New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-17
Il LIVELY CONTEST IN WEsTCHESTER.
TEE REGULAR DELEGATES FROM RYE VICTORIOUS

TEE REGULAR DELEGATES FROM RYE VICTORIOUS
IN THE REPUBLICAN, DISTRICT CONVENTION.
The Republicans OF the Second Assembly District In
Westminster County met In Moran Hall, White Pians'
yesterday and elected delegates to tho State ana Con-
gressional Conventions. A full representation was
present, forty-seven delegates answering to tho roll
CALL Strong interest had been felt in the proceedings
OF tho convention account OF contest pominaiiy
for the control Of the delegation from tho town OF Ryo
but practically for something much moro Important
Tho contest, however, was extremely one-siaed ana
only the actual proceedings of the convention wee OF
Interest Z. b. Long was elected chairman ana IL. ..
Henderson and ( W. Warehouse secretaries The
calling Of the roll revealed the fact that thcro wero
contestng delegations from New-Rochelle and Rye.
The contests referred to tho Committee on Con-
tested seats. The contest In NewRocheile was purely
n local matter and attracted particular attention
The proceedings tho Rye contest, however, wero
lively. The committee reported In favor OF tho Gel
egatlon headed by John w. Lounsbury. This decision
was against Alexander Taylor, IT,, and his friends.
Many earnest members of tho convention expressed
themselves extremely sorry that Mr. Taylor should
have allowed himself to DO drawn into movement,
slight and Insignificant 1t was against ex-Coector
william IL Robertson, who Is certain IL he SO desires,
to represent usual his Congressional District at tho
Republican National Convention at Chicago. Mr..
Taylor once for Congress and he Is known aS
hard-working Republican.
Walter S. Aeron, took the floor for the Taylor con-
testants ard claimed that they regularly elected
by vote OF 25 to 16 After this defeat the Robertson
men, he asserted withdrew and elected their delegates
This brought Postmaster Charles H. Palmer, OF Port
Chester, to his feet with ringing speech in defence
of the other delegation. The rayor caucus, he de-
clared, composed Of Democrats, tramps ana mon
picled up from tho railroad. ono man came rom
Tarrytown, another lived In Michigan. They wore
hired to vote On learning who composed that caucus
he and his friends withdrew and duly swore In thcir
officers according to law and his delegation was present
with credentials Even Democrats weo present III INC
convention in tho other delegation Motion AFTER
motion was fired at tho chairman, and James II.
Moran assisted him in grinding the olstructng motions
the Lounsbury delegation Mr. Taylor then Wtndrow;;
The following elected delegates to the State and
Congressional Conventions respectively:
State-F n Glover George W. Bassford, James IL
Moran, John W. Lonnsbury and Assemblyman Braaiofa
Rhodes. r,,,
Thomas Il. Hodge, IL c. Henderson and W. L. Ward.
canvass OF nearly all the delegates present TO.
shifted in learning that they favor ar Biane nist anu
Mr.. Dcpew second as the Republican nominee Tor
President.
cHAUNCEY NJ DEPEw FOR PRESIDENT.
The Republicans Of the lid Assembly District mot
In convention at Palmers Hall, Pines Bridge on
Saturday to nominate delegates to the state ana
Congressional Conventions Mr.. Vail, OF North
Salem, was chosen chairman.
The following delegates wero clccted'
sfate-John V. Cockroft. John McNally, William
n Robertson. James ". Hustled and D. W. Travis
Congrcsslonal-Georgo W. Robertson, Henry NOT
ton, Cyrus Lawrence, John B. Tompldns and James
James Wood. Of Mount Klsco. who made such
fine run for Congress In 1855 against the Democrsuo
buttons that Endorsed Chauncey NJ. Dcpsw rs inc ho
publican nominee for President. d. W. travis, OF
Peekskl seconded the resolutions win t happSs
speech, after which the resolutions "ero ~oop'oo
nj animOusly with cheers