New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-15
THE CHARGxs AGAINST CAPTAIN cBEGAN.

BE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEPEND HIM
sELF BEFORE TIRE COUNTY COMMITTEE.
The Republican County Committee will meet
on Tuesday evening ~ ths Grand Opera House Hall
Tue most important business coming beors IL VIII Do
the charges TO be preferred by Assemblymsn Robert
Ray Hamilton. Alien Thorndke Rice the Republican can
ddats for Congress IN the Xth District and other Repuo
cans OF that Congress district against Captain Michael
CreEan ana some of his outenants OF having worried
the spinola ticket instead Of OF Nj Rice on election
DAY.
prominent Republican said yesterday: al think
the proposed Investigation Ia good thing The Times
and The Evening Post have declared after many cleo
tons that the Republican ticket was sold out by many
OF It's nominal supporters Itn fact that deals are
made In some Of the Assembly districts By Republic
can leaders with Democratic candidates or leaders.
This has been done In many Gases with good object
For Instance. In . district whore the Democratic vote
outhumoers the Republican nve to one. there would
seem 10 be narm done In trading Republican votes
for Assrmbymsu Alderman for votes for the Repuo-
hoan National State candidates. have known that
10 be DONE and s accounted good poitios But IL mas
adrmoraizns effect AMI men come to believe that any
kind OF trade IA legitimate II what IL charged against
Crsgan and his lieutenants be proven. think IL
will 70 hard with them. There possible excuse
for trading Of Mr. Rice for splnoa 1t was known that
the Labor vote would be cast for Mr.
Rice. and Henry George had Endorsed HIM
General 6pinola feared that he would DO
dereAted sud was spending money lavishly Inero was
every reason to believe that Mr. Rice stood 1ar
OF election. although the odds scanned TO os 90 neavy
against him ~ the outset II can he proven shat nere
was treaohery tho part OF Captain Organ ana ms
men, there 10 the very best reason 20 believe mat mr.
shows that change OF only 264 votes from spinoa 10
Rice would have elected the latter II treacherv can 90
proven for am In favor OF taking sharp measures
agsinst the offenders Tho County Com nittee can
an onender from ts RANKS No man or men snou.' 90
conds mned unhearf. Captain Cregan ana nls
eetenants should be, and undoubtedly Will De- anorueo
an opportunity to defend the rnsslvca
Mr. Hamilton the counsel for Mr.. Rice, 10 engaged
in procuring all the evdsnoe he can nnf bearing upon
the Case He has already obtained he afndAvts OF oro
than twenty persons who procured from republican
workers 10 seventeen Republican districts vnst "oro
alleged 10 he straight Republican tickets and IN heso
the Congress ticket the OF +. Is. Spinos ID
| stead OF Alsn 7. Rice.
The County Committee Will also vote the Following
proposed substitute for the last sentence OF the rth
Article Of the Constitution, offered ny Henry Bsckus
OF the XIT1th DISTRICT. 1t tho meeting OF the COUNTY
Committee on October 10:
They shall keep The polls open from to 10 O'Clock NJ;
and district where the number OF enrolled voters
exceed 700 wherein twenty-five OF sald voters
shall present the secretary OF the county
Committee than tr prior 10 any primary eeS
request all the subscribed that the poi
o'clock polls in such district shall be duly oroIoI
such be kept ant advertisements
thereof shall him In az least two daily news
published the City OF New York for two or more
days during and preceding said primary election inc III.
spectOrs shall receive the votes OF all voteswho may %
standing at 10 the day OF said primary eec-
upon proceeding from the ballot boxes al the pace
/ where SAID primary election Is held.