New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-30
\ BOLT By FAIRCUlLD.
HE MD MS FOLLOWERS HAVE \ CONVENTION OF
THEIR oWN ~ THE I'D DISTRICT
o. WESTMINSTER.

~ the Republican Assembly district convention
for the I'D Dis1rtet o. Wes;chester. held in, the
Town Hall IN New Rochelle yesterday. Ben l..
FairchiM. the cx-Congrcssman. seeing THAI he WAS
badly defeated. boted. ana with the assistance OF
the contesting bu; unsuccessful delegations from
White Plains and New-Rochelle proceeded 20 i.I
"A convention Of his own I'm tho lugucnoi Iicte..
The botets left the hall tho j"r,pora:" rl!l
being called before the time ha' arriN : f'r the
calling OF contests.
The III Dstrict OF Wcstchcstcr comprise u,
towns of Rye. Mamaroncck scarsdae. Gro. nbur;.
Harrison w-Rochcic. White Plains. Pelham and
city Island ana Wet Chester which bc.ons to
the Create Ncw-ork.
When the District Committee met to make up the
temporary roll OF delegate the contcs.s began The
Fairchid faction made n protest against the seat
ing OF tr delegates from White Plains. claiming
tina, they were irreguary elected Samuel g. NIL
lcr representing the Ward element. testified to
the TcgHar,, OF the primary at which the delegates
chosen
The cOniest!ng delegation from New Rochelle
represented by Roger VI. Sherman. OF Mount YER
non. frank V. Willard. OF Tarrytown. and Charles
Mutt of New-Rochelle appeared for the Ward o.
regular delegates The committee decided that the
Fairchild contestants should present their side OF
the first. but they filed afidavts and left the
room Messrs Willard and Mutt remained and were
cross.examned by the chairman. and they also pre-
scented afiidavIs. The questions were ident!cally
the same as those disposed Of at the Republican
County Convention held In White Plains last week.
aud IL was useless 10 renew them.
The convention then organized, and tho secretary
pro ceded 10 call the roll for substituons. When
Ncg- Rochelle was called AlcNanicy X. Smith.
Farchild man, started 10 cal! OF the names OF the
cortestrg delegates from That town. He was IN
formed fha. the delegation beaded by Charles
Ia. wlcke. had been declared regular. Then Louis
Worthcimcr asserted that the District Committee
hal no authority TO settle Tho question. Samuel {.
Miller arose 20 4 point % order, and said that
Worthcimer out OF ordc:. The chairman so de-
cided ard then tho Faircaldltcs bolted As soon
"a the bol'crs had c.t tn" hall Samuel &. Miller, OF
White Plains, vas elected chairman. and D. L.
Townsend % Rye. and William T.. Slocum OF Ards
les, Secretaries The following were then elected
delegates TO the judiciary Convention. which meets
man William l.. Ward. Of Port Chester: Frank V.
Willard OF Tarrytown: Barton G. Meighan, os
Mamnroreck: James II. Moran. OF White Plains.
and Judge Samuel T. Swnburnr OF New Rochelle.
The convention unanimously voted It's thanks to
Jacob Ualstead the chairman OF the committee for
the imparilaliiy shown hy him In the convention.
Nj Halstead has long been Fairchild man. and
MS action Yesterday WAS complete surprise TO
the Ward reop.e II IL said that he has become
disaus,ed with Farchild's silly contests, and has
refused 10 stand by him any longer.
Al the boiling convention everything was direc.ed
Nv Fairchid He claimed forty-seven delegates,
and went through the customary procedure OF a
convention and elected five delegates to the Judi
cllry Convention
10Th delegations will 60 10 the judiciary Conven-
ton to-day and ask for recognition. hut Il Is not
probable that the holtcrs Will be seated