New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-26
SPLIT IN THE RANKS.
CONFUSION AT THE MEETING OF THE
REPUBLICANS OF THE COUNTY
OF NETWORK.
..,,- ~ THE MEMBERS FOR BLACK. OTHERS FOR
roosrvELr-AN ADJOURNMENT FOLLOWED
MA SECOND MEETING. IN THE COURSE
OF WHICH THE LIGHTS co oUT-
80 DECISION REACHED.

OF WHICH The LlCHTS co OlI-
40 DECISION REACHED.
,.ctinr az the General Committee Of the
,.,,hllcans OF the County Of New-York was
Md last e~oring at Mot, Memorial Hail. No.
AZ Nadson-ave to consider resolutions offered
:, the las; meeting pledsing the organization
>, advocate the denomination OF Frank 5. Black
,o- Governor General Wager Swayne. chair
IAN Of the committee. when the point OF order
va. made that no quorum was present decided
~. such was the case and declared the meet
- adjourned after rocall was had. This
ruch displcased certain % the members present.
cho were anxious 20 pledge the organization 10
,be suppor; OF Colonel Roosevelt. and who only
uon,ad 10 get a chance 20 give their opinion OF
,he BLACK resolutions. which are understood TO
he favored by William Brookheld
The dissatisfied element remained in the nail
a. the suggestion Of Lowell II. Jerome ana
,.ar,ed in TO deliberate when the lights were
turned out After all save about thirty mad de-
,.rtcd IN disgust, the lights suddenly
turned en- again. and the second meeting pro-
.o.dod Resolutions indorsing Theodore Roose-
val, for Governor were read. but. although
number Of men spoke. no action was taken on
the resolutions. the meeting deciding. instead. 10
ask for another cal for special meeting OF
e. committee when IL is Hoped to get quorum
The meeting had hardly been called TO order
,,s, William Brookfeld moved an adjourn
r,ent on the ground that no quorum was pres
AZ, Several members demanded rollcoll and
:, was had showing that there was not a
cuoru1 in the hall. Chase Mcllen objected 70
the consideration Of any business on tnat
Ground whereat Lowell II. Jerome made plea
far the waving Of technical considerations IN
.sn,uch as that had been done. he said al the
urevous meeting. when the Black resolutions
had been read and discussed. General S"ayhe
said he was willing 10 see quorum II there was
no objection but Mr. Mellen insisted on OBJECT
;nr and General Swayne declared the meeting
adjourned although one man raised iaush
BY asking II that part OF the constitution re-
ouirins a quorum for the transaction OF ousi-
ness couldn, be dispensed with
A PLEA FROM MR. JEROME.
Let's remain and talk this thing over and
have a meeting Of our own" shouted Lowell H.
Jerome TO the Roosevelt sympathizers. who were
evidently in me majority And he continued.
Three cheers for Theodore Roosevelt. our next
Governor" The cheers were given and some
bodv else cried Three groans for Black" Ihere
were some groans given. but they were oro"neo
bv a chorus Of dlsapproval. and w n. Morton
Jumped on chair and shouted; we VIII not
do that IL We are Republicans. II thats 'he
style Of Roosevelt men they'll kill themselves
before they are born"
Mr. Jerome took the chair but before ne could
saw ANYTHING Mr. Morton demanded 10 Kno"
the object Of the meeting
ITO EXPRESS our opinions" said MI Jerome.
Somebody nominated a secretary, out the
nominee declined. saying that he didn't Kno"
what the meeting intended 20 do Then MT
Morton was heard again. saying that the meet
ing hadn't hired the tal.
We've hired il as much as you" said MT
Jerome and somebody nominated A. w Abbott
as secretary, while Mr.. Morton in the huoouo
insisted upon declaring that 1t was not honest 70
conduct a meeting in this fashion. as II would
be reported that the meetings action was the
action Of the organization. which 1t could not
BE Two or three other speakers were on their
feet at the same time trying to make them
selves heard.
Let some one else talk for while" shouted
Mr. Jerome at Mr.. Morton and the latter re.
piled I'll take turn about with you j. q
Lewis then got the floor. and got as far as say
ing that he had come down from Harlem, when
the lights suddenly went out
GREAT CONFUSION FOLLOWS.
Immediately there was great confusion. and
somebody shouted: The hand Of Plat. The
hand OF Plattr' while others began TO denounce
Mr. B-ookheld In about FIVE minutes most OF
those present had departed. grumbng when
the lights were turned suddenly as they
had gone out and Mr.. Jerome once more took
the chair while Mr.. Lewis resumed his speech.
heavyweight men finally struggled back into