New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-04
TWO CONVENTIONS HELD.
prp1,p,JcANs OF THE lid WESTMINSTER
INSTRUCT ELECT A DOUBLE TICKET.
,,ruprRs WOULD NOT WAIT FOR THE plSiNi
COMMITTEE. AND OPENED sEssioN'

,,ruprRs WOULD NOT WAIT FOR The Di'i
o,,,r,~rrr AND OPENED SESSION.
WHICH THE CoMMITTEEMEN DE-
c,..sEp ADJOURNED"
,,no Republicans Of the lid Assembly District %
~,,.has,er County comprising the towns OF uise"
Wes'01 1,on Nameroneck New-Rochelle. Pei
80 rive scarsdale White Plains ana inc pa','
90 tho towns Of Pelham an west |hes'ci ~
.ra now parts OF NewYork City' heio
yen,ion in Masonic Hall, Tarrytown
,or tho nurpose of electing Delegations W
eve each 10 the State. Congress anu
"v .,.o,,io,s Twelve o'clock noon was the
,,r,a set in the call for the convention 10 lhee' a
q, that hour the delegates assembled a' VIC
trance 10 the hall. but could not gam dui"'
word being sent that the District Committee uo
nosed Of Jacob Hasted George LamDden ana WI
lam f Slocurn was IN session In the fe'i! ii
80 u,o,ld there pass upon the delegates entitled "
admission The crowd in front Of the nan ihaue
short work OF entering the place anu pei''e 49,
assembled in the auditorium. the deIeea'es "eo
called 10 order by NJ. ID. Raymond OF Inc i"s
,own Argus" On motion John j. Mahahe!, Vi
<S..,h,,ro ,res elected chairman. and James Tay-
,or J. Alvord Peck and w H. Bieecker secie'aiios
Nv direction of the chairman the creoen."4' =,
The DELEGATIONS from the various to"ils "eio '
I'm and tho rollca Of delegates followed. AZ ''i'
noint the District Committee. when had oeeii s..
,or several times and failed respond entered 'he
hou Through the chairman. Jacob Haisted the
committee asserted the right to call the HonVe"'io
20 order and attempted 10 do So NOT succeeui',e
This Chairman Halsted. from the middle Vi 'he man.
went through the form OF calling the conVehuoii ~
order and adjourning the same u iooi" " ~
lower floor Of the building. .
Urtb tho execution OF w. E. Slocum. the District
Committee then left the hall. followed oy confess,
ting delegations from White Plains. Rye ana f1a'i'
SON and scattering delegates from o'hsr 'o""''
After leaving the convention hall the boilers organ
ac,or Cd
~ the district by the election OF JACOB Hals'ed
chairman and L. w Howe secretary Ai'er run
call n Committee Contested Seats was apPohi'eu'
and the subject of the contested delegations IN inc
towns of White Plains. Rye and HaTIiso" was ~
ferred 10 II for consideration
The committee reported in favor of the Long oee-
gates from White Plains. and gave decision IN the
contest in the other two towns. These DECISIONS
were approved by the convention
on motion the following delegations were unani-
uously elected. each delegation by vote to MI any
vacancy that may occur. To the State Convention
John n Stewart II. c. Weeks, j. W. STAFFORD
Edwin NJ Brown James f. Secor To the Congress
f fSnvf1siEn James 9o1ns seward
judiciary Conventional. j. stone Eugene LAMP ~
Mailott. The chairman reappointed the Dis'r nS
Committee of last year. and the convention ad-
After departure Of the boiling the ne
rem feISn of 6e fooWng Delegation TO the
State Conventon-Deegates. William l. ware, W arc
William Il. Boyd ,aternates addison c Johnson
Huriing Frank +. Curry. These delegates are IA
vorabe 10 the interests of Judge kobertson 10 me
John p Koran. Addison Johnson George Archer
John Gapp; alternatGs Wiiam T. wi,;am
Bull Julius Trpebon. These deegates ro are RE not
known 10 be pledged TO any candidate 10 tne Jul
dicial Observation-Disclosures Frank v Miliard Ben
ton c. Megan. j. Alvord Peck, Henry {; Grimm a
n Crane; alternates. Fred E. Weeks. {: y \ene
+ w Sherman George c. Andrews. II. ". Sackett
This delegation favors The candidacy OF lsaaS ~
Mills for Justice OF the Supreme Court. me chalr-
man announced the following District Commi'teee
for the ensuing year; M ~ RayHiohu Joiii L
Moran J. Alvord Peck. A. -,
The convention. having completed It's business, ad-
1ourued with three rousing cheers for the RepuDn-
can candidates for President and Nice-Presldent.