New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-21
ELIHU ROOT FOR CHAIRM4N.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES ACTION

INFORMALLY DOMINATED To PRESIDE OVER THE
COUNTY cOMMITrEE-rHR CHOICE TO BE iNDoRsSp'
The Executive Committee of the Republican
County COMMITTEES met yesterday afternoon III
the Grand Opera House for and to agres
candidate for chairman OF the County Committee t
be presented that body for action this evening All
the districts were well represented. In addition 10
the members OF the Executive Committee there were
many representative Republicans In the hall or on tue
paTement In front OF the building Promiuens
among these were President French. Of the
Board OF Police JOnn J. O'Brien. former cnair-
OF the County Committee, with his friends. Roer'
G. McCnrd and ex-Assemblyman Bernard BiStn; Johu
W. JacODus. accom- panied by fireman Pansborn. ihe
Nes;or OF Ninth Ward pofcs ex Senator Gibb' g W.
Meade AMI Isaac iYtOn. Of the XIIth District Pecom
panied by AssemblymAn JOln p Wui"ph ana ~ u
billiard Emigration CommissiOner Taintor. Edward
Mitchell Police Jnsrce jacob NJ. Patterson. Coroner
Nugrnt Harbor Master John simpson. william H. Bel
amy, john Crimes ColoDel ;. v. r Crugsr, Elmnni
". Lee, Michael Creg,n. Richard NJ. Lush and Frank
Raymond Al Impressed with the necessity that
exists for ercfng good man char nan OF the COUNTY
Comm ,iee, In view Of the important local campaign
that Il opening up and tho possibility OF Republican
success.
William OH. Townlev. the chairman OF tho
last Executive Committee. called the commit
tee 10 order The first business was the
election Of permanent chairman. Pohce JuS
tiCe SCION r. smith, for al years TIC eheFZetO SoS
rotary OF the County Committee, WIS unanimously
chosen Justice Smith tn the Catssils. endeav-
orng to regain his hrarn. la hs abseuce Mr. Towniey
continued - telurorary charm ~ -, ,,.
The question OF n choice for chairman OF tnr ouhty
Commtf 80 was tbeu called up. IL vas res"tvel tiAs
only Informal ballots shOlid he tAkrn, an' hat lns
formal ballots biniinx the cob'inlttee. sheuia
'iOurnrd n.eefing. 20 De hrti a. 'oV
ocln>g I'M. evening half hour before me meeting
of me t,,.,,ty Committed TINS lone IN order 10
prpveut a recurrence o. the eNpefieHce OF june a@
when J. p Morton chosen. ant hraiy. IN sl1 . Oh
murB ur.tag acrPpt the place droiiri hab Pr,.'o
d. bu-tu,ss engaueue would frevrnt bI- a'rrpAhVe
The dsfrcf. were called IN their order FA- LIT usined
j. it, choice. The ld ana INA mem Cot-
Ourl V r. Cnrg-r. lie announced tn Ne cou noe ae-
cpf he cia rmanship b'cansr his busi es-
would 10 PERMIT o.. Nevertheless, a maori "i NC
acc.p the place for tn gwen Mr. ROOT u m re-
crivrd gnod vote also. AM Charles y i'"lo"S'
/ IT,. aud Jamrs NJ. Nsrnum had ai-o rfc-iV"h N"eN
Another vote tak-i the districts heng chIieh a.
To-. ore Ar. Root received clear irlty ana ".S ~
uouucrG lt0uti nOminr-. VI VIZ. ts"o' WI
accept tile nation ne Will rrce We unanno"s w
When NJ Ex.cptVe Com i tee meets thi+ evening" ah1
| tie County Committee Will indOr.- tue uo'u nttlnh-
John simpson h,i grievance. Inc 70 ir~ 'o'h"l',
sinusr- tustrad ~ anpointng al the Rpublran- tueu
by HIN lectUr- %. Election ~ tue vtrl'i- Ercsl"
Bisf cfs Of the Win Assem- liz srrt. nave appoh le
fourteen o. JnOse named by the rival hepupHctns "a
tile district Ne asked mat tii> matter he bF'a
T. q cOmuilttee tbpuEht IL uOue OF turlr oN"O'' 49,
tabled the resolution. . 70 .,n
Mr. Root has for many years prominent hrpl"
He took arN, par ~ thF MUM
movement of 1871, AMI ii cr then mas Orei' Nn"n y
uHuen TAI aud consistent Republican. tie "hcr rdu "i
Jnd -. the Court OF Com non Peas, Uul Ilr" - ~
ton, athongn polling big VOTE Hr WIS app"utr" y,
President Arthur United STATES D'-trc -AtprurS W.
thi. d1-trct. sicrrrlng stewart l. Woo loti' anu
NAMED such unti the appointment Vi oI"PH0N ~
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