The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-15
BLISS-ROOT REPUBLIC
cor. BEIss HRLPs sTlsr SBEIG
, coUStT COMMITTEES IN sUsiEEsa

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Col, George Bliss h.iped Ssry materially in
bringing about the permasent equalization Of
IN. Union League Republican County Com
nittee last evening The. meeting wss held At
shepard Hall Pifty-sevsnth, street and Sixth
avenue.
n had been announced that Cornelius Van
Colt would Introduce . resolution providing
for the appointment OF campaign COM
nittse " Of not more than one member from
each Assembly district. and that this com
mittee Be named not later than May 10. aud
organize on or before May ~ In fact. this
committee was to be to all intents and pur-
poses an executive committee and occupy the
zane relation to the present County COMMITTEES
AZ the old Patterson Executive Committe did
TO the County Committee which voted itssf
out Of existence last January. a. u
Col. George Bliss protested that this was an
evasion oiths plan OF the Committee OF Thirty,
and in violation OF the constitution. and he
protested so vehem entity that Mr.. Van Colt
agreed not to Introduce the resolution. t.
"Supposlng you get on the platform. 80 that
these gentlemen behind can hear you. was
the establishment OF Col Bliss to his young
friend job z. Hedges, the Chairman OF tins
Committee on Contested Seats. when that gem
tisman arose to make the report OF that com
mittos on the contests In the First Second.
and Twepty-seeond Assembly districts. Mr.
Hedges obsyed and read his report from the.
platform. II was TO tho effect that neither the
Healeys nor their. opponents in the First As
sembly district had properly chosen dele
gates TO the County Committee: that COM
u!ttee should be appointed to supervise
n new convsntion In that district: that the
adjourned Convention in the Twenty-second,
district. held at / ,O55 Lexin eton avenue. was
legal. and that the delegates elected thereat,
John II. Gunner. John 0,Counell. and Clarence
Fountain. should De seated. and that all OF the
procedure In the Second district, from the en-
rollment up to the Convention. was go tainted
with fraud that the election OF delegates there
should be declared null and void and that q
committee should be appointed to secure
new enrolment and supervise primaries and
Convention to be held there
The report regarding the First district was
adopted without opposition. Abraham CRU
Der Of the Twenty-third district objected to
the report regarding tho Twenty-sscond. and
asked thaea new Convention be called In that
district. as In the First. He said
The time Is past when Republican politics
in this city is to be conducted as provided In
the fourteenth chapter OF the book. Mormon.
which says: lie that stitch not near the
throne he shall bs thrown down."
Col. George Bliss declared that the Commit
ten OF Thirty were fully aware OF the intention
20 adjourn tho Twenty second District Con-
vention: that they informally approved OF 1t.
and that he hoLcd tho committes's report
Ga H. ndo1ssa S So aS only hpSf wss
Col. George bliss suggested an amendment
10 Hale aasa nt inn aat N n nfl
issi. Tut nsi;Ssr the amen d@ent nor the mo;
sis " sa' rs S unaisposed Of This was
PERHAPS due 10 tho anxiety q the temporary
Une OF these was a rhotoe rapher's orer. TO
ss' o ,Iss ass ahs Ssfsn
Gsorge FentrieE. a delegate TO the old County
rsEing the. Gounty Committee TO Pass a reso:
ton Tsqucsting the Constitutional Convention
Of the Consiitntion psoGibitins the passage OF
the law respecting the establishment Of q re.
purposes. This was referred to the Commit
lee on I.esoluii lien, When appointed,
thing was ID readiness H Tor permanent orsani-
ration. although the contest Ia the Second dis;
William Broosfieid lot permanent Chairman.
ana declared him elected without ruitIng Z be
Tss
upon., Chairman Drookneld made "a little
speech. In which he REFER ed TO tho MflnQlllnd
enroll" aud stated that the doors are still |
omen to them. The other officers elected are: 1
First vIce-charrnan--C Charles 4. tiammer
Second vIce-ChAirm An--Colnmhus u johnson.
Trs..lrsfEIenry L. IinsIe,n.
Gen. Daniel Butterfsld. Treasurer. OF tho I
Committee OF Thirty, nnnouaesd that he had
Q balance OF nearly $1,000 TO, turn over TO |
Tfea sursr Einstein, and exsTrrasuref Alex. |
nnder Cauld well OF the old County co a5mitie 70,
supplemented this with the report OF u bal
-
U0i. George Bliss moved the appoinl m snt OF |
. committee Of live to, call and <nperyise the |
Convention IN the First Assembly district, lie |
asked that he be not appointed. as he IL going |
to Europe tO-morrow His m otion was adopt ed |
and committee imposed OF Gen. Collie Of |
George W. STEPHENS OF, the ThirtIeth, james |
W. Auten Of the Eleventh. and Mr.. Palmer OF |
the Twtnty-hfth. was appointed.
Col. George bliss voted - No" to the PROPOSE
tion to make the salary of Secretary Ton Eyck |
5000 year. paya BILE IN monthly installments. |
der-d.
Col George Bliss called attention to the ne |
eessity OF holding meetings OF the election dis
triet associations in June for the purpose OF |
swelling the enrollment
Col George Bliss moved the appointment 81 |
ne said We're RH much needed as 4 constitu- /
tlon. and which would nN she date o, the Tegu- |
lar meeting OF the committee. His motion was |
adopted.
ssliKnsn were adopted by standing vote.
Gen. Coiiis wanted to know before ths oOIn-
mittee adjourned what had become o: tas !
contest In the Second district. Somebody |
stated vaguely that II had heen referred TO q |
comm iftre hut II hadn't The County Com |
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