New-York tribune., 1891-05-22
LOTS OF DEAD WOOD THERE.
REPORT ON THE XIIITH DISTRICT.
THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY COMMITTEES WORK
STANDING COMMITTEES NAMED.


STANDING COMMITTEES NAMED.
The Republican County Committee, at its regular
monthly meeting in the Grand Opera House Hall last
last night received the reports of special committees
appointed to investigate the affairs of the vth and
XIIIth Assembly Districts, and adopted both without
dissent. President BrOokled announced the standing
committees for the coming year as follows:
Committee on Resoutlons-Elhu Root and Daniel @.
Rollins XXTst Dist s. II. Randall, XIXth Dist, and
James w. Hawes, lid Dist Committee Finance
Nathaniel Appleton Prentss XIth Edwin Einsten,
XxIst Dist W. L. Strong, xxIst Dist Horace Russell,
Xlth Dist; J. Langdon Ward, With Dist Nicholas
Fish, lid Dist, and c. Volney King With Dist. Ap-
peals-lienry Grasse, XXIIId Dist E. d. Hawkins xIth
Dist. Henry @. Botty Xth Dist, A, Thomas j. Rush,
Twenty-third Ward w. H. Grogan XvIIIth Dist. John
Collins, Ivth Dist Benjamin Oppenhsimer XXIId Dist
John B. Phillips. xfVth Dist Daniel Robinson, XVIIth
Dist; Charles X. Lexow, XXth Dist William II.
Huber, XIIth Dist. Hiram Merritt lid Dist.
L. L. Van Allen, With District; Joseph r. Began XVIII
District, and William H. Corsa Ixth District Commit
tee on Prntlng-Chases G. Cronn, XIXh District; H. c.
Perley, xXh District, and Rudolph Rubens, Xth Dis
trict Committee Naturalizaton-Robert A. Greacen,
XVIII Distrct Francis Snyder x1Ith Districts Thomas
Broadhead With District, and John Moran, District
Speakers-Edward T. Bartlets, lid District; Job E.
Hedges, XIh District; Donald Mclean XxIIId District
Gustav A. Schurmsn With District; William Henkel.
XvIh District Public Meetngs-Eben Demarest, XVIII
Distrct 2. r. Van Wyck, lid District; @. IL I. Colis
XXIld District and jeremiah gbun, IXh District
Much satisfaction was expressed vt the composition
OF these committees. 1t generally agreed that all
elements had been duly recognized The last two
mittees, those public meetings and speakers, have
been created by amendment to the constitution
The report Of the committee that has been trying to
straighten out things In the XIIIth Is a voumlnous
document, and secretary Belamy looked tired when
he had finished reading It,. Its main points have al
ready been foreshadOwed In this paper. record OF
the committees labors is given at length and the
irregularities discovered touched upon After the
first correction OF the roll the Of 221O persons
remained having prima facie right to membership.
But when the committee attempted to find these by
mail less than 500 Of the circulars sent out were
returned The addresses OF Of these were after
ward discovered but after careful consideration it was
agreed that less than 555 names Of what the COM
mttee terms "the dead wood of the organization,
should be dropped. Twenty four Democrats also
discovered and dropped likewise the names OF sixty
one dead men. To enable all who desire to do so
to Join In the proper reorganization Of the party in the
XIIIth. the committee advises enrolment under
the direction of a committee appointed BY President
Brookheld, and this to be followed by primary elec
ton. Mr. Cowie expressed satisfaction at the report
and his ancient enemy IN Gibbs who was present S :
tho committee, Messrs. Raymond, Mason, Ten Eyck
Nugent and Stearns. ,
Graecen, the committee on the Vth District, agreed
upon what ought to he done with that organization
and their recommendations appear TO be satisfactory q
all elements In the district. OF the names in the roll
book put on by the previous committee of the County
Committee, 1874 were stricken OIL by consent OF both
sides The report closes follows:
Your committee have caused to be prepared new
alphabetical rolbOok Of the said district and have
They therefore recommend that all names not appear
ing on the tO be stricken off, that the new DOOR
n new primary he held under The auspices Of a com
mittee to be appointed from the County Committee