New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-21
EVERYTHING WAS LOVELY.
HARMONIOUS MEETING OF THE COUNTY
COMMITTEE.
nv r,,r COMMITTEE on ORGANIZATION
CHANGES MADE NECESSARY BY THE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT


CHANGES MADE NECESSARY ny THE
NEW APPoRTIoNMENT.
The usual crowd Of Interested spectators gath
cred last evening on the fifth floor OF the Telephone
Building No ll3 West Thirty-eghth-si.. to witness
the proceedings of the last meeting or the fepup-
lican County Committee before September. nut
those who had prophesed or expected scrap
were disappointed. There were not even symptoms
Of a fray II harmony had been the watchword
OF both factions the gathering could not nave
nroved more peaceful Not even the frequent allu-
sions in onversation among the delegates 10 '"e
successful organization Of the Repuohcan S'a'e
Club on the previous evening. composed OF Inc
most substantial elements in the state ana inc
probability that II would exert a powerful iliIu-
ence on the future history OF the party proven
sufficient apparently 20 arouse the antagonism OF
the followers Of the machine Edward Lauter-
bach presided and there were present General An
son G. McCook ex-Judge Ernest Hail. ex-Post-
master Cornelius Van Colt. ex-Assemb.yman L. l..
Van Allen. c. y. Bovee. jr., John Sabine smith
ex-senator F. s. Gibbs. William keiioch James VI.
Doremus. Abraham Gruber. ox-CoIectoi Ferdinand
Eidman. George Il. Deane. julius NJ Mayer N"c'-
bert H. Steele William McAdee. John Reisenweb"r'
George W. Wanmakcr T. II. Hcaley. Thomas f.
Eagan and many other delegates
Before calling the meeting TO order. MI lau'er-
bach announced the receipt OF n telegram from
| Cleveland Ohio. signed by r. F. kroyer' mem
| umphant election OF General f. y. McAlp'n ms
| president OF the National League OF Republican
| Clubs The news heard with many evidences
| OF rejoicing.
| Secretary George r. Bdwell read the report OF
the Committee Organization. which. after some
| changes was adopted. II provided. first. that any
enrolled Republican who might desire to Inspect
or COPY the roll OF his election district might be
| permitted to do so presenting to the secretary
| OF the County Committee an authorization signed
| by member OF the Committee on organization
| or by a member OF the County Committee repre-
! scntlng the Assembly district 10 which such Ike
publican belonged.
| The second resolution related 10 the changes
wrought by the rcapporiionmcnt. and directed
that whore Assembly district lines DIVIDE an
election district the secretary he authorized 70
aid them In pcricctng temporary organizations IN
the districts so divided. such organizations TO have
sec,'on g OF The consi,uiion 1t was ordered
thirdly acton - reans 10 GTsa9 ha in sd
| delayed until the Police Comml' sioners have ii
vded the new territory into election districts.
when the Committee on organization shall have
fun power In the matter.
The duty OF fixing the places for boiling tho As
semby district conventions which the Constitution
requires shall be dcs!enaied IN IN" month OF June
Organization with power. During the discussion 81
questions which arose concerning the relor, fpcechcs
~ s.,ds a'f Hs Abrsham 'p rber o Hoyse r
James ". Doremus. J. NJ Mayer ami several others.
ton Officers reported that he hal heard from all
but l& election districts There would b. al least
80 districts organize iy the Police Board this
| year Mr. Grubcr said. and his committee was "a
| communication with the Commissioners " Police
| az TO the lines and numbers OF these districts
| when these were known the County Committccmer
representing these districts would be asked 10 fur
! nish names OF competent Republicans for election
| officers
MIR Gruber took occasion to ~ulog.ze the nov. c.cc
ton laws passed 10y the last Republican Legislature
10 enhance The purity Of elections The magnlflrer
| reforms enacted this year. which male y a fe.Ons
| punishable with I've years Imprisonment to sici
| election return In blank and a Ike penalty Tot
| removing the returns from the polling place. ano
compelled The canvass OF the vote T. be continuous
| ana uninterrupted. had been inspire. he sad. by
| Republican partisans. (Che"rs) He had no parrc
| uiar desire to pose n refOrmrr. but he desire
Ia say that those excellent bills had cmana;ed from
| the committee OF which he was the chairman. IL
| wanted to say further that the Republican part,
| the only party Of reform In tn" United states
| prolonged applauseD
Mr.. Gruber. In rep,y 10 a question from Mr.. B0vee
| said that he had understood from the Police Com
| nisslOncrs that they would be ready to announce
the ines OF the election districts for 1895 EARL
Organization. notice that this committee woul'
hold meetings every week hereafter for the PurITt
0. temporarily Organizing the new election distric's
william McAdre's Amendment 20 the constitution
empowering the president to declare vacant IN
aeat OF any member Of the County Committee who's
election district failed - hold monthly meeting
was laid until September. Reports were re
celvei from the committees which have been re-
organizing the second E.e ton District Of the XXI
ton District OF the I'D Assembly District and wcr