New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-14
SETTLING THE CONTESTED PRIMARIES.


ALL THE SITTING DELEGATIONS WILL PROBABLY BE
ADMITTED TO THE COUNTY COMMITTEE.
The Committee on Contested Seats of the
Republican County Committee will he ready to report
TO the County Committee when 1t meets for permanent
organization tomorrow evening. In the OF the
IVth District the AGAINST seating the de!ega
ton headed by William H. Townley have been led by
DR.. George W. Kram and Charles Abbott. The principal
grounds OF complaint that the chairman OF the
Board OF Inspectors refused to accept tue votes OF
enrolled Republicans because they dill not vote the Re-
publican State ticket at the last election. and also
that the police unduly nerfsrei with those VINO OPP
posed the Towney party In this district the weishto
testimony seemed to he with the Townley party. aside
from the fact that tue Towney ticket Received III
votes against A. for the opposition
In the With District the closer. but the
ticket headed by Harbor Master John simpson received
a considerable majority. John Stebng and those asso
claed with him charged that persons not on the ro!
were permitted TO vote; that names were improperly
added to the roll Of ISIS that votes were cast by per-
living the district that seven persons &C ted
enrolling officers instead Of five. and finally that the
election returns were signed by two men who had
ed enrolling officers. The most sgn hcant fact
that tue poll disappeared after the election anu
has been found
The protestsnts against admitting the DELEGATION from
XVIII l. headed by Captain Michael cream,
led by sherman Evarts and J0hn H. Ca'ahagiL Inc
principal charges are aganst Captain Cregan IL as
serted that he really ran the primary 10 SUIT hmsel
To the charge that names had been stricken from tue
spond that mo- person feeling SO aggreved had appealed
10 tie Committee on Appeals. It's remarkable fact
complaints have been made to the Committee on
Appeals from any OF the districts The committee VIII
probably that all the delegations which re-
ceved certificates be admitted 10 the County Commit
tee. Tie committee Will probably also recommend an
amendment to the bylaws providing that watchers
may be appointed by each side to witness the voting
and counting OF ballots at the various primaries
WHY SQUIRE TURNED o Ut COUNTY DEMOCRATS.
Among the many foolish stories circulating
in connection local politics is that RoIn.M.
Squire is 10 made the leader OF Tammany Hall, and
that the Tammany organization Ia TO receive the patron
age Public Works De partmenE Mr. Squire PROB
ably feels himself capable OF managing Tammany
but the COMMITTEES a different mind.
The story grown OF the dismissal or County
Democracy officials and employees in the Department OF
Pubic Works and the hlps OF their places with ram
many henchmen. The explanation or this IA simple
Mr. Squire became convinced that the Mayor ana er-
Commissioners Thompson were schening for MS place
and he naturally turned for protection TO Iammany
Talumspy Hall has demanded the price OF Its protec-
ton all the places that Mr. Squire can give.
IRVING HALL ORGANIZES THE SEYMOUR CLUB
Irving Hall does not intend to be left behind
poss bites is that President Mooney be compro-
mise candidate Mayor next fall The latest move Is
the formation OF polite o-socal club by the leaders of
Irving Hall IL Is named the seymour Club, after
Horato Seymour The Off .ers a. follows: Aqueduct
Commissioner f. l. Rug way, PRESIDENT Oscar II.
Boker vice president; Joseph L. McDonough. secre-
tary; Henry Campbell. treasurer. The trustees are
Robert Mooney, president OF the Board or Aldermen
ex5tate Senators Charles O. Cornell ani l. u H. Ecc1-
sine Excise Commissioner Nicholas tughton II. H.
Fergu Henry 5teinert Quarters have been hred
for year in the Morton House