New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-09
THE CONTEST REFERRED.
DISPOSITION OF THE TWENTY-FIVE
WARD REPUBLICANS GRIEVANCES.
RESULT OF THE MEETING or THE KINGS COUNTY
GENERAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
sECuRED AND TIE CAMPAIGN

GENERAL COMMITTEE
sEC'EED AND TIE CAMPAIGN
TO BE OPENED At ONCE.
The Kings County Republican General Commit ee
held its regular September meeting last evening.
small amount of routine business was transacted
and the greater part Of the meeting was given TO
the discussion of the contention in the Twenty
nth Ward between the machine and anti-machine
factions The matter was brought before the COM
mttcc by Lorin Andrews, Of the Twenty-thru
Ward. who presented the resolution reinstatihs the
Twenty-fifth Ward Republicans who had been eN-
PEELED from the organization. Mr. Andrews SAID
that the reading out Of the party OF GOD or more
Republicans in the manner attempted by the ma
chine leaders might lose an Asscmblyman TO the
party and thus United States Senator MI An
drews pleaded earnestly for justice to the twenty
fifth Warders whose district associations had been
dsbanded and whose names had been dropped from
the Republican roll
John lcGrange Worth man In the HNlth AS
sembly District who desires the nomination Tor the
Assembly and hopes to get IT from the machihe
men, was the chief fighter against the resolution Vi
Mr. Andrews. He moved for tine reference OF the
resolution back to the Twcnty-hith ward ComIiit-
tee and spoke several times his motion.
Harry H. Hamburg, Of the Eighth Ward lead
ing Worth man. surprised many OF the Delegates ny
supporting vigorously Mr. Andrewss resolution ana
told of the wrong that would be done TO the iueh-
they not allowed to participate In me Assem- 5I
bly, and Congress 60 lventions: isei)iihlh J. h',i
see the committee commit the folly OF sending the
contest back to the ward COMMITTEE ne s.in ' a.,
when a ward committee assumed the poWcr 10 us
band district organization II was incuinpent upon
which il took such action ami he said he had heard
of no such authority, because there was none. .
Bernard Callaghsn. of the Tenth ward. m9v'u 10
refer The contest TO the Committee on Organic atom
Considerable commouon followed ana several PEI :
attempted to speak at once; MI An1,c"s W.
recognized by the Chair. and objected 10 Mr. GAIA
recommended would not allow the lweiiI! m
Ward men an opportunity 10 vote In the primaries
and several OF his statements were rounuly hsse9
from the galleries. A half-dozen other meihods o,
settling the difficulty We're proposed ,b ny snnakers
members OF the committee among lne of tb
being Senator George w Brush NJ Nes9h; OF b ,ne
B.. Jacobs Chairman Roberts finally put tne moucn
on Mr.. Callaghans resolution and the motion 10
4 delegate moved tina: the Committee on Organiza-
ton be instructed report in two weeks. MT
vote but there was demand for rollcall. and the
roca was ordered. Before IT was begun ho"eVti'
the motion for the two Weeks instruction ""s VIII"
Sheriff Buttlng moved that the committee indorse
Wildly eheered Wnem ne od of MIX nley The motion
,ras unanimously carried. The meeting adJoufnei
after selecting the places for the Assembly District
any Husscmhlvman FREEMAN and his friends In the
Twenty-hfth Ward. who were among the 0gl twenty
zaton by the machine leaders said after the meeting
that they were we'll satisfied with It's result The
Committee on Organization. according to the Wills
men will meet as possible ana VII. make
every effort 10 have the grievances OF the twenty
nth Ward men righted Immediately
BEFORE the meeting OF the General Committee the
Campaign Committee held brief session win mar
man Bronner in the chair. The first floor OF the Roth
schild Building at Fulton and Jay SITS was selected
"a the campaign headquarters. and plans were made
FOR the opening of the rooms within a few DAYS.
few alterations will have to be made In the rooms
but the headquarters will be open and business VIII be
in full swing by the end OF the week. Commodore
David + Watkins will be In charge. with John 1ohh
"a chief clerk The Committee on Speakers ana Plat-
form OF which Commissioner T r. wills IS chairman
is corresponding with several Republican speakers
Of National renown. and In few days the date ana
place for the opening rally Will be announced