New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-05
ASKING FOR A REORGANIZATION.
ACTION OF ANTI-MACHINE REPUBLICANS WHO DE.
MANn REEoRM IN LIE CITY ASSOCIATIONS.

ACTION OF ANTI-MACHINE REPUBLICANS WHO DE-
MAND REFORM IN THE CITY ASSOCIATIONS.
The Executive Committee of the Shook
Dtenhoefer Republican Central Club met last night at
Clarendon Hall to decide what position that wing Of
the Republican party this city should take before the
State Convention to-day. Nearly all the delegates
elected at the primaries held Monday night
present. II claimed that the
jority of the Republicans Of this city wonld
not only be without representation in the Convention
to-day, but that under the present local organization Of
the party they without of securing what
they claim e. be their rights.
A. j. Dittenhoefer presided BE said that in conse-
quence of the position which the delegates Of tae
association occupied and by the advice Of promnedt
Republicans who friends OF the anti-machine men,
he had prepared paper tating the position Of the del
egaes representing the association, which would be
printed and circulated in the Convention approved by
the Executive Committee and delegates pres
ent. An outline OF the document is es
follows: In 1879 the Republican Central Committee
dsbanded all the Republican associations then existing,
without the consent Of either the state Convention or
the State Committee, and the reapporonment was ir-
regular and made with utter disregard OF the
aRch was the state Of affairs that no RopGb-
can could he elected 70 district organization unless
deprivatons Of Just rights were cited pri
mary elections in the XXIId XVIII ami XlTh Districts
In the XXIId District eightysX Garfield Republicans
allowed to sign the roll for three mouths and
then they were told that they would have TO be reeectd
XVIII District where the Garfield Republicans largely
Ounmmher the machine men, the Central Committee APP
pointed three S;awarts reeGro the district at when
reerrolment the polls seized 6y the machine men
and held until l60 had signed the roll aud then be-
fore the Garfield Republicans could sign the IN
spectors closed the books. At the primary
election In the district the ball
was packed the machine ana with the aid OF the
police many moro were run in " through side en-
trance thus giving the delegates OF an Administration
district tO minority CT the machine men, The paper
concluded as foll0ws
believing that these actions dissolved all fealty TO
such assocatiOns aud wish to be represented
in the State Convention and in the affairs OF the RepuD
lican party, demand reorganization OF the Repub-
cans this city, and this must be done else the party
strength will be lost in the city"
This paper unanimously adopted, with O resou-
ton IL and the reports OF the primaries which were
held Monday night and the credentials of the dele
gates shOuld be given TO the Committee Oh Con-
tested Seats the Convention to-day. IL was
stated that senator WOOdin would probably represent
th OF the Republican Central Committee the Con-
vcntiou day, and a committee Of five appointed 10
confer with him the Morton House at 10 o'clock this
mornD 1t suggested that copies OF the open letter
sent by George Bliss General Arthur in 1879 IN whch
he arragned the Salwar faction in this city for abuses
in the associations be published and circulated in the
Convention to-day.