New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-12

oso ont of 273 delegates present. Mr' U hileh
,oco;ved 143 votes and Marvclle W.Cooper !o9'
ThonroccedinCs were animated; but no Ill reel
tno ,vos shown. The result was accepted py MI
OBrien's opponents with good grace.
LITTLE sPEECH-MAKING PERMITTED.
,.r,,prps ALLOWED TO sPFAK ONLY WHEN AsAlN"
TO BE ENCUsED FROM VOTING
The meeting of the committee 10 elect permanent
officers drew large crowd III front OF inc nl' NV
Is West Thirty-third-St., at an early houi'
souad Of policemen were on mana 10 Keep oi"'i'
Idmis,len 10 the hall was by ticket, bnt many poi
sans no, delegates allowed to enter ana tn's
crowded the aiscS and led to great "o'i
OF unnecessary confusion. Ihefe "eio
900 rorsops present. of whom 252 were Delegates
Among tbe prominent members OF the conlnll' W .U'
were William Dowd, Professor IhooouIo w.
Ovicbt Colonel George Bliss, Elihu Root hdWaru
,it,Icu Charles y. Tuntor Colonel Charles >
sno,cer Elliott T. shepard, General Lloyd Asph-
wall. Luthcr L. Marsh, Colonel :. v H. CiugeI'
Cc,c,aI Kilburu Knox, Emigration Commissioners
TJvafd Stephenson, George Starr ard Charles +
nh senator Frederick s. Gibbs Salem H. W aleS,
J,o,. W. HaweS. MaWcllc W. cooper Leo"'iU
Uazlcfuc. Police Commissioner joel W. N7sol'
Johu Met lave. :. ". SimonSon, General JuSep" -
T,,1.n ABDOMEN Frederick Finck, William H.
Miller ana James PEARSON, bt''! ~ We N''
p Iyd,ckcr. Michael Creqan. Police Justices jacob
A. ,,,or.o,,o aud SoIon y. Smith, john L.. y. Hunt,
uorace Russell. Charlie. Sribuer Ferdinand Eid-
man. George b. Deouc John d. Lawson, CoioneI
George F. Hopper Henry L. Sp13gue justice Fred
sricl q. Gclnev William A. Darling, Sherman
Evarts and Morris HiedSam.
TN MEEnNG CALLED 10 ORDER
The committee was called 10 order shortly Sit'i
: O'Clock bv Mr.. O'Brien, the temporary char
man and the temporary secretary. Scion h HlhI.n'
rroce,ded to call the roll. When the Alth Dlstlct
WIS reached the name Of Mr. Rogers was reao III
ste,d of Waiter Howe. Edmund c. Lee raised an OBJ
lection. making the point that Howe "S'
the REGULARLY elected member of the committee
opd tbat a name could not be changed without
i,s consent Colonel Spencer said that while ne was
atarti-an he was i'm favor of the greatest 1arhes>
in the committee I'm order that the greatest har-
mouy might prevail. Nh Howe, he sand, had re-
siruc3 and the District Committee had hlled 'he
vacancy. exercising its mdoubted right under the
plan OF reorganization. Nh Lee attempted 10
renew his objection, but general disap-
proval was manifested. and the CHAIRMAN
decided thc point not well taken.
The call was continued 10 the end, and then the
names of the absentee, were read several had
meanwhile come n and responded The result
showed 21 absent ont of 273 Later in the even
ing two others came IN.
William A. Darling, as a question Of privilege
asked if il was not possible 20 seat for edch
member of the committee. He said that with 50
nanv standing in the aisles, and many in seats
who were not members. the gltherng was simply
mob 4 member said he could point ont several
persons who occupied seats without being entitled
10 thcln to which General Aspinwal respond
ed: oh let's 60 ahead as we are. We are all
on level I'm willing TO stand up all night for
&c - al q laugh and ending
the discussion.
joel w Mason moved the adoption of the
rules Of tb, old Republican Genital Com
mittce for he government Of the meeting,
Edmund stephenson inquired what these rules
were. and Mr. Mason replied that a gentleman so
often at the committee meetings ought to know With
out asking: they were too long to repeat but better
andel ,tood by most Of those present than the
ordinary parliamentary rules. MI Mason motion
wa carried
Nr Stephenson then offered ihe following resOh
ton:
Re,ol.ed That majority Of all the dclcgatcs 10 this
cor Inee VII entitled 20 Not" shall he necessary iof
tnc election ci chairman oi the committee
Colonel Spencer raised the point OF order that
the minute, should next be read, and that the
olut:on could not then be considered. II was de-
clared well taken. and the minutes Of the last
meeting we're read and approved.
THE EEroEr OK CONTESTED sEA1s
William II. Townley, from the Committee Oh
Contested Seats, made three reports in writing.
As TO the protest of john II. Brady and Others in
the XIVth District, the committee stated
when cited. aud it reported in favor
of the sitting members. his was adopted.
Regarding The protest of John II. Cayauaugh and
others in the NNlth District the committee made
statement OF its invest 1atIons, and reported III
favor OF the sitting members: THIS was also adopt
ed On the contest IN the NNlil District "A lCug
vs. made he committee found that at tie
caucus regularly called, f0ur candidates had tie
Tor one mace on the County Committee and
District Committee. Afterward three in the
fret case aud four IN the other positively
tldIex "a refused 10 serve. The
Committee Oh Contested seats recommended
that the names left after the Withdrawals he in
serted Henry (iia-Se being named 10 MI the va
oancy in the County Committee. Ihs report was
adopted while member in one corner was seeking
10 be heard lie still demanded tat right, where
npon George Bliss aid { at while he should vote
against the adoption OF the rcpOr', hc would move
10 reconsider the vote 20 allow the member 10
he heard There were General signs OF dissent aud
John ~. LawsOns motion TO table that OF Mr..
Bliss was promptly carried
called, aud that gentlemen responded.
Solon Is. Smith offered resolution, which was
adopted, that the officers he president, two vice
presidents secretary, assistant secretary and treas
Mr. O'Brien at This point said that inssmuch as
be was a candidate for chairman, he did not feel
like continuing Ia The chair while the voting on
that office was ~ progress. With the committees
permission he would Ike to cali John ID. Lawson
to the char. Ilo had offered the place to
Edward Mitchell. who had declined If
Mr. Mason moved that Mr.. Lawson be requested 10
act as chairman OF the meeting IN Mr. O 'Brieu's
place and the motion was carried. Before Mr.
Lawson bad taken tho platform, however. he
changed his mind and declaring that he declined
10 serve moved that Mr.. Mitchell take
the position. The meeting agreed, and MT
OBricn resigned the gaNel 10 Nh Mitchell.
sPEECH-MAkING cur SHORE
Mir. Stephenson then renewed his motion Tequir-
lug majority vote Of all the members Of the cOm-
nIttee to elect permanent chairman.
Mr.. Blss-l rise 10 point u order Under the rules
RG0pted mere tonight change cannot be made in that