New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-24
TO ORGANIZE CLUBS IN QUEENS COUNTY.
ACTIVE LONG ISLAND REPUBLICANS AND REPRE-
sENTATIvEs OF THE STATE AND
NATIONAL LEAGUES MEET.

The Republican Central Committee met yesterday
afternoon at Mer's Hotel. Long Island City. 10 re
ceive and confer with the following Republicans and
League officers: Colonel F. 4. McAlpfn. President Of
the State league; Job F. Hedges secretary OF the State
League Edward c. O'Brien, state organizer; T. E.
Byrnes, National organizer and Henry Gleason. Gf
New-York. James ). CarksOn, president OF the Ma
tiOnal League who had expected 70 attend, was IN
fortunately prevented from doing By important bust
hess Almost one hundred representative Republicans
were present at the meeting, which Vas not cutand
dried affair rushed through merely for effect. Crti
cism freely ndtrSed in but each man present was
there work heartily for the Republican party, and
plans for organization were adopted in harmony and
good spirit
The object Of the meeting was to have the guests
explain the plans Of the Republican National aud state
Leagues and TO PROPOSE methods for perfecting the
already good system of Republican clubs IN opeens
County.
The first speaker, Colonel McApn. said that in his
trips through this state he had found the prospects
for a Republican victory excellent. Factions had
united. the Ratchet buried, and Gil Re
uublicans In the STATE have now only one
object in view. that of contributing 70 rous
ing victory. He urged the necessity Of forming
more clubs and said that " the state League wants
600 more clubs IN the state by election day, and
means must be taken TO make every Republican vote"
He showed the system of the League clearly, and Mr.
Bt-rnes who followed him, also went into plans for
organization at great length.
The other speakers were, in the order given, Henry
Gleason Job E. Hedges, Il. c. Mccormick, J. H. Prall'
Edward c. O'Brien and Lucien Knapp. The committee
then gent into executive session, and appointed a
committee consisting Of one member from each town
N the county and one from Long Island City 20
consider the matter OF organizing league clubs caro-
+nllv and TO further the objects Of the league much
as possible This will result in great improvement
in Queens COUNTY as the men who were appointed on
the committee are all hard workers, as they showed
during recent elections They are ". A. Jones, ir,
secretary Of the Queens County Committee member for
Jamaica; J. seymour snedeker postmaster Of Hemp
stead for that town Frederick Storms Flushing; J. H.
PralI. Newtown George W. Eastman, North Hemp
stead George W. Downing, oyster Bay Felix FrttsSle
Long Island City.
Among the weu-lnOwn Republicans present, beside
those already mentioned Charles W Brace presi
dent of the Long Island CITY Fourth Ward Republican
Organization; Judge Howard County Judge G. J.
GarretsOn Judge L. y. Marley. Of the Long Island
City Court Andrew J. Kraussmann. president Long
Island City Board of Aldermen Major james Gazing,
william Richensteen, postmaster Long Island City
Arnold Buckley, postmaster NewtOwn E. b. Moore,
Of jamaica Harrison 5. Moore. of Flushing; Charles
Deckel George W Todd Willis L. Brownen. John j.
Delaney George W. CallOw. r. L. Clark, James Cor
with, D. sherman Callahan, Dr. samuel > Gui EDWARD
ley william T. Taylor, Gabriel Williams, William f.
Maher and Jacob Schaml
Edward Bowling, of the Queens County Committee,
presided.