New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-11
NO DECISION REACHED.
MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMIT
TEE OF THE REPUBLICAN STATE
COMMITTEE.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE coNrEND1NG FAC
TONS IN CLINTON COUNTY CONSIDERED
ANOTHER MEETING rop AY-rNFoR-
NAL TALK ABOUT An EXTRA

NAL TALK ABOUT An EXTRA
LEGISLATIVE SESSION
The Executive Commi'ice OF tho fepuo"ca"
state Committee held q rrotrncted meeting yes'ei
day In Par,or DIR Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel ana
snent several hours In irving 10 patch up peace
between tho contend,ng Republican factions IN
Clinton County A large amount OF testimony wan
taken and the committee heard arguments ~
support Of the claims OF tho rival FACTIONS 10 reBu
larity. No decision was reached by the co'''''''ee
last evening but there will be another meeting OIL
tho COMMITTEES to-day TO consider the testimony.
Incidentally there was much informal talk al the
hotel about the work which the State Legislature
may accomplish " the Governor caHs an eAin
special session and recommends amendments W Wv
Election law affecting New-York city some OF
the members OF the State Committee ana other Po''
,c,sns at the hotel declared that an early specai
session OF the Legislature was desirable anu S"'u
they expected that the Governor woIid isSue "a"
for It before the close OF mis- month. senator r'
was not at the meeting yesterday out "o o"'''
over from Washington last evening ana was III wa
suItstion with some Of the State committeeman last
night.
In tho absence OF william Barnes, jr. charMA"
Of the Executive Committee. b. L. Odeil IT, cna''
man OF the Republican State Committee pres'neo
at yesterdays meeting. John S. Kenyon the SCI
tary of the committee. and Reuben L. FOX inc
chief clerk were In their places. and Mr.. FOX also
a.
of the committee present were George W. DUNN
Of Binghamton: Barnet II. Davis. OF Pamyra'
Lewis II. Vail, Of Poughxeepsie: Corneius v wi
Inns Of Troy: William J. Youngs. OF Oyster Bay
John c. Deubcrt OF Brooklyn. and Cornelius van
Colt Clarence w. Meade and John ReisenweDer'
OF Ncw-York County. General Stewart l.. "ood-
ford OF Brooklyn was represented by Henry H.
AbeN State Controller Roberts went 10 the COM
mittee-room with telegram from Johh H. ha@''
OF Buffalo but ne did not stay 10 attend the meet
ing.
BOOM FOR MR.. HAZEL.
One incident Of the vis, of the State Controller
was boom for Mr.. Hazel for tho fepuoncaH
nomination for At,orncy-General OF the state INC
Republicans OF Erie County want to name candi
date on the Republican State ticket TINS iaIi anu
Controller Roberts will not be A candidate for re-
nomination. There has boon some tax OF mo
Erie County delegation 10 the State convention DC
mandlng the nomination OF General MorsA' H''
Roberts's deputy for the ONCE OF ControAer, ou'
Mr. Hazel Is said 10 be a popular man In bunaio
md his efforts 10 secure the nomination lor Az
,orney General are regarded win ia'of ny 'e
members OF the State Committee
Whil. tho Executive Committee was IN session
many Republican politicians were IN inc 'ooo' "a
the hotel. exchanging gossip. Louis r. fayh' 'ho
State Superintendent OF Insurance. was on haho ~
SEQ that the interests Of Governor BLACK "c'o
being looked after Among tho local pohnc'Ais
who were concerned about the Governors attltude
toward possible police and elections Legislation aho
expressed their feeling in their tax al inc "o'o'
were Frederick s Gibbs. Edward Lau'eroach'
Abraham Grubcr. George Hillard ana "eo's' w
Wanmaker. , c,,.or
The rival Republican organizations IN 'ih'oh
cour,v wcr, reprrsentei al the meeting OF 'hs
Executive Committee by two delegauo's' o"'
handed by General stephen Mont. mohioe' % VI.
Republican state Committee. ana inc o'ne'
bv Congressman John ". Viewer. In me "o'.l'
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Baker. A. r. Dobie. H. ID. Kellogg. j. H. non'y'
C.orx. Cahoon and J. II. Meyers In the "eVei
delegation were Benton Turner. d. n hoch"ooi'
O. b. white l. l.. Wheeler. IL. G. Low g H.
Jones r. L. Duffy. A. ]. DOWNING. A. r i'''''
F. n Purdy and y. II. Mooney
TWO CONVENTIONS ~ ONE ROOM.
Last fall tho rival Republican organizations Of
CLINTON County held two conventions in ono room
and nominated rival Republican candidates Tor 'he
Assembly The Mont faction nominated T. =
Baker and the Viewer faction nominated IL -
Beckvith The courts decided that Baker was the
legal Republican candidate. and Beckwiih was
withdrawn. but Baker was defeated at the erection
by a Democrat and the MONT faction declared
that he had not been supported by the "e'eF rae
ton. The decision In court as TO Bakers regular
ity as q candidate had heen reached after tho TWO
factions had appealed 10 Governor Black TO have
A special term OF the Appellate DIVISION OF tho
Supreme Court called to dispose OF the dispute In
a conference before the Governor. the Mont PEG
decision OF tho Court upon the question OF the reg
ularity Of the rival county conventions ana tho
ment The question Of regularity IL regarded as
important, because the oTsanizsuon "miHn - ,IoI
the patronage Of Clinton Prison and OF the flatts-
The rival factions have kept up separate county
committees and recently they called TWO convcn-
on onf June one 70 but e at G resn, socon OF Chair
man Odell. OF the Republican State commit,ee:
they adjourned the conventions until after me
meeting Of the Executive Committee. Mr. OdeN
and other members Of the 1ta,s se IN CLINTON
County this fall. lest the Republicans might again
Newspaper men were excluded from tho meet
Ing yesterday and the taking OF testimony about
doors The committee began its session about II
beard To-, 5ST Two the s0afs ern mS esn n
takng Of was Zach nrdp aHd keR @9
half an hour for closing arguments which were
presented by II B9nty OF the Mont ddeiegaon'
Mr. Odell announced that the committee would
meet again today to eve nsfos 70 f a
cision lie said later in the evening that II might
c dc tw were arnolnced few members Of the
Clinton County delegations went home last even
ing , Put n seeing senaor Pat. who did not
arrive at the hotel until after O'clock
MR. VIEWERS STATEMENT.
Conrressman Viewer. speaking for his side TO
rewspa DER men, said that his delegation had agreed
n stand By the decision OF the Executive Com
n,ttee provided there were "a full hearing careful
consideration and a righteous judgment" When
asked II his faction would give up It's county con-
yenton and accept the candidates OF tho other
Convention II the decision went against him, he
replied why, that would be Tor me convention
there could be no peace among the Repubicnns OF
Clinton County unless the regularity OF the Viewer
oreaniza tion was recognized
"a fter the arrival OF Senator Plat at the hotel
last night the discussion among the POLITICIANS
was chiefly in relation TO the expected cal! for
,peciai session OF the Legislature The politicians
Legislature probably would be called 10 provide
wore money for New orks part in the war ana
70 make arrangements for permitting the soldiers
from the State TO vote in the elections this ialI Dut
..verai OF them said they doubted II the Governor
would recommend legislation affecting the Bureau
~ Elections or the Police Department In this city