united action and immediate
organization. 1t was finally decided TO discharge
the committee and adopt the constitution of the
old Central Association. After considerable dis
cussion as to the question of representation in the
association, the secretary was instructed to notify
all Republican State organizations that they would
be entitled to three members in the Central Asso-
citation, and to urge that such representatives be
selected at once. Upon motion il was then de-
cided to adjourn until Thursday the S1st, upon
which date a permanent organization will be
off tod