New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-14
A. T. MASON SUSTAINED.
RESULT OF THE MEETING OF THE MEM
BEERS OF THE REPUBLICAN Or
GANIZATION OF THE XXIXTH.

| GANIZATION OF THE XXINTH
| By the exercise of those qualities which gained
for him the appellation of Smooth Ed" while
| ne was chairman of the Republican County
| Committee Edward Lauterbach last night d.
| verted what promised to be a turbulent meeting
| of the members of the Republican organization
| in the XXIXth Assembly District into almost
| love feast Incidentally. his diplomacy helped
| to sustain Alexander T. Mason in the leadership
| of the district. 1t may be recalled that
| week ago, at a meeting Of the organization,
a committee of seven members was appointed
to make up a ticket for the Republican primaries
to be held in August Mr.. Mason, the leader of
the district was not present at the meeting and
the purpose of selecting the committee of seven,
it was said, was to undermine Mr.. Mason's
leadership by depriving him of any voice in COM
piling the ticket for the primaries. All the men
who were selected to form the committee were
opposed to Mr. Mason and represented that fac
ton which is DESTROYS of ousting him from the
leadership of the district.
The ink which recorded these proceedings of
last week on the minute book had hardly dried
before Mr. Mason's friends set themselves TO
work to upset the action taken AS the result
of those efforts another meeting of the organiza-
ton was held last night, and in antic-
patton of an exciting time was attended by
more members than have gathered together for
two three years.
Appearances at the outset pointed to
tremely lively meeting. 1t evident that the
opposing parties had come prepared for a night
to the finish At the very beginning Mr.. Mason.
who presided was called upon to rule upon
numerous points of order. but eventually James
Yereance the leader of the Masontes. found an
opportunity to present a resolution calling in
question the legality of last weeks meeting for
want of a quorum, declaring the proceedings
unconstitutional and generally resembling and
rendering null and void all that was done on
that occasion. In speech supporting the reso-
luton Mr.. Yereance maintained that the meet
ing a packed one and was not conducted
according to parliamentary rules. He impeached
the good faith of those who had participated in
the meeting. and said. among other things
hold in, my hand dummy kilograms sent from
the Waldorf-Astora to members OF this commit
tee, asking them meet the purported writer's to-
effort on the part of certain persons to 90 what
no gentlemen in this committee will support.
when My ereance sat down several members
sought to address the meeting at the same time.
mostly on pretexts of questions of privilege and
points of order In the confusion the chairman
recognized Alfred L. NJ. Bullowa. who made an
extended speech, in which he urged that the
resolutions of the preceding week had been prop
erly adopted. He added
This episode in the political life Of our district
may seem of trifiing importance The principles
ing peoples attempts disrespect the will of the
is the pebble thrown into the quiet water of our
politics But each succeeding circle of our disturb
disturbances in local politics may attain TO the dig
nifty of National disasters.
After a number of other incipient angry out
breaks. based mainly upon questions to the
legality of the previous meeting, Mr.. Lauterbach
obtained the floor. In his best insinuative man
and with language that often mpas-
stoned he appealed for harmony. However in
nocuous the resolutions which passed last
week, he said. might appear, they bore the infer
ence that they were the productof deep secret
schiSm, and could be construed to asperSe
the political standing of Mr.. Mason and Mr..
Elsberg the Senator for the district. Mr.. Lau-
terbach suggested that none of those who voted
for the resolution had any such intent, because
they knew such constructive political degrade
tloh Woulo pc unjust. Proceedlns' Mr. Lauter-
bach pointed out that factional disputes had lost
TO the XXIXth District the honor of being the /
banner Republican district, and brought to it
the disgrace of having Democratic Assembly
man.
Then with much feeling he defended Mr.
Mason and Senator Elsberg and implored the
members to cease fighting among themselves
and to pull together for the sake of the npor-
tant issue that was to be decided next Novem-
Der. In his effort to throw oil on troubled
waters, Mr.. Lauterbach moved that in place Of
Mr.. Yereance's uncompromising resolution a !
simple motion should be adopted dscharging
the Committee of Seven with thanks thus leav-
ing the way clear for open and above board
action.
1t was obvious by the cheers which Mr.
Lauterbach's address evoked that he was carry
ing the meeting with him, and finally MIR
1ereance accepted the amended motion; the sup
porters or Mr.. Mason voted for a resolution
providing that the primary ticket should be
nominated by committee Of twentv-eight-one
from each election district-with instructions TO
report their nominations to the whole body for
ratihcation, and on the motion of Mr.. Yereance
a resolution was unanimously carried indorsing
senator Elsberg and pedging the organizatio
to his denomination.
Ex-Mayor Strong who was present and voted
against Mr.. Lauterbach's resolution made a
snort ADDRESS. in which he said that there had
been no intent of those who voted for what was
practically Mr.. Nasons deposition to reflect in
any way upon Senator Esberg Mr. Strong
praised IN the highest terms the manner in
which the Senator had discharged his official |
duties $500 t