The sun., 1897-09-21
PINNEY FACTION ROUTED.
RICHMOND COUNTY KICKERS BOLT
TIE COUNTY CONHENTION.

THE COUNTY CONE ENIION.
Tho Regular Republican Organization Forces.
Under Leader Hugh McRobcrts, Outvote
| the DisErunticd Followers or District At
torney Pinney 20 IA stormy Time.
| The Republican County Convention OF Rich.
mond county. called for the purpose OF choosing
delegates to the Greater New York City Conven.
tion, called for Sept. 2s. was held In the German
Club rooms at stapleton last night The con
vontion was called to order by Ernest II. SEQ
husen. Chairman OF the County Committee.
Thomas A. Braniff, Secretary of that committee,
! acted as Secretary OF the convention.
1t Is many years since tho Republicans OF
| Richmond county have taken 30 great an inter.
cat In county convention as in the one held last
i night. Tho interest centred not 30 much in
| tho fact that the convention was the first
| called to name delegates who shall help
nominate tho first Republican candidate
| for Mayor of the greater city, but in the fact
| that the outcome OF the convention would deter
mine whether Senator Platts venerable lieutcn.
| ant, Hugh McRoberts, should continue to be the
| leader OF tho Republican organizations forces
| in Richmond county or whether District At.
| torney George NJ. Pinney. Jr., should succeed
| to the leadership.
! Pinney, SO the organization men say. is q shin
| ing example OF the gratitude men show for po
litcal favors. They point TO tho fact thnt It
| in politics, under Mr.. McItoberts's patronage.
| To the old leader OF the Richmond Republicans
Pinncy owos, 1t is said, whatever political prom
| incnCo he has.
For the past few weeks Pnney has sought,
| 30 it is sad by every means possible. to unscat
his benefactor, and in doing so he hoped to rise
to higher political prefcrmcnt.
rinney was beaten. horse. foot. and dragons.
Every one OF his delegations whose seats wcro
| ,NH yCpra ant
| Pinney himself was dcnied admittanco to the
convention, 1t having been found. although he
was a member Of the sitting delegation that he
had acquired title to his seat by what was char.
actcrized as irregularity.
| When the convention was called to order 2O3
delegates answered to their uames. OF this
number before the lines Of battle were drawn,
Mr.. McRoberts claimed 100. Pinney would give
out no figures. but said he had a working ma.
jority.
, Immediately after calling tho convention TO
order Mr. Scchusen announced that, by tho au.
thority vested in him as Chairman OF the County
Committee he would name the Committee
| Contested Seats. This announcement brought
Mr.. Pnney to his feet. lie said
| Mr.. Chairman. l don't know who is in tho
minority here. but it has always been the GUS
tom 10 give the minority representation in tho
! Committee on Contested Seats. ask that that
custom be followed tonight.
This was looked upon by a majority Of tho
his followers were in the minority. When Mr..
p:nney sat down he was "a cordtallE missed. When
First district OF Middletown arose and said
The constitution Of the County Commtte,
gives the powerto the Chairman of that coin.
mt.tee to appoint on the Committee on Con.
| tested Seats whom he plcases. ask. therefore,
that the Chairman pay no attention 10 the re-
Mr.. McVey's remarks W re greeted with
cheers. amid which the Chairman announced
he kan II Inf th.a. M f,f.
+. II. ,Lcyson OF Westteld. Henry FsSEner
Van Bnskirk. Middletown.
Every, IN m on the committee was McRobcrts
On !Sing TO settle the tanglc II was found
That there werH contests in the Third. Fourth.
the Second district OF Nortnfeld. and in the
Thiri district OF Southheld
In Ill these districts the seats OF twcnty.nine
delegates were involved.
The committee. after being out nearly three
KobtrIs' delegates, in the Third district OF Gas.
tlcton and in the Fourth OF Castleton. save one
delegate. who swore in his vote,
In the Twelfth district of Castleton the sitting
delesation IPinneyI was admitted under some,
naSs psG" pSaH seq ,se eh" Sh Ford
that he had been maid to vote for the Pinnsy
SeieSaites; Last night tord swo1e before The
The committee decided then to take no notice
OF the contest In the Fifteenth district OF
Castleton the contestants and sitting delegates
| were seated. each with h1lf vote
There being no enrolment IN the Third dis;
trct of Soutsield. the district was not allowed
representation. The contestants OF the Second
district OF Northfcld ,McRobcrts mem were
| seated.
The report q the committee was Justify
cheers. Pinney demanded that the report Of the
committee be taken UP by districts. and made IA
motion to that effect. Then the fun began.
| Mr.. McNey made the point Of order that Mr..
| Pinney. having been unscated b the commit
tee, had no right to speak in the convention.
| After long wrAnRle the roll called and
| by a vote OF lO3 TO So 1t was decided not TO
| take up the report by delegations.
The vote showed the strength VI the McItob-
erts men. Then the report was adopted AS a
| whole.
Another fgh occurred on tho selection OF
permanent officers. This work was taken up
shortly before midnight, Charles G.. Jones was
| was nominated by the kicSers.
! The delegates were directed TO prepare their
ballots. The ballot boxes were brought upon
the platform and the sight OF this set the dele.
| gates bowling at o"c another.
| here were cries OF Stuffed boXes!" and Rob
berry, and similar remarks and as they yelled
| Ing that something serious might happen. n
half dozen policemen were called upon to guard
| the boxes.
The ballot was finally taken. and resulted in
| Joncs's election by 12O to 67. Organization
| secretaries were also chosen.
When the permanent organization had been
effected, the Pinney delegates bolted the con.
The following delegates were chosen to tho
| City Convention:
:, Leverett stone. Bernard Mulln, William
| Guyon. and Isaac Van Buskirk.
These delegates were chosen to the judiciary
| convention
>, Joseph ,Simonscn, 4. L. schwab, T., +. Lee.
| Thomas Bruuih, T.. y. Berry. X. L. Haydock.
| and Charles Schcnscr.
|