New-York tribune., 1896-05-01
MORE AMENDMENTS PASSED.
REVISING THE COUNTY COMMITTEE CON-
sTITUTION.

,,v .pry,No- OF THE ORGANIZATION
SOME OF THE CHANGES MADE
IN calling the adjourned meet
49, po,ub,,c,n County Committee 10 oruer
ms "s n,ah, and John Sabine Smith protested oach-
ing r. I'D with proof from MS wa'ch .Ah..
..rs,. 60 the last legislative day." cnucK'eo Aoe
c.ruber "and watches don't count MI.
rdward Lauterbach. president OF tne ooi,. .'..s.,
oona ,ote from Albany The meeting gave ~" ~
confederation to the amendments o"e'.. -. .
ravision of the constitution OF the co"'."' ,.,,u
,mendr,ent making one-third insteao VI -.
:, 49, ,r.rbars a SUFFICIENT number to constitute
quorum was adopted by vote Oh % " o"
now smokes appearing in the Platt wheei .,
,o,h.r amendriient requiring the secretary "a
ooh o,ac,,on district to forward to the secretary VI
the County Committee. not later ina" NV ~. =,
after an enrolment Of any new memoeis ..
sucb nersons. or suffer dismissal In case Oh ia'1'o
to do so, was adopted ..-, IN och
district for holding primaries came w. -,
SABINE Smith in advocating permanent paoeS'
said ,,s a., oh
1--WE don't want any more primaries he'd III oo-
.o,,re ,,,ces In stables in ha'lrooms we want Tue
primaries held at fixed headquai.s
months before that they viii be neid t"e'e
Tho c,n,m,t.ee voted to retain the present me'"oo
~ ha wing primaries held at such places aS may '
selected by each district -, <.- =.
A motion by I. Albert Engehardt. pro'iu'"e .'' "
fortv-elght hours notice Of meetings OF ois"i' -
ronivations was the match that exploded "ho.e
magazine. Counter motions provoked paria"'e-
ary snarl but the minority was hrm, every mo-" 80
ing to his feet to prove that one-hith de"an'eu -
rollca T,e chairman, who sad aeon,ns ne Me'" ended
BY receiving Instruction. when the ruiee m~s,veiohf
to him In the vote. the motion Tor io''' ''e's"'
hGarS Ry vote Of s. 10 a. the rule providing for the
cali of the yeas and was suspendeu as in MI ~ q
OF the majority restrain the minority our t hinh
res Of the g. yIesi choSns o gas ruler and
house The minority continued TO assert Tss,r moiu
ing the floor frequently until rh hpad1 CO. to- have
the floor all night .usndment
requiring that before registration. eatn man m,ira Re-
publican ticket at the last election fiatt men ,
that this meant the management OF tne pap ~
loyal workers The ant-Platt side repudiateu 'ns
on the cali of the roll Chairman Lauterbacn en- en-
tered into an explanation OF MS vote OF YEA r,o
Stunning much more than the threesinue ,' III side
spoke he was interrupted by r. .. ,'on ucoS o. The
watch The vote resulted IN the adoption Oh '"e
amendment by 81 votes in the ainrmatNe; ai, e. p.nu,,
An amendment refusing membership In hePuo.
ucan organization II the applicant w.tnin tn,ee
months had voted for any other than the regular
Republican ticket was adopted ,, ,or,h.r
shin I'm a Republican organization II the appicunt
had In effect. opposed Mr.. Plat, thunder 0, pro-
test from the minority nut ne decison s rao
question without debate choksd on the protests. Inc
amendment was adopted 81 TO 81. 49,. ,.o,-
The proposed amendment 70 pase tne repreeen-
atIon from each district the total vote cast, IN
stead Of the enrolment was defeated ana the meet
ing adjourned iii the third Thursday in May.