The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-16
COUNTY COMMITTEE QUIET.
LIGHTNING JIM STEWART GETS NO
CHANGE TO THUNDER
Now Regime in the Twenty.ninth District
Confirmed Protest Received without
Speechmaking from the Twentieth
Schedule of the Fall Conventions.

Now Regime in the Twenty.ninth District
Confirmed Il Protest Received without
SpeechmakinE from the Twentieth
Schedule of the Fall Conventions.
In spite of the efforts OF the Hon. Lightning
Jim Stewart OF the Twentieth Assembly dis
trlct, tho Republican County Committee held
an orderly meeting last evening in the Murray
Hill Lyceum and began its arrangements for
tho fall campaign. The friends Of As
semblyman Buckley. lately leader OF the
Twenty ninth district. and Of Mr.. Stewart
had promised to make things interest
ing for President Quigg and his friends
The first test Of strength came when James
Yereance. Chairman of the delegation from
the Twenty ninth. presented three reports re-
cording the ousting OF Mr.. Buckley from the
caucus membership and from the Committee
on Election Officers and the election of Alex
andcr T. Mason and Mr. Yeroance as his sue
cessors.
Col. Abraham Grubsr Of the Twenty-nrst
district rose to point Of order He said that
in his opinion the delegation from the Twenty
ninth in voting Mr.. Buckley out OF the Com
mittee on Election Officers had exceeded its
powers Over standing committee appointed
by the President the district delegation had no
jurisdiction.
Mr. Bulkley's friends applauded Col Grubor.
President Qugg called them to order and for
babe any demonstration. Col. Gruber moved
that until the County Committee acts on
the matter, Mr.. Buckley be regarded as the
election officers committeeman from the
Twenty ninth. J. V. Is. Clarkson OF tn" TWEEN
ty-niuth moved as q substitute that the County
Committee indorse and approve the action Of
the delegation Mr. Clar ksons motion was
adopted. the opposition being small
MIR. Stewart presented the following letter OF
protest addressed to Mr.. QuiEE:
We. the undersigned bers of the delegation to
the County Committee from the Twentieth Assem-.
bly, district. hereby protest against your action in
regularly elected members Of the County Committee
and power to select election officers be given to the
members OF the Election Officers Committee from
the district JAMES l. STEWART.
JOINS j. DOUBLEDAY.
Mr. Stewart tried to make statement after
Secretary Manchester had read this protest.
President Quigg ruled that he must make a
motion IL he wished to speak. as there was
nothing before the committee. Mr.. Buckley
moved that Mr.. Stewart be allowed to speak.
The motion was not seconded. Then Mr. Stew
art said
demand. as the President. who has individually
and out OF spite" -
Mr. Hess made point of order that there
was no motion before the committee. Presi-
dent Quigg ordered Mr.. Stewart to sit down
Then Mr.. Stewart asked unanimous consent to
make a statement. Several objections were
raised.
Does that dispose of the gentleman from the
Twentieth z" he asked.
replied Mr., Quigg. Mr.. Stewart sat down.
The committee. on motion of Collector Bid
we'll adopted the rules and regulations of the
party for the rlmaries and conventions, and
fixed the calendar for the fall meetings after
the primaries on Sept. 10 as follows
Monday. Sept. 25, meeting Of County Committee
to organize; Tuesday oct 3, County Convention;
Monday, Oct. q, Assembly District Conventions TO
nominate Assemblymen: Tuesday, Oct 10. Assem-
bly, District Conventions to nominate Aldermen.
The last day for filing nomination certificates
IL Oct. 13, The registration days are Oct; ID,
IA. 20 and 81 Election day falls on Nov. 7.
The committee adopted resolutions on the
death Of Jacob NJ Patterson and then ad-
lournod