New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-04
THE PARTY MUST BE UPHELD.
p,scrpLIs1xs TIE EIGHTH DISTRICT.

WITH UNiNPoRTANT NOTIFICATIONS
! The Republican County Committee mst evening
adopted the report of the'investisating comml''ec
| apnointed to consider the conduct Of the recent
| election in the WITH Judicial District but modI-
fed the resolutions accompanying the report The
| original resolution declared that the Republican
organization IN the With Assembly District, by
| reason of its disloyaty and treaclery in the latc
general election had ceased to be such an 0rgani-
| zation as contemplated by the constitution OF the
| County Committee for the government of the
| party in an Assembly District, and was therefore
abolished, and providing for re-cnroment of the
loyal Republicans of the district and new election
| under such rules and regulations the Executive
| Committee of the County Committee might pre-
| scribe under the supervision Of inspectors to be
| appointed by the Executive Committed
| WHO SOME OF TIE SPEAKERS WERE.
| After speeches by John J. O'Brcn, Elihu Root,
| Henry c. Botty Colonel Joel w. Mason and Sam.
| ueI H. Randall, the County Committee finally
agreed to strike out the words quoted, and adopted
| an amendment condemning the action OF the
| organization in the With District and providing
| that it be abolished and enrolment and new
election be had, to be conducted under the super
vision of inspectors to he appointed by the chair
| man Of the County Committee.
The meeting was one of the most largely at
tended since the committee increased Its members
| When Colonel S. V. X. Cruger, the chairman,
called the meeting to order, the large hall Oh tIc
| Grand Opera House was filed Nearly all OF the
| 6O1 members of the committee were present, ana,
| in addition, many Republicans from the various
districts who are not members OF the County Com
sentative gathering Every district had most
| of its leaders and workers there. The speclai
business to be discussed and acted on was Wen .d
known. The long and exhaustive report OF the
| investigating committee was printed and ds,
| tributed to the committee men as they entered
| the hall.
| wELL-KNOwN MEN WHO WERE PRESENT.
! Members OF the Union League Club bankers,
| business men and professional men were seated
| beside the ward workers. Prominent among those
present were A. X. Whitney, recently treasurer oil
the Union League campaign fund; John f. Plum
mer Cornelius n Bliss, Colonel ). r. Cruger'
vile p Hawes cx-Aldcrman Van Rensselaer,,
John Reisenweber, HARDWOOD Pool Colonel joel w;
Mason. ex-senator Frederick ). Gibbs, Colonel
John W. Marshall Emigration Commissioner
Charles n. Taintor, Samuel II: Randall, John w.
Jaeobus. Dr. Morton, L. L. Van Allen, Coroners
Ferdinand Eidman and John X. Nugcnt, Police
Justices Solon b. smith and Jacob NJ. Patterson,
James w, Perry, John ii. Gunner Henry IT, LeasN'
a'' The leading members of the With District Re-
pu bican Association were present in full force,
including John 40 Brien, John f. Brodsl<y, Mar,
tin Kirby. +. j. SeIig. II. j. Sparenberg Edward
Mulry, c. J. ,Whisham, John J. Gilen, 6: W.
Johnston. T. J. Carroll. G. l.. Jackson A. Bacon,
William r. O'Bricn, William B. Hanson, Thomas
R'cr Dekman, SetTh0 ors ''n MaeSI
dew C. + (;mindcr George j. Kraus. the bolt
ing candidate for senator in the With Senate
District and Charles Smith, the lndel endent Re
publican candidate for Assembly in the With
District. were also present and the members OF
the investigating committee; George w. lyon
chairman: A. 4. Rogers Jr.: j. l.. " Hunt;
James w Ilawes and j. Thomas Stearns were also
Late in the evening Theodore Roosevelt came ir
and was warmly greeted by many personal
friends.
AS soon as The County Committee was called to
order nv Colonel Crugcr. Justice scion Is Smitn
~ TN Judicial District bc made the sTecial order
Of business for the evening: bernard Bgiln
moved thai the roll be cacS LIS was co v9ie,
down AMI tho motion OF Justice Smluh WIS car'icu
by large majority
THE LoNG REPORT READ
Chairman Cruger announced that the first bisl-
ness in order was the reading OF the report OF
the committee The chairman of the commit
tee, Mr.. Lyon. then read the long report
from beginning to end in loud. clear voice.
he audience followed him. "a he read, with great
interest Two or three of the strong points made
by the committee called forth derislve fangn,
Ter. but IN the main the report was listened
TO IN silence Twice the applause when
followed the denunciaiion of trcachery toward
Republican candidates showed that the great ma
iority of the committee we're opposed TO the metlOls
practi sed in the With District THE report of the
Investigating Committee will be found on the
seventh page
The speeches of John J. o. Bricn and EIihu Root
marked effect on the comittee. Ii is safe to say
that that OF Mr. Root had the effect of inducing
the committee to consent to the madliicalon Of
the first resolution.
JOHN j. 0 BHIEN'S SPEECH.
As soon as Mr. Lyon had finished reading the
rcport 4. r. Whitney who occupied front seat
sprang TO his feet and moved that the report and
the ACCOMPANYING resolutions be adopted This
WAS promptly seconded by two three persons.
John J. o Brien. who had stood near the platform
most of the evening. facing the audience, and
following carefully the reading of the report,
BEGAN TO speak. His words were naudiblc to
many in the hail. and there were loud cries or
Platform" He mounted the platform, hnd
said. speaking calmly and deliberately but warm
ing up he went on
am as proud of the With District as was on the
day entered it, 1t is true that hearty and loyal sup
port mas been given to some local candldates me
record of the With District is known to you all 1t has
always been loyal Whenever there was state or
Nationa. When tried then in the balance we were
never fouri wanting. In 76 the With District which
represent, gaze samuel j. Iilien majority OF 3.21o
1t gave Blaine in "a majority of $50 odd Here arose
cheers from the corner Of the room where the friends OF
the With District had ensconced themselves
II other here represented tonight-one repre-
senied by the gentleman who rook prominent part IN
With Dis rict James @. Blaine would today be Prss
dent of the United States 'cre cheers IRON , Inc
toy for any member of ;hs organization who saw nt
bolt Presidential candidte or state s canaiaSte
sitting in Judgment on the llitn. gaze ooO inalVty
against bis we ~ ns r for ' man who Is friend
Of Blaines LOOKING Mr.. Whitney, to make motion
for the adoption 81 this report
A BELIEVER IN DISCIPLINE -
We 10 not propose to dissent from portion OF
believe I'm discipline. believe in exercising II on all
occasions this year that have referred TO- the
IXth Assembly District which IL represented on this
commttec and which had been and was supposed to be
pnhlican district gave in round figures 700 majority
against Blaine want to he Judged III thee matters tie
sane AZ other people are We have no objection 10 as
cioliue IN orr party organizations. We have made mis-
takes but have been Justified ~ circumstances 10
,yhat we did do to state them. IT the gentle
men vino want discipline the With meant to be fair
AMI honest they could have referred this matter to the
committee instead OF spreading II broad cast
oxer the land IL has been my fortune to have been
" rnhIcan organization You, in this Investigation
because some local candidate WHO odght 10 have stood
side IN the interest OF other candidate was not
snnported ioyallv-have published 1t fron Name to