New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-08
THE CONTEST ON TONIGHT
AN INTERESTING SESSION OF THE GEN
ERAL COMMITTEE EXPECTED.
TWENTY-FIVE WARD REPUBLICANS TO MAKE
THEIR PROTEST AGAINST BEING READ
OFT OF THE PARTY-CoNrI-
DENT OF SUCCESS.

THEIR PROTEST AGAINST BEING READ
OUT OF THE PARTY-coNrr-
DENT OF SUCCESS
The September meeting OF the Republican Cen
eral Committee OF Kings County. TO be held this
evening IN the Johnston Building. will doubtless
be OF unusual interest
From present appearances the only possibility
OF a quarrel between the two elements is on the
disposition TO be made OF q resolution that will
be presented by the Anti Machine voters Of th;r-
tee1 election districts OF the Twenty-ffth Ward
reading follows
Resolved, That this County Committee hereby
declares that. accordance with Article + OF ts
constitution and Section Of Article VI Of it's
bylaws. the lawful district associations in the
sixth. ninth eleventh twelfth thirteenth six
tenth. seventeenth and twenty first election dis
tricts of the Twenty-ff,h Ward are those that
existed on January last. and that the secre.ar,
OF this County Committee he directed TO notify
the Twentyffth Ward Republican Committee of
this decision: Or, that the County Committee shall
take such other action Will Immediately RICH, tho
wrongs done the Twentyffth Ward Republicans
so that they may be recognized in the prm-
aries and conventions
me full explanation Of the demand made in
this resolution was given In The Tribune sun
Ward since January i have been eiyer. at other
times The Antl-Machine Republicans in the ward
'nd they Will make their demand emphatic as
possible to-ngh, They will be sustained by every
one OF the Administered zion delegates. and they be-
heye the. fair mindedness OF many of the Worth
men will win for them the suupor' OF d
large upmber OF those upon whom the Plat
leaders In the Twenty NTH Ward depending
The voters Of the illegally disbanded districts
held a meeting last week at which they framed
The resolution given herewith. and also a petition
cupy Of wlich mas been sent to every member
OF the General Committee, together with the fol-
lowing letter:
Dear Sir We have he honor 10 hand you here
adopted a joint meeting OF Illegally dis
banded districts OF the Twentyffth W4ij ,RepuDi-
cans from other districts being present
Gu.sScLg). The original which VIII be presented
TO the Republlcaa County Committee OF King. on
Tuesday evening next, Sep;emDe. s. for its action
and earnestly urge you read 1t carefully consider
resolution FOR the best interests OF the Republican
party your Judgment and Conscience may dictate
We desiT- also 10 state that this Is nOt A contest
In the Interest OF or in opposition 70 any 0. the
ognized leaders Of the Republican party in the
County State. bat - solely 10 right a wrong
which has already resulted in the threatened dis
rupton Of the Republican party within the Twenty
fifth Ward. seriously mena cling and nperilinG the
WILLIAM W. HEACOCK. Secretary % Trux-
ton-St.
Brooklyn. September g. 1886
The Twenty-hfth Ward men VINO have been tenn
porariv read OF their party have shown their
confidence II the business OF their claim by sub
hitting their case in full 10 both the machine and
the Ani!-Machire members OF the committee. and
asking for their careful attention 70 the state ~
affairs in the ward. Their chief argument in
socistions is that the General Committee and not
the Ward Committee has power TO disband or re-
organize district assoca lions. and they nave me
constitution Of the General Committee and the
opinions Of The committees chairman and secretary
and the Executive Committees chairman on their
side in the contention.