New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-06
GEN. SWAYNE AT THE HEAD.
ocrN TO LEAD THE REPUBLICANS OF
THE COUNTY OF NETWORK.

-rr OVER J. BAYARD BAcKUs- PROCEED
1Scs OF THE CONVENTION AT
SCOTTISH RITE HALL.
rb. General Committee Of The Republicans OF
-. County of New-York was organized at Its
a., meeting last evening in Scottish Rite Hall.
,,odson-ave and Twenty-nEth-st. and the
s',,n,nc officers Of the committee were chosen:
p,..,den,-oeneraI WAGER swAYNE
49,, Vice President-wILLIAM HOUSTON
KENYON. -
s.,ond Vice President-Dr. f. J. TUCKER.
sscretary-sAMUEL G. FRENCH.
r.oasurer-SAMUEL L. PARRISH.
There was division upon the election OF
.-s.dent forty five of the 210 voting delegates
resent naming ]. Bayard Backus as their
s,o,ce but, when General Swayne had been
.,.c,ed OH the call OF the roll his election was
u.de unanimous and when he took the chair he
-. welcomed with an enthusiasm that showed
.,sre had been no personal opposition 10 him
.,ons the men who wanted Mr. Backus for the
mce The other officers Of the committee were
.,sc,ed without division and by reclamation.
Although 313 delegates to the General Com
,,,,tee were elected only 30 voted at the meet
ing According 20 the constitution OF the new
organization, Il was necessary for the Assembly
a,s,rict organizations to contribute through the
as,eeates toward thu expenses OF the General
ronmittee $40 for each delegate. and delegates
rrhose dues remained unpaid at o'clock last
,,,nr were prohibited by the constitution
,ror, taking part in the meeting. AS the names
=, those delegates were not called at the meet
,,s although one delegate who was delinquent
osted 10 have his name called. and as only about
:. dozen delegates failed to respond to their
uo,,.s 4. was known that about ninety delegates
rad not paid their dues
THE MEETING CALLED TO ORDER.
u was o o'clock when w. II. Kenyon. the
chairman Of the Committee Of Fifty-three called
~. meeting TO order and called FOR nomination
n, q temporary chairman. A delegate placed
NJ Kenyon himself in nomination. and he was
.,.sor unanimously. Samuel c. French was
chosen temporary secretary. on the adoption OF
rot,on. made by James Yereance. ex-Mayor
Strong. who was present. was escorted TO the
n,st,o-m Mr. Kenyon announced that there
w.. q contest in the lid Assembly District ana
..a- a Committee on Contested Seats had been
named a recess OF ten minutes was taken
The contest was against Delegates John Far
lev J J. Francis, J. j. Hayes. NJ j. Mccain
and John A. Sullivan.
DR. Ameen Had.ad. Charles Ahsan, Thomas
spencer. Edward De Soco and Thomas +. mar
-,ngton were the protestants. They declared
.,a. ,be others had not been fairly elected. and
that the chairman had adjourned the nominal
,,g convention before the protestants could get
their ticket nominated.
General George Moore Smith was CHAIRMAN vi
tho Committee on Protest and the committee oe-
cned that the delegates returned on the ron
were rightfully elected. there being no o'"ef
DELEGATES voted for at the primary.
The report Of the committee was aoopteo' anu
,,e, the roll OF the General Committee was
called
GENERAL swAYNE NOMINATED
After the call of the roll the election Of presi-
den, Was taken up James Yereance. IN noni-
mating General Wager Swayne. said IN part;
After months Of patient, intelligent and efhc'ent
work performed by the officers and members Hl t'
nyes;ient The hour demands that the president OF
this organization shall be gentleman VINO Is WIZ" S
Sanitation in such manner as will accomplish
the results which we hope VII be reaf k sAp
plause) We are here as Republicans and because We
represent RePubean prncPsss ReD%sean orsan
zation because It abandoned the principles upon Sa
which we then stood and now stand It must BE- be,
h 10 selected for our
shall be a representative Republican; man whose
Integrity aP be S6son should mo- aHe ce
ainy seek the man. and not the man fne PISTON
In our nesnoOfllng Wbo combines ali these
Qualifications gentleman OF the highest stanaing
n this IN & S ahd in time Of peac
who has made sacrifices for those principles; that
ciples that we seek 10 promote need not make
very extended speech now the hour II di NE
crutches which enable him 20 stand applause
That is not S me his 10 ,honsh and
his best intellect As chairman OF tne 1on1it e.,
iro@.
actively labored TO bring about purity In or poll
seek J 1G psadur ne pury in the politics Of this city
and because could get that purity in the ola
here II is this organization that has brought the
powers that be TO yield concessions IN that at bl 81.
which promises TO give US some relief from the Ills
under which we have labored. Appause)
Then. amidst loud cheers. Mr.. Yereance nomi-
mated General Wager Swayne. Mr.. Eagan. OF
the XXIId District seconded the nomination,
which was also briefly supported by William
Brookfeld
James s. Lehmaier proposed the name OF j.
Bayard Backus. In doing so he paid grace
full tribute to General swayne and TO MI
Brookfeld.
The nomination was seconded. and then Mr..
Tebbetts suggested that. as the line between
General Swayne and Mr.. Backus seemed very
distinctly drawn, unity would be optaineo Wy
electing General Samuel Thomas as president
The nomination was duly proposed ana sec-
onded but General Thomas asked that DO one
should vote for him and said that he had given
no authority for his name to be brought for
ward
DIVISION OF THE VOTES.
The voting vas then proceeded with, ana IN
the result General Swayne received l"o Vo'es
ana Mr.. Back,is As On the motion OF MT Len
maier the election was made unanimous
NesSs Yereance and Lehmaier were haihed oy
lie temporary chairman 10 escort "e"eidi
SSayne 10 the chair. AS General S"ayhe as
eended 10 the platform he was greeteo WIN
loud and prolonged cheering. In acKno"iede