New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-27
GIBBS OUSTED AGAIN.
THE COUNTY COMMITTEE AGAINST HIM BY
ABIG MAJORITY.

FEW VoTEs-NEITHER DELEGATION Re-
CE1vED FROM THE XIIITH DISTRICT
SIMILAR ACTION IN THE CASE
OF THE vTH-oFFIcERs
CHOSEN.
The meeting Of the Republican County Com
mittee at Nilsson Hall last evening was stormy
one. and although there great excitement and
much disorder at times. the solid, thinking, law
abiding element which composcs the great Dody
of the Republican party everywhere ultimately
showed its strength and sound sense. ana pre-
vailed by more than a ten-fold majority. As on
former occasions the obstreperous elements winch
hail from the XIIIth Assembly District made
tremendous amount of noise, but their voting
capacity in the committee proved extremely small
The result was that the majority report of the
Committee on Contested Seats wos adopted. Thls
report declares that the claim OF the
contestants in the XIElth District IS sis-
tanned but that neither side is entitled
10 seats in the committee and that the primary
in the Vth District was unfair, illegal ard With
out regard to the constitutional requirements,
and neither delegation was entitled t. seats. lEe
whole matter in both cases was referred 10 lIe
County Committee, which, in turn, tlansierred IL
to the Executive Committee for final arbltranieht'
The hall was crowded to over1owing long be-
fore the time set for the meeting, and the utmost
interest was manifested in the proceedings Ooiohei
william c. Church, the temporary chalrmah'
presided with William II. Bellamy and j. lhoinas
S,earns as secretaries. Most OF the Rcpuollcah
leaders OF the various Assembly DISTRICTS were
present, including Jacob VI. Patterson, Henry
l;rasse. Charles #. Murray. James A. Blanchard,
Bernard lHglin, cN-Judcc Ernest Hall, FRANK
Raymond. John Reisenwehcr. Henry c. Pcrcy,
I,,, mi GEORGE
Wanmakcr, John K. Nugent, George IIlliar',
George b. Dcanc, George \. Schurmann, John
Simpson, Ferdinand Eidman. g. +. Morgan, Henry
c. lAckus Charles A. Peabody, Sherman Evarts,
William Lcary, Edward Dubois. John Collins.
Denis Shea, Sheridan Shook and John ii. Cranes.
The minutes Of the last meeting were read ny
Secretary Bellamy in comparative quiet. and then
Chairman Church called for the report OF the
Committee on Contested Seats. James \. Blanch-
ard, chairman Of that committee. came forward
and read il in clear and distinct voice, nut us
decisions against the Gibbs factson were received
with continued murnurings from the sympathlzels
Of the latter After saying that seventy witnesses
were examined in the NIIIth District controversy
and over coo PAGES of testimony taken, the ma
jority report. winch was signed by James y.
Blanchard. Edward Dubois and Charles &. Cronih,
of the committee. continues:
ed snow mat an the lH ~ Va '"''
rraa.y election the hanG' o. under the control CT
tic sung dr.at3n that ali Of the Inspectors were IT,
friends and adnccnte, AMI tina: they LAT chaTH" :" u'
lallot bcNcs the plcdrc li>t the certified roll oi me on
rolled Republicans ana tlo poll lists The chairman oil
tn oard Of inspectors allowed TO confuct the primary
n h lea,od he directed the policemen present, ana t'y
obcy,d him he passed upon the qualifications OF Foc's
a, they presented thc ives. received the votes tat were
accepted deposited them In the halJt"Nes beor1
the voting began announced that he would receive
Ia De ocscHnt.0
there by friends Of the eoht'stns ocifgauon ne
refused ~ receive challenges nom any other thah ne
dc-lrnoted challenger, except IN two or 'ht'e '''
stances; ne allowed oncet Martin To stand between
VI, lead OF the lire and the desllhited
watcher Of the delegation. rendering 1t mp'
lille fol the watcher u the person voting "''ou'
Srrat H. wa requested to diFect the oncfr 70
stand ttat The watcher might ha'' an u D'"'H
yi,y, Of IN, head Of tho linc. and h refused
number oi names Of voter, wcrt put on the roIl l'
hrior. tio ,c'us began. ~ times during the primary inc
line o y-r.lu~ desiring 10 vote reached RON u' p'u''
i,os to ,,r .trWa' s1ucc Of several hundred i'eS
I, t- ln, Wa i-,--rlt fn'd owing to the construction
DID,, t,. ,o,r halls a,d stairway which the lire tIa'"rsed
some yri,no-c, many a TN or hi'e'n injected mo
the ar ahead of them, aud none oi tfn saw FEWER hoh
,,- r ,,e lrs number Of cI'cto., stood Ia line from
one 20 two hour nnaiN lost their votes brca'' they
90 mo-, r.,,n the ba.ot before o'-loc! whcn the
! Ioi,, were closed.
,r,o t.,.,or. "a no. check tie roll tho names OF
III ,.,.o-, yotlne a. Iio,ldcd iy NV, and the number
/ NJ
~, ,n ,a,.. ,tcr ,,d on The roll. Nr dd they comIalc
M. number = name, the Toll st with the number
f l,uof. i, the boxes that g greater number ot
iaot. vc.. fond the boy's than j. required bF t1e
core onont nun The poll list 'h" excess
,olld be- drawn from an me Not- cast, q, provided hN
! lass. Hor we &c pclce lit, pfc-eHt 81 th' primary
a., the law r.qn.o~, and persons lost t'li \o'''
io ar- their nam, ~ad not - ic On the pltAa
u., or w,r, lmre fectn uIl-crb fon the pledge Hts
| ?, IA. roll book wnch the Inspectors used
| The report goes into details, which have al
ready been given in the testimony published dur-
! ing the hearings and this opinion IS form. con-
corning the factions Of Gibbs and Cowie:
Tbo. are two Factions mi, district. each composing
| q few active nd,idG,I- each watching and ds'H'tnS
tGe other each scrtug 20 cDn'ioi tne "'@nlfaol ana
,rb Ginning To represent gioat body Of Republicans
| In the district The claim OF each &" me" ia't"' -
e,,groiacd and false. zach oi them l. domna'cG ~
and BIZ personal success Is % Creator 'nl"
t,uce TO him and h"nchnan than the success oil the
R.pub an PARTY right, ~ the party ana H. Mtr
| e.t. 81, -econdary not wholly ignored 1h"' sen
con ,'trtrd leaders no.ur and Ht'lly lre''i'i'
and the struggle for puNeg between them has been long
and hitter In view fopca: contests IN the uN'
t and the wc founded apprehension OF trlchely anu
fraud the action INSPECTORS should have been aoo'"
splcion or Just criticism. 1"d the primary ffee nom te
irregularities whth the situns u"I's''''" a'"''' u''
occrr.
| The majority end their statement in these
| words:
| The chairman Of the Boad OF Inspectors conducted
th, primary. Wren the witness stand he 'il ina;
he Lad been inspector for twenty years tuI ne h'a
taken Iqrt I'm crooked primaries and - straight ~
prarc. and admitted he hal said that II ne coui
have his way the contcsng delegation wo1d not get any
yot g nor woah hc recognize II at all An election con-
ducttd under influence ana IL thal -pil j. Hos
calculated to inspire the confidence respect of loral and
fairmndod Iep. lcans and IL cannot be sustained Inc
urinary meeting Is the OF political mower, ana IL
,houI Dee imIs.tiay conducted it, fairness should be
,,,,t 20 ALL and the welfare Of the party requires IT,
orr conrson /, that The claim Of the C0lt'stInts IS
| sus,,iued and that neither del, cation is entitled to q
scat in this County Committee and recommend that the
whole matter referred the County Committee when
| permanently organized.
| The substance of the majority report in the
| case of The Vth District has already been sum
| morizcd It. advised that both DELEGATIONS be