New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-22
FOR AN HONEST BALLOT
STRONG WORDS FROM THE REPUBLICAN
COUNTY COMMITTEE
n,rEs FOR THE VARIOUS PRIMARIES FIXED
AND INFORMANT RESOLUTIONS PAssED-AN


ADDRESS BY ROBERT p. PORTER.
There was an unusually large attendance al
,he meeting Of the Republican County Committee
Iost evening. The chairman. John Sabine smith
presided and made brief address. The call Tor
,be urinary elections was presented by JACOB NJ
patterson the dates were fixed. and the apportioh
mont of the delegates to the different conVehuo"s
was approved CO..
The primaries TO elect delegates TO the STATE
county, and other conventions will be held friuaS
Septenber 49, the County Convention VIII 'aAe
Mace Wednesday, October IL; the Senatorial CON
yenton Thursday, October u; the judicial Dis
trict Convention. Friday, October III the Assem-
bIv District Conventions, Saturday, OCTOBER H.
and a convention to nominate candidate lot
street Commissioner for the Twenty-third ana
Twenty fourth Wards. Friday October j..
Robert u. Porter, invitation, made an earnest
address on the existing financial and industrial con-
dtion OF the country, and compared II Win ha' Vi
one year ago He attributed the depression largely
TO the prevailing uncertainty as to possible actioh
on the tariff. He denounced the Democrats III 'oi-
eress for their attempt destroy every support OF
fair and honest ballot by the repeal OF the reu-
eral Elections law. He declared it to be the duty
of Republicans to resist this attack by every means
in their power, no matter what might become OF
the Silver Repeal bill, which by their votes IN the
House. they had periodically assisted the Demo-
cratic party in passing
EX-Judge Ernest Hall onered the lollo"plB i'''o-
luton which was most enthusiastically adopted;
Resolved, That honest ballot and fair count arc
and always been fundamental principles OF Ia" Ke-
publican party and of the Republic. and are
paramount any question OF dollars and cents ana that
every is equally interested in maintaining those
principles and that the continuance OF free government
by the people Is absolutely dependent upon them.
Resolved. That the present attempt OF the party III
10; or 10 repeal Federal Elections laws. which nave
been uon the statute for than twenty years l.
a blow aimed at sanctlty OF the ballot. which merits
justified or nccessated by popular immediate de-
mand solely attempt 10 gain Bipartisan Advantage
Resolved That no question before Congress IL
superior pure and free elections and that II Is the
imperative duty Of every Republican IN Congress to use
all legitimate means defeat the repeal OF such laws
Charles H. Murray presented the following reso-
luton which was also unanimously adopted:
Whereas The Republican party OF the State OF Now
York heard with sincere regret Of the death oil h'f
eminent fellow.ctizcn patriot and stat smsn the non
Hamilton Fish and
whereas Governor Fish, during his long le, drN'"u
his best talents and services his state and country
which win stand conspicuous in the annals OF Anf'"
history and in the funess Of by the diSenSato
OF Divine Providence been removed from our mldt
therefore be Il
Resolved That the Republican County COMMITTEE
mourn the loss OF a DISTINGUISHED fellow Republican q
Just and upright citizen
Resolved That copy OF these resolutions be spread
upDn the minutes Of This committee and sent 10 ue
| bereavcd family Of the deceased