New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-17
NEITHER PARTY SEATED.
AN ARRANGEMENT OF VICIOUS METHODS.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE on CONTESTED
SEATS ON THE vTH ASSEMBLY
DISTRICT DISPUTE.

DISTRICT DISPUTE. 4
Grand Opera House Han crowded last evening
with the delegates Of the Republican County Commit
tee and we'll known members Of the party orHanZa
ton from every district OF the city, called together
by the meeting Of the committee for May. The cause
OF the unusual interest manifested was the expected
report of the Committee Contested Seats, TO which
had been referred the contest in the With Assembly
District Colonel S. V. Il. Cruger, temporary chair
man Of the committee, brought the meeting TO order.
and called Tor the report OF the Committee on Contested
Seats Charles n. Taintor. Of the lid DStrct the
chairman OF the committee. read tho report which
proved TO be fearless ara gnment OF political methods
prevailing in the With District at the primary election
the salient points OF which greeted by the dele
oates with manifestations Of warm approval
After stating the five charges made against
the regular organization und7r Fr|nA .
Carroll and Daniel ). Mooney by the DOoa-Aneh
Chamberlain fac don, the report OF The comt'ee 'Se
fully summarizes the evidence supporting eaeh cnafSe,
showing that welknown Democrats, seventeen VI
whom are now members OF the Tammany Han DIS
t,Ict Committee voted for tho Carroll uchet' thSt
many names appeared on the rolls as voters VINO 'es
fed that they neither signed the roll nor Vo'e" d ~
primary: that Republicans who desired 10 Note ING
Dodd ticket arbitrarily prevented ron uoiuB ~
by the inspectors OF election, aided by ponce oces
and others that policemen IN citizens clothes worhsa
openly the Carroll ticket that the roll OF tho or
ganlLatlon was largely fraudulent that upwaTu Vi
200 names had been placed upon the rouS whch Ihe
Board Of Enrolment had not authorized ana mat Mr,
Carroll provided lists Of taken from the ron
and caused them to be given out for the purpose OF
being frauduleny voted upon Ia favor OF the Carfoll
ticket.
Tho conclusion unanimously reached by the cOm-
mlttee respecting the primary eleclon OF April .,
and the Republican organization OF the district, IN
View the of testimony taken was that II Is
not shown that the COnestng delegates received a
ma Orty Of the lawful votes. and that the making up
Of the roll on which the election held grossly
irregular and in violation Of the constitution aud
laws OF the Republican County Committee, and was
fraudulent that some $50 persons were proposed and
elected members OF tho Enrolled Republicans since
December without having been examined by the Board
Of Enrolling Officers, l76 Of whom were placed upon
the roll Of the association, and many persons o OUTSIDE
organizations Of them Italian Democratic clubs.
wore IRE guary placed upon the roll that the roll used
at the election not the legal roll OF the organization,
and that the regular roll kept by tho secretary OF the
Board OF Enrolling Officers contained;176 names less
than the roll used by the ins of the election
Tho committees report closes thus: The irregular
and unlaw full practice Of the organization in the With
District has been so great that your committee Do
e,es that It fails to represent the Republican voters
Of the district The best interests Of the Republican
party demand that the organization Of Enrolled Re-
publlcans In the Yth Assembly District be entirely
! abolished. Your committee therefore recommend the
! adoption OF the following resolutions;
l. That neither the sitting delegates nor the contest
ing delegates the Republican County Committee from
the Vth Assembly District Of enrolled Republicans are
! entitled sats In this committee.
That organization Of enrolled Republicans Of the
yth Assembly District be and is hereby abolished and
g. Tha, new enrolment Of Republicans or the VII
Assembly District and election of officers and aeIeSaes
be held under the supervision Of committee appoh'eH
| w tho Republican County Committee
The report Is signed by Charles n. Iaintor Henry
| Grasse, George ". WsnnAmaker. william H. Huber
! and Henry C. BOtty committee. A motion TO Adopt
! the report objected % by Daniel j. Mooney, VINO
! read Article Of the Constitution OF the c0muhttoo
10 prove that the proposed action could only 10 aReh
! upon report from tho Executive Com
mlttcc signed by twoulrds OF US mem nom
! bers Chairman Cruger overrhsd ths oD-
lection and orisred vote upon the first resolutions
| 4 tremendous Aye the result and not Soltats
may After some discussion motion " reies tao
other resolutions 10 the Executive Counlttee ol 1872
| when appointed. was adopted , -, ,
chosen By acc Ianaton. follows; President Coiohei
; r. CruEer: first vice president, John W. JACQUES
| second vlce.preSident, Altrrd G. Mason SeeretGy,
| William H. iellamy assistant secretary. j. IbOma as
steam, rcasurer John f. Plummer sergeant al arms
! Charles IT, whcelock; executive commlItee. ,, lsIr
I9sH II Tan.or Ivth. william IL Townloy !;
| With John simpson; With John D. Lawson IXth'
George y Deane, t. At3 j. NJ Patterson VIM HItb
sheridan shook with Henry krOPf; XViIth, George
/ ". Wanamaker NynGth BERNARD Biglin; MNth'
| John Rrlsenweber NNth, Scion u. smith MIS-.
! not appointed: XXEld John IL Gunner; MILD
! Frank RAYMOND; Twenty third Ward, W. II. Van
! Eyck Twenty fourth WaId, J. Thomas stearns