New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-16
mLIGHTING JIM" SAT ON
LIVELY TIME AT THE COUNTY COMM
TEE MEETING.

THE LEADER OF THE xxTH ASSEMBLY DIS
rRrcr ATTEMPTS TO AIR HIS GRiEV-
MON JCKI.EY's DEPOSITION
opposEb-RULEs PASSED.
Tho Republican County Committee nau
varm ~ not exciting. meeting last eFen'"e
~. murray Hill Lyceum. in East Thir'y-
q, II was the last regular monthly '"''e
=, the committee before the long summer
.,or and II was necessary for the coii"'
"a pass several rules and regulations 90
- ,,a urinary elections on September TO-
because the primaries VIII De heiu oe'O
n.x, meeting OF the committee. The routine
business was delayed by discussion Oh .he
zion taken by the XXIXth Assembly Dis'ric'
Sa,.oat,on IN deposing Frank Buckley from the
,..d.rsbin Of the district organization ana oe
,o-s the close OF the meeting Lighting jim
stewart the leader Of the XXth District VINO
10. hsen marked for deposition by Lemuei f.
Ouigr. made an attempt to ventilate MS grew
.nce and was "choked or by Mr. Quss' VINO
nresided at the meeting. There was iaiee
attendance at the meeting, and the hail. which
wa. lighted by gas and poorly ventilated "ae
,nsnfferably hot before the meeting closed
Tho xxlXth District case was called to the
attention Of the County Committee by Reports
which James Yereance presented. MT fereahce
a,so made a short speech declaring that MT
Ouigg had advised delay several months ago
when the district delegation wanted TO turn MT
Buckley out Of the leadership
Abraham Gruoer said the district delegation
had no right TO remove Mr.. Buckley nom the
office OF member OF the Committee on Eiec'ions
and elect Mr.. Yereance to the once mat VI
fee Mr. Gruber said. was an office Of the
,ho nt1r
alone had the power to put man out OF IT,
He moved that, pending action by the county
Committee. Mr.. Buckley be still considered
member Of the Committee on Elections
Mr. Yereance contended that nasmuch as the
member OF the Committee on Elections had been
appointed by the Chair on the request or the
district delegation the district delegation should
have the right TO make a change in the mem
bership.
MR.. GRUBER DECLARED RIGHT
Mr. Quigg ruling on point OF order. &C.
clared that Mr.. Gruber was right. He said that
while the rules and regulations OF the County
Committee provided that the district delega-
ton could elect its member OF the Executive
Committee all other standing committees OF
the County Committee were appointed by the
Chair. and the action Of the Chair became the
therefore. that while the district delegation had
The right TO remove Mr. Buckley from the Of
fee OF Executive member and put in Alexander
T. Mason the delegation did not have the right
to displace Mr. Buckley by Mr.. Yereance In the
Committee on Elections.
V.B. Garrison. a member Of the XXIXth
District delegation. jumped up and offered a
substitute motion to have the action Of the dele
CATION affirmed by the County Committee.
Mr. Gruber-That motion is out OF order
Mr. Qugg-As a substitute 1t is in order. and
IT is the more in order because IT was invited
by your motion.
Mr. Gruber-Well. withdraw my motion.
MIR. Clarkson-Then ! make my motion as an
original motion.
James w. Halves. James w. Perry and others
argued that the County Committee ought not
TO approve an illegal act by the district deega-
ton.
Charles A. Hess-I move that this whole mat
ter be referred TO the Executive Committee.
Mr. Clarkson Qn much excitement and haste)
i second that motion! Uaughter)
After Mr. Hess's motion had been voted down
compromise motion. suggested by Mr.. Halves.
was passed requesting the Chair to regard the
action OF the XXIXth District delegation as
advice and act upon 1t in his discretion.
Lightning jim" Stewart, leader Of the XXth
Assembly District, then arose and asked the
privilege OF the floor TO make few remarks.
Mr. Quigg requested him TO defer them until the
routine business OF the night had been attended
TO. Stewart consented, but handed a paper to
the secretary with the request that II be read.
The routine business being finished. the secre-
tary read the paper which instead OF mo-
ton as was expected, turned out to be letter
to Mr.. Quigg as follows:
Lemuel f, ouigg. Esq. President of the County
Dear Sir: we the undersigned members of
.e e y00 District SereSy Protest IN" against your
action in Withholding the election officers,
officers to the regularly elected members OF the
committee from the district. and hereby demand
that the blanks and power 10 select election off,
GERS be given to the members Of the committee
from this district Yours truly, -
JOHN J. DOUBLEDAY.
MR.. QUIGG STOPS THE APPLAUSE.
The reading Of this letter was followed by
some applause from the back part Of the hall.
which brought Mr.. Quigg to his feet with a
jump. Pounding the gavel vigorously the
table. he STOPPED the applause and remarked
In his most impressive manner:
THE committee will come TO order! The COM
mittee will remain in order! The Chair will en-
force order. no matter how dstasteful that may
prove to be! The committee will not have ts
deliberations interrupted by any one! The
Chair wishes to say that no question is pre-
scented by the communication just read. The
gentleman from the XXth can raise question
IL he likes. by putting his remarks in the form
of motion"
Mr. Stewart docking around somewhat help
lessly)-If put my letter In the form of mo-
ton can see my fnish-I will be outvoted In
this body without doubt. i ask only chance tC
hQ hos ard IN a r my
Is not a party matter. but personal abuse OF
power by Mr.. Quigg. who