New-York tribune., 1906-12-21
NEWSTEAD 0USTED.
COUNTY COMMITTEE ACTS.
Investigators of Primary Elections
Recommend His RemOUGL.

The Republican County Committee last night.
at Murray Hill Isyoeum. after a long and exct-
snr session. expelled Jacob Newstead, executive
member from the 4th Assembly District. from
the executive and county committees. because
he investigating committee appointed by Presi-
dent Parsons found that there had been gross
fraud at the primary election in September last
The deciding vote taken standing, and il
looked as II the Parsons men had the committee
by about two 20 one Judging by the temper OF
the debaters last night the old factional warfare
supposed 10 have been buried when President
Parsons was reelected without opposition has
been revived by the expulsion OF Newstead.
Mr. Nevstead succeeded John Stiebling as
leader OF the old 18th District Tammany used
70 have a large plurality in the old 18th with
Sriebling as header. Under Newsteads manage
rnent the Republican vote has been increased.
Al the last primary Newstead's opponent was
p,ilin Rosenthal The returns showed that New
stead had carried the district by vote Of lo'6
70 l6s Rosenthal at once alleged fraud and
the County Committee appointed an investigat-
ing committee with William II. Wadhams as
chairman. The report Of the committee was
turned in last night and recommended the un-
seating of Newstead and his colleagues and
leaving their seats untitled. The report which
was read by Gherardi Davis. said that, owing
TO palpable fraud on the part OF the Newstead
there had been no election all.
Both the Rosenthal and the Newstead dele
gates sat in the committee last night and heard
the debates
Abraham Gruber. speaking for Newstead. pro-
tested against what he called strong arm and
rslungshot methods He said that the county
committee had no jurisdiction TO unseat New
stead from the executive committee as recon-
Tnended in the report.
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almost every one as Judge" Wadhams, stoutly
defended The report Of the committee. and said
that the county committee the sole Judge
of the qualifications of the members of the eX-
ecutive and county committees
r. K Prentice backed up Mr.. Wadhams as
did also Henry Wise. OF the Investigators
who also upbrsided Gruber Senator Page read
from the bylaws in urging the adoption of the
report. and said that few years ago the county
committee had taken similar action.
Joseph LeVenson made impassioned appeal
Tor Newstead, telling Of the work he had done
for the party in the 4th District.
William Halpin said that unless it could be |
shown that enough fraudulent votes had been |
Poed against Rosenthal 10 Offset the plurality |
Tor Newstead, the committee had no right TO |
decide against Newstead. Mr.. Sntkin. Of the |
4th District, told the committee that If the |
Newstead men were thrown out they would be
back again next year stronger than ever ana /
he warned the committee that the reason why /
the Socialist candidate for Congress I'm the 9th |
District had run ahead OF the Republican was |
that the voters were against the Republic /
party for its countenancing of Rosenthal.
CillChrist Stewart. the Negro champion of the
Negro battalion which shot up unprotected
Citizens in Brownsville, Tex, and which de-
graded on the order Of President Roosevelt.
brought up the subject the meeting, although (
al OF parliamentary rules were sprung To
choke him of. After Representative William
s Bennett had reported on v hat the county COM
mittees committee had done In trying TO assist
The Negro battalion. Mr.. Stewart told OF his
visit 10 Fort Reno and Of what he had heard !
about the offence of The cOlored troops
Il perfectly willing" said MT Stewart, TO
place before this committee any other COM |
1nittee Judge jury the findings of my COM
niftee side by side with the report OF the War |
Department, and ] am confident that any judge
jury would vote for aCquittal. ! think this
IS a plain case of American racial prejudice. and
We intend 10 keep on appealing 10 the American
people until justice has been obtained
Mr.. Stewar; moved the discharge of the COM |
mittee with thanks With this out of the wav |
r. X. Prentice for the committee on improving |
rapid transit facilities reported progress. The |
Liberal Republican Club sent letter saving |
that il had approx ed resolution asking that the |
primary day be on the fourth Tuesday Of April |
instead Of in September No action was taken
the letter.
Following the adjournment Of the committee |
Mr NeWstead said that he would appeal 10 the |
courts for reinstatement member Of the ex- |
ecutive committee
The committee unanimously indorsed Elections |
Commissioner Charles B. Page for reappoint-
Tnent by Mayor Mcclellan.