New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-20
PRICE THREE CENTS
NOT UNANIMOUS FOR MORTON
A LIVELY sET-TO IN THE REPUBLICAN
COUNTY COMMITTEE.
RESOLUTIONS FOR THE GOVERNOR ADOPTED
AFTER MANY MEMBERS HAD DECLARED FOR
MKrNLEY AS SECOND CHOICE-PoLlCE
BOARD CENsURED-CHANGEs IN
THE CONSTITUTION

the Republican County Committee. President
Edward Lauterbach before calling for order as
sured reporters that 1t was going to be short
session." but he was probably unaware Of the
pitfall that lay in the path of the machine.
At the proper time in the order Of business
after Secretary Manchester had read the min
utes apd other matters In the schedule had been
attended to. Lloyd Coils. Of the XxIxth As
sembly District son Of the Commissioner Of Pub
lie Works who was the night before elected
Morton Mckinley delegate from the XVIII Con-
gress District, arose and began by calling the
committees attention to the fact that Chair
man Lauterbach. in his inaugural address In
January had pledged the Republican organiza-
ton OF this year to q hearty and earnest In
dorsement Of Governor Morton as candidate
for the Presidency. Abraham Gruber. OF the
xXIst District. the guide and philosopher OF the
machine on the floor was the first to scent trou-
bic and he promptly raised the point Of order that
Mr. Coils was not speaking to any motion.
MR. cOLLIys MOTION.
II have a motion to make" replied Mr.. ColliA
"and It's purpose 10 to redeem the promise OF Mr.
I.auterbach which has gone unfuhled till now"
He then offered the following:
Resolved. That the Republican County Commit
tee Of 1895 heartily and earnestly indorse the can.
didacy OF Governor Levi p Morton for President OF
the United States.
There were cneerS curing winch MI 0ruoet
received hurried signal from the Chair. Sec
onded Mr.. Coiis's resolution Frederick 8. GibbS
who began to suspect that the shot fired by
young Coils had been prepared by long-headed
second choice. Mckinley men," got UP to say
that he thought the resolution ill-timed. but he
would second It too. He wanted to explain that
as an elected delegate to ST. Louis he had no
second choice" Qionical laughter from the Nc
Kinley benches)
I. Albert Engelhardt If the XXvIlth District.
an out-and-out Mckinley man. asked to be ex-
cused from voting which was granted.
Colonel T. c. Campbell declared that his hrst
and second choice was man whose name was .
platform in Itself William Mckinley. Of Ohio.
Cheers and hisses)
A rollcalI was demanded by ex-Assemblyman
Lucas L. Van Allen and Secretary Manchester
began to call out the names. Ex-Assemblyman
William HalpIn explained with sweeping arm
and elbow flourish that he was for Morton and
nobody else
Colonel Campbell alluded TO his own defeat for
delegate in the XIvth District Convention the
night before and added Il am not for Morton:
am for Mckinley and therefore vote no."
Mr. Engelhardt Withdrew his request to be ex-
cused and voted mo-"
CONCERNING A SECOND CHOICE.
Henry c. Robinson. who ran on the Republi-
can ticket for Controller in 1888. said. whea
his name was called:
Il do not hesitate to say that have second
choice. (Cheers) l have little respect for the
man who In these times Of financial distress and
bankruptcy says he he's ro second choice for
President. have respect for a delegate who
gees into the st. Louis Convention without any
second choice. More applause) He will fnd
himself in a respectable minority. can only
hope that he will have the stability and inde-
pendence to select a second choice for himself
when the time comes and not let somebody else
do II for him. Cheers and hisses) l have
great respect for Governor Morton. but II /
should meet him tomorrow should tell him
frankly that have a second choice Mr..
Robinson then voted aye" and II. B. Smith.
of the xxXIst District. voted q stout plain.
blunt Nay"
Thomas F. Eagan Of the xxIId when called.
did not respond. Being pressed by the machine
managers to VOTE he said:
Il did my votinE last night In the XIIIth Con-
gress District Convention. voted for two men,
william Brookned and General McCook. who
will represent me at st. Louis" Mr.. Eagan
was himself elected Al alternate.
GIBBS MAKES A BREAK.
Mr. Gibbs got the floor again and said, evil
IDENTIFY In reply TO the remarks OF Campbell and
Robinson that he had been In two National
conventions and always represented his con-
stituency But" he added. forgetting for the
moment that he was last ditch Morton
man. when the time comes for me to declare
my second choice. l want you to understand
1t won't be Mckinley. l have had enough OF
the Ohio contingent"
Colonel Campbell replied that he supposed
Mr. Gibbs's remark was intended to be semi
insulting" He added: Grant. Sherman, Sheri-
dan and Mcpherson were all Ohio men. but
none OF them greater than the man who
will be the next President OF the United States
William Mckinley" (Anti-Machne cheers
mingled with machine hisses)
The secretary announced that seventy-three
delegates had voted for the resolution and three
against IT, and Mr.. Lauterbach declared II car.
rled.
Mr. Gruber offered G resolution which said thae
T. F. Rodenbough had been appointed Chef OK
the Bureau OF Elections for three years oy the
Tammany Hall Board Of Police Commissioners
under Mayor Grant: that he had been reap
pointed by the Tammany Hall Board OF Police
Commissi oners under Mayor Gilroy. and that DUR
ing the time he held office there were many
grievous frauds against the ballot In the CITY OF
New.York by Tammany Hall. without any pro-
test from Rodenbough. by which the hepuohcah
marty In this city had been defrauded out OF many
votes each year until 1894: Notwithstanding
which Rodenboush had been recently reap
pointed for another term of three years by the
present Board of Police Commissioners: there
for. he Il resolved, by the Republican County :
Committee Of the City and County OF New-York.
that II condemns the reappointment OF SAID
Rodenbough as an injustice to the Republicans
OF the City and County Of New-York ana a.
contrary to the expressed will OF the people -
recorded at the election Of 1894"
Mr.. 0ruber supported his resolution with
statistics of Tamman: frauds.
After speeches by Montague Lessler. n. C.
Robinson. John Sabine Smith and others. L'oyc