New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-15
NEW REPUBLICAN COUNTY COMMITTEE
ORGANIZED.
RESOLUTIONS PASSED ARRArGSING MAYOR VAN
WICK FOR REMOVING COMMISSIONERS
PHILIPS AND HAMILTON. AND CALL
ING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF
COMMITTEE TO URGE THE
GOVERNOR TO right
THE WRONGS.

i. Quigg elected president OF the committee
without serious opposition receiving the votes OF
90 OF the 22l delegates while four delegates did not
vote or were absent, AMI only thirteen delegates
voted for an opposing candidate for the office Inc
officers OF the committee are the following
Prcslden,-LEMUEL L. oIIGG o,
second vice President OTTo \. RosAIsKY
Secretary GEORGE r: MANCmESTER.
Sergeant at Arms-EDWIN IODINE.
The committee adopted several rules ana ree"-
latons for the appointment Of suo-confh''ue''
and then passed the resolutions which had been
prepared with n view to urging Governor Black 10
call an early special session of the Legislature an"
recommending legislation TO take the foNce D'
partment Of the city and the elections mach''r.'
away from the control Of Tammany Han Inc
resolutions are as follows
Wyck Mayor Of the city Of New-York IN Temoy-
Ing from office Thomas l.: Hamilton aho N PnIirn
for the purpose Of thereafter removing John Nc
ofIiciaI In order that thcre might be- appointed II
his place William ). pcvory; whos,, cal'0' "nl,.
scandal was an immoral and unlawful ahure %
power The power Of removal was not w. w
,rf cral muse they are doing their duty
and appointing persons IN mex rIhrr ,, "''"'''
Resolved That the action Of the Mayor above re-
ccd violated the hip"ri,.A ,,r6 aSt ag g con-
iors snd - ,bo f9mil,ar Tammany practices Of
and Intimidation Of electors: and be it further
csoyed Tha b S 9mm 5 pos 90. sfc G hc
or of tho state the facts proving those ALLEGATIONS
the wrongs mat have thus been pcruetraicd ana
to afford 20 the people - New YORK Xxx ana ,'
Rcsolvcd' That the president OF the county Com
mitee shall act chairman Of tho committee so
appointed.
THE BUILDING CROWDED
Tho comparatively small hall OF the United Char
,.ta cd a meeting
committee. and the heat IN tho room "Hs a''"o'.
,.o,-,io ,,, thu sees.n Of tho committee lasted
for two hours. beginning at so p m ,-,..
Tho meeting was called TO order py SSd 5nCn
GoTn's.i9ner thonas fhe ola ognty com.
mittee and on Ne motion Of Frederick s Gi91s
o. a temporary chairman only one name was
presented. that 81 General Henry J. huInetl ~
'"IhtIIH u d" "-,,-t' I,,,rre,t made no address
,,t..,,,,.,, N- ,;thhs moved that the election -
permanent officers Doc n'rt nixon M toncuIr"m'g
pc sust'sl'u lt, 20" -. ,,,f.ea objection
Gcorro x Hl~ra PIT ,or m ,hc - no
committee Mr. nilw'l con.'nted h'm.-f YIN
fornaIy It's"I'.nL u ,,..,h $50 sa,1o b-.,ifv Nh
ont any other r"in"rk wan me san" 49, 60
Gihhs sc.vni"t ne no'l.''''''' wiz
o'if'' WIN '''" n''''''S ,......,. su,,o.
For almost ful minut" an 'Np"''"h' H''"''
,,.,ii.l tr tho meeting and was at length broken
W''""'- D." Wv -, ,.~,,rt., ri.,-,.,
hy NJ. H"'H"' "',.'', ." -, -, a..,,,,,
rising 20 nominate Richard J. Lewis IN opposition
80 -, -, ,......,. ,.,,.r.l..l with tho
?, Th'Ie na'. nr'h ~" ,. .rr.tt.5 Tho diascn-
sons ~ %" past ana in' Hl,.E - , ~,
hay" "Nls.'i or 1'-,'" y. az, j., rs,,l,il-
can lrn,iiirs ana ~" u. ai ,,r.'onl.,s
srI doSirons - factIonal drht-' W. desire hat
our o.l'.on hno1'u ~. ".r ~ n, n.nuhll.ens.
we have 4AHrI ,h, ,origb,
~ 'n9 MD hive hce- ronnai~d a canAin'e far
vhoro vo could have voted Win pleasure AMI
unanimity. We 30 20 d''.r~ g. rui i"'~"tb az, a.,
,ocks huf Inc voters We represent are largo and
r. otahi" element ~ I'D" d, ', ~, ,. . los
cannot %" NrI''h, "t . ~ $50 ,r',,cr ,.r,,~ifles
II lh'[ NJ h,' Pr ,.,..- ie,1,rs
,.,-,,. ,,r.D
Hofhp f'i' ~" "'-"'
,....,... a.. ,.. o,,,h. ~ hnye lef, tho
Wv 49,, 60, ,,.,,.,,,,,,s and nor
past h'n'"'- WI" 49, ~, 49,. ,,s,,o.S o-
IN inst which have been rnnde. We Ind hoped iha'
tho new committee would have begun Win new
head with one whose election would noi brIny
W In The party the o'd t,''fNan.'S 81 dis,Irhei
me- aTG dTdiod our ranks. without making
any personal alilson. feel o. would BE
injufic.ors ana ,s, roe in The cones, which il
hefor. ms hv placing M the head ~ this commit
toe auy ono Whose associations arc conn, WIZ
ne, III - i1,c sbould have boon presented
w. me- re. from ali these Influences Had this been
done there are none VINO "1", t w. :, +. vim
NOR harH onS ,i in Liza ,non 10 make nornina-
Ion acainst tho cand date who has just been pro
posed The grievances. wrongs and irregularities
Of the past viii not exist IN the future. ior ne
ra.en, 'ha, thev hnvo been eliminated by IN" new
urinary law What We voted against was TIE oid
system Of enrolmort- in prmaries which SUPPRESSED
10 voice ~ Ropllf-ans through irregularities and
maud That If what stood for We w"r" not
nrhiing the Republican PARTY - Republican prin-
cipes hut We fear that this notion tonight ~ IN
wise nnd that It Will ofeci the Ihrk" nuinp P g"
voters whom reT resent. because they i"eI thht
mo marty instead of going aong on new pm
ri,l and with "A new effort. IS simply IN" Old party
All,
.,,.,o ..o,,,...r-r,
RICHARD j. Hh"'" N'"'->"' '-N
,., ,ho, ground have 10 make another nom
, ,ok, Measure in nominating as rcpre-
aa,,,,g pcnublicans who are in favor OF fair and
,ust .nrolments and primaries. who wish that the
.,oe,nort q. the party shall he such Will bring
10 its support al Republicans together !, one great